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There's also another big issue with their new single household approach - there's now no way to have a single user across two devices on separate wi-fi networks
by falcor84 2y ago
There's also another big issue with their new single household approach - there's now no way to have a single user across two devices on separate wi-fi networks, even if they're in the same area and even if you pay them for the extra sharing (you only get a new user). So that means that Disney+ no longer works for kids of divorced/separated parents. This is particularly frustrating given that other providers like Netflix, Prime, and Apple TV don't have this restriction.
- bagels 2y agoSo, you're saying that I couldn't watch on my desktop at home, and on my laptop at school for instance?
- falcor84 2y agoThe way I understand their mechanism, it lets you log in on a separate device, but will complain if you don't connect that device to your "household" wi-fi within a few days, and will then force you to either stop using your Disney+ account on that new device, or to transfer your "household" to its current wi-fi network, disabling the devices on the old network, and giving you a limited amount of such transfers. So it's ok for phones/tablets/laptops that get moved around, but blocks usage on PCs or TVs across networks.
- walteweiss 2y ago[dead]
- progforlyfe 2y agoit's all so fucking stupid. why do they care WHERE you're watching the content if you're paying for 1, 2, ... N seats per month? Besides which country you're in, which I could understand.
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- maxsilver 2y agoIs this true? We still use Disney+ on two (three) wifi networks across two households (same kid, just different wifi networks) and it still seems to work just fine.
- falcor84 2y agoHere's the relevant documentation: https://help.disneyplus.com/en-US/article/disneyplus-subscription-sharing https://help.disneyplus.com/en-US/article/disneyplus-subscri... Hope for you that your situation somehow passes their detection and that it keeps working for you.
- maxsilver 2y agoOh, I see. It seems they don't enforce this on tablets, which is what the kids are usually using.
- ac29 2y agoThis doesnt say anything about wifi, presumably it is detecting some other network identifier so that it also works on Ethernet connected devices. If so, seems like you could connect via VPN to your main "home" network.