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Netflix Canada just got rid of its cheapest ad-free plan without even a heads up

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Re: Netflix Canada just got rid of its cheapest ad-free plan without even a heads up

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Post by justinclift »

medellin wrote: post #37

Netflix also no longer works when i travel. Went on a short trip to see some relatives in another country and my netflix account is blocked. Contacted support and they said i need to pay for a new account in that country. Netflix is really starting to lose its value for me. But I’m working on setting up a VPN at my house to tunnel all Netflix traffic through and then configure some rpis to send to family members so w…

> But I’m working on setting up a VPN at my house to tunnel all Netflix traffic through ...

On a technical point, you might be able to get away with just using Squid for the proxy, with pretty much default settings.

http://www.squid-cache.org

I used to use that years ago (not with Netflix though) running from a data centre, using an ssh (autossh) tunnel to reach it securely.

Worked pretty well, aside from the extra latency due to the packets having to go an extra half way around the world. ;)

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Post by SpacePortKnight »

Netflix increase prices. Reddit closes down free API access. Twitter introduces subscriptions.

I've noticed that people are quick to react negatively to such news however I feel like all of these services provide a real value and they are without any real competition.

Also these services are still better than traditional alternatives. I can cancel Netflix anytime and that alone is worth to me more than anything which cable could offer.

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Post by tyingq »

medellin wrote: post #37

Netflix also no longer works when i travel. Went on a short trip to see some relatives in another country and my netflix account is blocked. Contacted support and they said i need to pay for a new account in that country. Netflix is really starting to lose its value for me. But I’m working on setting up a VPN at my house to tunnel all Netflix traffic through and then configure some rpis to send to family members so w…

>Netflix also no longer works when i travel. Went on a short trip to see some relatives in another country and my netflix account is blocked.

Is this also true if you use the "download for offline use" for travel purposes? I think I recall that I still had to be logged in to view, despite the "offline" note.[1]

[1] https://help.netflix.com/en/node/54816

Re: Netflix Canada just got rid of its cheapest ad-free plan without even a heads up

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Post by ricardobayes »

medellin wrote: post #37

Netflix also no longer works when i travel. Went on a short trip to see some relatives in another country and my netflix account is blocked. Contacted support and they said i need to pay for a new account in that country. Netflix is really starting to lose its value for me. But I’m working on setting up a VPN at my house to tunnel all Netflix traffic through and then configure some rpis to send to family members so w…

They must do that for compliance and licencing reasons. Laws around regional copyrights have always been strong. They can't even show subtitles in languages weren't licenced in the country - e.g. Spanish netflix offers very few shows with English subs.

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Post by passwordoops »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #33
paxys wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They will simply make monthly plans absurdly expensive unless you commit to a 1-year contract. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Having a middleman cut out and being able to watch on whatever device you want, whenever you want, is not things staying the same. My experience of being able to search the TV app on iOS or tvOS or macOS and then being given the option to play, buy, or rent the media is pretty seamless. And subscriptions are simple to cancel, so starting them is not a concern. Complete opposite of dealing with cable/satellite TV cont…

You miss the point. First, no middle man had been eliminated anywhere, the platforms have simply replaced them with better offers for the consumer right now. Secondly, Doctorow's law of enshittification more or less dictates that once users and content creators are locked in, the tech company will start to deliver poorer quality service and squeeze as much revenue as possible out of you.

So currently, sure I can move around and it is better than the cable companies, but the trajectory of where the platforms are headed is not a good one and trending towards behavior more aligned with what the cable companies do.

https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/

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Post by megax »

ipaddr wrote: post #61
mdm_ wrote: post #17

Crave recently did the same thing in Canada, got rid of their $9.99 “mobile” plan, and now the $24.99 subscription is the only choice available for new subscribers. Sucks because all I want to watch is new Star Trek series, which means paying $28/month after tax to watch about 3.5 hours of content.

I wanted to try Crave but I bought an nVidia box instead. Install kodi found some popular addons. Now I can see anything on Crave or any other network from any point in history. I'm watching season 2 of Big Brother, I'm watching shows not available on streaming services. I didn't realize this user experience and availability was possible. I still have netflix, prime, plex and cable but that might give me .1% availabi…

Curious about your setup. Which nVidia box do you have? It’s been a while since I touched Kodi. Last time I played with it, I found that the addon ecosystem was hit and miss. Any suggestions there?

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Post by bmicraft »

vxNsr wrote: post #31
fomine3 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$20 for a month, $120 for 12 months

So either pay $240 for 10 different “channels” or pay $120 for one…

More like 3, with (hbo) max and disney+. What would the others be?

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Post by [deleted] »

paxys wrote: post #10
passwordoops wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the go-to strategy for us as well, but I'll bet you dollars to donuts this is the next target for some sort of crackdown

They will simply make monthly plans absurdly expensive unless you commit to a 1-year contract. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Post by voytec »

justinclift wrote: post #71
medellin wrote: post #37

Netflix also no longer works when i travel. Went on a short trip to see some relatives in another country and my netflix account is blocked. Contacted support and they said i need to pay for a new account in that country. Netflix is really starting to lose its value for me. But I’m working on setting up a VPN at my house to tunnel all Netflix traffic through and then configure some rpis to send to family members so w…

> But I’m working on setting up a VPN at my house to tunnel all Netflix traffic through ... On a technical point, you might be able to get away with just using Squid for the proxy, with pretty much default settings. http://www.squid-cache.org I used to use that years ago (not with Netflix though) running from a data centre, using an ssh (autossh) tunnel to reach it securely. Worked pretty well, aside from the extra l…

Before Netflix was available outside US, I had a VM somewhere in the US, with Netflix proxy (they had no issues with accepting payments from Poland).

Proxy-ing web traffic was not enough and, if memory serves, I also had to set up a DNS resolver on that machine and use it. May be easier to just set up WireGuard nowadays.

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