SuperSpruce ,

No because I never had them in the first place. But they make me less willing to subscribe.

rar ,

I haven’t had them in the first place, but were considering a Netflix subscription years ago. Had I purchased a sub, I’d probably kept it until now. On other streaming services… I’d probably have pirated the shows outside Netflix, if I had an urge to watch them.

I’m wary of paying for more than two companies for one single service I seldom use.

reddig33 , (edited )

I might pick up Hulu + Disney after the next Star Wars show is half-done. Gonna wait for the reviews. The combined deal makes it not as expensive, and waiting means I can get through the shows in a month.

If Disney had been cheaper, I might have picked it up when the show started.

And if the reviews suck, then I’ll just wait until Andor is back on.

In general I will be waiting longer and switching services more often, keeping each service for shorter periods of time.

Anticorp ,

I re-upped my NZB membership for the first time in 15 years a couple of nights ago.

Blaze OP ,
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What is NZB?

naticus ,

Newsgroups binaries, typically on Usenet. Basically there are indexes of binary files posted on newsgroups across a huge distributed network. Typically you would pay an annual membership towards an index to be able to find content. You can run your own index too, but it’ll only cover anything newly posted and it’s worth paying for the historical things of 6+ years ago.

Anticorp ,

Thanks for explaining it to them.

GrumpyFortuneCat ,

I cancelled all of mine and put that money towards the SAG-AFTRA strike by setting up a monthly donation. I’ve honestly haven’t watched the 4 streaming services I’ve been paying for in many months. And when I do, I marathon a show for like 2 days and then forget they exist. Seems like I’m not going to miss out on much.

viking ,
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I’ve kicked both to the curb end of July, back to piracy. Fuck 'em with a cactus.

TheYear2525 ,

I’m saving up for a NAS so I can switch back to Plex after a decade away from the high seas.

davetansley ,
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Isn’t it weird how music streaming has managed to remain a preferable option to the high seas, but video streaming has become so enshittified that it’s easier to not use it?

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Mine is sitting in my closet, I might just pull it back out. Hopefully I don’t need to patch any sails, just switch my spending from a subscription to buying DVDs, and then rip them using Handbrake.

If my combined monthly cost for streaming subscriptions exceeds $30 for Disney+ and Netflix, I’ll seriously consider cancelling one or both.

SavedTheCat ,

Thats also the approach I'm using for the few series I want to watch.

gac11 ,

I had found a Verizon deal for $75 to get a year of STARZ and it gets you a free year of Netflix. So now I have another year of Netflix without much hassle. We were in our way to cancelling as soon as we finished a few shows but no point now.

We’re keeping Disney+ at the moment since it has a pretty nice selection for kids

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