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Netflix offers internet video service in Havana, but very few Cubans can afford 8 dollars

Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 06:29 UTC
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Netflix began selling its Internet video service in Cuba on Monday in what appears to be a largely symbolic move driven by the recent loosening of US restrictions on doing business with the Communist-run Island. Read full article

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  • Briton

    Netflix now has more than five million subscribers in Latin America
    Great,
    just don't go to Argentina as CFK will nationalise you,

    as for Cuba, give it to them for one dollar a month.
    be nice.

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 11:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    So the Socialist Paradise can't spare $2/week per household (say 30-50 US cents per person, per week) to let them watch a few movies?

    I thought the ethos was that the State provided for all?

    What happened?

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 12:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    no state cash...lol

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 12:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    did you say 'State Crash' ?

    Coming soon on Netflix (not), but they can watch it 'live' in the street, for free! ( I hope)

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    lol.

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • yankeeboy

    Rgs are funny because they don't think this can happen to them. I told Toby a couple years ago that in a decade the avg Rg won't be able to afford or have the technology readily available to communicate with the civilized world.
    I stand by that prediction.

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 01:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    Apparently they still have wind up TVs.

    Feb 11th, 2015 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    ... and clockwork trolls.
    Wind them up, and then watch them go.
    Wheeeeeeeeeeee.........................!!!!!!!
    Childsplay.
    arf!

    Feb 12th, 2015 - 01:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Cruise ConTroll

    Even with 8 dollars, why would I or anyone use Netflix?

    Can anyone name ONE good NorthAmoan movie in the last 5 years? I can't.

    I think the last meaningful good NorthAmoan movie was Shawshank Redemption, maybe Gladiator... and that's when the US movie industry passed away. Nothing worth watching now.

    Feb 16th, 2015 - 05:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Captain Poppy

    1.you are not in Cuba
    2.cuba is in North America
    3.You have never seen 8 US dollars

    Go back to suckin off papa

    Feb 17th, 2015 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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