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Piracy even when I can get it legally (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is my small rant against the 'features' that big streaming services provided vis a vis the convenience of pirating the same thing.

I have a mobile data connection only where the carrier offers me free data for six hours post midnight. I can queue torrents on my phone(Yes, I torrent mainly on phone via Flud for Android) for downloading at night; then transfer the downloaded files to my laptop much later for viewing on a slightly larger screen. I couldn't have done the same with say, Amazon Prime Video. Even if I could get these streaming services to queue at certain time, due to DRM restrictions, the content would only remain playable on phone.

I know, my use case, is very unique and niche since most folks probably already have access to fast broadband networks. But Atleast, piracy, hasn't let go of my hand even for such use cases. I appreciate it.

Also, I am not sure Amazon Prime Video even goes above 720p on Firefox for Linux due to Widevine certification thing; the last time I tried I was running into issues, hence, I stopped bothering with it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

So you use VI, huh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Hey, I'm thinking of switching my Jio SIM to VI. How's the coverage and speeds for you? Is it cheaper and/or offers some actually useful side-perks?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The coverage will depend on the geographical area. For urban or semi urban, it doesn't matter since both will likely work. However, rural is a different scenario. Jio does have a much wider 5G network, I guess.

In terms of perks, unlimited data for 6 hours each night and a weekend data rollover thing where unused daily data from weekdays is made available to you for consumption on weekends.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

dang, rural people talk about data like we talked about text messages in 2006

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