When is/if Netflix coming to Australia?

Adam Jago · Adam Jago #1 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 08:55 AM

I was just checking out netflix and i live in Australia and i just tryed to make an account and it said "netflix isn't available in your country". So i was wondering if/when it's coming to Australia?

Stretch · Stretch #2 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 10:16 AM

It's probably due to licensing restrictions. It's hard to tell with that kind of stuff, so it could be tomorrow, or it could be 10+ years from now.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 06:55 PM

Don't think we even want it:-

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chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 07:05 PM

Although the management don't seem to know what they're doing all the time, the actual SERVICE is pretty awesome. All the streaming TV (movies and TV shows) you can eat for eight bucks a month. For most North Americans, it's their new favorite babysitter thanks to its extensive child friendly section, all ad-free. For me personally, there's a very high ratio of schlock to quality – but even I think there's enough quality there to justify $8. The old Dr. Who stories and MST3K episodes alone are worth that to me, nevermind the (small) selection of silent movies and (larger) selection of classic films.

They do seriously need to up their game in terms of HD content, but I think we can all guess when that's going to happen.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #5 (**permalink**)

04-07-2012, 08:45 PM

Well chas you can bet we would not get it for $8 down under. For instance we have no cable TV, however Foxtel in the Metropolitan areas and Austar in the country costs $100 p.m.

ibookster · ibookster #6 (**permalink**)

05-11-2012, 03:23 PM

You can get Netflix in Australia if you use this ninja trick

It works great and unblocks not only Netflix but any US only website.

Stretch #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	04-07-2012, 10:16 AM It's probably due to licensing restrictions. It's hard to tell with that kind of stuff, so it could be tomorrow, or it could be 10+ years from now. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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chas_m #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,705 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	04-07-2012, 07:05 PM Although the management don't seem to know what they're doing all the time, the actual SERVICE is pretty awesome. All the streaming TV (movies and TV shows) you can eat for eight bucks a month. For most North Americans, it's their new favorite babysitter thanks to its extensive child friendly section, all ad-free. For me personally, there's a very high ratio of schlock to quality – but even I think there's enough quality there to justify $8. The old Dr. Who stories and MST3K episodes alone are worth that to me, nevermind the (small) selection of silent movies and (larger) selection of classic films. They do seriously need to up their game in terms of HD content, but I think we can all guess when that's going to happen. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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harryb2448 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,095 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	04-07-2012, 08:45 PM Well chas you can bet we would not get it for $8 down under. For instance we have no cable TV, however Foxtel in the Metropolitan areas and Austar in the country costs $100 p.m. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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Adam Jago #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 03, 2012 Posts: 6	04-07-2012, 08:55 AM I was just checking out netflix and i live in Australia and i just tryed to make an account and it said "netflix isn't available in your country". So i was wondering if/when it's coming to Australia?
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ibookster #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 11, 2012 Posts: 1	05-11-2012, 03:23 PM You can get Netflix in Australia if you use this ninja trick It works great and unblocks not only Netflix but any US only website.
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