NATAH 33,843 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 The days of password sharing and secretly piggybacking on your ex’s Netflix account will soon be behind us. The subscription service is seemingly knuckling down on those who, for whatever reason, have failed to start up their own accounts. On Tuesday, the brand announced during its quarterly earnings report that it will shortly be charging customers an added monthly fee to people who have shared their usernames and passwords. The decision follows a piloted program which has already been rolled out in Latin America and charges excess fees for what they deem to be ‘extra user’ sub accounts - ie. users placed outside of your immediate household who cheekily log in to watch a series, or two. The brand announced in their report: “Finally, we’ve landed on a thoughtful approach to monetize account sharing and we’ll begin rolling this out more broadly starting in early 2023. “After listening to consumer feedback, we are going to offer the ability for borrowers to transfer their Netflix profile into their own account, and for sharers to manage their devices more easily and to create sub-accounts ('extra member'), if they want to pay for family or friends. The streaming service has yet to announce how much it will charge customers for the ‘extra user’ service - but if it’s anything like the pilot scheme in Latin America, it will follow a ‘one quarter of the basic rate’ ideology. Though it's not set in stone, it would work out to around £1.75 extra per month ($3-4 in the US). article: https://www.unilad.com/news/netflix-subscription-fees-uk-extra-users-20221019?source=twittermoments mother, what must i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 38,777 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 How will they know its not me visiting? Netflix are going to implode buy bionic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATAH 33,843 Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 Just now, bionic said: How will they know its not me visiting? Netflix are going to implode i imagine tracking IP addresses on devices or sumsum mother, what must i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 88,745 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Yeah as if people will pay for that instead of simply pirating shows for free Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naak Le Vaar 1,021 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 So instead of developing quality shows they do this? Netflix will really be in ha flop era Lmao they blocked my signature Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleks 3,871 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Watch them go back to the old formula once everyone and their mama start canceling their subscription We don’t really need to talk too much, show each other what we know 🦋 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 56,026 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 The second someone is charged extra they’ll drop the service immediately. They are not going to survive this if they indeed try it. Purr more, hiss less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,000 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 This isn't an issue for me, but the rising prices are*. Since, reportedly, they're going to switch Basic to 720p (from 480p) next month, I'm downgrading to that. * Also the lack of integration with Apple TV that most other services have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisGuyTony 24,516 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 What if you’re logged in on a phone, TV, and laptop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalOne 8,360 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Lemme catch up on all my shows and movies real quick so I can unsubscribe at the end of the year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 34,645 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I don't get how exactly this is gonna work out? I'm using my sister's account so that'll be over soon hm? oh well I still got amazon prime... they're probably gonna follow their example next Call me LADY MOP & I'll mop the floor with you 🧹 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2theRich33 2,238 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 How’re they gonna know who is out of the immediate household ? Like I live with my mom and sister and have one account with three profiles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eido 3,572 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 21 minutes ago, B2theRich33 said: How’re they gonna know who is out of the immediate household ? Like I live with my mom and sister and have one account with three profiles? It's fine then because the ip address Will track you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATAH 33,843 Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 hours ago, ThisGuyTony said: What if you’re logged in on a phone, TV, and laptop? they'll likely track the IP addresses of each device and maybe an algorithm to point out that one isn't the same as the rest mother, what must i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railing 2,174 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 oh they are DETERMINED to lose subscribers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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