[click170]

And because Netflix contains wildly different content in different regions.

My parents use Netflix and I recently got a request from them to set them up to access US Netflix. I didn't even know they were aware of the difference, but they are, and they're sick of the crap that shows up on our side of the boarder.

Not Netflix' fault, and I'm elated that they're pressing the ISP issue, but there are valid concerns about content as well.

[Patrick_Devine]

Netflix adjusts to whatever region you're in, so getting "US Netflix" isn't going to work for your parents. You're going to need to set them up with something like www.unlocator.com which can spoof their region. Once they turn it on it will open up a lot of titles with their existing Netflix account.

[ZoF]

I thought that was implied by his statement.

[Patrick_Devine]

I read it as they wanted a "US Netflix account" which is really no different than having a "UK" or "Canadian" Netflix account. Netflix doesn't make the distinction between where the account is, only where your IP address is located. This is in contrast to a company like Amazon where purchasing something from amazon.ca or amazon.co.uk is much different than buying from amazon.com. I'm not sure how this effects watching Prime when you're traveling, though, and if it's also IP based.

At any rate, I don't think the implication is obvious.

[kapilvt]

amz is ip biased, as is google. apple is the only content provider i've found that works traveling abroad (minus vpns/tunnels) as they associate content to account based on cc billing address (though they have terms to indicate otherwise).