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    Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    Do you share your Netflix account with others who don't live in your home? Netflix tried cracking down on this in the past, but now there might be an added cost for this.

    The streaming giant said Wednesday it's testing out a new fee structure that would allow subscribers to add up to two additional users they don't live with, according to a blog post from Chengyi Long, director or product innovation at Netflix.

    This new fee will first roll out in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. The company said it will be "working to understand the utility of these two features for members in these three countries before making changes anywhere else in the world."

    Members in the three aforementioned countries will be able to add additional subscribers — with their own profile, personalized recommendations, login and password — for 2,380 CLP in Chile, $2.99 USD in Costa Rica and 7.9 PEN in Peru.

    You can also transfer profiles to a new account or as an extra member on an existing account, which will keep their viewing history, My List and personalized recommendations.

    This is another attempt from Netflix to crack down on password sharing. Previously, the company prompted users to verify their identities or credentials to continue to have access to their account. That feature, according to The Hollywood Reporter, hasn't been made permanent yet.
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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    How will they know? Maybe I travel for work to the same place a lot and use Netflix there. Are they going to think I've given my Netflix account info to someone else and charge me the fee if my account is regularly used in two geographic areas? Or will this be on the honor system?

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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    Quote Originally Posted by Boston Red View Post
    How will they know? Maybe I travel for work to the same place a lot and use Netflix there. Are they going to think I've given my Netflix account info to someone else and charge me the fee if my account is regularly used in two geographic areas? Or will this be on the honor system?
    Exactly. Isn't that supposed to be the reason for streaming in a world where our viewing habits take place, not only in different locations in the same City, but different States and different countries as we move about. We are a very mobile society and our accounts should travel with us.
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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    Maybe they mean at the same time, e.g. two users logged into the same account and simultaneously watching.

    That’s all I can think of.
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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    It’s in Netflix’s best interest to get this figured out but I’m not sure how they can do it.

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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    Quote Originally Posted by Roy Tucker View Post
    Maybe they mean at the same time, e.g. two users logged into the same account and simultaneously watching.

    That’s all I can think of.
    I think you're already limited to two streaming at one time from one account.

    The Standard plan bumps you up to two simultaneous streams and two download devices, while the Premium package allows for four streams and downloads on up to four mobile devices.
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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    It is never enough $, they just cant be happy....

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    Re: Netflix Testing Fees If You Share Account Outside Your Household

    Quote Originally Posted by Dom Heffner View Post
    It is never enough $, they just cant be happy....
    They need to be able to fund the absolute trash original movies they are pushing.
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