Netflix will increase subscriptions in Argentina. Photo: REUTERS / Mike Blake.
The Netflix streaming platform revealed on Monday the changes that will affect user subscriptions in Argentina, as part of its global initiative compensate for economic losses for the downfall of users and their departure from Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
After announcing a pilot test in early June to start charging additional fees in Peru, Chile and Costa Rica for sharing passwords, Netflix has extended its new business plan to subscribers in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
The big “N” platform promises to launch a alternative function which will allow “Add a house” and with it a new charge which will affect current subscriptions: Basic ($ 429 pesos plus VAT), Standard ($ 799) and Premium ($ 1199).
Current Netflix subscriptions in Argentina.
Once the new function comes into effect, it will begin to be implemented from 22 August in Argentine families to counter the usual practice of sharing accounts. According to the US company, this measure “it affects long-term investment capacity in our service and improve it “.
How “Add a home” works on Netflix
The new features in the streaming platform plans for users in Argentina work as follows: a house on your own.
Basically, Netflix accounts, regardless of the plan, will include logging in from a home where you can continue enjoying the platform’s content on mobiles, tablets, computers, and Smart TVs.
The “Add a Home” feature will take effect from August for Argentine Netflix subscribers.
The fee increase will be implemented in cases where a Netflix account located at an address is found used in further homes. In this way, those who share it outside the home have to pay $ 219 per month for home outRA.
However, Basic plan members can add an extra home; those of the Standard plan, up to two more houses, and those of the Premium plan, up to three more houses.
If your account is used in another city or country, as part of a business trip or vacation, Netflix warns that it will not apply any further changes.
New home management feature: You will soon be able to check where your account is used and remove homes at any time from your account settings page.
As revealed by Netflix, Argentine users will be notified of these changes and how they will affect the plans via an email notification and also when the platform launches on their various compatible devices.
Source: Clarin
