Getting (and free) started with Netflix in 2014
If you have not yet given online streaming service Netflix a try, it's time to get started. With flexible subscriptions, large selection and free trial makes it easier and more attractive than ever before, and with a little ingenuity you can even access the significantly larger American selection completely free - and legally. Read on and become wiser about Netflix's something for you.
Free and unlimited online streaming on all your devices
When Netflix was founded in 1997, worked service by sending movies and TV shows directly to customers' mailboxes based on an ingenious mail order system and one of the industry's first web sites. Today it is largely based on online streaming, so you can access Netflix 'full range wherever and whenever it suits you best. Your subscription allows access to free streaming on all your devices - but only simultaneous streaming of up to two devices at a time.
980,000 Danish viewers can not be wrong
Netflix officially came to Denmark in mid-2012, and since then about 17% of Danish households signed up to the flock of customers. According to DR Media Research means that Netflix today is part of the entertainment budget of 450,000 Danish households - a number that is growing month by month. As the number of Danes have signed up as customers, the amount of Danish TV and movie content also increased dramatically. Today, about 20% of Netflix Denmark's Danish.
Netflix is 60% cheaper than DR's media license
Netflix subscription business model is relatively uncomplicated; the vast majority of customers choose the classic monthly subscription for 79 kroner, while a special family plan is also available for the households that need to stream up to four devices simultaneously. This plan is not reserved for families, which also makes it attractive for group homes where four students in principle can share the same subscription.
Although Netflix does not officially inform about the extent of their range in different countries, it is estimated that about 1,700 movies and TV series currently available in Denmark. This may seem like a mockery compared to the 14,000 available through Netflix in the US, although this could partly be due to a much more diverse population with many different languages and cultures.
Get free and legal access to Netflix's US content
However, it is relatively simple to get access to the American content. It merely requires access to a so-called VPN server to mask your online identity behind an American IP address. It is perfectly legal, and can in most cases be solved by a free browser plugin that Hola!
Try Netflix for free for a whole month!
If you've got the courage to try Netflix, you can test the service for a month without pay. Just create a user and enter your card details - you're ready to stream in under five minutes. Netflix first pull money from your card for a whole month, and you can always unsubscribe without hassle.
