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Re: Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

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Post by cortesoft »

chucky wrote: post #10

As part of a single person household it feels weird that there is a norm that you are allowed to share logins "within your household". Effectively this means people in the same household are paying a lower price than others - so people living in single households are effectively subsidizing that usage by paying more per person.

Do you expect my wife to turn away from the TV when I am watching Netflix?

Each tier has a number of simultaneous streams allowed. If you want multiple people to be able to stream at once you pay more, and if you are streaming one at a time on the same device, you really think each person should have their own account?

Re: Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

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Post by RHSeeger »

4ggr0 wrote: post #13

The Netflix I pay for is currently used by: Me, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, GF, GFs Mom. Other than myself and my GF, most of the people on this list watch something on Netflix every couple of months, when I or someone/something else recommend them a movie or show. I don't want them to use my profile, because we then obviously can't watch the same things, and it'll break my recommendations. I get why Netflix wants to spl…

What is it that you think is appropriate for you to be pissed off about? You pay for Netflix for you and your household, not for anyone that happens to be related to you. Has that ever not been the case?

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Post by stanmancan »

gt565k wrote: post #14
tw04 wrote: post #4

I think this is going to have the exact opposite effect of what they're going for. I know plenty of people who split the cost of an account because they can't justify the full price. The continual price hikes, and now this? I'm sure the bean counters have done the math and they'll come out ahead, but losing content + raising prices and now killing off people sharing accounts is just a bad look. This is yet another ca…

Nah... if you can't justify $10-15 a month, but you spend 10+ hours binge watching, maybe you should get a side hustle or drive uber/lyft. Peanuts cost argument doesn't hold any water.

It’s not just $10-15 since content is spread out over so many services. We pay for: Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, Hulu, Crunchy Roll, Apple Music.

Re: Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

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Post by rafael09ed »

chucky wrote: post #10

As part of a single person household it feels weird that there is a norm that you are allowed to share logins "within your household". Effectively this means people in the same household are paying a lower price than others - so people living in single households are effectively subsidizing that usage by paying more per person.

For products with a flat rate, the people who use it less are subsidizing it for people who use it more too. Would you say there is a problem with that?

Re: Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

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Post by 4ggr0 »

Navarr wrote: post #24

Could you imagine living with your spouse who owns the account on their email; your spouse is at work or on a business trip - maybe even out of the country, and you get this screen (or maybe you are!) Authorized Devices with a limit is a better choice

> Authorized Devices with a limit is a better choice

Well good luck figuring out what that limit should be.

I know households where everyone owns a smartphone and shares a single TV, and other households where every kid has their own TV, Playstation etc.

Maybe max 3 devices per person?

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Post by bussierem »

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #28
4ggr0 wrote: post #13

The Netflix I pay for is currently used by: Me, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, GF, GFs Mom. Other than myself and my GF, most of the people on this list watch something on Netflix every couple of months, when I or someone/something else recommend them a movie or show. I don't want them to use my profile, because we then obviously can't watch the same things, and it'll break my recommendations. I get why Netflix wants to spl…

> Currently, they get approximately $240 per year from me and my family. If everyone has to create their own account, that number goes up to $1200. Typo of extra zero? Is this US dollars? The most expensive digital plan is 17.99 USD / month. With discs, few $ more. USD 240/month is excessive.

> $240 per year from me and my family

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Post by [deleted] »

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #28
4ggr0 wrote: post #13

The Netflix I pay for is currently used by: Me, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, GF, GFs Mom. Other than myself and my GF, most of the people on this list watch something on Netflix every couple of months, when I or someone/something else recommend them a movie or show. I don't want them to use my profile, because we then obviously can't watch the same things, and it'll break my recommendations. I get why Netflix wants to spl…

> Currently, they get approximately $240 per year from me and my family. If everyone has to create their own account, that number goes up to $1200. Typo of extra zero? Is this US dollars? The most expensive digital plan is 17.99 USD / month. With discs, few $ more. USD 240/month is excessive.

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Re: Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

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Post by [deleted] »

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #28
4ggr0 wrote: post #13

The Netflix I pay for is currently used by: Me, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, GF, GFs Mom. Other than myself and my GF, most of the people on this list watch something on Netflix every couple of months, when I or someone/something else recommend them a movie or show. I don't want them to use my profile, because we then obviously can't watch the same things, and it'll break my recommendations. I get why Netflix wants to spl…

> Currently, they get approximately $240 per year from me and my family. If everyone has to create their own account, that number goes up to $1200. Typo of extra zero? Is this US dollars? The most expensive digital plan is 17.99 USD / month. With discs, few $ more. USD 240/month is excessive.

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Re: Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info

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Post by jjk166 »

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #28
4ggr0 wrote: post #13

The Netflix I pay for is currently used by: Me, Mom, Dad, Grandparents, GF, GFs Mom. Other than myself and my GF, most of the people on this list watch something on Netflix every couple of months, when I or someone/something else recommend them a movie or show. I don't want them to use my profile, because we then obviously can't watch the same things, and it'll break my recommendations. I get why Netflix wants to spl…

> Currently, they get approximately $240 per year from me and my family. If everyone has to create their own account, that number goes up to $1200. Typo of extra zero? Is this US dollars? The most expensive digital plan is 17.99 USD / month. With discs, few $ more. USD 240/month is excessive.

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