<p>Have to admit, Netflix has become a “need” for me. After a stressful day, once dinner is done and the kids are tucked in with homework, I love sitting in front of the TV and binge watching old series that I missed along the way. Great way to decompress. </p>
<p>My kid’s friends use my account. 
Of course, that means I could know what everybody is watching although I have never cared enough to look. But one of my kid’s brought up the privacy issue with a friend when discussing sharing accounts with parents. Amazon, too. Thankfully, the question kiddo asked in response is, “What are you buying?”</p>
<p>I think Netflix is pretty cheap for what you get. I can confirm that you can access it from different locations, because we currently have four different users on my son’s account, all in different locations. Only two can use it at the same time–you can pay more and have more simultaneous users.</p>
<p>I like it a lot–it has quite a few current movies and TV shows, as well as a wealth of old, foreign, and obscure stuff.</p>
<p>Needs versus wants. At this point does your D realize how much time she should spend on course work instead of becoming addicted to movies? I agree it is a luxury she should go without for a few months until she gets settled into her college study habits. It could be too easy for her to think she has a lot of free time then get caught with last minute academic needs not met.</p>
<p>Isn’t it like 8-dollars a month? College students do have downtime and it’s about the cheapest and safest entertainment option around.</p>
<p>Netflix is a good way to make friends. So is a television. and a car. Use your judgement, you know your daughter better than any of us and would be better able to see if she will waste away her education watching netflix shows.</p>
<p>We have netflix for years, in lieu of cable TV. Looking over our viewing history, we probably averaged 2 movies per month. The bulk is used by D. and her friend(s). Our account allows 2 simultaneous viewings and we only had conflict once, we told D. to have her friend logged off. It’s cheap, has interesting obscure films and documentaries that we will not catch otherwise. Safer for the college kids stay in the room watching online than carousing ouside.</p>