I'm a recent Dish Network employee that sought employment because of my past experience as a Dish customer. I was very excited to learn that Dish had acquired Blockbuster. I dropped Netflix and started my initial 3 month subscription with Blockbuster and realized that Blockbuster does not offer the free online movie streaming that Netflix offers....very disappointed. While Netflix is a few dollars cheaper than Blockbuster, I felt that Blockbuster was a better deal given that BluRay and video games were included in the monthly service fee. Once I discovered that Blockbuster offers online streaming of movies at a "rental fee" of around $1.99 as opposed to Netflix's being free (granted they do not offer recently released productions) I quickly understood why Netflix has dominated this niche.
I am a loyal Dish customer and employee, however, if Dish/Blockbuster does not announce a change in the way Blockbuster offers online streaming I will be switching back to Netflix after my three free months are up. I love being able to turn on my PS3 or PC and instantly stream Sesame Street, Dinosaur Train and numerous other PBS shows for my son after he finishes his studies. I very much want to see Blockbuster and Dish succeed but I can't help but feel that this is the one aspect that will keep Netflix on top. I will gladly pay a little more than what Netflix offers if Blockbuster includes online streaming with their monthly service fee.
I am a loyal Dish customer and employee, however, if Dish/Blockbuster does not announce a change in the way Blockbuster offers online streaming I will be switching back to Netflix after my three free months are up. I love being able to turn on my PS3 or PC and instantly stream Sesame Street, Dinosaur Train and numerous other PBS shows for my son after he finishes his studies. I very much want to see Blockbuster and Dish succeed but I can't help but feel that this is the one aspect that will keep Netflix on top. I will gladly pay a little more than what Netflix offers if Blockbuster includes online streaming with their monthly service fee.