netflix new rules on password sharing seem dumb

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Feb 1, 2023
10:08:36am

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netflix new rules on password sharing seem dumb

Deleted True Conservative

Feb 1, 10:08am

RE: netflix new rules on password sharing seem dumb

swingcat

Feb 1, 10:15am

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Huge Manatee

Feb 1, 10:16am

You can, that device just has to connect to your Wi-Fi at home and open the app

ChiCityCoug

Feb 1, 10:16am

Seems pretty reasonable to me, TBH.

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:16am

As long as it is automated and i don't have to do anything it is good by me.

shimmy

Feb 1, 10:20am

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JimmyZ

Feb 1, 10:29am

Incredibly annoying. Who could we contact at BYUTV to get this fixed? I've sent

RUNBYU1

Feb 1, 1:52pm

This is going to be annoying. My kids have tablets they only use for

ChiCityCoug

Feb 1, 10:16am

I think the requirement would be to log in, so that pre-trip log in to download

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:25am

Hope so. I saw something about watching a show as well. Maybe not needed.

ChiCityCoug

Feb 1, 10:48am

So no impact on you since you log in before you leave.

Baron

Feb 1, 10:26am

But do I have to specifically watch something? I mean I can do that just

ChiCityCoug

Feb 1, 10:49am

They gotta do something. I'm shocked (sarcasm) at the amount of people upset they will lose access to a product they

shimmy

Feb 1, 10:16am

It's funny they were encouraging pw sharing not too long ago

Huge Manatee

Feb 1, 10:17am

first taste is for free

shimmy

Feb 1, 10:22am

Yeah - I don't think that's true.

StantonMac

Feb 1, 10:46am

RE: Yeah - I don't think that's true.

califcougar

Feb 1, 1:54pm

Right - there was one tweet, and the CEO saying he didn't mind

StantonMac

Feb 1, 5:08pm

RE: It's funny they were encouraging pw sharing not too long ago

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:50am

I don't watch Netflix on my phone or my iPad at my house. I watch on my TV. The only time I watch on my phone or iPad is

scootsy

Feb 1, 10:19am

Agreed.

ChiCityCoug

Feb 1, 10:20am

I guess open up the app at home before you travel. That sounds slightly inconvenient. I guess they could cap devices to

shimmy

Feb 1, 10:22am

Ya opening the app before I leave is only a minor inconvenience. I'm more thinking about when I'm waiting in a lobby

scootsy

Feb 1, 10:27am

Yeah, I hope it is pretty seamless or it will be a problem.

shimmy

Feb 1, 1:26pm

I gotta think when your TV signs in, they're smart enough to know it's your

quikandskinny

Feb 1, 10:27am

Yeah, Amazon Prime has done this forever, seems like.

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:33am

I've not had Amazon Prime limit me away from home. YTTV has though.

CSoul

Feb 1, 10:38am

If you have suffer downloaded, it expires after a while if you don’t log in.

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:44am

Downloaded stuff expires, sure, but I could log in on my work PC, that will

SWKTDweller

Feb 1, 10:59am

So put it on a Fire Stick and take it to and from when you visit the vacation

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 11:17am

It’s not intended to make it convenient for you, it’s to prevent account sharing

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:32am

They just need stricter device limits. It’s not that hard. Let there only be 2 devices connected at once

crazed

Feb 1, 1:59pm

Exactly. That's WAY easier to manage, and easier for users to understand & deal

RUNBYU1

Feb 1, 2:28pm

Meh. I don't see the big deal.

Baron

Feb 1, 10:25am

Thinking more about this, I don't know how they are going to manage this technically. I think

CSoul

Feb 1, 10:28am

They already do limit concurrent streams between 1 and 4 depending on tier.

supertux

Feb 1, 10:38am

Seems it would be easier to do something like there is only 1 stream allowed outside of your

CSoul

Feb 1, 10:41am

To your last paragraph. I thought they already did that. No more than 2 streams allowed at one time.

kalifi

Feb 1, 12:01pm

Kinda. Their premium package has 4 concurrent streams, but it’s also the only one with UHD.

TCuz

Feb 1, 12:05pm

Great. So when I spend 2 months in Bora Bora this summer I'm going to have all kinds of problems

RSL

Feb 1, 10:28am

Guess you'll find out why they call it Bora Boring.

Corn Pop

Feb 1, 10:29am

Meh — People will just keep working around it until the $3 fines start coming.

OPINIONS

Feb 1, 10:30am

All you can eat family plans suck honestly. Some you can only have 4 or 5 and if you have more people in your

CSoul

Feb 1, 10:34am

Easy for tablets, phones/laptops to work around

SWKTDweller

Feb 1, 11:11am

Hmm, so my kid at college can't use our Netflix? Seems stupid.

Coach's Dad

Feb 1, 10:36am

This is probably the demographic most affected, but Netflix probably doesn't care. Those kids will just

CSoul

Feb 1, 10:38am

Probably best to cut the cord. They are at college now.

Baron

Feb 1, 10:44am

I don't disagree, but at what point do our kids..

FulhamUte

Feb 1, 11:26am

When they are done with college? That's when I do it.

Coach's Dad

Feb 1, 12:33pm

Just pay for your own account, Deleted.

Sid Vicious

Feb 1, 10:37am

This is stupid. See yah Netflix.

creameryon9th

Feb 1, 10:46am

Are you going to cancel your own account because it’s harder for others to

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 10:52am

I currently pool subscription costs with a sibling. I bet we decide to just cancel.

OPINIONS

Feb 1, 11:07am

This is why they are doing what they are doing.

Ozymandias

Feb 1, 11:19am

I can see that. But I think it’s weird to call it “stupid” that they’re not

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 11:20am

I think their user agreement is disingenuous (at best) when they have been actively encouraging PW sharing for years.

OPINIONS

Feb 1, 11:28am

That tweet is from 5 years ago. How active have they been on that front since

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 11:31am

I'm saying that if I use a feature (e.g., password sharing) to my benefit for yrs, and then claim that said feature...

OPINIONS

Feb 1, 11:46am

Are they doing something other than saying “we’re changing our policy” and

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 11:56am

Or — more likely — we just pick a new platform like Paramount that isn't currently cracking down on sharing.

OPINIONS

Feb 1, 11:26am

I pool a subscription as well. As long as Netflix continues to release

TheCougarBunch

Feb 1, 11:39am

It's better than their previously announced plan - which was to automatically

StantonMac

Feb 1, 10:50am

I bet Netflix loses a lot of subscribers. I almost never watch Netflix. I don’t

Powerbait DPM

Feb 1, 4:10pm

It will be the complete opposite.

TCuz

Feb 1, 4:12pm

It will be interesting to see what happens. Netflix has enough competition now.

Powerbait DPM

Feb 1, 5:53pm

Same thing for us & our extended family. It gets used, but rarely.

RUNBYU1

Feb 1, 4:23pm

I cancelled Netflix in 2020. Life is better without it.

King of Y

Feb 1, 4:42pm

LOL, life is better without it? That $16 a month has really changed your life?

russkiejedi

Feb 1, 5:59pm

It’s not the $16. It’s all the other things I can accomplish in the time I used

King of Y

Feb 1, 6:12pm

What agenda?

Deleted

Feb 1, 6:16pm

The Dave Chapelle conservative agenda is what he’s referring to, I think. Must be a lib.

TCuz

Feb 1, 7:03pm

Are you familiar with Higher Ground Productions? I really can’t get into it, but

King of Y

Feb 1, 7:50pm

Just enable the VPN on your home router and configure it to use on your tablet or computer. No big deal.

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