Yes, we can use it direct in Australia now, without needing to to VPN into a US account.
It is an Australian version, so it doesn't have everything that is available in the US, but apparently has some other shows that available here but not in US.
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Yes, we can use it direct in Australia now, without needing to to VPN into a US account.
It is an Australian version, so it doesn't have everything that is available in the US, but apparently has some other shows that available here but not in US.
You might also want to note that up until these streaming providers came to Australia, the major provider (Foxtel) cost about $100+ a month for a decent package, so $15 a month is insane for most families!
My US netflix account on my mobile started working (It was usually blocked outside my wifi that makes it think its in the US) but it came up saying it was limited to Australian content despite being a US account.
AUD $4.80 ish
Can vary from store to store
see the Big Mac Price Index
http://www.statista.com/statistics/274326/big-mac-index-global-prices-for-a-big-mac/
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I signed up to the free month last night and watched a couple of House of Cards Season 3 over my 3MBit ADSL. It Actually worked really well. Better than what I sometimes get from YouTube in fact.
Funny, I just found and looked at it. I was just curious, here in mexico minimum wage is 66 pesos a day. Somewhere around 5.00 a day, mcdonalds workers can't afford to eat in mcdonalds. Not much of anywhere else either, but that goes for factory workers, retail, etc.
If you use a VPN or "global mode" then you can get the best of both worlds; the lower local prices plus the US catalogue. Your billing country doesn't affect titles available, only the country that you appear to be accessing Netflix from does that.
Personally I'm going to keep using the US service until the selection gets better. It's not worth the trouble to swap to NZ billing considering that the prices are more-or-less the same.
Oh really? Cool. I was thinking I'd have to use my friend's US account. Makes it much easier.
This will make sense if you're in NZ or be gibberish if you're in AU
Yesterday Orcon/Slingshot changed NZ Netflix to be the default, so you'll need to log into your account settings and toggle Global Mode for Netflix if you want to see the US catalogue.
If you're using FFM then you'll need a third-party service as they have discontinued Netflix global mode. If you're using Mynxnet then you don't have to do anything.
That's definitely on the low end I feel. Where I was at, it was $7.35 for a big mac sandwich
This always baffled me; people complaining that they can't afford to eat better than McDonalds. Maccas is expensive. I can feed 4 people a decent meal for less than the cost of one burger meal (fries, coke).
Those combos are for suckers. Last time I ate there I got the double cheese burger, fries, and a coke. Each item from the dollar menu. With tax, it was ballpark $4. You're telling me you can feed people with a decent meal at $1/person?
The cost of living is much higher in Australia also. And secondly Australian prices are always inclusive of the 10% GST. You don't have to add on any tax yourself like in the US.