Netflix Ireland launched. 1 month free trial

God Father

Probably of interest to a lot of BA users, Netflix Ireland has launched today.

Unlimited streaming costs €6.99.

You can sign up for a free months trial now at www.netflix.com

Currently BBC, Miramax, Lionsgate and MGM content is in place but Sony, Disney, paramount, Channel 4 and ITV are expected to be added soon as agreements to streaming rights are made.

Basq

Yep, read about this today.

To be fair, it beats paying €30 a month to Sky.

PS - And let's not use this as an excuse to bring in the whole "I'm so l33t.. I just download from torrents.. ROFL!" schtick!

Mr E

I'll give this a spin tonight.

FYI, Xbox 360 Netflix Installation Instructions.

Irish Halo

Apparently works with the Logitech Revue too if you picked one of them up.

Kenny Logins

Hmm, is this only for Facebook users? I can't browse to see what's on offer.

Basq

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Hmm, is this only for Facebook users? I can't browse to see what's on offer.

Think if you use another device (iOS Device / Xbox / PS3 etc), you can bypass the Facebook registration.

etcetc

if you use a vpn can you get american account?

can any existing users with a us account share their experiences?

fergiesfolly

Anyone know how these work on smart tvs. Have a Philips with NetTV. Do you have to download an app for the telly? Do you use the browser?
Had a quick look on their site. Not very informative and not a great range of recent films.

marcbrophy

Cool, been waiting for this!
I'll check it out once i get home from work, unless there's any reason not to??

ToadVine

Basq wrote: »

Think if you use another device (iOS Device / Xbox / PS3 etc), you can bypass the Facebook registration.

Is there a specific iOS app on iPhone for this? I've signed up for the free trial ... what is the best way to watch on iPhone? What is the best way to watch on HP TouchPad?

/edit/ just see there is a free iPhone app. Anyone know about the TouchPad?

fifth

Anyone confirmed it's working on Apple tv? I'd rather use that than the xbox. The iOS app is available now too.

chin_grin

Thanks for the heads up. I'm a bit wary of the small print whereby you'd be billed after the month period is up. Consider me a paranoid xbl user.

dastardly00

Does everybody think it will be straightforward to cancel your membership once the free month is finished?

califano

Netflix CEO will be talking with Ivan Yeates on Newstalk radio tomorrow morning.

ixtlan

I've been looking forward to this, but the "browse selection" doesn't seem to work.

So, what I'm really wondering is whether this will have available a good selection of current primetime US TV shows. For example Game of thrones, Fringe, etc etc...

Certainly this is going to make things interesting. I fear though that if it does become popular here, it may have serious effects on the internet infrastructure.

Ix.

Swampy

etcetc wrote: »

if you use a vpn can you get american account?

can any existing users with a us account share their experiences?

I have a US account that I got a few months back. I signed up through a us VPN.

marathont

Just signed up for this. At first glance, Really disappointed by the selection available.

Raskolnikov

Before you sign up, the below article is worth reading. Also, past experience has shown that Netflix have had teething problems. It might be worth waiting a few days to see what everyone else is experiencing before you take the plunge and end up possibly wasting your free trial on an unusable service.

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-23/netflix-u-k-debut-without-downton-abbey-shows-europe-squeeze

Jamerican

dastardly00 wrote: »

Does everybody think it will be straightforward to cancel your membership once the free month is finished?

I had Netflix in the states, so really looking forward to this, and the cancellation was no problem when I moved. It was all done online and they had great customer service when I needed it. I can't speak for the Irish version of course, but just to let you know their track record.

Raskolnikov

Here's a list of hardware that supports Netflix by the way.

List of Netflix-ready devices:[72]

Apple TV set-top box[73]
Boxee Box set-top box[74]
Insignia Blu-ray Disc players and home theater systems
LG Electronics Blu-ray Disc players, TVs (LH50 series LCD and PS80 plasma), and home theater systems
Logitech Revue Google TV Buddy Box
Microsoft Xbox 360, (Xbox Live Gold Subscription Required)[75]
Nintendo Wii[76] and Nintendo 3DS[77] (Wii U support also confirmed)
Panasonic Some Blu-ray Disc players, televisions and home theater systems
Philips Some Blu-ray Disc players and TVs[78]
Popbox set-top box (announced)
Roku set-top box[79]
Samsung Some Blu-ray Disc players and home theater systems[80]
Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Players
Sharp Some LED/LCD TVs and Blu-ray Disc players[81]
Sony Blu-ray Disc players, TVs, Google TV devices, and PlayStation 3[82]
TiVo DVRs (HD, HD XL, Series3, Premiere and Premiere XL boxes)[83]
Viewsonic VMP75
Vizio Some Blu-ray Disc players and TVs
Western Digital WD Live plus Media Player

Allyall

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Hmm, is this only for Facebook users? I can't browse to see what's on offer.

I don't have a Facebook account,
Under the Signup, you can alternatively sign up with email..

I entered details using my o2 card, and it says i have insufficient funds to place a security deposit, skipped it, and can at least see what's on offer, but it does still remind me to start my 1 month trial.



Comedies
Classics
Popular Picks

Pretty crappy selection. Presumably these selections are only available for the months free trial? Or is there a "page 2" etc.. on each selection?

BaconZombie

There is a VERY small link under the Facebook logon that lets you sign up with just an email address.

Just be warned if you sign up with Facebook it will POST every time to watch ANYTHING.

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Hmm, is this only for Facebook users? I can't browse to see what's on offer.

Belfunk

I can't sign in or sign up... "Sorry, Netflix is not available in your country... yet" on UPC BB..Anyone else getting this?

heebusjeebus

Netflix app is also available to android devices. Have tested it on Galaxy Nexus (over 3G) and ASUS Transformer (wifi) and the quality is pretty good.

God Father

@Allyall No there is a lot more than that.

Sign in fully and then browse.

Im looking forward to when they get the rest of the film labels added soon.

Scrubs, southpark and top gear should keep me busy for a while and will take a look through the movies again later.

cena

They don't stream sports right.

Wossack

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Anyone know how these work on smart tvs. Have a Philips with NetTV. Do you have to download an app for the telly? Do you use the browser?
Had a quick look on their site. Not very informative and not a great range of recent films.

There should be an app for it. Actually, I think I recall seeing one there before (Ive a 7000 series), but that was from before NetFlix was available here, so it might be for the US only

I'll be holding off on my 1 month trial till they get a few more decent flicks up - the 'browse' wasnt particularly inspiring

roast

6.99 a month??? That's pretty decent. Gonna give the trial a whirl first.

fermeen

Belfunk wrote: »

I can't sign in or sign up... "Sorry, Netflix is not available in your country... yet" on UPC BB..Anyone else getting this?

Nope , I'm on UPC BB and it comes up fine

ixtlan

Belfunk wrote: »

I can't sign in or sign up... "Sorry, Netflix is not available in your country... yet" on UPC BB..Anyone else getting this?

Just guessing... you are logged into a VPN... going through some other country?

Ix

Creamy Goodness

BaconZombie wrote: »

There is a VERY small link under the Facebook logon that lets you sign up with just an email address.

Just be warned if you sign up with Facebook it will POST every time to watch ANYTHING.

just a heads up some people on twitter/hacker news are saying you need to sign out of facebook for this link to appear as well.

Belfunk

ixtlan wrote: »

Just guessing... you are logged into a VPN... going through some other country?

Ix

No, no vpn open and just checked my IP, its i am in Ireland.

Dodge

cena wrote: »

They don't stream sports right.

Right, they don't live stream anything.

Just TV shows and films.

creativedrinker

I can see this being the final nail in xtravisions coffin, and possibly kill hmv sales too

Basq

creativedrinker wrote: »

I can see this being the final nail in xtravisions coffin, and possibly kill hmv sales too

Don't know if we're quite there yet tbh..

.. there's still plenty of areas with either not capable enough broadband or capped.

cena

I can people upgrading there boradband service if they are going to stream alot. More money for the companys that provide boardband.

I could be wrong

Polar101

Is it HD streams (when available) or just standard definition?

docentore

Thanks OP. Signed in less than 2 minutes, can't test it on my laptop but works perfectly on Android phone.

Basq

Polar101 wrote: »

Is it HD streams (when available) or just standard definition?

HD streams are available too AFAIK.

MagicMarker

About time we got something like this, whatever about torrents etc, I'd happily pay 7 quid a month for unlimited streaming.

I'm surprise by how shít the website looks though, and apparently Netflix are doing awful business over in the States.

Wossack

anyone know what an average hours worth of streaming would cost, from a download limit point of view? MB/hour figure

I know my gf's dad got a bit of a shock from eircom when the bill arrived, and he'd been watching alot of the golf via HD streams that month

From the Onlive (an online streaming game service) thread over on the games forum, 20 mins looked to be about 400mb (link

jmx009

They dont seem to have much movies listed in their " Browse selection " part of their website. Most of the movies in there are old and not worth getting excited for ( atleast for me). Hopefully this is just a start and they will update the library with better movies. As for me, i think i will wait till the library gets bigger. However i am delighted to find that they have launched this service here in Ireland.

Basq

jmx009 wrote: »

They dont seem to have much movies listed in their " Browse selection " part of their website.

Their website only reflects a small percentage of their actual catalogue.

jmx009

Basq wrote: »

Their website only reflects a small percentage of their actual catalogue.

Really, if thats the case then i might just join for a month and see what the library is like? Do they have recent DVD releases as well?

Raskolnikov

Wossack wrote: »

anyone know what an average hours worth of streaming would cost, from a download limit point of view? MB/hour figure

I know my gf's dad got a bit of a shock from eircom when the bill arrived, and he'd been watching alot of the golf via HD streams that month

From the Onlive (an online streaming game service) thread over on the games forum, 20 mins looked to be about 400mb (link

If you're watching 1080p quality streams, then you could easily chew through 1-2 GB's in an hour.

Can anyone confirm if Netflix supports an option to choose a lower-quality, less data intensive stream?

god's toy

Anyone know if they limit how many devices can be connected on the same account? And can you be logged into more than one device at a time?

I've got 4 Androids and 2xboxs that will be hopefully all rocking the one account.

Basq

Raskolnikov wrote: »

If you're watching 1080p quality streams, then you could easily chew through 1-2 GB's in an hour.

Can anyone confirm if Netflix supports an option to choose a lower-quality, less data intensive stream?

Lower than standard def? Don't think so.

dmcg90

No lazer? Sigh!

tinodz

You can choose to force a low quality stream on all your devices. After signing up, go to Your Account & Help on Netflix.com (Top Right). Click, then look under Manage Account for Manage video quality. The following options are available there:

Good quality (up to 0.3 GB per hour)
Better quality (up to 0.7 GB per hour)
Best quality (up to 1 GB per hour, or up to 2.3 GB per hour for HD)

This will then force the lower quality stream, even if your connection can handel better.

b318isp

god's toy wrote: »

Anyone know if they limit how many devices can be connected on the same account? And can you be logged into more than one device at a time?

I've got 4 Androids and 2xboxs that will be hopefully all rocking the one account.

Only one device connected at a time, and can be on multiple devices - but I don't know if there is a limit.

JayeL

Curious to try this, is our any good on a Wii?