Sharing Netflix Account with Strangers

Some people are selling their Netflix "Family" account on OZB classifieds. As far I as know every user will use the same login and password, right? So would I be correct to assume there's no guarantee I will get interrupted viewing, because it depends on how many simultaneous screens are active? (e.g. Premium plan has 4 screens max).

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  • It is trust based. Besides it is the simplest people can comply with. If you cannot even do that, I am more sad about that person than I am worried about my interrupted viewing.

    • Yep basically an honor system.

      So how much do you trust the honor of your fellow strangers is the question that is up to you.

  • Been doing for couple of months never seen any issues.

  • It's only $15 a month or so to get your own.

      • Price is good, buy I would lose the list of shows already watched. Very annoying.

        • Didn't think of that. Kinda always swapped around with free trials using Gmail hack that I hadn't worried.

          • @nodeahs: @nodeahs: I am also creating new trial accounts but now running out of card to use. I assume we can only use a card one time in an account. Any hack for that?

            • @jsb: Using PayPal or Netflix gift card from deals

  • If you try to watch, and there’s too many people watching already, you get a message

  • +5

    I am sharing with 3 other "strangers". The "owner" of the account has setup 4 different profile, obviously 1 for himself, and the other 3 profiles for 3 other ozbargainers.

    I only get into my own profile, so I only see my own list of movies

    The condition of the sharing is that each of us can only view one screen at a time, and I have never had more than one screening at any one time. I only ever watched very late at night, and occasionally during the day on weekends, and I have never had any problem.

    From memory, I am already six months into this shared arrangmement and it has been great so far.

    • Out of curiosity, how much do you pay?

      • $54 a year. This would have been based on the Australian price of $17.99 per month for the Family Plan, which would come to $4.50 a month per person, hence $54 a year.

        • Thanks. Sounds like a good deal and a win-win for everyone.

  • I have on problems with honor system. I am sharing a spotify family account already with a stranger, but every user gets their own login. I am thinking of accidental over-usage, e.g. another (real) family member using a second screen simultaneously by mistake.

    • *no problems

  • If there are any problems such as you can't view because the screens have been used, can't you just pull out of that agreement and at most lose about $6ish for that month?

    • I think to make it convenient for everyone the account holder sells a spot 12months at a time, not month-on-month.

  • If its your account log out all users,then just change the password for the account.

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