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Streaming subscription fees have been rising while content quality is dropping (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yea I've got Prime. I actually use the shipping and never really liked the video service. My husband however loves watching their stuff and we're currently doing a rewatch of The Boys, which has been terribly painful with all the commercial interruptions. I'm not paying extra for add free. We were watching an episode last night and turned it off at the commercial break and watch YouTube of all things instead. Seriously though seeing a count of Ads 1 of 6 at the top of the screen was just too much.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Ads 1 of 6

...what?

I've been sailing around too long I guess, but six ads? In one commercial break? What in the hell are they doing.

Like, that's worse than broadcast TV, which is you know, free. As in not something you're paying for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

yes this is driving me nuts.... ads on a streaming service that I pay for?!?! And then they have the balls to also increase pricing! But wait... you can still have add-free... if you pay more... how convenient....