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Yep, I guess it's time to cancel Netflix.
Once they raised prices I created a media server with jellyfin (+Sonarr, Radarr, QBittorrent) and never looked back.
Automatically downloads new episodes of my favorite shows
Got my own personal netflix accesible anywhere with infinite users. No one can cancel an episode of my fav show and erase it from existence.
I have jellyfin but Netflix is more reliable and convenient. It's just that recently it's really hard to find anything interesting on Netflix anyway so this Twitter BS is just like the last drop...
Can I do this with Plex too? The automatic downloading part? Or do I need to switch to another server app
Yes I use it with Plex. Sonarr and Radarr handle the download and pass it off to Plex.
why do you still have it after all this time
Because they we're really doing anything bad until now. Raising prices is not a dick move. It's a private company offering entertainment. They can milk it however they want and I can cancel it when I decide it's not worth it.
I'd argue it's not been worth it for a long time. Also raising prices may not be that bad but ~~limiting your access to only one IP adress~~ preventing password sharing definitely is a dick move.
Well, that' really depends if you like their content or not, right?
Also, they don't limit your access to one IP. You can download things on your tablet to watch later and you can stream from different locations when you travel. They really only complain if you stream from two completely different geographical locations at the same time.
Define "different geographical equations". Can you still share it with a friend? I thought they prevented that.
No, you define "limiting access to one IP". Because they don't do that. It's not the same as preventing password sharing. They can prevent sharing password without limiting IP addresses.
okay preventing password sharing is a dick move then
Why? Can you share a Windows licence? Is that also a dick move?
You pay to be able to use your account on a certain amount of devices. It shouldn't matter where those devices are located.
A windows license is just for one device so your comparison doesn't work.
You pay for what the TOS says. Netflix's TOS say 'any number of devices in the same household. What you're complaining about is that they didn't enforce the rule from the beginning. You're basically complaining that Netflix offered you their service for lower prices for some time before enforcing the real price.
look if you don't believe it's a dick move that's fine, we can have different opinions
remind me in three months when you're binging Scrubs for the third time.
I've never seen scrubs. Is it any good?
Scrubs is fantastic. If you're into comedic sitcom with serious moments you should definitely give it a try.
Always has been.
Why? What did they do before?
They banned password sharing (family account) if everyone doesn't live in the same location sometime ago.
I don't see this as a dick move. The rules were clear from the start, they just started enforcing theme. It's not a bait and switch or something.
Ssh we're mad at netflix, you're not supposed to be defending them...
Shm yeah netflix may be scum, but enforcing password sharing policies, which had been part of the EULA from day 1, isn't scummy.
They marketed 4 streams. Not 4 seats. [And only getting 1 seat 4 times, which is fucking pointless.] That's a whole different meaning. No one reads the EULA so it doesn't fucking matter what horse shit Naziflix puts in the fine print.