The Online Movie Rental Basics
1. Select movies online.
Sign up and create your movie list online.
2. Receive DVD's by post.
Receive movies by post from your list of DVD's.
3. No late fees.
You can keep the movies as long as you want. There are no late fees.
4. Post the DVD back.
Post the DVD back using the prepaid envelope to receive another movie from the queue you created.
How the services Compare
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| Basic Plan Details | Quickflix | Bigpond | WebFlicks | Game Guys | V2Direct | DVDJam | DVD Direct | |
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Free Trial | -14 Days -Unlimited -3 at-a-time |
-14 Days -8 DVDs max -3 at-a-time |
-14 Days -Unlimited -3 at-a-time |
-2nd Month Free |
-1st Month Half Price |
-14 Days -4 DVDs max -1,2 at-a-time |
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| Movie Titles | 30,000+ | 30,000+ | 20,000+ | 23,000+ | 7,000+ | |||
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3 DVD Package | $36.95 | $34.95* (* unlimited DVDs) |
$34.90 | $30.95 | $35.95 | $35.95 | |
| Plan Tables | Plan Table | Plan Table | Plan Table | Plan Table | Plan Table | Plan Table | Plan Table | |
| Signup | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Trial Offer | Trial Offer | Free Trial | ||
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*Bigpond Limit: $3 per DVD after maximum of 8 (for 3 at-a-time plan) reached. Capped at $15 per month. |
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| Available Plans | Quickflix | Bigpond | WebFlicks | Game Guys | V2Direct | DVDJam | DVD Direct | |
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Unlimited Plans | $36.95-$56.95 3 to 5 at-a-time |
Not Available | $19.90-$79.90 1 to 8 at-a-time |
$19.95-$29.95 1 or 2 Games at-a-time |
$18.95-$78.95 1 to 8 at-a-time |
$19.95-$54.95 1 to 5 at-a-time |
$17.95-$46.95 1 to 4 at-a-time |
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Limited Plans | $9.95 - $29.95 1 to 3 at-a-time |
$19.95 - $69.95 2 to 8 at-a-time |
$9.95 - $69.95 1 to 8 at-a-time |
Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | |
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Usage Fees | none | Limited Fee: $4 Cap: $20 |
Limited Fee: $4 |
none | none | none | |
| Variables effecting plan cost | Members Contracts |
Games | CBD pickup | |||||
| Signup | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Trial Offer | Trial Offer | Free Trial | ||
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| Service Features | Quickflix | Bigpond | WebFlicks | Game Guys | V2Direct | DVDJam | DVD Direct | |
| Australia Wide Delivery | WA | |||||||
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Return Notification | pickup/dropoff | ||||||
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| Games | 3+ plans | 2+ plans | ||||||
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| Other Features | Kid´s Queue Critics Collections Queue Top-Up |
Multiple Queues | Multiple Queues | CBD dropoff | ||||
| Signup | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Trial Offer | Trial Offer | Free Trial | ||
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| Trial Details | Quickflix | Bigpond | WebFlicks | Game Guys | V2Direct | DVDJam | DVD Direct | |
| Trial Bonus | 14 Days Free | 14 Days Free | 14 Days Free | 2nd Month Free | 1st Month half price | 14 Days Free | ||
| Max Total DVD´s | Unlimited | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 4 | ||
| Trial Plan Type | 3 at-a-time | 3 at-a-time | 3 at -a-time | Any Plan | Any Plan | 1 or 2 at-a-time | ||
| DVD Return after Trial | 7 days after trial end | return before trial end | return before trial end | N/A | N/A | N/A | return before trial end | |
| DVD Return after Normal Service | 7 days after cancel | 7 days after cancel | 7 days after cancel | 7 days after cancel | 7 days after cancel | Unknown | ||
| Signup | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Trial Offer | Trial Offer | Free Trial | ||
Our Recommendation
Our recommendation of QuickFlix is based on the hard facts. We actually tested the services and gave them all ratings based on user experience. You can read about what we tested in our Trial of the Australian Online DVD Rental Services.
Why QuickFlix?
- Unless you want games the only real competition is between Bigpond and QuickFlix.
- QuickFlix has Unlimited plans
- QuickFlix pricing is comparitive. Don´t forget to take into account the excess fees
- QuickFlix has a better library than BigPond
- QuickFlix fairly give time to return DVD´s after Trial. No DVD Return traps.
The Fine Print...
- Read the terms & conditions of the service you decide suits your situation. Conditions may change before we update this page.
- Most free trials are for new customers and one per household. Credit card is usually required.
- Read the conditions about canceling your Trial Period. There is always a set time by which you have to cancel, as well as a set time to return DVD´s. Times vary amongst services.
- Some services do not refund partial months.
- Some services charge a non-refundable fee for reversing charges due to late return of DVD´s after cancelation.