I was being charged .50 cents extra until I switched from using PayPal (with bank account) to using my debit card directly. I don't use PayPal now and I don't have the extra .50 cent fee from Netflix.
Last October, Netflix hiked prices for the second time in less than two years. The current monthly pricing for the Netflix Standard plan with ads is $6.99. Without ads, the Standard plan will run you $15.49 a month and the Premium plan will cost $22.99.
The company is cracking down on customers who share their accounts with people outside a single geographic household, introducing an $8 monthly charge in a long-threatened bid to retain customers and stanch a slowdown in subscription growth. Netflix uses location tracking to ensure subscribed users are logged in at a single home subscriber base, which is sure to test users already sensitive to growing threats to their online privacy.
Since the end of June, Netflix has blocked devices that attempt to access a Netflix account without paying the proper fees, according to TechRadar. Subscribers in a compliant household can keep using the service on the road, like on laptops or hotel TVs, without paying additional fees.
The Financial Times previously reported that Netflix had alerted internet provider partners in the UK that they should expect angry calls and support questions about the sharing price hike and location tracking features.
This move suggested that despite Netflix's best efforts, the company predicted a large number of subscribers would only detect the change when Netflix demanded an extra $8 for sharing the account outside their new "home" location.
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Offer subject to change. Receive Netflix Standard with ads while you maintain a qualifying line in good standing. Netflix account, plan availability & compatible device required. Alternative discount toward different Netflix streaming plans may apply. Not redeemable or refundable for cash; cannot be exchanged for Netflix gift subscriptions. Cancel Netflix anytime. Netflix Terms of Use apply: www.netflix.com/termsofuse. 1 offer per T-Mobile account; for existing Netflix members it may take 1-2 bill cycles during which time you will continue to be charged separately for any existing Netflix account. If you link an existing Netflix account to this offer, terminating the qualifying line will not automatically cancel your Netflix membership, and Netflix will automatically resume charging your existing payment method that they have on file. Like all plans, features may change or be discontinued at any time; see T-Mobile Terms and Conditions at T-Mobile.com for details.
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Log into My.T-mobile, select Account, and then select Manage add-ons. On the Manage data and add-ons page, add Netflix in the Services section. T-Mobile pays Netflix directly for you. For customers with an existing Netflix account, it may take one or two Netflix billing cycles for your billing to transfer to T-Mobile.
The email provides two options: transfer the extra person's profile to a new membership that they can pay for separately, or spend $7.99 a month extra to "share your Netflix account with someone who doesn't live with you."
As for how Netflix determines which customers are sharing accounts, the company says it uses "information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity to determine whether a device signed into your account is part of your Netflix Household." In an attempt to assuage concerns about location privacy, Netflix says it does not collect GPS data from user devices.
Netflix was lenient about account sharing for many years but started rolling out new fees for extra members in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru over a year ago. Netflix also announced plans for an ad-supported tier in April 2022 in response to slowing revenue and a loss in subscribers. The $6.99 ad-supported plan launched in the US in November 2022.
Sure I can do that but Netflix does not allow or provide a balance billing option so I have to pay full price. There is no way to utilize the T-Mobile discount and add aditional lines for two people.
Thanks, I wrote a letter to customer relations in NM that I will mail tomorrow. I called customer service and the rep never could understand what I was talking about. I asked for a supervisor, she put me on hold for a few minutes them came back on caliming she was a supervisor and not the same person I just talked to. Funny because she sounded the same and relayed the same things with the same tone and phrases as she did before attempting to impersonate a supervisor.
I have exact the same Issue , T mobile charges for Netflix service and it was promised that we can share , I have now a disadvantage Since I cant have my Mother add to our Account even she has her line with us but not same household , I cant add her on Netflix , I just spoke to T-mobile Customer support and they said I can add those lines on Netflix account but its not true , so even T-Mobile has no clue how to fix this issues now , maybe time to look to other providers after 25 years of loyal T-mobile client , Im super upset
Thank you cjake, I appreciate your answer but that is not accurate. T-mobile is a partner with Netflix, with a significant number of customers who subscribe to the top two Netflix tears, providing T-Mobile a significant amount of influence over Netflix. If T-Mobile can allow an upgrade to premium for an added fee they can also offer an upgrade to add an extra member for an added fee. If enough customers complain to both T-Mobile and Netflix, which I have (thank you for your mastery of the obvious) as a united force we can effect change. This is the basic premise of democracy and capitalism.
In Canada, where account-sharing fees have rolled out, Netflix says its paid subscriber base is "larger than prior to the launch of paid sharing" and is growing. The company believes it will achieve similar results in the US. However, during its quarterly investors' call on Tuesday, Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the streamer is still considering how much to charge.
"We tested different pricing in these rollouts than what we tested in Latin America, and that gives you a sense of how we're thinking about what is optimal pricing -- especially in more affluent countries," Peters said.
When Netflix outlined its plans for the password-sharing crackdown in February, the company required members to set a primary location for their accounts. Subscribers will still have the ability to watch videos on demand while traveling. Customers in Canada must pay CA$8 per month for each extra user. In Spain, the fee is 6 euros, for Portugal it's 4 euros, and in New Zealand it's NZ$8. Based on those amounts, it's expected Netflix will charge US subscribers between $7 and $8 per subaccount.
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