Netflix wants to limit the use of the same ID at different addresses. Internet users noticed that there is no need to define a household if using the service on a computer or mobile.
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The movie and series streaming service Netflix brings password sharing around the world. According to the service representative, this will also come to Finland “sooner or later”.
The use of the Netflix account will be limited to the account owner’s household, and children who have moved away from home, for example, will not be able to use their parents’ account.
Today, in certain countries, the service offers the possibility to purchase an additional user, which means that the service can be used outside the household connected to the account.
Lifehacker website told in which cases account use limited to households is not valid.
Use on mobile and computer
It is explained in Netflix’s policiesthat the household does not need to be defined for the service, if it is not used via a smart TV.
Thus, the password sharing ban is not valid if Netflix is only used via a mobile device or computer.
However, this requires a bit of effort if you plan to watch the service on a big TV screen. However, connecting a computer to a TV with an HDMI cable is not a demanding task.
Log in to the household’s wireless network
Because Netflix wants to enable its users to watch the service even on vacation, you can watch the service outside of your home if you have signed in to the service on your home’s wireless network.
However, Netflix may at some point request to reconnect to the service. So if someone comes up with the idea of visiting a village with a smart TV to get the possibility of using the service, there is no hundred percent certainty that this will work.
In the end, the most sensible solution is to just pay for your subscription, or buy an additional user provided by the service.