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[Updated] Netflix clamps down on account sharing; additional streams now cost a premium

If you're a seasoned Netflix instant streaming user, it may surprise you to know that the company has always had an official policy of limiting the number of simultaneous streams you're using. Now, Netflix has made that policy more concrete by producing an error message if you attempt to access your streaming account when it is already in use.

 

Netflix's Internet Traffic Overtakes Web Surfing

Netflix's Internet Traffic Overtakes Web Surfing

Move over, Web surfing. Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes. A study published Tuesday by Sandvine Inc. shows that Netflix movies and TV shows account for nearly 30 percent of traffic into homes during peak evening hours, compared with less than 17 percent for Web browsing.

 

Nice! You Can Now Stream Netflix Movies Thru the Wii

Nice! You Can Now Stream Netflix Movies Thru the Wii

I just received a nice surprise in my email today. It's an email from Netflix telling me that it's now possible for me to stream movies through my Nintendo Wii console. They're sending me a CD this Friday that would allow me to do that.

 

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