Netflix testing password-sharing system that asks you to pay for TV streaming at a second home

[Jan]

Netflix password-sharing crackdown tests adding extra homes for a fee

Netflix is testing another way to combat password sharing by prompting subscribers to pay an additional fee if they use their account outside their primary household for more than two weeks.

The Verge reports that subscribers must pay an additional $2.99 (R51) to add a secondary location to their profile.

 

[konfab]

VPNs could sidestep this with a few lines of code.

 

[UrBaN963]

Netflix testing new methods of losing subscribers as the current trend of losing a ton just isn't good enough.

 

[R13...]

They're sounding desperate now that organic growth has slowed and declining so they hope the leeches will suddenly decide to pay? Lol.

Edit: I don't have a sub myself but do enjoy myself some 'flix and no chill.

 

[backstreetboy]

They're sounding desperate now that organic growth has slowed and declining so they hope the leeches will suddenly decide to pay? Lol.

Edit: I don't have a sub myself but do enjoy myself some 'flix and no chill.

Sour grapes?

 

[R13...]

Sour grapes?

What sour grapes?

 

[Bucks_Fizz]

So what would this mean if I watch at home on fibre and then watch on a tablet in another location using LTE? Does this mean my tablet is a "second home"?

 

[McGuywer]

VPNs could sidestep this with a few lines of code.

Unless they interrogate the MTU

 

[Death]

So I leave the kids and wife at home for a business trip and want to use the Netflix I pay for abroad, I've got to add it as a second additional home if I'm there for more than 2 weeks and then pay more for the subscription I already am paying for?

 

[human75]

More customers! for alternative methods like torrent, iptv etc. lol. very stupid decision

 

[quovadis]

So I leave the kids and wife at home for a business trip and want to use the Netflix I pay for abroad, I've got to add it as a second additional home if I'm there for more than 2 weeks and then pay more for the subscription I already am paying for?

Pretty sure they'll target outlier scenarios rather than adhoc usage.

 

[FiestaST]

An Update to Paid Sharing - About Netflix

Over the last 15 years, we’ve worked hard to build a streaming service that’s easy to use, including for people who travel or live together. It’s great that our members love Netflix movies and TV shows so much they want to share them more broadly.

about.netflix.com

 

[charlieharper]

An Update to Paid Sharing - About Netflix

Over the last 15 years, we’ve worked hard to build a streaming service that’s easy to use, including for people who travel or live together. It’s great that our members love Netflix movies and TV shows so much they want to share them more broadly.

about.netflix.com

Sounds like it's primarily targeted at tv's.

 

[xera]

What if you have multiple TV's in your house?
(Livingroom, kitchen, bedroom.) Do you need a subscription for each TV, even though you only watch on one at a time?

I see where this is going. Eventually each person must pay for all of their devices / login sessions.

 

[Easter Bunny]

soon: "netflix limits amount of times you are allowed to open the app in a day"

 

[quovadis]

What if you have multiple TV's in your house?
(Livingroom, kitchen, bedroom.) Do you need a subscription for each TV, even though you only watch on one at a time?

I see where this is going. Eventually each person must pay for all of their devices / login sessions.

So dramatic. Most likely if you have two TVs at two different addresses you’ll be subject to the additional sub. Whether they’re using geoip or gps - who knows