Below you will find my review on RedBox Instant by Verizon. If you haven't heard of it, then definitely check it out! Currently, they're offering a one month subscription for FREE! They only need your credit card information to continue charging you beyond the first month (if you choose not to cancel the service) and if you decide utilize their other awesome features that require purchases (renting movies at the kiosks, etc.).
I was given an opportunity to review their service and #GotItFree by being a BzzAgent. If you decide to keep the service after your one month free trial, it's only $8/month and you get 4 free kiosk movie rentals each month. They do NOT have TV Series (as of yet) but their movie selection is quite impressive!
Did creating an account go smoothly?
Creating an account was SUPER easy! Especially, if you’re already a RedBox
renter (from the kiosk) and have an account at www.RedBox.com.
Could you find the movies you were looking
for with your subscription?
I not only found movies that I knew I wanted to see, but the extensive
library helped me find movies that I didn’t even know about or remembered; and
every movie I’ve seen thus far is amazing! The quality is great, no buffering
needed, and using the service on my PS4 is super easy! I love that RedBox
Instant has a nice filtering system to find the movie you’re looking for; you
can type it into a “Search Bar,” narrow your search by genre, most popular,
etc.
Did you like how films were organized
online — were they easy to search for in the Redbox Instant library?
YES! The movies were extremely easy to find and search for online. As I
stated, the library is quite extensive and I LOVE that they have retro
throwback movies; as in… very early horror, sci-fi, etc. The list just goes on
and on!
Was it simple to reserve or rent a DVD at
the box?
Yup! As usual, renting from a RedBox kiosk is extremely quick and easy! And
the bonus is… you are not required to return a rented movie to the exact same
kiosk. So… if you want to rent a movie on your way home from work in Seattle,
and then return it the next day next to your house in Redmond, that’s totally
fine!
Were you happy with the streaming quality?
I was blown away by the streaming quality! I’ve never streamed anything
like a movie before (other than YouTube videos) but there was absolutely no
buffering required and the movie quality was top-notch; even on the older
movies.
Would you like to see any changes made to
the service or the movie selection in the future?
It would be really cool if you could stream the brand new releases that the
kiosks have; even if you had to pay the normal rental fee. It would save a trip
to pick-up the movie. I would also like to see a rotating genre for the current
season / holiday. For instance, it would be nice if I could just click on “Holiday
/ Christmas” movies right now; rather than finding them here and there in
different genres.
Answer the question, “What would I want to
know before I get this product?”
As someone who has never used Netflix, Hulu, etc. I was very pleased with
this service and am seriously considering keeping it for a while. But,
something that should be known before buying this service is that RedBox
Instant does not have TV series available for streaming; at least not right
now. Perhaps that could be something they add later. But the $8/month is a more
than fair deal when you consider how many movies they have available AND that
you get 4 kiosk rentals each month.
Overall,
I was and continue to be extremely impressed with RedBox Instant. I am so glad
that I decided to try this free trial offer for one month AND that it hit
during the holidays. RedBox Instant has been the answer to my prayers on cold,
lonely nights, when I cannot find anything on TV, and has made for SEVERAL fun
movie nights with my ladies! I am looking forward to my upcoming Christmas
Themed RedBox Instant party later this month! :)
Monster's University was my 1st FREE Kiosk Rental!
I just HAD to buy appropriately themed Rice Krispie Treats to go along with my movie night! :)
