I used to have Netflix until I moved country and they blocked me out of my own account. Fuck them, cancelled. To the seas with their content.
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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Netflix.
Spotify. The rest I just piggy back off me and my wife’s families lol
I get Apple TV and Netflix free through T-Mobile. I use plex for everything else 🙂 I might buy a shudder subscription though. I like horror
Wow and here I thought I've spent too much on subscriptions!
- Plex lifetime pass (through Turkey)
- Whatever close to 100% cashback VPN provider, currently with PIA
- Seedbox, paid annually
- Prime for shipping occasionally, I can find the torrent for the shows elsewhere so rarely use it to watch anything
I don't use Youtube often, so NewPipe on mobile and uBlock Origin on browsers are sufficient so far. XManager for Spotify as well.
May consider paying for Tidal (through Turkey), but don't really see the need at the moment.
Why do people pay for common streaming subscriptions when they can just pirate?
HBO Max comes with my ISP's fiber plan, and I like that they get 4K releases relatively quick out of theater from certain studios. If they ever fuck with the pricing or bundle I'm on though, I'm outta there.
Only spotify premium
Can be pirated
Qobuz, Spotify, Apple TV. Some Android apps like MyFitnessPal.
YouTube TV and Spotify. There’s a workaround for everything else!
Netflix, Amazon, f1tv
Qobuz.
Deezer and CuriosityStream
I've been subscribed to Nebula since maybe not day one but day two or three. Good place
None, I used to pay for Plex Pass but with the last removed I bought the life pass
Spotify with free Hulu, Prime, Criterion Collection
Just Netflix. Prime Video is included with Prime. Cancelled Disney+ when they announced a price hike because we weren't watching often enough to justify the price.
Enough that I don't feel guilty seeking other ways to watch what I want when none of them have it.
just Spotify premium. the convenience combined with the fact that it comes out to like usd 3 per person just doesn't make pirating music worth it
Wowpresents+ to support drag race and Les Mills to be able to do their trainings.
Netflix, HBO and Disney+
Literally just YouTube premium, for iOS and iPad to have no adverts.
Edit: and Spotify. The convenience of Spotify is huge
YouTube, Netflix
Personally pay for:
- Crunchyroll
- Hi-Dive (has some good picks that Crunchyroll doesn't, but for the most part simulcast selection is much smaller and inferior to Crunchyroll. Site and app functionality are also inferior)
- Vudu - Also have bought/curated a large collection of movies/tv series on Vudu, with most of the Movies being shared to movies anywhere (wish there was a similar service for TV series).
- TWiT (This Week in Tech) podcast network club membership (free for most podcasts, but want to support the network)
Others in the family pay for in descending order of usage:
- Youtube Premium (would still watch most without premium, just it's paid for already)
- Netflix [strict instructions to never keep for me, cancel if they try to force it]
- Hulu [primary for newer one punch man seasons, and upcoming new futurama season]
- Prime [...for shopping, but you know, prime streaming is included]
The one streaming service I whole-heartedly recommend is dropout.tv. It’s the streaming incarnation of CollegeHumor and was bought out by Sam Reich after being cut from IAC. It’s only $6 a month (and less than $50 for the whole first year) and your subscription directly funds the content creators rather than some huge media conglomerate. It’s niche is basically improv/sketch comedy, game shows, and pop culture chats, plus a lot of DnD. It’s worth it for Game Changer alone which is the funniest game show, and maybe just one of the funniest shows, I’ve ever seen. Many of the Dimension 20 campaigns are amazing as well and Brennan is an excellent DM, in addition to having a great cast to work with.
If I sound like an ad it’s because I pay for basically none of the content I consume but couldn’t in good conscience pirate dropout since it’s independent, overall low-cost, and I enjoy what they make so much I wanted to support them. Rant over!