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The 59-year-old communications professional in the St. Louis area is sticking with Netflix and two other streaming services but said he’s tired of constant price increases and haggling with his cable and internet provider over escalating bills.

Netflix raising prices isn’t a new phenomenon. In 2011, a subscription to the streamer cost $8 a month. Since then, it has added different streaming tiers, as well as increasing the cost in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, and, now, 2025.

Netflix's (decision to raise rates brings its ad-supported standard plan to $7.99 a month. That matches the cheapest plan available from Comcast’s Peacock, but remains a dollar or two below what's offered by other major streaming services.