Netflix Is Not Messing Around, Restricts Account Sharing to 2 Extra People
Want to share your Netflix account with multiple family members? Tough luck.
Netflix this week announced it’ll cost US subscribers $7.99 per month per extra user to enable account sharing. But the company also quietly revealed it’ll cap the paid account sharing option, known as an “Extra member,” to two users per subscriber account.
Specifically, if you have a standard plan, which costs $15.49 per month, you can only enroll one extra member outside your household to stream from your Netflix account.
If you’re on the Premium plan, which costs $19.99 per month, you can add up to two extra members outside your household. Subscribers on the Basic or ad-based plans won’t be able to pay for shared access.
Thus, if you have a big family with whom you're currently sharing your password, some of them will need to pay for their own accounts, unless you all live in the same household.
Extra members will be able to stream from any device, whether it be a smartphone, laptop, or TV. This includes while at home or traveling. But they’ll only be able to stream from one device at a time, Netflix says in a help document(Opens in a new window).
“Extra members can also download titles, but only on 1 phone or tablet at a time,” the help document adds. In addition, paid sharing can only occur if the extra member lives in the same country as the account owner.
The company has also started asking affected subscribers to sign up for an extra member ahead of the looming account sharing crackdown, which is set to occur before the end of June.
“You can change an extra member at any time, up to 2 times per billing period,” the help document says. Subscribers can also cancel an extra member slot at any time.
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