You have probably heard about Netflix from friends, on the internet or through one of its acclaimed titles but if you haven’t, worry not as we are solving the chase for you. Netflix is a Streaming Video on Demand (SVOD) service.
Netflix has loads of content including movies, TV Shows/Series, Documentaries among others some of which it owns while others it licences.
With the exception of its own titles, the content it licences stays on the service for a particular period of time after which it is refreshed, dropped or maintained depending on its licensing terms with the content owners.
How to get/sign up for Netflix
Netflix is available across the web, mobile, TVs, streaming devices, gaming consoles among other devices and services. But before you can start using the service at a fee of course, make sure you sign up for it and below are a few step on how to register for an account.
but before we even get there,make sure you have a stable internet connection that is either wired or wireless.
You can then sign up for Netflix through the web or through their apps on any of the platforms mentioned above. You can as well sign up for the service through third parties especially App stores like Apple’s App Store or The Google Play Store by providing your email, password and later on your payment details. This could be a debit/credit card, Paypal or any other acceptable one.
How to Pay for Netflix
Netflix is divided into 3 tiers but each has its advantages or disadvantages over the other on what type of content you can watch, on how many screens simultaneously and this is determined by how much you pay as we are to see.
Netflix is generous enough to give you the first one month free with services that apply to their Premium tier, after which your switched to your default subscription. The subscription packages are divided into Basic, Standard and Premium
| Basic | Standard | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | 7.99 | 9.99 | 11.99 |
| HD Content Available | No | Yes | Yes |
| Ultra HD (4K) Content Available | No | No | Yes |
| Screens You Can Watch on At The Same Time | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Watch on Your laptop, TV, phone and tablet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited movies and TV show | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cancel anytime | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| First month free | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Everything else
After you have signed up for Netflix, gotten the right device to stream on and having the right internet connection, you can go ahead and start streaming your movies, TV shows and documentaries.
It should also be noted that Netflix pricing and content availability differs from region to region.
