Streaming services have made our life a lot easier when it comes to taking entertainment on the road… or have they? Thanks to both geographic and technical restrictions, it’s not always obvious which of the major providers is the best to bring along on your trip. We decided to take the guesswork out of the process for you.
Netflix
After its last expansion, Netflix is now available in 190 countries, so you’ll be hard-pressed to find somewhere it hasn’t yet reached.
Can It Be Used In Countries Other than Your Own? In short: yes.
This is one of the best additions to recent versions of Netflix, but it wasn’t always the case. Back in the day, your Netflix account was only good in your home country. If you had a US Netflix account, for instance, it was only accessible within the United States.
If you wanted to use the service abroad, you had to sign up for another account in your new country (permanent or temporary). Even VPNs, as explained below, were usually out of the question.
Thankfully this is no longer the case, and your account is now accessible all over the world, no matter where you are, or where you signed up. Keep in mind, there are multiple ways to get Netflix for free though, that due to licensing restrictions, the range of shows and movies available may not be the same as at home.
VPNs on Netflix
Yes. If you try to use a commercial VPN with Netflix to make it seem like you’re in a different country, the service will most likely be blocked. Netflix will give a proxy error message, accompanied by error code m7111-1331-5059.
VPN companies sometimes claim to have a way to bypass it, either by using a specific server, or by contacting customer service for a fix, but these constantly change as Netflix blocks them one by one. It ends up becoming a frustrating cat-and-mouse game, so proceed at your own risk.
That said, if you’re looking for a VPN that works with Netflix, we’ve had good success with ExpressVPN in recent months. That doesn’t mean it’ll always work, of course, but the company does offer a 30-day money-back guarantee if you do want to try it.
NETFLIX VS AMAZON PRIME? Which is Best
Available in standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD), depending on the plan you sign up for. If the sound is too low to hear over the noise of the city or nearby roosters, try Jim’s advice on how to crank things up a little (or a lot).
War of cost:
As both Amazon prime and Netflix are subscription-based OTT platforms for streaming movies, web series offline/online, so the customers need to pay for watching. As in Netflix, there are three modes of customers like basic, standard, and premier. Along with the increase in subscription fees, the account accessing in a number of devices can also be increased in Netflix. But in Amazon Prime, the annual fare is fixed and we can set a maximum of three devices with this subscription. As such the basic package of Netflix is equal to the annual package of Amazon Prime. So according to the cost-wise selection, the customer should prefer Amazon Prime over Netflix.
War of Video Quality:
In Netflix, the quality of video streaming will be kept default according to the package selection. While for amazon prime, in all packages the video quality will be the highest one in their cellular network. So, the customer will be preferring Amazon Prime over Netflix based on better video quality options.
War of database library:
Since, its entry in the OTT platform, Netflix had one of the largest databases of movies both Hollywood and Bollywood. But it may not be the same for the coming years. As a greater number of OTT platforms are on the rise, the license for most of the movies is getting to other platforms. So, there are chances of a decrease in the Netflix database. Similarly, the database of Amazon prime is mostly consisting of old movies. Thus, in the battle of the database, Netflix has the upper hand. So, if any customer wants to see recent movies of different natures, genres then Netflix is the best option compared to Amazon.
Preference-based on Accessibility and Affordibility:
As it is known that Netflix can be accessed in the only limited OS while Amazon prime can be accessed in all OS including chrome.
So as a whole, both Netflix and Amazon have their own advantages and disadvantages. In this war of the maximum number of subscriptions, both have their own customers. With Amazon Prime, customers will be getting add on services on their other purchases. As this facility is not available on Netflix, most of the customers thrive for Amazon prime. But the customers who want to see recent movies and with no financial constraints, then they will opt for Netflix for sure.
Thus, as a whole, I would recommend Amazon prime with respect to budget and Netflix in case of movies database
