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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?"
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?"
Overall it'll be interesting to see how much impact this actually has or doesn't have for subscription volume. My guess is maybe not as much as the usual uproared comments would have you think.
I am honestly surprised they keep pushing this. In Spain, Netflix is among the most expensive options, and the most expensive if you consider the features you get (the 7,99 euro option just gives you HD, not full HD, and only one concurrent device); and the content quality has been going downhill and has lost a lot of staple shows. Most people I know that had Netflix just canceled their subscription once the deadline hit, because the price for extra members is ridiculous (basically a full subscription cost) and without password sharing it's not worth it compared to the other options.
I guess that the move didn't have as much effect as people thought it did, and that's why they're continuing the rollout.
1: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/update-on-sharing-may-us
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.
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?"
The idea that was floated was that they identify a device that defines the household (e.g. a TV), for example based on being always on the same SSID, or being on a wired connection, or the IP address. Then other devices need to be in the same network as that stable device at least say once a month.
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.