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matthewamerica t1_j72rah8 wrote

Reply to comment by yikesonbikes1230 in Netflix Deletes New Password Sharing Rules, Claims They Were Posted in Error by echosayswhat

I did the same thing. I had the four screen thing for me, my mom and my kiddo to all use it. This came out and I cancelled the fuck out of it. They were like "Use four screens! Wait .. not like that." We can't be the only two. Plus, there are a LOT of websites based in countries with very lax copyright enforcement that stream everything on Netflix, Disney plus, Hulu, etc. I was paying them as a courtesy, and I believe they deserve something in return for their content obviously, but push your luck and your about to fuck around and find out.

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yikesonbikes1230 t1_j72uk1j wrote

Exactly! We can’t be the only ones and I even put it as the reason for leaving. Someone said here to get a firestick and jailbreak it and it is all free. I have no clue how to do that or if it is worth it but who knows!

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FourthLineLifer t1_j73b8si wrote

I pay $50 for 2 years of VPN service. I bought a Firestick, downloaded the VPN onto it and a couple of those “not quite legal” streaming apps and haven’t had a single problem! Only sacrifice is sometimes needing to wait a day to watch a new release. Saving money on all those subscriptions and having every show right at my fingertips is amazing. The VPN is also handy for allowing me to watch sports (NHL) and get around blackout restrictions. I’d strongly consider sailing the seas if you aren’t already 🏴‍☠️

I’m no wizard at setting it all up, but there are a few websites/videos that will walk you through the process fairy easily!

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st-shenanigans t1_j74mybq wrote

Id probably pay $30 a month for a subscription like that where everything is in one spot.

But I'll be damned if I'm paying $15 a month for ten different services

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Scrumpy-Steve t1_j74xrwh wrote

Yeah, it's not a good idea to piss off your customer base when your primary competition charges $0.00

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Luceija t1_j761t33 wrote

How can I learn this magic? :0

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Descator t1_j7cycxh wrote

r/piracy mainly

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The_eldritch_bitch t1_j73wisa wrote

It’s easy! My husband is tech illiterate and did it. We even get live sports on it

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pluck-the-bunny t1_j771fi5 wrote

You don’t even need to jailbreak the fire stick. It allows 3rd party apps.

I use it it’s awesome

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Shurigin t1_j75782u wrote

I paid for 2 screens one for my family and one for my in-laws in the philippines and they blocked that shit as long ago so I cancelled netflix and gave my inlaws VPN instructions and my Hulu

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Appropriate_Scar_262 t1_j748ifg wrote

Comcast charges per month for each TV you connect, each TV requires an adapter

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StableNongenius t1_j76b4uf wrote

Or you have to have a smart TV and run their streaming app, which goes against your internet data cap. 🙃

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Mundane-Ad-3142 t1_j74rn24 wrote

Yes, how dare a company set rules to better increase profits! The horror!

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ralexander1997 t1_j76wnsx wrote

Yea this is a bad take. I’m very pro free markets, but people here aren’t saying Netflix should be regulated out of doing this, they’re just saying they disapprove and will be taking their business elsewhere. You know, like a free market.

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