Also Austrian.

Other way around works too, I had a Netflix account before, that I accessed via a VPN, now I also have access to the Austrian Netflix library while paying less (it's cheaper in the US)

I personally don't mind paying a couple of euros more, but I find the available selection unsatisfactory.

I'm not sure how it compares, but this is a common complaint in the US as well. I assume it's huge compared to the Austrian library, but people usually complain that streaming only has the things people don't want to watch - hence the huge uproar when they doubled the price on mail+streaming.

There aren't that many titles though... I don't know how short the list in Austria is, but I wouldn't call the list of shows available in Germany satisfactory. Diverse, yes. I hope they're going to make more shows available.

In Germany and Switzerland (not sure about Austria) it's legal to download (not legal to upload):

- http://thepiratebay.se/

- Or, if above is blocked: http://194.71.107.80/

Austria has similar laws, downloading for personal use is legal.

Regardless whether is legal or not (I guess not), I´m sure is fairly common in the US as well.

The strength of Netflix (and Spotify, Steam...) is that they offer a service that is more convenient, and offers more value, than just downloading the torrent, at least for a large number of users.

I hope they are successful in Europe as well, although the limited library will surely be a problem.

If you're torrenting you're likely uploading too…

Eh, just use put.io or something. I have yet to find a legal service that is as convenient (built-in conversion to other formats, streaming to Chromecast, subtitles etc.) and has as big of a selection. It's not like I'm not willing to pay (put.io costs money as well).

Did you run into any trouble with payment?

I tried and was unable to use my credit because of some security restriction configuration. As I have never changed anything in that regard, I concluded that this must be a default setting.