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Aug 2, 2024, 1:28:03 AM8/2/24

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I recommend searching around on the forum for information on the available features with LR to find more information on why some LR features require the Pro subscription and other features are free.

I know looking up all this information can be time-consuming since it tends to be a bit all over the place in Forums like this, so I wanted to through in some areas to start that may be helpful (or clear up the confusion).

If that all sounds good to you the I think you should be good to just keep using LR and let the free trial you have access to fo 14 days run out without worrying about paying for anything.

Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime Video offers access to a select and dynamic collection of films, television, and Amazon original series. Prime Video comes with an Amazon Prime membership or a separate subscription paid monthly. Amazon offers a 6-month free trial for students and a 50% discount on membership following for up to four years as a student.

Criterion Channel
The Criterion Channel provides streaming access to the Criterion and Janus Films' library of more than 2,000 classic and contemporary films. Films can be searched by title, director, or decade. International in scope, the platform offers a 14-day free trial. Subscription models include monthly or annual payments. The library can license select titles from the Criterion Collection through Kanopy.

Disney+
The platform offers access to movies and television programming from DIsney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox. Subscriptions can be purchased for an annual or monthly fee. No free trial or student discount at this time.

HBO Max
HBO streaming platform offers films, television, and HBO original content. Annual or monthly subscription, with or without ads. Without ads is a premium option. No student discount available at this time.

Hulu
Hulu offers an expansive collection of films, television and, with the premium subscription package, access to live television. Subscription options include with or without ads. The premium package includes access to live television. Hulu offers a 30-day free trial and a student discount on a monthly subscription rate.

Mubi
Mubi is a curated streaming platform that offers a new film every day with a viewing period of 30 days. The collection is eclectic and international in scope. There are no ads. Monthly and annual subscription models are available with a discount applied to an annual package. A 7-day trial is available and special offers to students include a 30-day trial and a discount on monthly subscriptions.

Netflix
Netflix offers a dynamic and wide-ranging collection of feature films, documentaries, television programming, and original content. The platform offers a basic, standard or premium package at varying monthly rates. Netflix does not offer a student discount and there is no option to trial the service. Note: Netflix offers a select list of films for educational screenings.

Ovid.tv
Ovid.tv is a joint venture with six independent film distributors: Bullfrog Films, Distrib Films US, First Run Features, Grasshopper Films, Icarus Films and KimStim. The platform offers a curated collection of independent film, documentaries, and international cinema. Monthly or annual subscription fee pricing is available after a 7-day trial offering.

Paramount+
Paramount+ offers a wide range of on-demand content including films and television programming drawing from channels owned by ViacomCBS (CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, and more). It also offers live streams for news and sports. Subscription pricing is available either monthly or annually. A one-week trial is available in addition to a 25% student discount.

Peacock
Peacock, owned and operated by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, offers streaming video on demand to movies and television programming in addition to live news and sports. A free ad-supported tier includes thousands of hours of programming. Paid premium tiers are available with or without ads for a monthly or annual subscription fee. Peacock offers a free trial and a student discount for a limited time.

Showtime
Showtime streaming on demand service provides access to films, television programming, and original programming. A free 30-day trial is available and student discount offers when packaged with other providers like Prime and Hulu.

Vudu
Vudu is a streaming on demand service with access to films and television programs by pay-per-view model. There is no monthly subscription. The service offers a good selection of free movies through the "Movies On Us" collection. No student discount provided.

I don't have a Netflix account and never have done. I have a Gmail address which I have never used for public communication. Suddenly I started getting email to this Gmail address from Netflix - not a "Welcome to Netflix" email or one requesting address verification, but what looked like a monthly promo for an existing account. This was addressed to someone with a different real name, with that name not similar in any way to the Gmail name.

After a few of these messages I decided to investigate by going to Netflix and trying to log in with that email address. Using the "forgotten password" option I was able to get a password reset email, change the password and log in. The account appeared to be from Brazil, with some watch history but no other personal details stored and no payment information.

Soon the emails from Netflix started to ask me to update payment information. I didn't, of course, and then they changed to "your account will be suspended" and then "your account has been suspended". The "come back to Netflix" emails are still coming in occasionally.

I don't see how this could possibly be a phishing attempt - I carefully checked that I was on the real Netflix site, used a throwaway password not used on any other sites, and did not enter any of my personal information. I also checked the headers of the emails carefully and they were sent by Netflix. So is this just a mistake on somebody's part, mistyping an email address (although it's surprising that Netflix accepted it with no verification), or something more sinister?

(Note that the above steps don't include any "password reset" step for Jim to access the account; that's because the email from Netflix includes authenticated links that won't ask for it. The attacker wants the victim to click on the email links instead of visiting Netflix manually, this is what enables "Eve" to log back in to the account in step 7. Or, since Netflix emails authenticated links, possibly "Eve" already has one.)

The above situation is partially caused by Netflix (understandably) not recognizing Gmail's "dots don't matter" feature where email sent to [email protected] and to [email protected] end up in the same account. That doesn't really matter in your case (given that if this is how you're trying to be scammed, step 1 was skipped entirely), however.

The most probable situation is that someone used an arbitrary Gmail address (yours) in order to sign up for a free trial, or mistakenly tried to change their email to the wrong address (maybe to have a friend/family also get emails).

This would not be a "hack" or even a phishing attempt, just using any available address. This does mean that your Gmail address could not be used for a free trial at Netflix, so there is that negative impact to you.

As a side note, by logging into someone else's account, you have violated many country's "unauthorised access" laws. I would not make a habit of doing this (or telling others on public sites that you have".

I get dozens to hundreds of e-mails from legitimate companies (car dealers, LA dept of water and power, Macys.com, cell phone activation notes, the payroll company ADP, and Nationwide insurance) from people with my first name and an initial matching my last name.

The worst was in early 2019, when I received medical records (Lab results in a .PDF file) - a clear HIPAA violation, since e-mail isn't an authenticated or encrypted communications channel. The "medical records" person, who should know the law, was the sender of the e-mail.

In my case, none of them are nefarious, but represent clueless users or even worse, clueless sales clerks (such as Lenscrafters in Maryland), the Apple store in Manhattan, and others too numerous to mention.

I got emails from Netflix too saying that my account was cancelled and that there was a sign in attempt somewhere from the US... except that I live in Canada, and have never made a Netflix account in the first place. I went directly to the Netflix website and was able to speak to a representative, and they deleted the account. There was no payment information either. I don't understand why this happened, either someone has a similar email address yet without the dots, or perhaps there is some sinister reason, but I wouldn't know. I've wondered if someone might do this hoping that the other person would fill in their payment information, thus enabling the account.

Netflix, one of the leading giant streaming services, is still very much a buzz among the streaming community. The platform has gained over 260.28 million subscribers. However, some are still looking to access the service but wonder if there is a Netflix free trial to stream for a limited time.

No, Netflix does not offer any free trials for the sole reason that the platform is already highly-used. If one streaming platform already gains a massive subscription base per month, there is no need for free trials or special discounts.

If you had a T-Mobile subscription, they used to offer Netflix for free by signing up with their Megenta Max plans. However, this plan was discontinued. Other than these services, you can try other ways to hack a Netflix free trial.