Posted 24 May 2023
Netflix and Chill? More like Netflix and bigger bills - Netflix begins password sharing crackdown and it comes at a cost
Netflix has begun it's password sharing crackdown, and started to send emails to members who are sharing passwords outside their home.
Starting today, we will be sending this email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in the United Kingdom.
A Netflix account is for use by one household. Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are – at home, on the go, on holiday – and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices.
We recognise that our members have many entertainment choices. It’s why we continue to invest heavily in a wide variety of new films and TV programmes – so whatever your taste, mood or language and whoever you’re watching with, there’s always something satisfying to watch on Netflix
For those that are password sharing, outside their household, you'll start receiving the following email:
Hi [Name]
Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with - your household.
You can easily watch Netflix on the go and when you travel - either on your personal devices or a TV at a hotel or holiday home.
To control how your account is used, you can:
• Check who's using your Netflix. Review which devices are signed in to your account. Sign out of devices that shouldn't have access and consider changing your password.
If you want to share Netflix with someone outside your household, you can use these features:
Transfer a profile. Anyone on your account can transfer a profile to a new membership that they pay for.
• Buy an extra member. You can share your Netflix account with someone who doesn't live with you for £4.99/month more.
We know you might have some questions. Our Help Centre has more detailed information for you.
Thank you for choosing Netflix. We appreciate your membership and we look forward to bringing you more great TV programmes and films.
The Netflix team
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Starting today, we will be sending this email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in the United Kingdom.
A Netflix account is for use by one household. Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are – at home, on the go, on holiday – and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices.
We recognise that our members have many entertainment choices. It’s why we continue to invest heavily in a wide variety of new films and TV programmes – so whatever your taste, mood or language and whoever you’re watching with, there’s always something satisfying to watch on Netflix
For those that are password sharing, outside their household, you'll start receiving the following email:
Hi [Name]
Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with - your household.
You can easily watch Netflix on the go and when you travel - either on your personal devices or a TV at a hotel or holiday home.
To control how your account is used, you can:
• Check who's using your Netflix. Review which devices are signed in to your account. Sign out of devices that shouldn't have access and consider changing your password.
If you want to share Netflix with someone outside your household, you can use these features:
Transfer a profile. Anyone on your account can transfer a profile to a new membership that they pay for.
• Buy an extra member. You can share your Netflix account with someone who doesn't live with you for £4.99/month more.
We know you might have some questions. Our Help Centre has more detailed information for you.
Thank you for choosing Netflix. We appreciate your membership and we look forward to bringing you more great TV programmes and films.
The Netflix team
Extra Member currently unavailable for members who pay for Netflix through a third party or as part of a bundle.
Ironically
You MAY be able to get a cheaper netflix account via Netflix Turkey here but please note this is totally at your own risk!
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sorted byNow their growth has slowed, all they can do is nickle and dime their existing members. things will only get worse from here on out.
Either way, I suspect Netflix must be worried about the implementation of this and will be monitoring closely. (edited)
Well Netflix IS the topic, so that makes sense.
Was great when it started, but now every show and movie is the same.
Same types of characters, same situations, same boring political tropes regurgitated.
Even their big movies with big stars feel poorly written and edited. It feels like a paint by numbers type of movie making. If it wasn't for the big stars, they'd feel more like straight to DVD crap of the late 90's. They are just bland - quantity over quality.
If new stuff isn't released we'll be moaning that there's nothing new and we're paying money to watch the same rubbish.
They put new stuff out and we say it's all rubbish.
It was great years ago when it was the new thing out but I think it's just peaked
If you are the one paying literally nothing will change - it's the freeloaders that should be sobbing not the account holders.
sure we heave heard all this before
They're basically using the same tactic government and big corps use, repeat until people are sick and there's barely any fuss any more.
How will they do it other than by trusting you not to share details?
UK next target lol.
I suspect once this charge reaches Turkey, and it likely will, it won't be too horrible. If it's £1-£2 a month then I'll probably keep it, but if it basically doubles in price then I won't.
Netflix was the 'go-to' option for TV/Movie streaming and (pretty much), meant I couldn't be bothered to look for alternative methods. But doing things like this, meaning my kids won't be able to use the account that I pay for, all at a time when we're all feeling a financial pinch?
Farewell Netflix.
Yo ho me hearties, yo ho.
Why, for god sake, why they do not introduce 4k sub for 1 person for £5/month?
I would be happy to pay that, yet I am "forced" to pay highest sub price because it allows 4 screen.. i have only one 4K TV in my home.
This is a weird thread with so many defending it. Sorry Jeffatemycake46 the Netflix CEO isn’t sat reading your comment on hotukdeals thinking “damn. What a guy!” Instead a lot of people are wondering if you are going to go and defend Tesla or Tesco next.
Hopefully they see a big loss of subscriptions and revert back...
Yeah, like where's the cancel subscription button?
We have the top-level Netflix sub for 4K and we essentially don't use it but just let it tick away through habit. Time to just drop them, like we do with every other service that messes us about.
I currently DL most of the stuff I'm interested in from other streaming services anyway, no problem adding Netflix shows/films to the list.
Just in time before a debit goes out for next month. Result. (edited)
stop freeloading and pay up or dont use it, its a simple choice.
They will only get rid of this when people en masse unsubscribe and DON'T return. (edited)
Downgrade to 1080 and add one probably for me. I'm the only person in the house that cares about 4k and unlikely to clash on > 2 devices.
Yo Ho A Pirate's Life for Me (edited)
Condition they actively encouraged users to circumvent? They touted sharing password as a feature, so of course people are upset when they reverse-uno this. Receipts: