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This factor pisses me off. I pay for Netflix so my kids can watch shows. They go over to their moms house and log in on a computer so they can continue to watch

by 14 4y ago

This factor pisses me off. I pay for Netflix so my kids can watch shows. They go over to their moms house and log in on a computer so they can continue to watch their shows but now I guess Netflix assumes I shared my password? They have effectively pushed me to the point that just tonight I was looking at going back to piracy. The effort to pirate is low bar these days and I can use it on any device, and house, have access to all shows and movies across all services, don’t have titles go missing, and can watch it all in 4K. I was happy to pay Netflix a fair fee while it was quick and convenient but now the price has crept higher then I like and is not convenient.

scarface74 4y ago
Netflix said they were going to crackdown on password sharing. But it hadn’t happen yet. L
- prmoustache 4y ago
  They cannot because they are struggling to maintain growth. Imagine they start banning all shared accounts, a wild guess is that 50% of them are at the very least. That would make them lose so many customers at the same time they wouldn't be able to recover from it. This + all the false positive from household members travelling. People would be so pissed of they would turn to other services that do not crack down on shared accounts before going back to netflix.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    They were going to not allow you to use Netflix accounts on set top boxes when you are away from home. But they were going to allow you to use mobile. But some Hiltons have Smart TVs with Netflix built in that let you enter your own Netflix credentials and automatically sign you out when you check out. Hulu Live TV (not the VOD only service) was very strict about not allowing you to use it on other TVs and forcing you to change your “home” location and only allowing 5 changes a year. You couldn’t use it on mobile for more than 30 days without going back to your “home”. I have a vacation property. There solution was to pay for two separate accounts.

by 14 4y ago

scarface74 4y ago

Netflix said they were going to crackdown on password sharing. But it hadn’t happen yet. L

prmoustache 4y ago
They cannot because they are struggling to maintain growth. Imagine they start banning all shared accounts, a wild guess is that 50% of them are at the very least. That would make them lose so many customers at the same time they wouldn't be able to recover from it. This + all the false positive from household members travelling. People would be so pissed of they would turn to other services that do not crack down on shared accounts before going back to netflix.
- scarface74 4y ago
  They were going to not allow you to use Netflix accounts on set top boxes when you are away from home. But they were going to allow you to use mobile. But some Hiltons have Smart TVs with Netflix built in that let you enter your own Netflix credentials and automatically sign you out when you check out. Hulu Live TV (not the VOD only service) was very strict about not allowing you to use it on other TVs and forcing you to change your “home” location and only allowing 5 changes a year. You couldn’t use it on mobile for more than 30 days without going back to your “home”. I have a vacation property. There solution was to pay for two separate accounts.