Tired of paying to stream your own media? These Plex workarounds make remote access free again. Here's how they work.

Why remote fails: Plex works locally but often breaks remotely due to blocked ports, ISP restrictions, or improper server exposure. Secure access options: Solutions range from traditional port ...

Here's some bad news for folks who've been using Plex to stream stuff from a buddy's personal media server to their TV for free for years. As it pledged to do earlier this year when it bumped up the ...

Plex will increase the price of its Remote Watch Pass starting in June, with rates going up 50% for both monthly and annual ...

Media server Plex announced in March that it would put an end to free remote streaming, but hasn't yet put the new changes into effect. That changes this week as Plex plans to pull the plug on free ...

This marks the first price increase for Plex Pass in over 10 years. Plex says the price increase is necessary “to keep up with rising costs” while also staying “committed to ensuring both Plex Pass ...

Plex is ending the introductory pricing on its Remote Watch Pass on June 1, raising monthly fees to $2.99 and annual fees to $29.99.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

If you enjoy streaming your own content via Plex to devices like Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, or Android TV, some bad news is coming your way: it’s going to start costing money soon. Back in April 2025, a ...

Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee. Previously, people outside of a server owner’s network could ...

Roku posted record Q1 2026 results with 38.7 billion streaming hours and new partnerships, while Plex rolled out redesigned apps and enforced paid remote streaming across more devices. Hardware ...

The Plex personal media server had long allowed remote streaming for free users. The company announced back in March that this would in future require a paid Plex Pass subscription, which was set to ...

Plex has announced that it will no longer offer free remote streaming for personal media and says its subscription options will see a significant price increase effective April 29, 2025. The media ...