[jason]

Netflix has inflicted a recent number of price increases on its customers and now Netflix is inflicting it’s customers with a new restriction. A customer can only have one streaming video feed per account. This change is going to have a serious impact on families that share a Netflix account.

The one streaming video feed per account restriction means that if you want to watch more than one instant video stream at once you’ll have to sign up for a second Unlimited Streaming account at $7.99 per month or increase the number of DVD’s you receive. According to Consumerist the cost of getting the ability to use more than one stream works out like this:

* two streams will cost $19.98/month or two DVD’s at a time
* three streams or three DVDs $23.98/month
* four streams or four DVDs $29.98/month

Although this policy isn’t new Netflix didn’t do a lot about it in the past. Before now all they did was give you a warning pop-up, but now if you try to exceed your number of allowed video streams you’ll get an error message and you’ll be unable to use another stream to watch another video.

more Netflix Adds A New Restriction: Limits Customers To One Stream At A Time | Cult of Mac

[Mr.Ronald8]

I just told my kids and they are pretty disappointed. They each like to stream at the same time. They only way to make it fair is just to get rid of it all together.

[nannyc]

I don't currently have a Netflix account, but I have tried it a couple times in the past. I was never fully satisfied with the service. It seems to me that if you are paying for unlimited streaming then restricting you to one at a time is not really unlimited.

[onmars]

I have always loved Netflix. Up until now I have been very happy with the service I have gotten. Now I am pretty much done with them. Your right, it isn't unlimited, is it?

[cheapo]

I think that makes sense because you could give someone else your account--they have no way of knowing if each stream is actually coming from the same house. Know what I mean?

[AmericanDream]

That's true cheapo. I have no problem with the restriction. I love Netflix, but the only gripe I have is the content on the stream. I would love more titles available that aren't from the 70's or 60's. They don't have enough good movies on there right now, and I had to give up the DVD in the mail, because I just wasn't using it enough to justify spending the extra to have it.