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Derek Janssen
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      02-20-2006
gunner wrote:
>
> My experience with NF apperars to be about the same as yours. I think that
> the people who are spending so much time and effort bad mouthing NF have
> very unreasonable expectations. To get the service they seem to be
> expecting NF would have provide portal to portal service. Everything one
> wants does not happen over night. Immediate gratification is, sadly enough
> for some, not always possible. False advertising? I think not.
> Unreasonable expectations? Probably so. If you don't like the NF service,
> drop it. If enough NF customers feel the same and take the same step, the
> Market will act and NF will pay for it's supposed transgretions.
>
> By the by. I recently tried Block Busters 14 day free trial. Their
> distribution center is in Seattle, about 20 miles North of NF's Tacoma site.
> I received three discs on the 3 out plan during the trial period. None were
> at the top of my want list. I also received two free coupons neither of
> which I used since the local store's video selection is apparently target to
> the 14-15 year old demographic pool.
>
> During the same period I received seven movies form NF one of which was
> shipped from Lakeland, Fl. which is about as far from my home here in Port
> Orchard, WA as you can get and still be in CONUS.
>
> As I have asked the NF naysayers before, When Should I Expect to Start
> Getting Screwed by NF.


You can EXPECT to any time you like, and those who do, engage in it
fairly constantly...

As to whether you actually *will* or not, depends on just exactly what
you want out of the service.

Derek Janssen

 
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gunner
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      02-21-2006
For Derek Janssen,

I told you what I am getting out of the service and since you must have
understood that I am happy with it, I am suprised that you weren't able to
deduce that I am getting what I want out of it.

Just what more than I am getting from NF do you need to get to make YOU
satisfied?


Gunner
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> gunner wrote:
>>
>> My experience with NF apperars to be about the same as yours. I think
>> that the people who are spending so much time and effort bad mouthing NF
>> have very unreasonable expectations. To get the service they seem to be
>> expecting NF would have provide portal to portal service. Everything one
>> wants does not happen over night. Immediate gratification is, sadly
>> enough
>> for some, not always possible. False advertising? I think not.
>> Unreasonable expectations? Probably so. If you don't like the NF
>> service, drop it. If enough NF customers feel the same and take the same
>> step, the Market will act and NF will pay for it's supposed
>> transgretions.
>>
>> By the by. I recently tried Block Busters 14 day free trial. Their
>> distribution center is in Seattle, about 20 miles North of NF's Tacoma
>> site. I received three discs on the 3 out plan during the trial period.
>> None were at the top of my want list. I also received two free coupons
>> neither of which I used since the local store's video selection is
>> apparently target to the 14-15 year old demographic pool.
>>
>> During the same period I received seven movies form NF one of which was
>> shipped from Lakeland, Fl. which is about as far from my home here in
>> Port Orchard, WA as you can get and still be in CONUS.
>>
>> As I have asked the NF naysayers before, When Should I Expect to Start
>> Getting Screwed by NF.

>
> You can EXPECT to any time you like, and those who do, engage in it fairly
> constantly...
>
> As to whether you actually *will* or not, depends on just exactly what you
> want out of the service.
>
> Derek Janssen
>



 
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Derek Janssen
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      02-21-2006
gunner wrote:
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>>>My experience with NF apperars to be about the same as yours. I think
>>>that the people who are spending so much time and effort bad mouthing NF
>>>have very unreasonable expectations. To get the service they seem to be
>>>expecting NF would have provide portal to portal service. Everything one
>>>wants does not happen over night. Immediate gratification is, sadly
>>>enough
>>>for some, not always possible. False advertising? I think not.
>>>Unreasonable expectations? Probably so. If you don't like the NF
>>>service, drop it. If enough NF customers feel the same and take the same
>>>step, the Market will act and NF will pay for it's supposed
>>>transgretions.
>>>
>>>By the by. I recently tried Block Busters 14 day free trial. Their
>>>distribution center is in Seattle, about 20 miles North of NF's Tacoma
>>>site. I received three discs on the 3 out plan during the trial period.
>>>None were at the top of my want list. I also received two free coupons
>>>neither of which I used since the local store's video selection is
>>>apparently target to the 14-15 year old demographic pool.
>>>
>>>During the same period I received seven movies form NF one of which was
>>>shipped from Lakeland, Fl. which is about as far from my home here in
>>>Port Orchard, WA as you can get and still be in CONUS.
>>>
>>>As I have asked the NF naysayers before, When Should I Expect to Start
>>>Getting Screwed by NF.

>>
>>You can EXPECT to any time you like, and those who do, engage in it fairly
>>constantly...
>>
>>As to whether you actually *will* be or not, depends on just exactly what you
>>want out of the service.

>
> I told you what I am getting out of the service and since you must have
> understood that I am happy with it, I am suprised that you weren't able to
> deduce that I am getting what I want out of it.
>
> Just what more than I am getting from NF do you need to get to make YOU
> satisfied?


(Er, for the sarcasm-impaired, I was AGREEING with you...)

Derek Janssen

 
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Gary
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      02-21-2006
Anyone know what the status is of the litigation dangling from last year?
I'd like to get a free month.


 
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Bob
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      02-21-2006
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:07:05 GMT, "Gary" <>
wrote:

>Anyone know what the status is of the litigation dangling from last year?
>I'd like to get a free month.


Then don't subscribe. You will get just about the same number of DVDs
either way.

They have stretched me almost an entire week. Bye Bye, NF. I can do
without the lack of service. Maybe when reruns come on this summer I
will resubscribe.


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      03-24-2008
My waitlist is now up to 18 Very Long Wait, Long Wait, and Short Wait's. In fact the only movies I don't have to wait for are over two years post-release or art flicks.
 
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