在互联网流媒体服务方面， Netflix(Netflix)既是先驱，也是当前的世界领导者。凭借精彩的原创内容(original content)、出色的流媒体技术和真正的全球影响力，难怪几乎每个人都想要参与其中。
Netflix的要价也非常合理，尤其是与传统有线电视相比。然而，可以理解的是，许多人希望在娱乐上节省一点钱。好消息是，有多种方式可以免费或以优惠价格观看Netflix。
1. 显而易见的：选择更便宜的层级(Cheaper Tier)
Netflix提供具有不同优缺点的不同层次的服务。这些等级因国家而异，但在美国(USA)有三种选择：基本(Basic)、标准(Standard)和高级(Premium)。
最基本的选项只需 8.99 美元，让您一次只能在一个屏幕上观看节目。您也只能观看标准清晰度的节目。这听起来很划算，但如果您主要在小手机屏幕上观看Netflix并且只想要自己观看，那么可以节省 5 美元。
这同样适用于Premium。17.99 美元是最昂贵的选择，主要优势是支持4K内容和同时激活四个屏幕。但是，如果您没有 4K 电视，对当前可用的 4K 内容不感兴趣或互联网速度较慢，您不妨选择较低的选项。除非您绝对需要 4 屏支持。
Netflix正在将其层级从一个国家转移到另一个国家，因此无论您身在何处，请务必检查他们是否有专门的优惠。
2. 通过免费试用(Trial)观看您想要的一切(Everything)（美国(USA)以外）
在某些国家/地区（尽管目前不在美国(USA)） ， Netflix提供长达一个月的免费试用。虽然您需要一张信用卡才能注册，但您可以在试用期结束前几天简单地取消而不支付一分钱。如果幸运的话，Netflix甚至可能会在取消后一个月左右为您提供第二次免费试用。
有些人幸运地使用不同的电子邮件地址和付款方式进行连续试用。然而，这显然是对产品的滥用，更不用说管理起来很麻烦了。
3.风险方法：账户共享
这是一种常见的做法，朋友(friends)或家人共享他们的帐户凭据，并支付一部分Netflix费用或免费搭载。这违反了Netflix的使用条款，这也是这家流媒体巨头最近一直在打击的事情。如果您这样做，您可能会收到一条警告消息，并需要输入发送给主要帐户持有人的密码。
这对家庭来说应该不是问题。例如，父母与他们的大学生或祖父母共享一个帐户。我们不知道Netflix将来会在多大程度上收紧绞索，但如果主要帐户持有人可以接受被窃听以进行验证，那么在撰写本文时它仍然是一种可行的方法，尽管这完全由您自己承担风险。
4. 寻找第三方 Netflix 优惠(Third-Party Netflix Offers)
Netflix经常与其他公司合作，将他们的流媒体服务作为捆绑包的一部分提供。这可以是与互联网服务提供商、有线电视公司、手机提供商或任何人达成的交易。
如果您无论如何都在市场上购买其他产品之一，那么可能值得选择Netflix随附的产品作为包装的一部分。请务必仔细阅读细则，以确保它实际上是一笔划算的交易。
T-Mobile 有一个Netflix on Us功能，如果您有一定数量的线路，它将支付基本Netflix订阅的费用。(Netflix)
5.留意促销代码
始终打开您最喜欢的搜索引擎并对您所在国家/地区可能发生的任何Netflix促销活动进行一些研究是个好主意。这可能包括免费时间优惠券或费用折扣。
您所要做的就是前往Netflix 促销页面(Netflix promotional page)并输入代码。如果您还没有帐户，则必须创建一个。
6. Netflix 礼品卡优惠
在某些地区，您可以在实体店购买Netflix礼品卡或从在线零售商处订购。时不时地，您可以以低于其面值的价格购买这些卡。无论是因为零售商想要清理他们的库存，还是因为它是与其他东西相关的促销活动。
与PlayStation Plus(PlayStation Plus)或Xbox Game Pass等其他在线服务一样，实体礼品卡也可能有自己的价格波动。请(Just)记住，礼品卡必须与帐户的货币相匹配，例如，您不能在南非Netflix帐户中使用以美元计价的卡。
7. 每隔一个月订阅一次
节省一半Netflix费用的一种实用方法是一年中仅订阅 6 个月。是的，这听起来可能很疯狂，但很多人对流媒体服务的成本有疑问，因为他们想订阅所有这些服务。因此，例如，您可能会订阅Netflix一个月，并在此期间观看您最想看的所有内容。下个月，您将切换到Amazon Prime Video、Disney Plus、HBO Max或任何您喜欢的服务。然后，您将切换回Netflix进行下一轮点播狂欢。
现在，这有点麻烦，但Netflix正在测试“暂停订阅”功能，该功能可让您暂停帐户长达 10 个月。顺便说一句(Incidentally)，即使您确实取消了，也基本上是相同的过程。您的个人帐户信息将保留 10 个月，您可以在此期间随时重新开始订阅。您的观看记录和收视率将像您从未离开一样等待。
你不应该做什么
上面讨论的省钱方法都不是非法的，虽然帐户共享违反了Netflix的服务条款，但他们采取的措施并不能阻止分居的近亲共享帐户。如果他们想打击孩子或祖父母从家庭帐户共享一两个屏幕，这取决于Netflix 。
您绝对不应该与陌生人共享凭据。有些人会在线出售他们未使用的Netflix屏幕以节省一些钱给任何人，这是一个坏主意。如果不出意外，这是一个很大的安全风险，因为您的个人信息在您的帐户中。更不用说陌生人可能会弄乱你的Netflix个人资料，除非你经历了在你的个人资料上设置家长控制密码的额外麻烦。
您也不应该购买被黑客入侵的Netflix帐户，这些帐户有时会被黑客出售。这些是犯罪所得，您最终也可能成为诈骗的受害者。只要您避免使用这些狡猾的Netflix保存方法，您就可以自由地使用上述其他合法方式之一来节省您的便士。
How to Get Netflix for Free or a Reduced Price: 7 Possible Options
Netflix is both a pioneer and current world leader when it comes to internet streaming services. With fantastic original content, great streaming technology and true global reach it’s no wonder almost everyone wants a piece of the action.
Netflix is also very reasonable when it comes to their asking prices, especially when compared to traditional cable TV. Understandably however, many people are looking to save a little money on their entertainment. The good news is that there are ways to watch Netflix for free or for a reduced price.
1. The Obvious One: Choose a Cheaper Tier
Netflix offers different tiers of its service with different pros and cons. These tiers vary from one country to the next, but in the USA there are three options: Basic, Standard & Premium.
The most basic option only costs $8.99 and lets you watch shows on a single screen at a time only. You can also only watch shows in standard definition. That sounds like a bad deal, but if you mainly watch Netflix on a small phone screen and only want it for yourself, it’s a $5 saving.
The same applies to Premium. At $17.99 it’s the most expensive option with the main advantages being 4K content support and four screens active at once. However, if you don’t have a 4K TV, aren’t interested in the 4K content currently available or have slow internet, you might as well go for a lower option. That is unless you absolutely need 4-screen support.
Netflix is diversifying its tiers from one country to the next, so be sure to check if they have specialized offers wherever you live.
2. Watch Everything You Want With the Free Trial (Outside the USA)
In some countries (although currently not in the USA) Netflix offers free trials for up to a month. While you will need a credit card to sign up, you can simply cancel a few days before the trial ends and not pay a cent. If you’re lucky, Netflix may even offer you a second free trial a month or so after cancelling.
Some people have had luck using different email addresses and payment methods to use successive trials. However, that’s clearly an abuse of the offering, not to mention quite a hassle to manage.
3. The Risky Method: Account Sharing
This is a common practice, where friends or family members share their account credentials and either pay a share of the Netflix fee or piggyback for free. This is against the Netflix terms of use and it’s something the streaming giant has been cracking down on recently. If you do this, you may receive a warning message and be required to enter a pin sent to the primary account holder.
This shouldn’t be a problem for families. For example, parents sharing an account with their college kids or grandparents. We don’t know how much Netflix will tighten the noose in future, but if the primary account holder is OK with being bugged for verification it’s still a viable way to do things at the time of writing, although it’s entirely at your own risk.
4. Look for Third-Party Netflix Offers
Netflix often partners with other companies to offer their streaming service as part of a bundle. This can be a deal struck with an internet service provider, a cable company, a cell phone provider or anyone really.
If you’re in the market for one of those other products anyway, it may be worth picking the one that also comes with Netflix as part of the package. Just be sure to read the fine print carefully to make sure it’s actually a good deal.
T-Mobile has a Netflix on Us feature that will cover the cost of a basic Netflix subscription if you have a certain number of lines.
5. Keep an Eye Out for Promo Codes
It’s a good idea to always open your favorite search engine and do some research on any Netflix promotions that may be happening in your country. This may include vouchers for free time or a discount on fees.
All you have to do is go to the Netflix promotional page and enter the code. If you don’t already have an account, you’ll have to create one.
6. Netflix Gift Card Deals
In some territories you can buy Netflix gift cards at physical stores or order them from online retailers. Every now and then you can pick up these cards for less than their face value. Whether it’s because retailers want to clear out their stock or because it’s a promotion related to something else.
Just as with other online services such as PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass, physical gift cards can have their own price fluctuations. Just remember that the gift card must match the currency of the account, you can’t use a card denominated in US dollars with a South African Netflix account, for example.
7. Subscribe Every Other Month
One practical way to save half of your Netflix fees is to only subscribe for 6 months out of the year. Yes, it might sound crazy, but plenty of people have an issue with the cost of streaming services because they want to subscribe to all of them. So, for example, you might subscribe to Netflix for a month and watch everything you most want to during that time. The next month you’d switch to Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max or whichever service strikes your fancy. Then you’ll switch back to Netflix for the next round of on-demand bingeing.
Right now, it’s a little bit of a hassle, but Netflix is testing a “pause subscription” feature that will let you pause your account for up to 10 months. Incidentally, even if you do cancel, it’s essentially the same process. Your personal account information is kept for 10 months and you can restart your subscription any time during that window. Your watch history and ratings will be waiting as if you never left.
What You Should NOT Do
None of the money saving methods discussed above are illegal and although account sharing is against the Netflix terms of service, the measures they’ve put in place don’t prevent close family members who live apart to share an account. It’s up to Netflix if they want to crack down on kids or grandparents sharing a screen or two from a family account.
What you definitely shouldn’t do is share credentials with strangers. There are people who’ll sell their unused Netflix screens online to save some money to anyone, and that’s a bad idea. If nothing else, it’s a big security risk since your personal information is in your account. Not to mention that strangers might mess up your Netflix profile, unless you go through the additional hassle of setting a parental control pin on yours.
You should also never buy hacked Netflix accounts, which are sometimes sold by hackers. These are the proceeds of crime and you might end up as a victim of scamming as well. As long as you avoid these dodgy Netflix saving methods, you’ll be free to pinch your pennies using one of the other legal ways mentioned above.
