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Stephen Warwick

Netflix's cheapest option is now on Apple TV, if you can handle the ads and 720p

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Netflix's most basic subscription plan, a $6.99 tier supported by advertising, is now available for users of the Apple TV.

Announced in October, "Basic with Ads" is Netflix's newest entry-level plan thanks to its very... well... basic offering. For $6.99, users get 720p streaming and can't even access the full Netflix library, and you also can't download content to devices like the iPhone and iPad. A far more annoying drawback for some users, however, was that since the launch the Netflix Basic with Ads tier did not work on Apple TV.

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