Kirby Posted January 18, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2022 The number of streaming services seems to be ever increasing. Now when someone recommends a show, the odds are pretty good that I won't see it because I don't subscribe to the service. Currently I only get Amazon Prime and Peacock (which I get free with my cable) and HBO Max. So how about you? Which services do you get and did you get them to substitute for dropping cable or just because they had programming you enjoy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2022 Just now, Kirby said: The number of streaming services seems to be ever increasing. Now when someone recommends a show, the odds are pretty good that I won't see it because I don't subscribe to the service. Currently I only get Amazon Prime and Peacock (which I get free with my cable). So how about you? Which services do you get and did you get them to substitute for dropping cable or just because they had programming you enjoy? Easier to list the ones I don't have 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2022 Basic cable with Netflix, Disney, Prime as add ons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2022 none 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Wilbur said: Basic cable with Netflix, Disney, Prime as add ons. Yep - that's me, but also have Hulu (part of the Disney+ bundle), HBOMax, Flo bikes, GCN+, and PBS Passport. And Apple TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2022 Prime is about it. That’s all we’re paying for. Streaming free stuff off the interwebs. We also get a few local over the air channels with a digital antenna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2022 What is "Too Damn Many?" Alex? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 18, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2022 Cable with some upgrades. My son & his GF have Netflix, Hulu & some others on our tv. They set us up with profiles but we really don’t watch anything but cable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2022 38 minutes ago, Kirby said: The number of streaming services seems to be ever increasing. Now when someone recommends a show, the odds are pretty good that I won't see it because I don't subscribe to the service. Currently I only get Amazon Prime and Peacock (which I get free with my cable) and HBO Max. So how about you? Which services do you get and did you get them to substitute for dropping cable or just because they had programming you enjoy? The same as you but youngest son has netflix (he pays for it and we share) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2022 21 minutes ago, Kirby said: The number of streaming services seems to be ever increasing. Now when someone recommends a show, the odds are pretty good that I won't see it because I don't subscribe to the service. Currently I only get Amazon Prime and Peacock (which I get free with my cable) and HBO Max. So how about you? Which services do you get and did you get them to substitute for dropping cable or just because they had programming you enjoy? I get Amazon Prime and it used to be my excellent, inexpensive substitute for cable TV. Then the prices of low-cost DSL Internet rose dramatically in my area until they were more that high-speed Verizon Internet. The Verizon Triple package for phone, Internet, and cable TV became too good to pass up, so I get FIOS TV now, though I still get Amazon Prime and enjoy it occasionally on my Smart-TV (has an app to run Amazon Instant Video, etc. directly from the router, no computer interface needed), especially shows like the Emmy Award winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel about a late-1950's, early 60's comedienne (played by Rachel Brosnahan: Emmy Award for Best Actress - Comedy, 3 Golden Globe Best Actress - Comedy Awards), sort of a female Lenny Bruce with racy-for-the-time routines whose socially conservative parents are played by Tony Shalhoub (Monk on Monk) and Marin Hinkle (Judith on 2 1/2 Men) and includes a lot of other big-name stars. It explores a lot of the socially-acceptable changes that were going on in that era and I was there with similarly conservative parents! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted January 18, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 18, 2022 No cable but I do have someone elses log in for Spectrum so certain streaming apps that require either a subscription or a qualifying cable account will work for me. Primarily I use: Netflix (free from wifes Verizon phone account) Disney (see above) Hulu (see above, above) Amazon Prime I also use a media server software called Jellyfin that accesses my own personal server of TV shows and Movies. The experience is similar to any of the big names, smooth UI, trailers, actor information, subtitles, suggestions, etc. All with the beauty of it being content I control. I use a Sonarr (another self-hosted application) that allows me to add shows from other networks/services I don't have to a torrent app. These then capture every new episode, download it in the quality I want and add it to my local server. Not mine below but here is a screenshot of the interface from a TV: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted January 18, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 18, 2022 Netflix, PBS Passport (a donation perk), Prime (where we watch BritBox), Sling (I think it’s for sports?), Disney+. And #1 child added Hulu with their account info to our tv. We don’t use it, but they use it when they come over to do laundry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #13 Posted January 18, 2022 I use Kanopy and Hoopla from my library. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: And #1 child added Hulu with their account info to our tv. You will when you watch Only Murders in the Building! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted January 18, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: You will when you watch Only Murders in the Building! I could look into it. I need to catch up with Better Call Saul. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 18, 2022 Share #16 Posted January 18, 2022 Hulu. Netflix. Peacock. Peloton. ESPN. Youtube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 18, 2022 no cable. Have Sling, Netflix, Peacock( only for Yellowstone, will drop when done) Apple TV & Prime Sling is for Pac 12 sports mostly. Netflix is supposed to be paid by T Mobile, Prime is piggybacking on the lovely Sara with an H ex husband account. I think Apple TV can be paid by T Mobile too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #18 Posted January 18, 2022 Amazon Prime, Peacock, and Paramount+. Paramount+ is where all the Trekkies hang out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #19 Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, JerrySTL said: Paramount+ is where all the Trekkies hang out. Does that mean HBOMax is where the Doctor Whooligans hang out? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted January 18, 2022 Share #20 Posted January 18, 2022 None. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 18, 2022 Share #21 Posted January 18, 2022 I dropped the Comcast triple play for internet only, picked up Hulu, got all the same stuff as cable but cheaper. Peacock comes with the internet, but we don't use it much. We have the Jr. Wife's Amazon TV and D1's Netflix. More than enough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 18, 2022 Share #22 Posted January 18, 2022 3 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: none But how do you watch motorcycle racing? We have been thinking about signing up for Peacock because they carry some of the races that we follow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #23 Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, BR46 said: But how do you watch motorcycle racing? We have been thinking about signing up for Peacock because they carry some of the races that we follow. I don't ☹️ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, bikeman564™ said: I don't ☹️ Curling???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 18, 2022 Share #25 Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: I don't ☹️ Sidecar racing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #26 Posted January 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Curling???? I haven't yet ☹️ no way to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 18, 2022 Share #27 Posted January 18, 2022 None. I can see much later in life.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #28 Posted January 18, 2022 Netflix, Amazon Prime, and PBS Passport; no cable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #29 Posted January 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Curling???? No way to watch lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 18, 2022 Share #30 Posted January 18, 2022 Just Netflix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted January 19, 2022 Share #31 Posted January 19, 2022 I’m tied to cable, as long as I wish to watch my local NHL team play . That may be slowly eroding, this year they put a few games exclusively on ESPN+, which is streaming only. I still get HBO/Showtime, too. Netflix, Prime, and currently a free trial of Hulu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 19, 2022 Share #32 Posted January 19, 2022 There's a bunch of them, that is my wifes department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 19, 2022 Share #33 Posted January 19, 2022 Whatever's free. I even look at movies from YouTube on TV. Usually, I go looking to see who has the movie or show and then look at the streaming service. Search something like this: https://www.justwatch.com/us If I can get it on the computer, I can watch it on the TV, too. I have a Chromecast device. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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