This is getting ridiculous (energy prices - Strictly NO referrals!)

Zatoichi.uK · 20 Apr 2022 at 09:45

XeNoN89 said:
It's ridiculous that they charge extra for 4k these days!

Is a bit. I didn't mind paying a little extra but the gap is getting quite big now.

Do Prime charge a flat rate?

Azza · 20 Apr 2022 at 09:49

Zatoichi.uK said:
Is a bit. I didn't mind paying a little extra but the gap is getting quite big now.

Do Prime charge a flat rate?

Sign up to Netflix via Turkey or Brazil?

robj20 · 20 Apr 2022 at 09:52

Zatoichi.uK said:
Is a bit. I didn't mind paying a little extra but the gap is getting quite big now.

Do Prime charge a flat rate?

Yes they do. Excellent value compared to Netflix.

Soulja · 20 Apr 2022 at 09:58

Azza said:
Sign up to Netflix via Turkey or Brazil?

This is what I did.

I have the Netflix UHD package, Spotify premium and YouTube premium all for under £10 a month combined. If I had to pay UK prices I would probably cancel them all.

robj20 · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:02

Soulja said:
This is what I did.

I have the Netflix UHD package, Spotify premium and YouTube premium all for under £10 a month combined. If I had to pay UK prices I would probably cancel them all.

Is it just a case of signing up via the Turkish website?

Zatoichi.uK · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:21

robj20 said:
Yes they do. Excellent value compared to Netflix.

Hmm tempting ta.

I did look into vpn netflix sign up and at the time India was the cheapest. Somewhere around 4 quid pm.

Curlyriff · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:25

XeNoN89 said:
It's ridiculous that they charge extra for 4k these days!

Really it should all be 4K stream and just pay on number of users as a single or family tier like Spotify with two levels. £7.99 for single and £11.99 for Family (5 profiles) seems like it would be the better balance. If you consider Prime and Disney+ is £7.99 a month (or £79 a year) then it just shows how overpriced Netflix is really. The fact the other two services are rolling out at £7.99 a month is because they are able to be subsidised by other income, however £11.99 a month for Netflix would in my view be fair.

Curlyriff · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:26

b0rn2sk8 said:
4K costs more to deliver, probably at least 4x more.

I’m not sure why you think charging more is ridiculous.

Because you don't pay the additional for Prime or Disney+ as examples. Sky is the major issue with HD/4K options mind.

Azza · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:35

robj20 said:
Is it just a case of signing up via the Turkish website?

Yeah you'll need to use a VPN and some payment cards won't work. I use Starling and haven't had any issues.

For example, I pay (exchange rate dependent) about £1.50 for Tidal HiFi Plus Family.

robj20 · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:41

Azza said:
Yeah you'll need to use a VPN and some payment cards won't work. I use Starling and haven't had any issues.

For example, I pay (exchange rate dependent) about £1.50 for Tidal HiFi Plus Family.

So I'd have to pay for a VPN, probably cost more than the £5.99 I'm paying. Lol

Brutal biff · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:45

Was reading that the energy companies are now under investigation as they've been taking the pee with direct debit payments and treatment to some customers that are struggling with the massive price rises

Sister n law has gone from £130 per month for both gas and electric to £430 per month

I'm not great at maths but that doesn't look like 50% to me

the shadow · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:57

Meter readers are allowed back in now

XeNoN89 · 20 Apr 2022 at 10:57

b0rn2sk8 said:
4K costs more to deliver, probably at least 4x more.

I’m not sure why you think charging more is ridiculous.

Amazon and Disney don't charge extra.

Azza · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:02

robj20 said:
So I'd have to pay for a VPN, probably cost more than the £5.99 I'm paying. Lol

TunnelBear offer a free VPN with 500mb of data. Should be enough to allow you to quickly sign up to services.

Not sure if Turkey Netflix is an easy sign up anymore, lots of talk about gift cards and verifying mobile, I haven't bothered reading too much into it.

Netflix

Colombia | Premium - COP 38900 (£8) | Standard - COP 26900 (£5.50)
Brazil | Premium - BRL 59.90 (£9.80) | Standard - BRL 39.90 (£6.50)

Tidal

Argentina | HiFi Plus (Individual) - ARS 145 (£1) | HiFi Plus (Family) - ARS 225 (£1.50)

Didn't realise that Colombia was about a whole £ cheaper for Netflix now.

Curlyriff · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:06

Azza said:
TunnelBear offer a free VPN with 500mb of data. Should be enough to allow you to quickly sign up to services.

Not sure if Turkey Netflix is an easy sign up anymore, lots of talk about gift cards and verifying mobile, I haven't bothered reading too much into it.

Netflix

Colombia | Premium - COP 38900 (£8) | Standard - COP 26900 (£5.50)
Brazil | Premium - BRL 59.90 (£9.80) | Standard - BRL 39.90 (£6.50)

Tidal

Argentina | HiFi Plus (Individual) - ARS 145 (£1) | HiFi Plus (Family) - ARS 225 (£1.50)

Didn't realise that Colombia was about a whole £ cheaper for Netflix now.

Once you sign up does Netflix not check there after for the monthly payment coming from UK with UK account or do you need the VPN on all time you then use Netflix? Or are you locked to say Colombia Netflix and their selection rather than the UK selection?

Azza · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:22

Curlyriff said:
Once you sign up does Netflix not check there after for the monthly payment coming from UK with UK account or do you need the VPN on all time you then use Netflix? Or are you locked to say Colombia Netflix and their selection rather than the UK selection?

At payment you might have an issue with some card issuers but I've not had any problems with Starling. I think you might still have to partially signup with a UK account / let a UK account lapse with a payment card already applied to the account. See this HDUK thread. I honestly can't remember if I signed up and then cancelled and reactivated after a month it was that long ago.

The catalogue will be for which ever region you're viewing from, so it'll be UK.

darkgen · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:28

FYI - I tried a NF sub via Turkey VPN and it requires a Turkish mobile number to verify account. Hohum.

Curlyriff · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:29

Azza said:
At payment you might have an issue with some card issuers but I've not had any problems with Starling. I think you might still have to partially signup with a UK account / let a UK account lapse with a payment card already applied to the account. See this HDUK thread. I honestly can't remember if I signed up and then cancelled and reactivated after a month it was that long ago.

The catalogue will be for which ever region you're viewing from, so it'll be UK.

Ta buddy. May well take a look at this then. I was just going to cancel but if it can be hard at a reasonable price then fair enough.

Azza · 20 Apr 2022 at 11:38

darkgen said:
FYI - I tried a NF sub via Turkey VPN and it requires a Turkish mobile number to verify account. Hohum.

Having an existing account but cancelled and left to expire might to get around the mobile verification or this method on a new account?

darael · 20 Apr 2022 at 13:17

Brutal biff said:
Was reading that the energy companies are now under investigation as they've been taking the pee with direct debit payments and treatment to some customers that are struggling with the massive price rises

Sister n law has gone from £130 per month for both gas and electric to £430 per month

I'm not great at maths but that doesn't look like 50% to me

Does she owe them a bit of money already? That could be one possible reason.