Update on Sharing

#1

Post by mfiguiere » Tue, May 23, 2023, 6:56 PM UTC

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#2

Post by tikkun » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:11 PM UTC

It would've been smart for them to do this transition during the COVID stimulus era - lockdowns, work from home, stimulus checks, low interest rates.

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#3

Post by toxik » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:12 PM UTC

I like how they never even say why they send this e-mail. It’s so incredibly passive aggressive. They don’t want to say “the gravy train is over, cough up” but that’s what they actually are saying.

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#4

Post by nvr219 » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:14 PM UTC

Here's an update: I'm canceling my account.

The amount of entertainment I and the three people I share with get out of Netflix isn't worth the 4x cost increase. Maybe the other guys will get accounts, I don't know. I'm sure for some people it's worth it.

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#5

Post by JohnMakin » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:16 PM UTC

So if they are allowing you to use on devices and networks outside of your home or ones you don't normally use, how are they identifying unique individuals or "households?"

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#6

Post by michaelmior » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:17 PM UTC

I'm probably in the minority, but I wish Netflix offered a profile transfer function that allowed me to transfer my profile to another existing account.

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#7

Post by michaelmior » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:19 PM UTC

JohnMakin wrote: post #5

So if they are allowing you to use on devices and networks outside of your home or ones you don't normally use, how are they identifying unique individuals or "households?"

> To verify accounts within the same household, Netflix said they will use information including IP addresses, device IDs and account activity from devices already signed into the Netflix account.

Source: https://www.today.com/popculture/netflix-guide-password-shar...

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:19 PM UTC

JohnMakin wrote: post #5

So if they are allowing you to use on devices and networks outside of your home or ones you don't normally use, how are they identifying unique individuals or "households?"

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Post by pinecamp » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:19 PM UTC

michaelmior wrote: post #6

I'm probably in the minority, but I wish Netflix offered a profile transfer function that allowed me to transfer my profile to another existing account.

They do. It's mentioned in the link.

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#10

Post by tristanb » Tue, May 23, 2023, 7:19 PM UTC

JohnMakin wrote: post #5

So if they are allowing you to use on devices and networks outside of your home or ones you don't normally use, how are they identifying unique individuals or "households?"

Previously i read that the device must connect to your home WIFI connection every N days.