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Briefing Room Polls (Guests Welcome!) => The Briefingroom Polls => Topic started by: Gefn on August 23, 2022, 01:51:49 pm
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I just realized how many streaming services I have. I have Netflix and Prime. From Prime you also get a free service called Freeve. I have Hulu and I have a free subscription to Peacock because I have Comcast.
This just blows my mind.
Then I found out most of my neighbors have channels like HBO, Discovery Plus, Disney, and/or some sports channel.
Which begs the question, do people watch the original channels anymore like ABC, NBC, Fox CBS, PBS anymore?
Guests can vote.
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I like Sling, which basically gives me streaming cable service for $30/mo.
I piggyback on my kids (at least for now) for Netflix and Prime. More TV with those 3, than I will ever need.
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I have ROKU and subscribe to HULU + and Paramount. Had a Prime subscription prior to cord cutting.
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I said more than 6... But I am torn by that answer... I am subscribed all over the place, and something as mundane as a standard youtube subscription qualifies - I do watch YouTube far more than anything else... And most of what I subscribe to is totally free...
Paid services I subscribe to are Netflix through a family account for around 70 bucks a year, and Prime which I have anyway for business purposes. And that's really it. :shrug:
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None. I've never bothered to find out how one goes about subscribing to a streaming service. :shrug:
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Two.
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I have cable via Direct TV (satellite), and I have Netflix. We are Prime subscribers to Amazon, and we have access to the Prime channels.
Getting ready to drop the $99 Direct TV and replacing with a streaming service with a cost of $30/mo. Gives all the premium channels for movies and all sports. Also 5,000 channels internationally, including a large entertainment selection from Great Britain. Plus there are a ton of movies to pick from and TV shows readily available going back to the 60s that one can binge on. Shows I haven't seen since I watched them back then.
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I have cable via Direct TV (satellite), and I have Netflix. We are Prime subscribers to Amazon, and we have access to the Prime channels.
Getting ready to drop the $99 Direct TV and replacing with a streaming service with a cost of $30/mo. Gives all the premium channels for movies and all sports. Also 5,000 channels internationally, including a large entertainment selection from Great Britain. Plus there are a ton of movies to pick from and TV shows readily available going back to the 60s that one can binge on. Shows I haven't seen since I watched them back then.
What is this new service you are going to try?
I too have Direct tv, Amazon Prime and a firestick my son set up for us...lots of channels to watch....but still nothing I want to watch..
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Just Basic Dish ($104/month). I only watch TCM.
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Prime and Netflix. Had Hulu till recently but just never used it much, so I let it go.
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"All of them" wasn't an option, so I chose "More than 6".
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"All of them" wasn't an option, so I chose "More than 6".
I just added it…
@Ghost Bear
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I just added it…
@Ghost Bear
Heh, thank you!
So, to catalog them...
Pay services:
1. Netflix
2. Amazon Prime
3. Hulu
4. Paramount+
5. Disney+
6. Britbox
7. HBOMax
8. AppleTV
9. Crunchyroll
10. HiDive
11. Funimation
12. YouTubeTV
13. ESPN+ (it's part of a package deal with Disney+)
Free services:
1. Vudu
2. Peacock
3. YouTube
4. Tubi
5. Rumble
Probably some other free services that I don't remember off-hand...
Before anyone asks, yes I do pay more for streaming services than I did for cable service. I'm thinking we really should pare down how many we subscribe to, but it's hard to decide what should go. :shrug:
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Which begs the question, do people watch the original channels anymore like ABC, NBC, Fox CBS, PBS anymore?
I haven't watched standard television (ie ABC, NBC, Fox 26, and CBS) since Gilmore Girls, Evergreen, One Tree Hill, Prison Break and Everybody Loves Raymond reruns went off the air! I now have what comes with my Smart TV (Tubi etc) and Netflix which I rarely watch. News has been gone since the Clinton Administration with the exception of local Hurricanes and floods.
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I haven't watched standard television (ie ABC, NBC, Fox 26, and CBS) since Gilmore Girls, Evergreen, One Tree Hill, Prison Break and Everybody Loves Raymond reruns went off the air! I now have what comes with my Smart TV (Tubi etc) and Netflix which I rarely watch. News has been gone since the Clinton Administration with the exception of local Hurricanes and floods.
:thumbsup:
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I haven't watched standard television (ie ABC, NBC, Fox 26, and CBS) since Gilmore Girls, Evergreen, One Tree Hill, Prison Break and Everybody Loves Raymond reruns went off the air! I now have what comes with my Smart TV (Tubi etc) and Netflix which I rarely watch. News has been gone since the Clinton Administration with the exception of local Hurricanes and floods.
That's right -- though you got there before me (Clinton admin vs about 5 years ago)
I have virtually *no* desire to watch Hollywood canned crap anymore... I mostly watch Youtube - real life stories by content creators about country life, bushcraft, and Bible. I will generally have one canned series in the hopper that I will watch when I get through my evening of subscriptions early...
And I resent it all enough that I refuse to pay them money - especially the money they require. I don't need it, mostly don't want it, sure as heck won't pay for it.
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That's right -- though you got there before me (Clinton admin vs about 5 years ago)
I have virtually *no* desire to watch Hollywood canned crap anymore... I mostly watch Youtube - real life stories by content creators about country life, bushcraft, and Bible. I will generally have one canned series in the hopper that I will watch when I get through my evening of subscriptions early...
And I resent it all enough that I refuse to pay them money - especially the money they require. I don't need it, mostly don't want it, sure as heck won't pay for it.
Youtube has some great stuff and I think even free movies. About anything you want on there.
As a history buff, I subscribe to one channel called History Time. The guy is a solo archaeologist who follows his own conclusions and not the establishment narrative. He's fairly meticulous and thorough, and is a good narrator. Some of his videos are mind blowing and really changed my perspective of history.
https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryTime
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Youtube has some great stuff and I think even free movies. About anything you want on there.
As a history buff, I subscribe to one channel called History Time. The guy is a solo archaeologist who follows his own conclusions and not the establishment narrative. He's fairly meticulous and thorough, and is a good narrator. Some of his videos are mind blowing and really changed my perspective of history.
https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryTime
As a history buff myself, I thank you for the link - Perusing his vids, I know I have seen some of them - 'Britain in the age of Arthur', and 'Before the Vikings' and 'Who were the Sea Peoples' as examples. I remember the guy, and now will go through his whole list.
That will keep me busy a while :laugh: :beer:
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Thanks for that Utube History link @Free Vulcan
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0, though I do frequent a lot of free streaming services. (And if one is a lava lamp, all the better!)
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Four, though one of them comes bundles with my phone and internet. (Unless add on subscriptions within Amazon Prime count as extras, in which case it's six in all.)
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0, I have Roku, but it was a gift and Netflix was given via family.
I rarely watch it to be honest, I usually just find stuff off the internet and watch from my comfy chair on my desktop computer.