They did this in Canada already and I canceled my subscription. Good luck, Netflix. Hope this burns you in the end.
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Netflix Password Sharing Crackdown to Expand to U.S. in Q2 2023
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Where do you see this "rapid" loss of subscribers?
Here's what I see... subscriber growth each quarter, year-over-year
If you only look at the movements sequentially, they did see a dip or slowdown in subscriber growth during the first half of their fiscal 2022. But if you look at full year numbers, they're still growing... albeit at a slower pace than before
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And after that they release a Black and white version with ads that is also 480p and super grainy and fuzzy with only captures also no sound but buzzing and hums for $3.99/mo
Too many have forgot what streaming was all about. No longterm contracts and user choices. Setting and forgetting was the old school cable model. I will treat Netflix like all the others. Watch, cancel, watch, cancel as the entertainment meets my wants. The best time for cancel, summer. Got lots of other options. No use paying for those months. What streaming was all about.
Hopefully it does. It's the only way they'll get motivated to abandon this idea.
Unfortunately the numbers are indicating otherwise so far.
DVDs (and I still order from dvd.com) use your own resources to play the dvds. Duplication is illegal except for a backup of a legally owned copy and people 100 miles away usually can’t watch the dvd. Of course there is a rabbit hole of things people can do with rented dvds that for the most part are probably illegal.Does anyone still miss the Netflix DVDs? Who remembers those? Back in the days, it was OK to share/borrow DVDs without any problems.
Netflix is my least watched service, by far.
My sister lives in another town and uses my account. That will obviously go away. If I’m not watching it much, why pay for it?
Also, why the hell doesn’t Netflix offer an annual plan?
My sister lives in another town and uses my account. That will obviously go away. If I’m not watching it much, why pay for it?
Also, why the hell doesn’t Netflix offer an annual plan?
Netflix apologists? I got a laugh. In your example the "kid" would seemingly be in compliance to the TOS to watch elsewhere as long as a check-in to the home network occurs once a month.
It seems like the value to price/function ratio has tipped for you. Fair enough. Netflix is entitled to run their business the way the see fit and you're entitled to use their services if you find them appealing or not, if you don't.
I seem to remember in 2011 it was predicted by MR posters that Apple would die a slow death and here we are in 2023, 12 years later. I see the same type of thinking for Netflix even though some vocal minority has "cancelled".
THey have lost customers since they did this in other geographies. WE need them to suffer in the US before they will pull their heads in.
And yes, netflix can do whatever htey want to their business, even after promoting it for years (its not stealing, so quit that pathetic phrasing). THey are completely and utterly within their rights as a business to alienate their customers and suffer the financial repercussions of their actions. No tear is shed.
And yes, netflix can do whatever htey want to their business, even after promoting it for years (its not stealing, so quit that pathetic phrasing). THey are completely and utterly within their rights as a business to alienate their customers and suffer the financial repercussions of their actions. No tear is shed.
I think the first series I binged was the first and second season of Dexter. The following year they added a very limited streaming with a max of like 10 hours a month and I thought that was stupid 🤣Does anyone still miss the Netflix DVDs? Who remembers those? Back in the days, it was OK to share/borrow DVDs without any problems.
I used to do this, now I just don’t renew anymore, too expensive for my taste. Still think Netflix is decent value compared to back in days where you could rent 2 DVDs for a few days at blockbuster lol
And like that, it's dead to me. My friends and me have been jointly paying for the subscription for years, but we will just pirate it now.
I used to subscribe and cancel but the past year I'm surprised how much stuff I'm finding that I really enjoy watching, especially foreign language shows and movies. I also take forever to watch whatever new or continuing shows come out; I don't have time to binge all day because I work 7 days a week but I do take a lot of vacations and I don't watch tv on vacation.
I only realised I hadn't used Netflix in almost three months last week. I'll easily give up Netflix for the time being.
The article says “There are allowances for travel or second homes, with Netflix requiring users to open the Netflix app at the primary location once per month.” So at least there’s that?
This will not end well for Netflix. They encouraged it only to take it away. I am fortunate enough to have two homes and I use one account for both homes. Sometimes my wife and I are at the same house and other times we are not. I am curious if I will be forced into another subscription. The in-laws also use my account so I suspect they will be cutoff or maybe Netflix does not care so long as there is not simultaneous use. Ill that I am using TubiTV and it for now is more than sufficient. Other than The Crown and some of their 3-4 episode crime series there is really nothing I cannot get elsewhere.
It will slowly be expanding to all regions across the world.
I don’t understand this. If I’m sharing a password with family who live at another location, of course they will open it once a month. If the primary user has to be there and open the app once a month, how exactly do they check who is logging in? I don’t get it.
I think, they fu** themselves. Future is 5G and many of the 5G users have a constantly changing ip adress. So - no Netflix.
The various devices MAC addresses involved can be associated with whats normally used at a residence's LAN the most.
There is some wiggle room for normal users that are active at two locations (travel or 2nd home) instead of a single residence). Common devices would be TVs used or Digital streaming receivers like an Apple TV. It's not going to be how many devices you have at locations but more to whats is used the most and that you remain max of 4 sessions at the same time. They might inquire that you validate a device as I recall.
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