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It’s still unclear to me how they count the two weeks on a location. If I go to my summer house every weekend, does that count? Or do they count when you use Netflix at multiple locations at the same time?

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You know, if you can afford a different house for a season, I suspect you could afford another Netflix account for that house.

Arrogant and superfluous comment. If it’s still me and only me watching then netflix should not care.

The comment you responded to was neither arrogant or superfluous. Prior to the internet people had cable TV subscriptions for their house and vacation house. The norm was TV subscription being location based. Now with the internet that changed a bit. Netflix is trying to come up with a way to ensure that people aren’t using a subscription login “unjustly” (as Netflix defines this). It’s a tricky problem to solve.

It’s not really exactly the same thing! A web services should not be location bound! What if next to access your email you have to be home or pay for any extra location? Following your previous line of reasoning to access standard mail you have to be home!

It wasn’t a line of reasoning or a justification. I was not justifying anything or arguing for or against anything. Web services are already location bound. For example, there are YouTube videos available in the U.S. but not in Russia. I’m certain there are emails legal to be sent and read in Iran that are not legal to be sent in the U.S. One state in the U.S. is attempting to ban abortion information being sent to people within that state’s borders (likely just posturing but the point stands).

I can see from Netflix’s perspective that maybe the cost of allowing too many streams from one account is not profitable. Clearly they think this is a problem.

The reason for restricovodeos is licensing on the content in every country… within the same country no restrictions apply. I do understand Netflix point of wanting to restrict account sharing… but I don’t see why this should impact people that simply move around a lot! Another example: I have a friend that is a consultant… basically every week is in a different place! No Netflix at all for him?

Personally, I think they can solve the "unjustly" by not allowing to watch content at the same time from different locations

I think there must be a number of hours of streaming per month for one account beyond which it is unprofitable for Netflix. I think they are trying to get more accounts below this number.

True, but there is a difference between being able to afford something and actually wanting to pay for it.

I'd like a summer home and I don't want to pay for it, where is my support group?

Alternatively, so if you visit your parents every weekend, you can also afford another Netflix account for when you are visiting your parents?

I already use my parents' account, so it wouldn't apply to me so much. I wouldn't buy a Netflix account just for the weekends though; I suppose everyone will have to figure out how to spend their entertainment dollars to suit themselves in the brave new reality.

Yes, same here, that's probably when I would cancel Netflix

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