Comments by "" (@redtela) on "Netflix Subscription Update – is this fair?" video.

  1. I think this will be a minefield for them - when they have already lost subscribers, squeezing more cash from existing subscribers (with the cost of everything else going up) is risking more subscribers simply cancelling the service. Of course, it's their right to do that. I would question how it is going to be implemented - for example, I, my partner and our children all have devices with Netflix ability (TV, laptops at least 2 desktop PCs, mobile phones)... about the only way I can see them enforcing this is by IP address. Within my house, my external IP changes dynamically (within the block provided by the ISP). But I also have a VPN, if I happen to be in the UK at a hotel, rather than using public wifi, I will be using VPN. That's a different IP address (and I'm not using the VPN to circumvent geographic restrictions, because I'm still in the UK). Further, if any of us use a mobile phone to watch Netflix and it's on 4G or 5G, rather than on Wifi, that is yet another IP address. My kids could be on a school trip, sitting on a coach, and want to watch Netflix through the account I pay for. Other than IP/IP range enforcement, I'm not sure how they can detect usage that is against their terms, and for example, if they try it, what is there to stop me just having everyone use the VPN (which is a private VPN that I setup, and as a single static IP)?
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