Netflix.. Should I bother with another 1 x Free Month

Masala

Hi

I had Netflix about 1 x year ago but ended up dropping my subs after 2 x months due to fact that there was nothing decent on it.

I got a recent email asking me to try another FREE month... but has it got any better???

Are we in Ireland still getting short-changed as against the US version...

Eggonyerface

What have you got to lose.

Also try tunnelbear...

Celly Smunt

It's handy to just throw something on while you're in bed.Nothing great,but worth it for the convenience.

whiskeyman

U sure its offering another free month?
I was the same as yourself, but have since gotten emails just to resign up at same cost!

Eoin

It's crap for films, but I have gotten into a good few TV shows that I'd probably never have known about if not for them. I wouldn't pay much more than what they charge at the moment though.

Tar.Aldarion

get it and use the american library, only way it's worth it.

Banjo String

Breaking bad. Love it.

Eoin

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

get it and use the american library, only way it's worth it.

Is it done by IP, or do you have to spoof an American billing address?

1ZRed

All I do is use a new card every month. I've gotten 4 months free netflix now exploiting that new member offer!

SweepTheLeg

Get it then just use a VPN to get access to the American/Canadian/Brazillian netflix. They have the best movies.

Captain Chaos

Eoin wrote: »

Is it done by IP, or do you have to spoof an American billing address?

IP and even then it's still not worth it imo. Even if it was free I don't think Id use it anymore.

danniemcq

Eoin wrote: »

Is it done by IP, or do you have to spoof an American billing address?

Ip, there is a chrome extension for it so I'm assuming one exists for Firefox too

Gummy Panda

Of course you should OP.

Its got Sharpe on it!

Eoin

Captain Chaos wrote: »

IP and even then it's still not worth it imo. Even if it was free I don't think Id use it anymore.

I like it to find new (to me) shows, but know that they're not up-to-date. I've come across the rare film or too that I've really enjoyed that I probably would never have watched otherwise. As I said, for 7 quid it's just about worth it for me.

danniemcq wrote: »

Ip, there is a chrome extension for it so I'm assuming one exists for Firefox too

Ta - I use a WDTV Live though, so I think I'd need to do something at the router level.

lertsnim

Decent service so long as you aren't expecting brand new releases on it.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I'm getting it back for the last eight episodes of Breaking Bad then dumping it again when its finished.

GoldFour4

Yeah there's a chrome extension that let's you use the American version. It's so much better then the UK and Ireland version. We get ripped off tbh!

hfallada

Use Mediahint for netflix us. Its free and its an app on google chrome. Its more reliable than a VPN.

Also orange is the new black is ****ing amazing. Also is house of cards. Plus there is a ton of decent tv shows and movies on US netflix.

Its free, take it

Al_Coholic

Christian Little Motel wrote: »

I'm getting it back for the last eight episodes of Breaking Bad then dumping it again when its finished.

they wont have the new episodes of breaking bad on there straight away?

Masala

Use Mediahint for netflix us

Will this work with WD Live box???? That's what I am getting Netflix thru...

previous user

Masala wrote: »

Hi

I had Netflix about 1 x year ago but ended up dropping my subs after 2 x months due to fact that there was nothing decent on it.

I got a recent email asking me to try another FREE month... but has it got any better???

Are we in Ireland still getting short-changed as against the US version...

The US one is waaay better.

previous user

malistheman wrote: »

Yeah there's a chrome extension that let's you use the American version. It's so much better then the UK and Ireland version. We get ripped off tbh!

Is that chrome extension free?

flutered

i got a hack for it, after an hour i shut it, a waste of dosh if one has to pay for it, in my opinion.

ceadaoin.

Al_Coholic wrote: »

they wont have the new episodes of breaking bad on there straight away?

They will! The new episodes will be available the day after they air in the US starting on Monday 12th August.

April O Neill

Christian Little Motel wrote: »

I'm getting it back for the last eight episodes of Breaking Bad then dumping it again when its finished.

That's what I like about Netflix. You can renew membership for a month then cancel straight away after you renew so once the month is up, your membership ends. They make it very easy.

I've let membership lapse a good few times, then renewed the odd month to watch something, then cancelled again straight away.

malistheman wrote: »

Yeah there's a chrome extension that let's you use the American version.

How do you get that?

Al_Coholic

ceadaoin. wrote: »

They are showing the new episodes the day after they air in the US starting on Monday 12th August.

oh thanks..didnt realise this.

April O Neill

ceadaoin. wrote: »

They will! The new episodes will be available the day after they air in the US starting on Monday 12th August.

On just the US netflix?

Reamer Fanny

Google 1channel + xbmc, I haven't used Netflix in ages with this combo.

ceadaoin.

April O Neill wrote: »

On just the US netflix?

No, Uk and Ireland


http://vodzilla.co/blog/vod-news/release-date-confirmed-netflix-uk-to-show-breaking-bad-one-day-after-us/

April O Neill

ceadaoin. wrote: »

No, Uk and Ireland


http://vodzilla.co/blog/vod-news/release-date-confirmed-netflix-uk-to-show-breaking-bad-one-day-after-us/

Oh my God, sweet!!!!!!



The Netflix we get here is UK right?

April O Neill

flutered wrote: »

i got a hack for it, after an hour i shut it, a waste of dosh if one has to pay for it, in my opinion.

I dunno, it costs me ~0.23c a day, and I've watched a lot of stuff on it.

6.99 a month... just a couple euro more than the price of a pint in the pub. I know which I'd prefer TBH. :cool:

ceadaoin.

April O Neill wrote: »

Oh my God, sweet!!!!!!

I know! I only started watching it from the beginning on netflix a few weeks ago and got totally addicted. Racing to finish the first half of season 5 before Monday now.

And yes we get the UK one

April O Neill

ceadaoin. wrote: »

I know! I only started watching it from the beginning on netflix a few weeks ago and got totally addicted. Racing to finish the first half of season 5 before Monday now.

Netflix was where I started watching it about a year ago, as I hate watching crappy quality downloads. BB has great cinematography so deserves to be watched in high quality. I absolutely bombed through it.

It was airing on TG4 around the time I started watching, but I loved that I could watch a marathon whenever I wanted.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Why is the US version so much better than Uk version?

There's a whole load of films on the US version that I never even heard of. Apart from the TV shows, is there anything else that's better?

dj jarvis

Masala wrote: »

Hi

I had Netflix about 1 x year ago but ended up dropping my subs after 2 x months due to fact that there was nothing decent on it.

I got a recent email asking me to try another FREE month... but has it got any better???

Are we in Ireland still getting short-changed as against the US version...

no , i took up the 2nd free month and stopped using it after 3 days , still ****e selection.

does not do anything for me

shruikan2553

Ruby Shallow Superscript wrote: »

Why is the US version so much better than Uk version?

There's a whole load of films on the US version that I never even heard of. Apart from the TV shows, is there anything else that's better?

Licencing. Sky may own exclusive rights to air it here so netflix cant have it but in the US netflix does. For example Netflix is the main broadcaster of breaking bad in the UK while in the US it will be on TV before they get the rights to it.

https://mediahint.com/

Gets you the US netflix. I find it is worth it to have both. Wish I could get an easy way to connec to to other countries netflix. Everyone seems to be trying to get the US version. Netflix dont seem to care, they do the minimum to prevent you watching outside of your own country probably because they know it gets them more business.

Cienciano

That extension is great. Finally can access the southpark website properly!

kraggy

justryan wrote: »

Google 1channel + xbmc, I haven't used Netflix in ages with this combo.

Can someone explain what this is? Google have channels now?

H2UMrsRobinson

Why not if its free for a month. Just set a reminder on your phone to cancel after 30 days. I definitely think its worth the 6.99 a month. Not so much the movies I only watch the odd one here and there. But they have crap loads of series that I like. Buffy, vampire diaries, hemlock grove. Besides the husband watches absolute ****e (imo) on the tv so I need an alternative until he falls asleep :-)

scoobydoobie

The us one has some movies that are in the new releases in xtravision, pretty decent for 7 quid a month, i watch it trough the xbox, go in to system settings and change the dns settings, the settings im using are,
primary dns: 190.14.36.90
secondary dns: 109.123.111.24
im pretty sure its the same for the playstation.

Reamer Fanny

kraggy wrote: »

Can someone explain what this is? Google have channels now?

XBMC - Xbox Media Center is software which you can install on a range of devices; original Xbox (modded), your PC, iPad(jailbroken) etc there are add-ons in XBMC which allow you to stream content, 1Channel is one such add-on. There's a few others IceFilms, Navi-X but 1Channel is the best.

Henlars67

Just sign up and watch it using Chrome and download the Hola Unblocker and you'll get the american version.

it takes about a minute to do

B.A._Baracus

Why wouldnt anyone accept a free months trial of netflix?

People are buying boxsets of their favourite tv shows. Which is madness considering how much they go for. Why not go with netflix. Be it free trial or sub. You get the opportunity to watch so much more to.

And it isn't hard to watch other netflix regions. Even record what you watch for back catalog.

Masala

Anybody using a WD Live box??

ALiasEX

1ZRed wrote: »

All I do is use a new card every month. I've gotten 4 months free netflix now exploiting that new member offer!

That's worse than pirating.

Cale

1ZRed wrote: »

All I do is use a new card every month. I've gotten 4 months free netflix now exploiting that new member offer!

ALiasEX wrote: »

That's worse than pirating.

Nah it's simply pathetic given it's a whopping seven quid a month! :rolleyes:

I use it so I don't have to pay for Sky etc, but I download too.

Have access to the American one. Definitely worth it. Tons of great documentaries on it.

April O Neill

Cale wrote: »

Nah it's simply pathetic given it's a whopping seven quid a month! :rolleyes:

I know, right? Little more than the cost of a pint. It's for nothing!

That said, if Netflix make it that easy to get so many free trials, it's hard to feel too sorry for them.

Cale

April O Neill wrote: »

I know, right? Little more than the cost of a pint. It's for nothing!

That said, if Netflix make it that easy to get so many free trials, it's hard to feel too sorry for them.

True, but maybe they thought 'who'd want to scam a paltry seven bucks (because they're American you see!) per month?!'

Eoin

Masala wrote: »

Anybody using a WD Live box??

Yep, but haven't tried modding it or connecting to a different netflix yet. My one's connection is a bit dodgy at the best of times

BeerWolf

Decent selection on it, just lacking updates though - only a handful of things are added every month, and numerous series on it are missing entire seasons.

Lone Stone

I still sub to it, but i found the irish one awfull the American netflix has a much better selection if i wasnt able to get that i would see no point in using it.