A few months ago, Netflix was already testing a new feature to combat this illegal password sharing to proceed. Here, users in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru were able to set up legal secondary accounts for up to 2 shared password users, which cost the equivalent of 2-3 euros.
Now Netflix is testing again new subscription model in five countrieswhich aims to curb the high number of shared accounts.
Test function allows additional homes for Netflix accounts
As reported by Variety, among others, the streaming service will be testing a new feature in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic starting next month. Here it will be possible to use your own account an additional home for an extra charge to add.
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Netflix first tracks the only home that needs to be set in your account from the start, and blocks accessas soon as the account is used from another location for longer than two weeks.
An additional home can be added to the account for $2.99, which should also enable legal account sharing. Depending on the tariff up to three additional houses or apartments to be bought. The test function is likely to be problematic for anyone who has to travel frequently throughout the year and is therefore not in their designated Netflix home for a long time.
It is not known whether the function could also be tested in Germany. So far there are no official plans. Despite this, Netflix appears to be continuing to do everything it can to limit illegal password sharing in the future.
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