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In the changes that have surfaced on Netflix's support pages in South America, it has been said that Netflix will begin charging an additional fee for using a subscription outside of users' primary household.
Here are the details on how it will work and how much you will pay
Niv Lillian
19/07/2022
Tuesday, 19 July, 2022, 10:33 Updated: 10:37
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As we reported here at the time, Netflix has declared war on the phenomenon of sharing usernames and passwords between several households, a phenomenon that is causing it a significant loss in revenue.
The explanations that surfaced on Netflix's support pages in South America explicitly stated that additional charges would be required for devices connected outside their main household for more than two weeks (to avoid charging in case you watched a series on the smartphone on the go - just a permanent connection).
Each additional household or location will cost 219 pesos per month per location in Argentina (US $ 1.17) or $ 3 per month in other countries.
According to Bloomberg, in the trial areas of the new billing method, subscribers will have one primary address or location where they can access unlimited content, as well as from mobile devices like computers or smartphones as usual, but in the trial areas they can also purchase "homes" or locations Additional, where it will be possible to add the service to additional TV screens regularly and continuously.
In the trial areas of the new billing method, subscribers will have one primary address or location (Photo: ShutterStock)
The page reads: "On August 22, when you log in to Netflix on a TV set outside your home, there will be an option to add another home for a monthly fee. If you plan to use Netflix on this TV for a limited time, you can watch Netflix for two weeks at no extra charge, assuming you did not "Netflix has been used in this location in the past. After this period, the device will be blocked, unless you add another home to the subscription."
If you are going on vacation, and would like to watch Netflix on vacation - no problem.
As long as you did not watch Netflix in the same location that year, you can use it for up to two weeks free of charge.
For those who have summer homes, well, you will probably have to pay.
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As long as you did not watch Netflix in the same location that year, you can use it for up to two weeks free of charge (Photo: ShutterStock)
There will probably also be a difference in the number of "houses" that can be added according to the subscription level: in the basic plan you will be entitled to one more location, in the standard plan for two, and in the premium plan - for three more permanent houses.
As you may recall, at the same time, Netflix is working on a free subscription backed by advertisements, which this week learned that its technology partner will be Microsoft.
All of these steps come as containment measures on the part of the company, which reported in the previous quarter that for the first time in over a decade - it has lost subscribers.
Netflix's upcoming quarterly report will be released today (Tuesday).
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