Ads can be 15 or 30 seconds and appear before and during shows and movies.

Netflix is largely responsible for the ad-free, monthly subscription streaming model that has become so popular.

However, Netflix now has a “Basic with Ads” plan that includes ads for a lower price.

But just how many ads is it?

The “Basic with Ads” plan wasannounced in October 2022.

Thankfully, we don’t have to guess how many ads you’ll have to sit through.

Here are the details:

Beyond the ads, the plan comes with a few other caveats.

Some movies and TV shows won’t be available with this plan due to licensing restrictions.

The Basic with Ads plan also does not allow for downloading content to watch offline.

Four to five minutes of ads is certainly much less than cable TV.

Despite a lot of competition,Netflix still has one of the largest librariesofquality content among streaming services.

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