Three crafty ways YOU can get around Netflix's crackdown on password sharing trends now
Netflix finally cracked down on password sharing this week, sending 'freeloaders' hysterical — but savvy users have already come up with an easy workaround.
Under rules brought to 103 countries including the US and UK this week, people who were watching Netflix under someone else's account now have to create and pay for their own logins.
Those who want to go down the official route can pay an extra $7.99 per month (£4.99 in the UK) to add another member to their Netflix account from outside their household.
The only problem here is that the option is only available to Netflix's Standard and Premium subscribers, who already pay $15.49 and $19.99 per month, respectively.
Here's how you can get around the new crackdown without paying a penny extra:
Millions are now barred from lending Netflix logins to people outside their household
Netflix defines what they think of as your household by the preferences you manage on the main TV you use, whether it's a smart TV, like Roku, or a streaming box, like AppleTV or Amazon Fire Stick.
Account holders will be charged $7.99 per month for each extra member they add on
So, just don't set up a household.
If you're comfortable keeping your Netflix streaming to portable devices, your laptops, tablets, and phones, this should work nicely.
You can even cast Netflix onto your TV from your phone or hook the television up to your laptop with an HDMI cable to get that home theater experience, no new fees required.
Of course, some users may find these hardware fixes annoying, if they instinctively recoil at
