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You might not be allowed to share your Netflix password soon
- Thread starter Poetic Injustice
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I share a password with my roommate, so I'm not sure the IP Address thing is what you're looking for. But either way, isn't part of the higher tier thing allowing multiple logins?
I think they've forgotten somewhere along the way that the enemy wasn't cable, but rather piracy.
I think they've forgotten somewhere along the way that the enemy wasn't cable, but rather piracy.
They already solve this issue by limiting the amount of IP's that can be logged in at any one time depending on how much you pay.
Edit: I'm probably wrong but it happened to me the other day.
Edit: I'm probably wrong but it happened to me the other day.
As somebody that has been piggy backing off other's Netflix subscriptions since the day the service went live, this is not good news.
And no, I will not be getting my own subscription.
And no, I will not be getting my own subscription.
Seems reasonable to block users from watching shows at two different physical locations at the same time, but multiple users in the same home seems like a core part of their biz now so they'd be crazy to mess with that.
I mean, I ain't got anyone to share my password with so I'm getting less value than you.
Sooooo, hahahahaha. ;)
Sharing your netflix password with someone is not piracy. You pay for X number of computers and phones so you're paying for the person you've shared it with. They just want more money.
just saying, it's no different. You shouldn't feel morally superior to a guy who torrents movies. Morally you are both on the same level.
He seems to be saying that pushing more people to piracy is a negative outcome of this, which would imply that the status quo of sharing netflix accounts better somehow when it's not.
It's literally the same thing from a moral standpoint.
My girlfriend uses the Netflix account a lot more than me, so if this happens I'll just cancel my subscription.
I'll consider occasionally subbing for a month to binge a show here and there.
I'll consider occasionally subbing for a month to binge a show here and there.
Why does Netflix let you make multiple names on the same account if you can't share it?
Please further explain to me the morals of paying or not paying for Netflix.
I piggyback off my parents. I mostly use netflix in order to put something on to go to sleep to. I've been using hulu recently though since I'm still getting that for $1 per month for another month.
I have disney+ coming in a week, and that will likely just replace both for my late night sleep thing so it wouldn't get me to get a sub either.
it would however prevent me from seeing the few shows I care about on Netflix and telling people about them.
I would likely just sign up for a super cheap deal once a year to binge the shows I want to see like the continuation of Trollhunters called Wizards and She ra, and Dragon prince and stranger things 4 and the last bit of bojack. and the rare anime they get that I care about. They have cancelled everything else I cared about lol.
They're not gonna do shit. They've repeatedly said in the past that they don't consider password sharing a problem, and I don't see them changing that position now. The only people who seem to be howling about the "issue" are cable providers.
I'm paying for 4 devices to play Netflix content simultaneously. I assume the implication is that 4 people will be able to watch for the price, unless you're trying to say the idea is I should watch on 4 devices at the same time by myself?
If they don't want 4 people watching with my 4 device plan, they shouldn't offer it.
How do you think they get people to make the shows? Goodwill? Promises of exposure?
They've been able to make them thus far with the ability to piggyback passwords.
This. Especially at this moment in time, where people are re-evaluating their subscriptions, they certainly shouldn't want to rock the boat.
With Disney+ having the more 'attractive' content right now, AppleTV+ being super cheap and in-your-face, everyone-and-their-mom having a Prime account, Netflix better realize that - were they to limit account sharing - they wouldn't get those 3 additional people to also sign up for a subscription, but possibly the 'host' who currently pays 14 bucks to downsize to the cheaper plan.
I pay 14 bucks and i share my account with my mom and my cousin - and if they take that away, i can guarantee you, i'm gonna downgrade to 1080p while my mom and my cousin will just stop watching Netflix stuff and also stop contributing to making Netflix shows part of the everyday 'watercooler chat'
You might not be allowed to share your Netflix password soon
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That seems sort of low, doesn't it? 6.77 million would be really bad it seems.
because it's for household sharing. It's in their TOS.
Why do people get mad when I say that it's the same as pirating a movie? I'm not telling you to stop doing it.
This would make me reconsider always having a Netflix account. Already paying so that more than 1 person can watch at the same time.
Not sure what I would be paying extra for if this is not working anymore even though not much would change for me personally. Can't stand horrible DRM though.
With Disney+ and AppleTV+ around the corner, this is not the smartest move.
Not sure what I would be paying extra for if this is not working anymore even though not much would change for me personally. Can't stand horrible DRM though.
With Disney+ and AppleTV+ around the corner, this is not the smartest move.
They've said something along the lines to this several times now, it only seems to be them paying lip service so that it doesn't appear like they're doing nothing to solve the "issue". Until I see otherwise, I don't think they'll seriously consider restricting password sharing in any real fashion. Especially not now when the competition is really heating up in the streaming space.
That's like saying since a game doesn't restrict how many installs you should be able to just share the one copy around on the Internet.
This would create more issues for Netflix than it solves tbh.
Also, there might be a reason Netflix had a multi-tiered pricing that included family plans.
The age of practical, consumer oriented solutions that actually made business sense and generated revenue had me forget all the pompous sanctimony that came with these conversations.
Also, there might be a reason Netflix had a multi-tiered pricing that included family plans.
Seems logical to me. I mean people literally split an account with friends from different states for crying out loud. Imagine if cable companies let you pay for internet/tv and then use it at two different households...
It's one thing to have it for a household within the same house, it's another to share it with people that literally live across different states that you aren't even related to.
The issue is families that don't live together, and I think that can be solved simply by having some kind of family verification in place, so once they know that then it's ok if people are watching through the same account but at different locations.
It's one thing to have it for a household within the same house, it's another to share it with people that literally live across different states that you aren't even related to.
The issue is families that don't live together, and I think that can be solved simply by having some kind of family verification in place, so once they know that then it's ok if people are watching through the same account but at different locations.
