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JuanCarlos1 05/05/21 12:06:58 PM #1:	Well first of all you DONT have to subscribe to all of them. And second people are having bad price memory about cable. The more barebone, low tier packages started around 30-40, mid tier 50-60, all channels around 80 and if you wanted the whole HBO, CINEMAX, STARZ, SHOWTIME package it was around 120+. Between Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Amazon Prime and HBO its less than 60. Hell, you can discovery + and some miscellaneous apps and still doesnt reach what we used to pay. Plus you have the option to pay with friends and family sometimes halving the price. --- Mas dicen, que en las dimensiones de nuestro ser... hay muchos detalles por conocer... <cite>JuanCarlos1 posted [p:953581735] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Well first of all you DONT have to subscribe to all of them. And second people are having bad price memory about cable. The more barebone, low tier packages started around 30-40, mid tier 50-60, all channels around 80 and if you wanted the whole HBO, CINEMAX, STARZ, SHOWTIME package it was around 120+. Between Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Amazon Prime and HBO its less than 60. Hell, you can discovery + and some miscellaneous apps and still doesnt reach what we used to pay. Plus you have the option to pay with friends and family sometimes halving the price. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OctoPuppy 05/05/21 12:07:38 PM #2:	Just subscribe to the ones you actually watch and you won't have a problem. --- "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." Abraham Lincoln <cite>OctoPuppy posted [p:953581762] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Just subscribe to the ones you actually watch and you won't have a problem. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlebread 05/05/21 12:11:13 PM #3:	Just buy/trial one month and binge watch everything --- https://imgur.com/yCW15Zn <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:953581897] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Just buy/trial one month and binge watch everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 05/05/21 12:12:12 PM #4:	Than subscribing to every cable service? I bet not. --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:953581927] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Than subscribing to every cable service? I bet not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 05/05/21 12:12:31 PM #5:	Yeah even having all of the streaming services is less expensive than anything but the most basic sports packages. It's still shitty that so much stuff is getting pulled from the general services so companies can do their own useless ones --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:953581939] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Yeah even having all of the streaming services is less expensive than anything but the most basic sports packages. It's still shitty that so much stuff is getting pulled from the general services so companies can do their own useless ones </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 05/05/21 12:13:43 PM #6:	It would definitely cost me more to add cable to my internet service than it does to have Netflix, Hulu, and HBO. HBO Max alone has offered far more for me than cable TV ever did --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:953581996] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>It would definitely cost me more to add cable to my internet service than it does to have Netflix, Hulu, and HBO. HBO Max alone has offered far more for me than cable TV ever did </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CapnMuffin 05/05/21 12:14:49 PM #7:	Cable is triple+ the price and half your time is watching ads. <cite>CapnMuffin posted [p:953582045] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Cable is triple+ the price and half your time is watching ads. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 05/05/21 12:15:41 PM #8:	Why shill for these streaming services? Sure you can get those services listed for under $60. But when it was just Netflix, you could get most of the good content from those services for a tenth of that. It was supposed to be better than cable, and now it's just another form of cable. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:953582082] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Why shill for these streaming services? Sure you can get those services listed for under $60. But when it was just Netflix, you could get most of the good content from those services for a tenth of that. It was supposed to be better than cable, and now it's just another form of cable. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkChozoGhost 05/05/21 12:16:03 PM #9:	Lost_All_Senses posted... Than subscribing to every cable service? I bet not. If you live in an area where a cable company has a monopoloy (so 95% of the country, even places in major metro areas), cable is like $110 a month if you want stuff like Comedy Central or AMC. You know, stuff that should be part of the basic package but isn't. --- My sister's dog bit a hole in my Super Mario Land cartridge. It still works though - Skye Reynolds 3DS FC: 3239-5612-0115 <cite>DarkChozoGhost posted [p:953582103] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite> <quote>Than subscribing to every cable service? I bet not.</quote>If you live in an area where a cable company has a monopoloy (so 95% of the country, even places in major metro areas), cable is like $110 a month if you want stuff like Comedy Central or AMC. You know, stuff that should be part of the basic package but isn't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 05/05/21 12:20:00 PM #10:	DarkChozoGhost posted... If you live in an area where a cable company has a monopoloy (so 95% of the country, even places in major metro areas), cable is like $110 a month if you want stuff like Comedy Central or AMC. You know, stuff that should be part of the basic package but isn't. True. But does anyone pay for all their streaming services anyway? I pay for 1 out of the 5 I have access too. I let Paramount/CBS die off when my card changed. Streaming is about connections and community :3 --- Name checks out "Try to talk and they ain't listening, but they'll point it out when you get ignorant" - Dreezy <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:953582240] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>DarkChozoGhost posted... </cite> <quote>If you live in an area where a cable company has a monopoloy (so 95% of the country, even places in major metro areas), cable is like $110 a month if you want stuff like Comedy Central or AMC. You know, stuff that should be part of the basic package but isn't.</quote> True. But does anyone pay for all their streaming services anyway? I pay for 1 out of the 5 I have access too. I let Paramount/CBS die off when my card changed. Streaming is about connections and community :3 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 05/05/21 12:23:40 PM #11:	DarkChozoGhost posted... Yeah even having all of the streaming services is less expensive than anything but the most basic sports packages. It's still shitty that so much stuff is getting pulled from the general services so companies can do their own useless ones This. I would be fine with doing Netflix and Hulu, like how it used to be. But now Amazon, Disney, HBO, Apple and Paramount all want to do their own service. It doesn't help that most of these companies pull their ip's when they start their own service. Liked all that Disney/Marvel stuff that was on Netflix? Too bad, it's Disney+ only now. --- PSN - NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:953582387] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>DarkChozoGhost posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah even having all of the streaming services is less expensive than anything but the most basic sports packages. It's still shitty that so much stuff is getting pulled from the general services so companies can do their own useless ones</quote>This. I would be fine with doing Netflix and Hulu, like how it used to be. But now Amazon, Disney, HBO, Apple and Paramount all want to do their own service. It doesn't help that most of these companies pull their ip's when they start their own service. Liked all that Disney/Marvel stuff that was on Netflix? Too bad, it's Disney+ only now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YourLovelyTina 05/05/21 12:24:49 PM #12:	I don't subscribe to anything Go me! --- CONGRATULATIONS! You have saved your lovely Tina. Yattane Takahashi! <cite>YourLovelyTina posted [p:953582425] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>I don't subscribe to anything Go me! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 05/05/21 12:25:02 PM #13:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... Why shill for these streaming services? Sure you can get those services listed for under $60. But when it was just Netflix, you could get most of the good content from those services for a tenth of that. It was supposed to be better than cable, and now it's just another form of cable. But now you can just unsubscribe from overpriced netflix for a month and switch to a cheaper different service to watch whatever. Any netflix exclusives will still be there next month, you don't have to watch it asap, and ends up cheaper than just netflix in the long run. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:953582437] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>Why shill for these streaming services? Sure you can get those services listed for under $60. But when it was just Netflix, you could get most of the good content from those services for a tenth of that. It was supposed to be better than cable, and now it's just another form of cable.</quote>But now you can just unsubscribe from overpriced netflix for a month and switch to a cheaper different service to watch whatever. Any netflix exclusives will still be there next month, you don't have to watch it asap, and ends up cheaper than just netflix in the long run. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SK8T3R215 05/05/21 12:27:51 PM #14:	My cable and internet was over $125 years ago, now I pay $60 for cable plus $35 for Sling and $10-15 for a few other services. Cable and internet now would probably be nearing $150 now. --- New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Yankees. <cite>SK8T3R215 posted [p:953582545] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>My cable and internet was over $125 years ago, now I pay $60 for cable plus $35 for Sling and $10-15 for a few other services. Cable and internet now would probably be nearing $150 now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativeme 05/05/21 12:28:09 PM #15:	if you get all the streaming services it's probably about the same price as cable. they have like 10 of them now but no way somebody is gonna watch all of them. i just have netflix free from t-mobile and that and youtube is about all i watch. i don't even use netflix all that much. sure i miss a few shows but oh well. <cite>creativeme posted [p:953582560] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>if you get all the streaming services it's probably about the same price as cable. they have like 10 of them now but no way somebody is gonna watch all of them. i just have netflix free from t-mobile and that and youtube is about all i watch. i don't even use netflix all that much. sure i miss a few shows but oh well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GallisOTK 05/05/21 12:31:49 PM #16:	The only thing stopping me from giving up cable entirely is live sports. I can't watch my Cardinals/Blues online due to local blackout restrictions, so I'm forced to keep cable for that. All I have in terms of streaming services is Netflix, VRV, and Funimation. --- https://imgur.com/sZ6drsj <cite>GallisOTK posted [p:953582719] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>The only thing stopping me from giving up cable entirely is live sports. I can't watch my Cardinals/Blues online due to local blackout restrictions, so I'm forced to keep cable for that. All I have in terms of streaming services is Netflix, VRV, and Funimation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 05/05/21 12:34:09 PM #17:	Right now I have... Netflix - $19.24 Hulu - free Disney+ - free (Verizon plan comes with the Disney bundle at no extra cost, also includes ESPN+ but I dont watch sports) Peacock - free (parents have it for free through their cable provider and gave me their password) Discovery Plus - free (I think this one is through Verizon too? But only for a year iirc) Prime Video - I pay for Prime annually and get my moneys worth from it so I consider this free as well Then I use a bunch of free apps on my Rokus like TubiTV and The Roku Channel even if I had to pay for all of those itd only be like $60 a month for unlimited access to whatever I want to watch whenever I want to watch it and wherever I want to watch it, so not bad --- https://i.imgtc.com/MGGa6Os.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:953582800] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Right now I have... Netflix - $19.24 Hulu - free Disney+ - free (Verizon plan comes with the Disney bundle at no extra cost, also includes ESPN+ but I dont watch sports) Peacock - free (parents have it for free through their cable provider and gave me their password) Discovery Plus - free (I think this one is through Verizon too? But only for a year iirc) Prime Video - I pay for Prime annually and get my moneys worth from it so I consider this free as well Then I use a bunch of free apps on my Rokus like TubiTV and The Roku Channel even if I had to pay for all of those itd only be like $60 a month for unlimited access to whatever I want to watch whenever I want to watch it and wherever I want to watch it, so not bad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 05/05/21 12:34:50 PM #18:	creativeme posted... if you get all the streaming services it's probably about the same price as cable. they have like 10 of them now but no way somebody is gonna watch all of them. i just have netflix free from t-mobile and that and youtube is about all i watch. i don't even use netflix all that much. sure i miss a few shows but oh well. Why not? I have and actively use all of the ones listed in the op and there are more I would watch if the service were free (peacock and paramount). Plus there are other more niche services like shudder I am interested in --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:953582831] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>creativeme posted... </cite> <quote>if you get all the streaming services it's probably about the same price as cable. they have like 10 of them now but no way somebody is gonna watch all of them. i just have netflix free from t-mobile and that and youtube is about all i watch. i don't even use netflix all that much. sure i miss a few shows but oh well.</quote> Why not? I have and actively use all of the ones listed in the op and there are more I would watch if the service were free (peacock and paramount). Plus there are other more niche services like shudder I am interested in </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jabodie 05/05/21 12:35:15 PM #19:	Even so, the format of streaming is much, much better than traditional cable TV imo. --- <insert sig here> <cite>Jabodie posted [p:953582850] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>Even so, the format of streaming is much, much better than traditional cable TV imo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 05/05/21 12:38:13 PM #20:	My internet alone is $150 a month. Cable on top of that would be around $300. I pay maybe around $30 for streaming services and I have access to HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Prime, D+, Spotify, Crunchyroll Premium. I only pay for 3 of those lol --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:953582974] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>My internet alone is $150 a month. Cable on top of that would be around $300. I pay maybe around $30 for streaming services and I have access to HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Prime, D+, Spotify, Crunchyroll Premium. I only pay for 3 of those lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Toadsworth 05/05/21 12:44:09 PM #21:	A couple of people and myself share passwords between ourselves. I still mostly only use HBO Max as of late. Such a great service. That's the one I am actually paying for, as well. --- "It isn't knowledge that's making trouble, but the uses it's put to." <cite>Toadsworth posted [p:953583228] in "So m... [t:79442593]...</cite> <quote>A couple of people and myself share passwords between ourselves. I still mostly only use HBO Max as of late. Such a great service. That's the one I am actually paying for, as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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