Netflix Cracks Down on Sharing: One Stream Per Customer Unless You Pay More

[Sluggo]

http://stopthecap.com/2011/09/05/netflix...-pay-more/

The limitation was always there, Netflix just never enforced it before.

[othersteve]

Between this and the large numbers of things that are no longer available on Watch Instantly (seriously, like half my streaming queue went away) the "streaming only" option is a bit less attractive than it used to be.

[jason1749]

This doesn't really affect me, and really, it's been the TOS since streaming started. Until someone offers up something that truly competes, Netflix is still the best game in town. Starz was nice, but they butchered so many movies that it's kind of nice not to get excited about watching a movie and then realize it was a crappy non-HD pan & scan transfer.

[joepekula]

I have my account linked to about 5 different devices. Am I affected if I'm only using one at a time or are they going to want me to sign up for some absurd 5 disc out at a time plan?

[Thomas Is Awesome]

No, you're good. It's the number of simultaneous streams this affects, not devices.

[Sluggo]

Yeah, exactly. Netflix still lets you have...a bat-man load of devices linked but just one being used at any given time.

[joepekula]

phew!

[thechrishaley]

I wish there was somewhere with a list of all the Starz Play shows and movies so I could try to hurry up and watch the stuff I wanted to see before they all get dropped.

[jason1749]

(09-08-2011 03:17 AM)thechrishaley Wrote:  I wish there was somewhere with a list of all the Starz Play shows and movies so I could try to hurry up and watch the stuff I wanted to see before they all get dropped.

There's a Starz Play button in the toolbar under the Watch Instantly tab. This should take you to it. Remember, you have until the end of February and there will still be new stuff added until then.

[Sluggo]

UPDATE

Quote:Updated 9/7/11 -- 12:22pm ET -- "No Netflix member is limited to less than two concurrent streams," Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey reports. "A few Netflix members have heard differently from us, which is an error that we are correcting."

They have not corrected it as of yet. Jared updates us to say he is still unable to stream more than one program at a time, and as of 11:45am ET this morning, launching more than one stream at Stop the Cap! HQ brings the error message shown below. Technical glitch or last-minute policy shift? Two concurrent streams still don't work for us or for several of our reporting readers (at the moment anyway) and their long-standing FAQ still states Unlimited Streaming customers are limited to a single stream. Mr. Swasey can help his own customers by ensuring concurrent streaming is restored and the FAQ updated to reflect the information he shared.