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[VPN Required] 65% off Netflix via VPN (Mobile/Standard/Ultra $3.70/$5.12/$7.01 Mth w/No Fee Card)

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[VPN Required] 65% off Netflix via VPN (Mobile/Standard/Ultra $3.70/$5.12/$7.01 Mth w/No Fee Card)
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julz15 on 17/09/2020 - 07:57 netflix.com (2478 clicks)
Last edited 19/10/2020 - 05:46 by 3 other users

Mod remove if incorrect but just want to bring attention back to this post since Netflix jacked their AU prices today. It's been almost a year since it was originally posted.

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/469062

All credit to @Ulysses37

Basically use a VPN to subscribe to Netflix Turkey and get up to 65% off.

Instructions from prior deal posts https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/469062/

STEP 1: VPN Trial

Torguard
SaferVPN (no Turkish IP)
Express VPN
VyprVPN
VPNhub
Windscribe
PureVPN (bad reports)

Decent VPN Guide @Reddit

STEP 2: Confirm Turkish/Argentinian IP

IP Check
IP Check

STEP 3: Sign Up

Open a new incognito/private-browsing tab in your browser. Might not be enough

Visit Netflix

STEP 4: Enter Card Details

Working: Citibank Debit, 28 Degrees, Macquarie, ANZ Rewards

Mixed reports: ING, CBA

Note: Some banks block 1st attempt & send you a txt to confirm it's you. Once you reply, 2nd attempt will work.

Once complete, it may ask for a mobile phone number. Ignore it, open netflix site in a fresh tab & confirm account is running.

Existing Subscribers:

Visit Netflix website and cancel your subscription ASAP. It will expire at the end of the billing period. Then follow instructions above.

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(kudos to sleep24seven)
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  • [Deactivated] on 17/09/2020 - 08:07
    +1

    How much are the Australian prices now?

  • Ostrich on 17/09/2020 - 08:08
    +15

    Been using the turkey priced subscription for over a year, works perfectly.

    • mchuelio on 17/09/2020 - 08:58
      +2

      Its asks for a mobile number when I do it! How'd you get past this stage?

    • GLO on 17/09/2020 - 15:47

      can you prepay 12months? Or does it have to be monthly billed?

    • Hunter14 on 17/09/2020 - 17:43

      Does it have all the Australian content?

      • wisdomtooth on 18/09/2020 - 06:27
        +2

        The content is determined by where you're watching it from, not from where you signed at. This is why people use VPN to watch content only available in other countries.

        • Hunter14 on 18/09/2020 - 14:42

          Awesome. So I watch from Australia then I'll get the Australian content. So only using VPN to pay the bills 'from Turkey'. Cheers

    • Italkdigital on 18/09/2020 - 03:43

      Which VPN your using may I ask?

  • Benjamin7711 on 17/09/2020 - 08:11
    +1

    I noticed at the bottom of the previous post;

    Existing Subscribers:
    Visit Netflix website and cancel your subscription ASAP. It will expire at the end of the billing period. Then follow instructions above.

    Does this mean I can keep my account and it's Library/currently watching etc but switch over to Turkey/Argentina billing with the steps?

    • SuperC on 17/09/2020 - 08:14
      +2

      Yep exactly this. The only difference is that you may get an email telling you what is popular in Turkey.

      • Benjamin7711 on 17/09/2020 - 09:15

        Thanks mate, this is great news! Do you know if I have to wait for my previous subscription to run out before switching over? I'm assuming I do.. will have to liaise with the 4 others on my account lol

        • hen dawg on 17/09/2020 - 09:32
          +2

          Yes but you only have to wait till the day after the cancellation takes effect

    • hen dawg on 17/09/2020 - 08:41
      +1

      This worked fine for me via ARG

  • Maestrok on 17/09/2020 - 08:13
    +3

    Last time I tried this netflix had an extra step of asking for a mobile number to text a code..that stopped me from doing it. Anyone successful recently?

    • hawkeye93 on 17/09/2020 - 08:17

      You can skip that step without having to enter a number. I reckon it’s just for account recovery.

      • Temporary username on 17/09/2020 - 08:21
        +7

        I was tried many time but can not skip that step :0

      • royale on 17/09/2020 - 08:48
        +6

        I also failed on this step. Can't get the account activated. I suspect this is now mandatory, additional measure they have put in place.

      • Maestrok on 17/09/2020 - 09:23

        Pray tell how do I skip having to enter a number?

    • mikeb on 18/09/2020 - 08:12

      You can get a free temporary overseas phone number from various sites. They are used for precisely this reason - receiving a confirmation code.

      • brd56 on 18/09/2020 - 14:01

        Can you suggest one that is easy to use?

      • YungDaggerDick on 22/09/2020 - 01:26

        hi, which site did you use? thank you

  • hawkeye93 on 17/09/2020 - 08:19

    Argentina price (Ultra) has increased to 449 ARS as I just registered a month ago. So it’s over $8 in AUD now.

    • hen dawg on 17/09/2020 - 08:43

      That's still really good. I was paying over $9 back in July so the exchange rate must have improved even more

    • _tony on 17/09/2020 - 09:06
      +1

      Ultra account for Turkey was $7.85 in my latest bill. AUD is definitely doing better as it was ~$9 a few months ago

      • Choc83 on 17/09/2020 - 09:50
        +10

        Yep, $7.80 last week, the Turkish currency is taking a bit of a battering. We're all just doing what we can to help

    • SickDmith on 17/09/2020 - 17:46

      How much was it before?
      Also…
      Do they start charging everyone 499 ARS now or just new subscribers?

      • Nousernamehere on 17/09/2020 - 18:06

        It has been 449 ARS since April.

    • petestrash on 19/09/2020 - 12:26

      A new 35% sales tax was introduced this week.

      All Argentinian plans will now have the 35% added for future payments.

      So 449ARS for Ultra + 35%.

      • portard on 18/11/2020 - 01:43

        Hey, just wondering what you have been charged in Sept/Oct?
        For 25/09 I got charged 449ARS = $8.28
        For 29/10 I got charged 736.36ARS = $13.31

        I know theres a 35% tax now but wtf thats a 65% tax based on my October charge…did you get anything similar?

        • daanish on 19/11/2020 - 15:50

          My September and October dated charges match your ARS values. I have since swapped to Turkey pricing and 41.99TL came to $6.99 AUD on billing day for the premium package.

        • petestrash on 21/11/2020 - 15:16

          Yep same pricing as yours.

  • LittleTicket on 17/09/2020 - 08:24

    Can other people still access on the same account? Or do they need a VPN as well?

    • julz15 on 17/09/2020 - 08:28
      +7

      U only need a VPN to sign up. After that. Just access normally from your device of choice

      • ScoMosas on 17/09/2020 - 09:02

        It doesn't accept my Citibank debit card for payment

        • roozmik on 17/09/2020 - 10:06
          +1

          Check that your not getting an SMS or something to verify the payment. I think I might have had the same problem ages ago and they blocked my card. I was using PC to sign up and didn't realise they were sending me SMS

        • Ulysses31 on 27/09/2020 - 13:29

          Mine has worked for more than a year. But roughly 2mths ago, citibank started flagging the transactions as strange. Emails, calls, sms to me.
          Stupid, due to long history… But fair enough: aussie client paying Turkish currency billed in Netherlands LOL.

  • EVA-01 on 17/09/2020 - 08:30
    +2

    Used Windscribe VPN to Turkey and it keeps saying "Incorrect password. Please try again or you can reset your password."

    Turned VPN off and logs in to AU one without issues.

    I wonder if it's some kind of security measure when logging in to existing (but lapsed) account from different regions

    • Cy724 on 17/09/2020 - 12:10
      +2

      Log in without vpn, only turn on VPN when you are selecting a plan. Instead of AUD price it gave me the TL price.

  • pufffdragon on 17/09/2020 - 08:42
    +2

    Wonder if this price rise has something to do with their stocks plummeting, after the "Cuties" backlash.

    • futureminime on 17/09/2020 - 10:06
      +2

      What was the cuties backlash? … Asking for a friend, not that I'm uninformed.

      • krisspy on 17/09/2020 - 10:25
        +3

        Cuties is a show about young girls being adults - essentially being all prmiscous and twerking. People shot it down before it even aired.

      • pufffdragon on 17/09/2020 - 10:28
        +2

        Ha ha. The netflix cuties movie poster is enough to answer your friends questions. The original movie poster I may ad. They decided to change it. Not that it helps.

      • wisdomtooth on 18/09/2020 - 06:36
        +3

        It's a movie allegedly denouncing child sexual exploitation… that sexually exploits its young cast.

        More here.

      • jjcf on 01/10/2020 - 11:06

        There was no backlash, and the fall in NFLX mirrors the fall in the Nasd comp index.

        Just more recycled talking points.

  • fantoo on 17/09/2020 - 08:42

    Isnt this under long running deals?

    • paulaus on 17/09/2020 - 08:50
      +1

      Lol

    • bhunter101 on 17/09/2020 - 08:54
      +6

      Should you be allowed on ozb is the real question?

    • tighttighttight on 17/09/2020 - 09:02
      +7

      It's unethical for Netflix to jack up their price when the content hasn't been that good lately.

    • Miso on 17/09/2020 - 09:25
      +5

      Speaking of ethics, wait till you see how much tax Netflix (doesn't) pays

    • team teri on 17/09/2020 - 10:32
      +5

      I believe a company that charges different prices in different countries for the same thing acts about as ethical as a user who takes advantage of that behaviour.

      • futureminime on 17/09/2020 - 12:41

        Technically not the same thing, different library of content available for different regions as they have to pay different licencing fees to content providers.

        Certainly we get Australia Taxed - decent enough economy to wear higher prices, and at the same time don't get as large a library of shows because its not worth paying for as many licences when we have such a small population.

      • crazyboy on 17/09/2020 - 13:12

        But most people in these countries earn a lot less than people in Australia.

    • Thaal Sinestro on 17/09/2020 - 12:03
      +1

      Nothing unethical about f#%*ing over capitalists. They have become rich but fleecing us consumers through excessive markups. Like a tradesman charging you $500 an hour.

    • futureminime on 17/09/2020 - 12:55
      +1

      I'd say 'slightly unethical', and there have always been posts like this on OzB. Its a loophole and yes by definition is morally ambiguous depending on your stance on a few things. I believe a lot of people on here see it more as 'grey importing' the product.

      **Some justifying points could include: **
      Many people split a 4 family membership anyway, this in terms of cost/user isn't any worse than that (although could be combo'd with that for a worse outcome for Netflix)
      Better than just pirating all the shows and Netflix not getting any money.

      Some points against include:
      Different licencing costs in Aus, different library designed for each region
      Its the users choice to buy the product as provided in Aus if they are interested, or to go with a competitor

      I'm not sure the current requirements regarding showing locally produced content, other forms of media often has a minimum % of local stuff. If they do I'm sure that is factored into the Aussie pricing.

      For reference - I pay for our account using gift cards from Colesworth whenever they have bonus points. I don't begrudge people who go this route though. Netflix are undoubtibly aware, they know what traffic is linked to each account and even what accounts a being shared between multiple households. At some point they will do something about it but at this stage it seems like they are have decided the money lost is less than the money needed to deal with it.

  • DocC on 17/09/2020 - 09:00

    Can't get past the needing a mobile phone number step. Am I missing something?

    • krisspy on 17/09/2020 - 10:28
      +2

      Only turn on Turkish VPN when your putting cc details (may need to reload the page when you turn VPN on) and it will charge you turkey prices and currency, use a different country during registration to avoid it asking for a mobile number.

      I'm assuming Netflix has put some measure on Turkish registrations to make sure only residents apply.

      • DocC on 17/09/2020 - 11:12
        +2

        Signed up for windscribe VPN, built a plan for $2 per month. Turn it on to Turkey and get all the way to processing payment and it says there is a problem with my payment method. Tried two diff visa and one amex. Any tips?

        • whalefa on 17/09/2020 - 13:41
          +2

          same problem，dont know what to do now

        • TaurusHead on 16/11/2020 - 12:06

          same, back to Argentina, it is what it is!

      • Italkdigital on 18/09/2020 - 03:47

        don't they use PayPal? CC only?

  • PefDef on 17/09/2020 - 09:06

    Isnt the library smaller then?

    • Polt on 17/09/2020 - 09:32
      +6

      No, the Netflix library changes depending on th country you're watching in, not the one you signed up to.

      Source: I've used my Aus Netflix account overseas and see a different set of shows available to what I see at home.

      • crazyboy on 17/09/2020 - 13:15

        Are you 100% sure?

        • PAEz on 17/09/2020 - 13:56
          +2

          yes

        • Polt on 17/09/2020 - 13:59
          +1

          Yes. Again, I've used my account in various countries overseas and you have access to that country's library

  • Miso on 17/09/2020 - 09:07
    +38

    Hello from Turkey (according to my Netflix billing)

    Actually gets billed from the Netherlands - so they can avoid tax - so ethically they can stick it.

    • MontyMacaw on 19/09/2020 - 10:40

      What is this “ethics” you talk of?

  • Overtime2000 on 17/09/2020 - 09:08

    Although the Argentina price is listed as 449(for ultra), it comes out on my billing at 570'ish
    I think there is a sales tax in Argentina on top of the 449, which I googled was 21%!!!!!!

      • Overtime2000 on 17/09/2020 - 12:43

        yea, hmm not sure either
        I might change the netflix plan and see what happens

        • Nousernamehere on 17/09/2020 - 13:25

          So with your CC statement does it actually say you’re being charged 449ARS or 570ARS?

    • petestrash on 19/09/2020 - 12:25
      +1

      A new 35% sales tax was introduced this week.

      All Argentinian plans will now have the 35% added for future payments.

  • prayforchristchurch on 17/09/2020 - 09:09
    +1

    NordVPN still not working to access Netflix Argentina or Turkey

    • Miso on 17/09/2020 - 09:22
      +5

      Nord doesn't support those two regions for content - defaults to USA.

      So NordVPN is a no go for this.

  • edreamer46 on 17/09/2020 - 09:15

    any success doing so with NordVPN?

    • edreamer46 on 17/09/2020 - 09:18

      or with HSBC Global debit card?

  • Acopic on 17/09/2020 - 09:16
    +2

    Have been doing this for a while. From memory the way around the phone number thing was to use a lapsed account that already had an Australian number associated. So sign up for a free trial and cancel it. Then once cancelled, and lapsed, do the vpn thingy. Trouble comes with which cards are and aren't accepted too. Kogan credit card works for me. Citi credit card did too.

    While you're at it do it for indian YouTube premium.

    • lambaus on 17/09/2020 - 12:35

      Normal citiibank debit card won’t work and Macquarie bank doesn’t work either

    • JJlikes2eat on 20/09/2020 - 22:57
      +1

      No more free trials in Oz. Killed off around March 2020

  • tarken on 17/09/2020 - 09:17

    $8.42AUD from my last bill using Argentina

  • dealsucker on 17/09/2020 - 09:19

    Also wondering how good or bad is the content in comparison

    • Acopic on 17/09/2020 - 09:20
      +2

      Content based on location while streaming. So it's the same unless you use a VPN while streaming.

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