The (Hopefully) Definitive Guide to Netflix Premium Access via VPN
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Just for clarity, I authored these articles originally on HUKD before everything happened so I feel perfectly justified in reproducing them here.
I've never been a member of Netflix before, can I join ?
No!. Get back in your box!. Leave me alone!.
No, you can join, obviously, but if you're looking to join via VPN and save a bit of money, you can't join from new.
If you try joining from new then Netflix will ask you for a mobile phone number for verification from the country you're trying to join from which, clearly, you're not going to have.
This is why you must have a previously verified UK account like I'm about to say below.
So if I can't join from new, how do I do it ?
The most important thing to remember here is that you must already have a Netflix account that has been fully set up and verified. And the second most important thing to remember is that it must have a current and active payment method.
So I've got a verified Netflix account that isn't currently active, but I do have a current payment method. What do I do now ?
This is the easy part. Go to Netflix and activate your VPN. It's best to choose Turkey currently, but, as we've seen with the Argentinia now charging 30% tax on top, things could change.
The most consistent VPN to use is the free Hola! VPN extension for the Chrome desktop browser.
Once you've done that, sign in to your old Netflix account and choose your plan.
Once you've done that then you just need to verify your payment details and you're off and running.
Wait, I've got a Netflix account but I'm currently using it and paying UK prices. What do I do ?
The first thing you need to do is to cancel it. You can't just jump over to paying through Turkey midway through or anything like that.
So cancel the account and wait to the end of your billing period for it to fully close and then wait another 24 hours on top of that.
(That's not a hard and fast rule but I find it doesn't hurt)
Then, you basically go back up and follow the instructions for what to do with an inactive Netflix account and a current payment method.
Popular Questions
Do I have to use a VPN each time I watch something?.
No.
What's the best VPN to use ?
Hola! VPN browser extension for Chrome has proven to be the most consistent to do this. And since you only need the VPN to sign up and confirm your details, you can easily use the basic free tier.
Can you use a normal UK debit card ?
Yes, if you've currently got it registered as your regular payment method then it should work fine. I've been using a Nationwide debit card without an issue.
Can I keep my favourites and the contents of My List?
If you're re-activating an old account then whatever is on your list of things to watch will still be there.
Isn't this fraud?
Go away.
Bonus Content !
I haven't tried these for a while so no guarantee if they still work, but probably worth a try.
What you need to do is open up Netflix using Chrome's "Incognito" mode. What you'll subsequently find is that it will make you a number of different offers each time you open up a new page - you have to do it multiple times to get the different offers.
So far, I've found these ..
Pay 1st Month, Get 2nd Free
50% off 1st Month Subscription
50% off first two months.
30 Day Free Trial
Now I would suggest that if you get one of these offers that you like, then activate your VPN at that point and continue with verifying your payment details and signing up.
But is it still worth it?
They're bumping up the price of Netflix in U.S. and Canada so there's a good chance same will happen in U.K. and the issue is that they're constantly losing licensed shows/movies. Yes, Netflix makes their own shows and movies except they tend to be absolute garbage.
Does anyone remember Cowboy Bebop live action series by Netflix? After one season they canceled it and I'm glad because that was an insult to the original series.
Netflix nowadays kinda sucks, but it's still better than Live TV since you probably can find something to watch than zapping 200 channels and finding nothing worth watching.
By the way, BritBox is still a thing? How many people are subscribed to that service? Can't be that many, tbh.
If BBC/TV License and BritBox merged maybe something good would come out of it, not to mention TVL is in desperate need of a reform. Live TV is dying and probably BritBox, too.
When you're paying around £3.50 a month for the top tier of Netflix, the price rises really don't come in to it.
Yes and no. If it doesn't have anything that the customer likes then might as well try a different streaming service.
YouTube for me has loads and it's not behind a paywall.
Thank you very much for this informative Chat thread. Definitely worth looking into now they're hiking up the prices.
My pleasure. I don't think you'll get any hassle from Hot UK Deals over it, but send them my way if you do !.
Happy to offer any help I can to anyone willing to give it a try.
Tom I think what I'd call them wouldn't be suitable for a family site .. hah
It's quite shocking the way they've treated me really - it's basically a full on vendetta where they're actively working to prevent me from rejoining their site so stuff 'em.
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