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psyang · 01-25-2012, 04:13 PM

I don't know if this is covered in this thread, but what's the benefit of having a US Netflix account?

I ask beacause I happened to notice that the us proxy hotspot shield gave my Canadian Netflix account access to the US Netflix offerings. Just did a quick test today, and was able to watch the first few minutes of S1E1 of the new Battlestar Galactica (only the old series is available in Canada).

As well, Netflix popped up a little note saying that if I travel, I may notice their offerings may differ based on which country I'm in, so it's "by design" from their end. No need for a US Netflix account, just a US ip address, or am I missing something?

01-25-2012, 04:13 PM	#672
psyang Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Jan 2010 Exp:	I don't know if this is covered in this thread, but what's the benefit of having a US Netflix account? I ask beacause I happened to notice that the us proxy hotspot shield gave my Canadian Netflix account access to the US Netflix offerings. Just did a quick test today, and was able to watch the first few minutes of S1E1 of the new Battlestar Galactica (only the old series is available in Canada). As well, Netflix popped up a little note saying that if I travel, I may notice their offerings may differ based on which country I'm in, so it's "by design" from their end. No need for a US Netflix account, just a US ip address, or am I missing something?