Sister abusing Netflix Account

[CrazylazyJane]

I don't think I am but shouty sister is making me doubt myself.

DP has a Netflix account. He uses it to watch stuff during his lunch break and at home. I use his account for binge watching at home. All good. DS came to stay for a while and used our Netflix account when she was staying with us. Since moving out she had continued to watch and download stuff on our account. No one was particularly bothered by this, as the only time I use the account is to stream stuff at home.

Now holidays have arrived. I went to download a few episodes of something to watch on the plane and it says there are too many devices being used. I text sister to ask her to delete her downloads and she said she would. 2 weeks later, she still hasn't done it.

We're now due to go on holiday - train this time and we have the same problem. I phoned DS to remind her to delete all the downloads and her response was "but I'm flying to Canada on Monday! What am I supposed to watch?" I suggested that she get her own account, at which she wailed and nashed her teeth saying "you don't pay for the account so you have to right to order me to delete downloads.

Spoke to DP and he has deleted her device off the account and changed the password. Since then I've been getting abusive text messages from her. So, I'm really not being unreasonable am I?

I changed my hanger ons name's to things like "tight bastard" and "get your own flix"

Download? I thought Netflix was streaming?

Obviously yanbu
She should pay for her own account, cf

I had this OP really didn’t mind my sister using it on the proviso it was only at times when other weren’t using it. Then other family had been at hers and I tried to watch something and I couldn’t because she was on it and the other family members were in it in a different room in her house!

Changed password and it’s been fine since

I was going to suggest changing the password, but you already did. YANBU. It's your DH's account so her comment that you aren't paying for it is very strange, it suggests something in her attitude that she should be of equal importance to you with your own DH. Has she always been selfish?

She is an entitled madam. YANBU.

Download? I thought Netflix was streaming?

You can download onto your Netflix account on a mobile device

You sis is a......cf
You are so right to have kicked her off
She has been riding this free Netflix train for way too long. And she wasnt even thankful or considerate.

So yanbu
She is vvvvvvu and childish

Yanbu

Me and my daughter and daughter-in-law share a netflix account and pay the subscription alternately. My sons both know the password but always ask if they can watch something. To simply assume it's okay, and to allow access to other people is really cheeky. Does she peer through her neighbour's window to get their WiFi password too?

If she can afford flights to Canada, she can afford 5.99 a month for Netflix.

I pay for five to watch, three families enjoy netflix, my grandchildren love it. £10 well spent. But if they abused it I would change the password.

If she can afford flights to Canada, she can afford 5.99 a month for Netflix.

Beat me to it. She's a chancer, and I'd not tolerate the abusive messages.

Glad your DP sorted it. I have my siblings set up on mine but I did that. She’s a CF

Obviously she is being rude and entitled Op, you know that. Is there more to it such as a mental health issue or a financial problem on her part?

In all honesty I think it would've been easier to just have removed her account or changed passwords without even speaking to her, then just denied all knowledge if she ever had queried it, anything else was always going to cause drama as nobody likes being called a free loader do they (even if they are) Just close your DH's account and sign up yourself and then you and he can use that, but she will not have any login detsils- if she is just going to try and keep logging in etc. I wouldn't engage in much actual conversation about something so petty in real life though, or argue over it.

Suggest she gets the free 30 day trial for her Canada trip.

YANBU. I would have done the same. A few people use my netflix and my spotify. I don't care (spotify comes free with my phone bill) but if they were to abuse it, or abuse me because they were using it too much, I would not be long changing the password.

I hardly use my Netflix as (like barely once a month) is so I would probably just cancel that one full stop.

Tell your sis the flight to Canada will have movies on board and enjoy your holidays OP.

Sorry I didn't read properly. Is change the password going to become the new Cancel the Cheque?

Did she really ‘wail and nash her teeth’ ?? If so I’d be worrying more about her mental health than your netflix account

YANBU. In the slightest.

She's used up all her free trials with various email addresses. It's her look out now.

She has form, as she has some issues. All the family want to placate her and keep the peace but it has nurtured an environment of her throwing tantrums and getting shouty. I normally have a good relationship with her but she had days where she is just utterly unreasonable and decided the world is against her.

My mind boggles.
You are adults and family

Is she saying that you needed to ask DP for permission to delete her off the Netflix? What a cheeky cow

Change the password and don't give it a second thought.

Change the password and it’ll kick her out ☺️