If you are using someone else’s Netflix For money-saving accounts, it’s a good idea to start creating alternative plans for streaming your favorite shows.
Popular on-demand streaming services have worked for some time to eliminate the ethically questionable practice of sharing passwords.
Also, the latest policy tests, announced in March 2022 and coming soon in several countries, may be a sign for future US-based streamers seeking to share accounts with non-family members. ..
Let’s take a look at what these new policies are and how they can affect streamer wallets around the world.
Netflix sets up test policies aimed at billing subscribers for streaming outside the home
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Netflix Innovation Director Chengyi Long announced two new policy tests to take place this month.
Both are designed to force users who don’t actually live in their households to pay for access to Netflix.
- Add additional members. Members of the Standard and Premium plans can add up to two sub-accounts that do not live together. Each has its own profile, personalized recommendations, logins and passwords. 2,380 CLP in Chile, USD in 2.99 Costa Rica, 7.9 PEN in Peru.
- Transfer the profile to your new account. Members of the Basic, Standard, and Premium plans can allow users who share an account to transfer profile information to a new account or a sub-account of additional members. This preserves your display history, My Lists, and personalized recommendations.
Users in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru will be tested for these new policies and could be expanded to the United States if they succeed in reducing password sharing.
A blog post that announced that a test policy has been under development for some time has long revealed that it is a product of some subscribers who are “confused” about when and how they can share their accounts. I explained it skillfully. Between households. Wink Wink.
How this could affect Netflix streamers in the US in the near future
At this time, Netflix subscribers in the United States should not be affected by these announced changes. However, if successful in three pilot countries, many Americans may need to rethink how to access Netflix.
Let’s look at some possible scenarios if these policies permeate the United States.
If you are using someone else’s Netflix account and plan to continue using it
You may be a candidate for the “Add Member” program.
Netflix has taken steps to identify paid subscribers’ non-household devices that have accessed their accounts, and we can expect things to be more aggressive in that regard.
As mentioned above, the Add Additional Members feature allows paid subscribers to add up to two people to the list of approved users instead of paying a little extra each month.
Let’s say you’re using your friend’s Netflix login information.
This policy allows you to continue to have your own Netflix profile within your subscription, but you can pay much less than the $ 10 to $ 20 per month that Netflix requires for a standalone subscription.
The potential price in the US is still unknown, but the test price in Chile is equivalent to $ 2.99 per person per month. This seems fair to be “legal” as a borrower of paid account access.
If you broke things with Netflix Buddy but still need content
The announced “Transfer Profile to New Account” feature may be useful in the United States for several reasons.
Netflix has designed this policy to allow people who lived in the same household to break up.
Netflix most often wants people to pay for their services, but this new policy may be a godsend for users who want to stay away from someone sharing an account.
My relationship with my lover may be over, but I’ve spent years building Netflix streaming profiles at home. Or maybe you were a college roommate with someone. And now it’s time to go home and start a streaming life without them.
Current policy can be tempted to “fool the system” by sharing passwords with these people in order to keep costs down and not compromise the watch list.
The “Forward profile to new account” policy may resolve if you pass the test pilot.
You can resolve the situation by doing one of the following:
- Move your profile to your new Netflix account and keep your content saved while you start your own billing
- Move your profile to your existing Netflix account and keep your content saved while you pay to be one of the two “additional members”
Final idea
These new policies won’t affect Netflix streamers in the US today, but it’s worth monitoring weeks or months ahead to see if the tests are gaining momentum.
Netflix password sharers have already experienced crackdowns on the number of devices allowed to stream from one account. Also, as location detection technology becomes more intuitive, it’s reasonable to expect Netflix to continue looking for anomalies that indicate that multiple households are using one account.
So while these policies seem like potential obstacles on the surface, in the long run, Netflix offers some new cost-effective ways to “successfully” content sharing habits. You may just be doing it.
And Team Clark is fine with that. We love a lot, but we also believe in getting them ethically.
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