I remember when it was just Hulu for $5 and Netflix for $8. Saved $50 a month from cable. Now it seems we spend more. I have four. Max, Peacock, Paramount and Hulu. Prime doesn’t count because it sucks balls. (Only paying Netflix when next Stranger Things and Squid Game is released). Curious to see what the average Lemmer/Lemming (what do we call ourselves?) has?

  • FullOfBallooons@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I get Max for free with my phone, Hoopla free from the library, and my sister lets me use her Disney+ account. The only streaming service I pay for is PBS Passport.

  • sgibson5150@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    I used to have all of them. Everybody got my money every month. Then all the prices went up. Now only one of them gets my money per month. It’s not so much the expense. It’s the principle.

  • anonymouse@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Paying monthly for Apple, Netflix & YouTube TV. Paid for a year of Prime just before they announced they were adding ads. Got a year of Peacock with ads last year for $20. Also have a yearly subscription to Tennis Channel Plus.

    I usually rotate a few of the monthly subs every 3 to 6 months to catch up on some shows and movies I’ve missed, but I’m getting closer and closer to cancelling them all. Too expensive and too much time on the couch.

  • BiggestBulb@kbin.run
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    8 months ago

    I have two: YouTube Premium and Disney+

    My reasoning:

    YT Premium comes with my Google One subscription which gives 100GB storage on their cloud and YT Music (which is, in my opinion, better than Spotify - there are better mixes and Spotify doesn’t do great with Japanese songs, which I listen to a lot)

    Disney+ because my gf got me into Marvel and I watch the new series’ (plus Star Wars and classics from my youth like Kim Possible)

    For other content (like the Office), I just use Stremio with Torrentio. Disney+ is still worth it because it’s a pain to set up the HDMI every time and I’m peak lazy

    Not a streaming service, but if you have a partner you should really look into Regal Unlimited / AMC’s variant of that. Movie dates are great and there are always enough new movies to keep you going, plus you can sneak snacks in super easily in a bag (even just a full bag of popcorn lol). You can watch and rewatch like 10 movies in the theater a month if you want lol, plus it gets you out-of-the-house. It’s not for everyone, but worth it for us!!

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    One: Emby.

    I pay $13/year for a domain (that gets used across many self-hosted services), and another $6/mo for usenet access (provider + indexer) giving me access to anything I’d want to watch. Between Emby, Ombi, and the 'arr stack; I can open a webpage, search for new content, and click ‘download’; 15min later it’s in the library and ready to watch offline.

    Currently sitting on a collection of 3500 movies and 35000 tv episodes that’s ever growing.

  • ReallyKinda@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    We pay for the student disney/hulu with ads ($7 I think) as well as Peacock ($6) and we have access to a family member’s HBO Max. We quit netflix on principle last price hike and are planning to set up our own server—maybe plex so we can share with friends. We have apple for free for now (came with a TV).

    We also pay for gamepass ($18) which I think belongs in a similar spending category.

  • lemmy689@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    8 months ago

    None. Cancelled cable over 10 years ago, download what I want. I haven’t seen an ad in ages. I use uBlock and a VPN if I want to watch youtube, haven’t had any ads. The only ads I get are on the radio, but it’s free, that’s the way radio has always worked.

  • Smeagol666@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    I’m quitting Prime this month; on top of being twice as expensive as the rest, the greedy mf-ers are adding commercials with a price hike if you want no commercials. Also quitting Disney+ and Hulu for lack of content and lack of funds. I’ll be quitting Netflix next. I quit Paramount+ a few months ago now that I’m all caught up on warching all the Star Trek serirs.

  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I presently have 4ish:

    • Netflix because there’s always something we want to watch
    • Disney+ (in the Disney+Hulu bundle with no ads in either. I’ll be dropping hulu soon for lack of content) for the kids to get their Disney movie fix, plus it also has quite a few movies/shows we generally want to watch
    • Nebula because it costs very little and directly supports creators I already watch
    • Amazon Prime because I order just enough on Amazon to be worth keeping Prime around for plus the video service.
    • SiriusXM because I live in a rural area with crap cell service and I don’t like country music so AM/FM radio isn’t a option