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With the simultaneous rollout of restrictions on account sharing and price increases/addition of advertising, I’m cutting back severely on streaming services.

I allowed my streaming subscriptions to grow without thinking about it. Without trying to remember the constant merging and bundling, I was subscribed to probably a dozen services at one point. They ranged from Netflix and HBO and Hulu to Shudder and Showtime. I had Paramount, Criterion, Disney, Peacock, and others. I’d do the typical thing where I’d search for a movie, find it is exclusive to a platform, and grab the free trial and forget to cancel. I excused it if I found a movie even every couple of months on it. There were still nights where it’d take an hour to find something I wanted to watch. I was probably closing in on $200/month all told, and I don’t have sports subscriptions.

I’m interested in learning what other people are doing regarding the price hikes and service compromises. Are you cancelling? Are you taking advantage of bundles with your internet services? Are you rotating on some interval? Or are you not changing at all?

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[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yup, cleaned out some of my subscriptions, will buy physical copies of seasons, pirate, or worst case only sign up month at a time

[–] rockandsock@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I'm deciding what to keep and what to cancel based on what kind of holiday deals I can get over the next few months.

[–] CoolBeance@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'll probably keep two at most, though I'm pretty close to dropping one in favor of an eyepatch and a peg leg

[–] SurpriZe@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's pisseasy to download the highest quality movies imaginable at any point in time, anywhere, totally free of charge. Makes no sense to ever even think about paying for any of the "streaming services".

[–] cricbuzz@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Great results streaming movies with any of these services https://rentry.co/megathread-movies-and-tv#streaming

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Never had them

[–] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I’ve never paid for a streaming service in my life. You’re a sucker if you do.

[–] Destraight@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I have never got into Netflix, or any other subscription services. KissAnime, and pirating is what I use to watch shows, even then I don't watch much shows

I cancelled Netflix about 8 months ago after realising that my wife and I weren’t enjoying it and my kids were just watching the same 2-3 shows on repeat. Cancelled Netflix and bought the shows my kids like via AppleTV.

[–] robsuto@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only one I have is Netflix and that is only because it comes with my cell service for like $3/mo extra.

[–] skybreaker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I already canceled Netflix. They rarely have anything good anymore. If there's something that I want to watch, I'll get it for a month and then cancel it.

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago

No because I never subscribed to any. I mooched off my father's subscriptions :U

I did switch away and have been trying to convince him to use my Emby homeserver though.

I'm definitely cancelling Hulu and Disney+ this month to avoid their pending increases.

I'm probably making moves to cancel Amazon prime before the add thing. I've been feeding that beast for far too long. : /

[–] SecretPancake@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’ve been cutting down and only keep the ones I actually watch. I had a constant Netflix subscription since 2014 but a month ago I cancelled it. Will resubscribe temporary once enough shows pile up that I’m interested in (which might take a while).

Since Futurama is done, I’ll probably cancel Disney now.

Youtube Premium is the one I will keep for longer because I watch it all the time and I’m splitting the costs with family.

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[–] wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I cancelled Netflix a few months ago and that was my only subscription out of the main ones (I currently have a subscription to Nextup which is a comedy streaming platform but that's it). I haven't missed it much as there's not been anything on there that I've been keen to watch. If there ever is I'm sure I can find another way to watch it. I find I am using my free channel streaming apps more though (BBC iPlayer/Channel4, etc).

[–] Cozy@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Cancelled netflix when they started the restrictions and switched to Disney+, have prime as well but don't use the movie stuff much, so I won't upgrade to the add free version. Otherwise Spotify and Xbox gamepass. Spotify is a family shared account that makes it much cheaper and gamepass is such a money saver for me, cause I stopped buying games I couldn't play (motion sickness) or didn't like in the end.

[–] Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Canceled my Netflix subscription a few months ago and I'm now using Kodi + Real Debrid. As of yet, I'm really happy with my decision.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

All I have is Spotify and Netflix and Netflix is going after next month. The quality is shit and the suggestions are worse. I don't want to big actors in big budget bad movies on Netflix. Give me decent thrillers, dramas and comedies. I'll go to the movies for blockbusters.

[–] sour@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

i use free streaming website

[–] overkill0485@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Only service I have is prime video, but its because I order frequently from Amazon. I use YouTube primarily and only my Plex server on movie nights with family

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I never use these. My wife does though, so keeping them is her call.

[–] gilbert31@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The only subscription that I have left is Spotify. I used to have Netflix as well before the explosion of streaming services started, when it made sense because it was convenient to have immediate access to almost all content. Now that every show is in a different service, I decided to go back to torrents with Stremio.

[–] sygnius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I stopped subscribing in my own country and started subbing in other countries to take advantage of regional pricing. Now for the cost of less than a month of Crunchyroll in my country, I'm getting a full year. For Netflix, what would normally cost a month in my country, I get about 3 months worth of service.

[–] DeadNinja@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Europix for me above anything else. Netflix and Disney can go and self-serve their backsides...

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Installed smarttubenext , streamio and kodi on my android TV.

Never had a streaming plan πŸ˜†

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, we pay for Netflix and Disney+. Our friends pay for Hulu and HBO so we swap passwords so we all benefit.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are you going to do when Netflix stops the account sharing?

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

I wish we had HBO+ or Max or whatever the fuck it is now in the UK.

The only legal way to get their stuff is via NowTV, which is fucking dreadful and think 1080p should be behind an extra paywall. Also, they carried on charging me after I cancelled, because apparently fuck me for thinking that a cancel option in an app they made would work.

[–] JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty much just have Spotify+Hulu, YouTube premium (should cancel Spotify maybe but I like seeing what songs get removed from my playlists rather than them just disappearing), Amazon prime, and Disney+. Thinking about cancelling Disney+ soon but I want to see Loki s2 still.

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