Netflix launches cheaper extra members subscription with a catch

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Netflix announced the launch of a new extra members option. Standard and Premium subscribers may add extra members to their account for a discounted price.

These members do not have to live with the primary account owner.

Each slot gives the extra member access to the entire Netflix library without ads. Netflix has now launched a second option to add extra members. This one, you guessed it, comes with ads.

The details:

• Extra members with ads is cheaper, but ads are shown.
  
• In Germany, subscribers pay €3.99 instead of €4.99 per month for each extra members slot. That's about a $1 difference.
  
• The new option is rolling out in other regions as well, including the United States, United Kingdom, or Canada.
  

Netflix Standard or Premium subscribers have two options now when it comes to extra member slots:

• Pay the regular price so that the extra member can watch Netflix without ads.
  
• Pay a little bit less, which means that the extra member gets Netflix with ads.
  

Netflix with ads offers a limited experience when compared to the ad-free options. The company does not reveal that on the sign up page, but only on a support page.

There, Netflix admits that "all but a few movies and TV shows" are available. Netflix does not say which titles are not available though.

Extra member accounts are also limited in other regards:

• Netflix can be watched on a single device at the same time.
  
• Downloads are allowed, but only to one phone or tablet at a time.
  
• Only one profile can be created.
  

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