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Get Netflix cheaper - SEE OP FOR DETAILS

Xcellor · 2017-10-26 21:12:16

Updated 20/03/24 (1) They seem to be nuking accounts with payment cards issued from outside the country of origin. (2) While voucher payment on regions that accept it seems to work, some users have here and elsewhere reported these accounts getting nuked too. (3) If nuked you may lose the money you paid out, a charge back…

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#1982 23-09-2019 3:35pm
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Hopefully they will leave the old accounts alone. Been going strong for over a year here with a couple of accounts. I set mine all up from scratch, didn't move them over.

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#1983 23-09-2019 4:40pm
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Aquos76 wrote: »

Out of curiosity there now, I just set up another account from scratch and it accepted a virtual Revolut card and never asked for a phone number.

You should sell that account :pac:

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#1984 23-09-2019 5:02pm
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It's a simple enough task for their IT team to to identify those Accounts via a query against their customer Database. The first 8 digits of any CC number clearly give away the country of origin, the name of the Issuing Bank and the type of card (Debit/Credit/Pre-paid).

So the question really is how far does Netflix go with it's push to weed these foreign accounts out from their Turkish/Argentinian customer base. Are they only going after recent subscriptions, only subscriptions paid for with cards from a certain Provider (like revolut) or are they eventually going after all Accounts that are paid for with a card that's registered in a different country. The latter comes obviously with the danger of loosing a significant number of subscribers (i..e people who refuse to resubscribe in the UK or Ireland etc.).

We have had our Turkish account for over a year and so far all looks good. Might also help that we were never subscribed with this email in any other country before. But who knows really, in the end. Time will tell, I guess.

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#1985 23-09-2019 6:10pm
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Aquos76 wrote: »

Not quite sure where people are having issues, I’ve set up loads of people on this, all using Speedify VPN app and an iPhone and I’ve had no issues with phone number request or a Revolut or Irish CC. Out of curiosity there now, I just set up another account from scratch and it accepted a virtual Revolut card and never asked for a phone number.

Setting up accounts doesn’t seem to be the issue as you have proven. It’s accounts being suspended that is the problem. I set up my Turkish ac 3 weeks ago and it was suspended yesterday.
No way will I be paying Irish prices so Netflix will be losing me as a customer.

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#1986 23-09-2019 6:22pm
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OmegaGene wrote: »

Plenty of better options out there for less money, I only have Netflix as a back up

I agree and that’s why I had Netflix purely as a back up

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#1987 23-09-2019 6:28pm
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OmegaGene wrote: »

Plenty of better options out there for less money, I only have Netflix as a back up

Legal options? Which ones?(genuine question)

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#1988 23-09-2019 7:10pm
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adox wrote: »

Legal options? Which ones?(genuine question)

PlutoTV, Sony Crackle and Tubi TV for starters. They are nowhere as good as Netflix but have some decent offerings. Eg early James Bond , Fr Ted, Mr Bean on Pluto TV.

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#1989 23-09-2019 7:19pm
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bromley52 wrote: »

PlutoTV, Sony Crackle and Tubi TV for starters. They are nowhere as good as Netflix but have some decent offerings. Eg early James Bond , Fr Ted, Mr Bean on Pluto TV.

So a combination of e4, more4 and itv4. Think I'll pass thanks.

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#1990 24-09-2019 8:36am
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im using a vpn and cant get into netflix abroad from here irish one is still popping up when i use a vpn in say spain-any tips there cheers

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#1991 24-09-2019 11:10am
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mean gene wrote: »

im using a vpn and cant get into netflix abroad from here irish one is still popping up when i use a vpn in say spain-any tips there cheers

Have you tried logging out and killing the app and restarting once vpn is on ?

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#1992 24-09-2019 12:39pm
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FWIW comment on https://www.hotukdeals.com/tag/netflix
"It seems that Netflix are now determining location VIA "asn" rather than IP address and so VPN/Proxies will not work. I have no idea how to change "asn"."

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#1993 24-09-2019 4:26pm
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Johnny Storm wrote: »

FWIW comment on https://www.hotukdeals.com/tag/netflix
"It seems that Netflix are now determining location VIA "asn" rather than IP address and so VPN/Proxies will not work. I have no idea how to change "asn"."

Whats ASN?

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#1994 24-09-2019 5:34pm
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BKWDR wrote: »

Whats ASN?

AFAIK it's to do with the ISP. there is a register of ASN numbers and each country has specific ranges. perhaps the ASN number is somewhere in the packets and Netflix can see this info and determine that even if the data is been sent via VPN, it knows the end-user is using SKY in Ireland say( but no more info after that)

I could also be totally wrong on that, It's been years since I've done Ip networks.

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#1995 24-09-2019 6:02pm
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Why would it matter in so far as you have a right to use your account in another country??

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#1996 24-09-2019 6:02pm
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Johnny Storm wrote: »

FWIW comment on https://www.hotukdeals.com/tag/netflix
"It seems that Netflix are now determining location VIA "asn" rather than IP address and so VPN/Proxies will not work. I have no idea how to change "asn"."

Would Cloudflare DDoS be an option here?

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#1997 25-09-2019 12:22pm
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Still working for me, have it over a year just got my dad to sign into the account while in turkey so hopefully that keeps its active as well

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#1998 26-09-2019 1:40pm
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Tried sign up using Nord VPN but no luck, what's the best VPN to use for this

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#1999 26-09-2019 4:39pm
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seaniewicklow wrote: »

Tried sign up using Nord VPN but no luck, what's the best VPN to use for this

I’ve never had an issue using ExpressVPN

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#2000 28-09-2019 3:15am
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seaniewicklow wrote: »

Tried sign up using Nord VPN but no luck, what's the best VPN to use for this

Have you tried the Tor one posted previously on the thread?

I was just billed for my first month and it was €5.05.

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#2001 28-09-2019 9:59am
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Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Have you tried the Tor one posted previously on the thread?

I was just billed for my first month and it was €5.05.

How did you pay? Revolut telling me that should be €4.78

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#2002 28-09-2019 10:16am
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Skrill (physical Mastercard).

They have virtual Mastercard numbers also (haven't used them myself though).

https://www.skrill.com/en/

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#2003 03-10-2019 7:46am
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I tried again this morning using TOR with the method mentioned previously and it worked. It didn't look for any Turkish number to validate anything this time and my Visa Card worked this time.

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#2004 07-10-2019 3:50pm
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I'm thinking of setting this up per the op -is it still working for people or has the ship already sailed.

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#2005 07-10-2019 4:08pm
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Barr wrote: »

I'm thinking of setting this up per the op -is it still working for people or has the ship already sailed.

Still working for me. I used tor here - the VPN option never worked for some reason..

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#2006 07-10-2019 5:02pm
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dulpit wrote: »

Still working for me. I used tor here - the VPN option never worked for some reason..

What about payment - are you using Revolut or an Irish credit card.

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#2007 07-10-2019 7:49pm
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Helped setup friends account today

Existing Irish account.
Sub expired
Set VPN to turkey via Windscribe app
Renew sub with Irish card

All done

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#2008 07-10-2019 8:29pm
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Barr wrote: »

What about payment - are you using Revolut or an Irish credit card.

Revolut.

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#2009 08-10-2019 9:48am
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flexcon wrote: »

Helped setup friends account today

Existing Irish account.
Sub expired
Set VPN to turkey via Windscribe app
Renew sub with Irish card

All done

Did u do this on a laptop or phone. Tried on the phone numerous times and just won't work

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#2010 08-10-2019 9:50am
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seaniewicklow wrote: »

Did u do this on a laptop or phone. Tried on the phone numerous times and just won't work

Used iPhone and windscribe App.

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#2011 08-10-2019 8:54pm
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Outlaw Pete wrote: »

I was just billed for my first month and it was €5.05.

Your bank is ripping you off on the exchange rate!

With Revolut it's €4.78 for the middle Netflix package

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