I'm temporarily living apart from my family (courtesy of Uncle Sam) and had been using my old Netflix account, which my wife and children also use from their home.
The other day I tried to watch a program and I got a notice that the account I was using did not match the billing address. It did give me an option to choose "traveling" which I did. I then had to retrieve a code texted to my phone (which is on file) that allowed me to use my subscription from my temporary housing.
Anyhow, it looked like the move paid off for Netflix. They were giving away tons of content for free by allowing people to share passwords with countless people.
And, yes, I expect half the replies to this thread will be reminding me that I'm supporting liberals/trannies/Antifa/Satan by watching Netflix. I get it. I still like watching TV shows.
Those idiots. They played chicken and lost.
I remember reading that book sale numbers were hard to track in the Soviet Union because a single copy of book was passed around and read by 10 or more people.
Never had a Netflix subscription and I would drink a Bud Light before I would ever watch that trash.
Had access thru our kid’s acct, but lost that two days ago on the widescreen in the den. Still have access thru the phone app.
Will not be signing up though.
Not sure why that would bother you to support - you literally support shows that are porn and have used this platform to promote the same.
“Shocking turn of events”? NO WAY. This rise in subscribers is exactly what you would expect. This move by Netflix is way overdue… and I say that as someone who has abused password sharing.
I had access through someone else’s account. I tried to find things I would like. I found a few things, yes, and many things I regretted seeing. I realized when Netflix cracked down that I was spending way too much time and effort searching through the selections to find something worth watching. I’m done with them. I’m proud I never spent a dime on their content.
The Drug dealer chummed his prey.
I don’t subscribe to anything. I stopped watching TV years ago and don’t miss it one bit.