slo’s MONDAY 4/7 poll - Streaming Services

[SM1992]

I guess I'm in the minority, only cable at our house. We do get Peacock free from Xfinity.

 

[CdnCarrie]

We have cable plus Disney+, Netflix and Crave. We pay lower amounts with ads.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I don't have any streaming services. I don't really find any of them to be worth the monthly cost IMO. I did do the free trial for AppleTV+ to watch Severance but I binged that show before it was over. Honestly that show is so good that it's worth the $10 for 1 month of that service.

 

[MIGrandma]

We have Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime.

 

[jimmymc]

I use the Hulu TV/ESPN+/Disney+ bundle as my main TV provider. But with price increases for both Hulu and my internet provider, I might switch back to a traditional cable and internet bundle. If sports weren't so important, I could probably cut Hulu entirely.

Aside from that, I pay for Prime but mostly use it for the shipping. I use my parents' Netflix login and get Paramount+ free through a credit card.

 

[Lhopper]

I have cable and four streaming services - Peacock, Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video. I only actively pay for Peacock and Netflix though, the others are bundled with other things.

The kids love the streaming services. I occasionally use them. I'm still pretty happy with cable.

We just canceled our direct tv today. We will be streaming Disney, Hulu, prime and I think peacock.

 

[evilmommie]

We got rid of all of the streaming services and now watch everything we want on a SuperBox.

 

[lovesmurfs]

We have a lot. No cable.

Acorn and Britbox (through Prime)
Prime Ad Free
Apple TV
Disney Plus/Hulu/Max bundle
Netflix
Paramount Plus
PBS

Next month when my mother comes to visit, we'll sign up for MLB.tv as well, but cancel after she leaves.

 

[disneychrista]

I pay for Hulu (standard with commercials) and have Peacock premium through my internet company (Comcast) but would pay for it if I had to. I use both of them often, as they are my source for TV. I also watch a lot of YouTube.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

We have I think 6 streaming services at our house: YouTubeTV, Disney+/Hulu/Max bundle, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock. That's only five, isn't it? I pay for the Disney+ bundle, which I count as one service because it's only one bill. Honestly, I would drop Max but the other people in my household watch it so I can't. Of all of these services, I watch Paramount+ the most, although I do watch YouTubeTV for the Phillies games most days this time of year.

 

[DoryGirl1963]

No cable for years - do have an antenna - had Sling but cancelled - now just Philo & Paramount +

 

[firefly_ris]

The Disney/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle, and Amazon Prime.

No cable TV, just rooftop antenna.

I barely watch the ones we have. My husband likes ESPN+ for some college basketball and Buffalo lacrosse games on there sometimes. I don't think I've ever watched anything on Prime video.

I do prefer movies though, and have my own personal library that I run for that. So perhaps it's because I'm not a big TV show person. I've grappled with cancelling that Disney bundle recently because it is up to $21.99/month now which is a lot.

 

[LilyWDW]

No Cable TV.

I pay for Disney+ (got a good deal around Christmas) and I have a Prime Membership. I don't pay for Prime for Prime video, but instead for the shipping because I order a lot. So it's kinda just a perk of already having Prime. Still counted it though.

 

[GAN]

You HAD to ask ! Too many!

YouTubeTV
Disney+
Hulu
ESPN
Max
Netflix (x2 for my parents)
Peacock
Paramount
Amazon Prime

But more than anything, I probably watch standard YouTube more than anything else

Ugghh… Apple+ Family Bundle(+, Music, News, Fitness, storage)

 

[NYCgrrl]

In the interest of not spending money unnecessarily, I have 2 streaming services: Prime and PBS Passport. Both are bundled with Prime giving me free delivery and Passport being a freebie of my annual donation.

No interest in cable or even a television. When the tv died I didn’t replace it and stream via computer.

 

[tvguy]

We have the Disney+/Hulu $10 a month bundle. The one with ads. I don't think we have used it at all this year. Only thing we watch on that is Only Murders In the Building. We need to binge watch the latest season.
We have the free version of Peacock, I bet I haven't used that in two years.
We had YouTube TV and dropped it. We had Netflix and dropped it.
We have Dish Network and that is what we use. They just added 100+ channels that technically are streaming but are accessed just like regular TV. Funny how both Dish and DirecTv started as satellite and have shifted to ......well......cable.......because you need to have an Internet connection to access those streaming channels.
Cost of streaming is too high, and the interfaces for accessing streaming services are a nightmare. Using the remote to type on the virtual keyboard to search for "It's a Mad, Mad Mad, World" where as with Dish I just say it and it appears.

 

[HopperFan]

We do NOT have cable anymore.

We have internet (AT&T Fiber $60 per mo) and use these services.

DH & I pay for:
- Apple TV which includes our MLS
- Disney+ Bundle with Hulu & ESPN
- Netflix
- Amazon included with my Prime
- HBO or whatever they are calling it included with our cell service

DS pays for:
- His own Amazon and Apple TV
- Paramount
- Peacock


SIL pays for and is grandfathered with sharing:
- YouTube TV (this is huge and like cable)

SIL Bro pays for and is allowed to share since player:
- MLB

Honestly I could survive on much less but right now my cost is less than $50 per month.

 

[CynBeth]

We have 7. Might be excessive but we're pretty frugal about some things, TV is one of our splurges.

Same here.

 

[sam_gordon]

We have:

Pay
Prime
Hulu Live (ESPN & Disney+ included)
Netflix

Free
Freevee
Tubi
SamsungTV channels

 

[disneychrista]

the interfaces for accessing streaming services are a nightmare. Using the remote to type on the virtual keyboard to search for "It's a Mad, Mad Mad, World" where as with Dish I just say it and it appears.

That depends on what you are using to stream the services. My Roku has a speak to search option but honestly I rarely use it.