Quof January 4 Share January 4 Then create one? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8546509
shapeshifter January 4 Share January 4 6 minutes ago, StatisticalOutlier said: I don't have one, obviously. On the really outside chance that you didn't know and might want to: You can create and Apple account without purchasing anything from Apple. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8546510
StatisticalOutlier January 4 Share January 4 29 minutes ago, shapeshifter said: On the really outside chance that you didn't know and might want to: You can create and Apple account without purchasing anything from Apple. Thanks for the tip. I'm trying to stay out of as many ecosystems as I can. As I said, I should have known that they wouldn't just let it show up on my TV like in the olden days. 5 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8546528
atomic January 7 Share January 7 Just wanted to share that you can stream the entire first season of Severance for free on the Roku Channel right now. Got a message for it on the Roku home screen when I turned on my TV this evening. I've been meaning to watch that show after hearing how excellent it is, so I thought it might help anyone else who either wants to watch or re-watch before season two. Says the free episodes will be available until 1/19, so that gives a lot more time to stream it than what Apple TV+ offered last weekend. :) 3 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8548351
StatisticalOutlier January 10 Share January 10 On 1/6/2025 at 7:54 PM, atomic said: Just wanted to share that you can stream the entire first season of Severance for free on the Roku Channel right now. Thank you for posting this. My Roku screen didn't say anything about it, but when I went to search in Roku, when I put in "S" the first thing over on the right was Severance. I have a standalone DVR and recorded the episodes in succession overnight. Not unlike the olden days with my DirecTV when a free preview of HBO would have all of a season of some show, one episode after another. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8550908
shapeshifter January 10 Share January 10 7 hours ago, StatisticalOutlier said: Thank you for posting this. My Roku screen didn't say anything about it, but when I went to search in Roku, when I put in "S" the first thing over on the right was Severance. I have a standalone DVR and recorded the episodes in succession overnight. Not unlike the olden days with my DirecTV when a free preview of HBO would have all of a season of some show, one episode after another. Wait. What? Can I record from Roku to my standalone DVR? Now where did I put that cable splitter? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8551003
StatisticalOutlier January 10 Share January 10 What kind of standalone DVR do you have? Mine is an old one that acts just like a VCR; the only difference is it records to a hard drive instead of tapes. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8551206
shapeshifter January 10 Share January 10 3 hours ago, StatisticalOutlier said: What kind of standalone DVR do you have? Mine is an old one that acts just like a VCR; the only difference is it records to a hard drive instead of tapes. Mine does both and even records from the tape side to DVD. It's about 20 years old. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8551357
SoMuchTV January 11 Share January 11 Okay, my $30/year Peacock subscription is ending soon, and it was going to renew at $80/year. When I went to cancel, they offered me another year at $50. I didn’t take it, since I regularly see offers for 20 or 30/year. Anyone seeing any good current promos? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8551859
StatisticalOutlier January 11 Share January 11 7 hours ago, shapeshifter said: Mine does both and even records from the tape side to DVD. It's about 20 years old. The recording will be decidedly not HD, but especially for regular TV shows, I don't care. Being able to watch it on my schedule and without commercials outweighs the quality. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8551889
shapeshifter January 11 Share January 11 (edited) 8 hours ago, StatisticalOutlier said: The recording will be decidedly not HD, but especially for regular TV shows, I don't care. Being able to watch it on my schedule and without commercials outweighs the quality. Yes. Low-res, for sure. It's just that I only have it hooked up to catch my antenna feed, not the Roku. I suppose I should poke around back there after I get my latest personal old-lady drama under control.😉 Edited January 11 by shapeshifter Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8551950
StatisticalOutlier January 11 Share January 11 On 1/9/2025 at 10:28 PM, StatisticalOutlier said: My Roku screen didn't say anything about it, but when I went to search in Roku, when I put in "S" the first thing over on the right was Severance. Hey! My Roku screen just now gave me the message about season 1 of Severance being available. Of course I already streamed the whole thing a couple of days ago thanks to the message here. And they know that, obviously. Oh well. Better late than never? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8552324
SunnyBeBe January 12 Share January 12 Update: I got the Roku tv. Will set it up soon. I discovered a feature in profiles that allows you to view your watch history with both Netflix and Prime. Problem is the series I was watching most have been on another app. I can’t locate it. Ugh….lol. So, the Roku supposedly has 3 free months of Apple Tv. So, will that be available on any tv in the house or just the Roku tv? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8552508
SoMuchTV January 12 Share January 12 5 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said: So, the Roku supposedly has 3 free months of Apple Tv. So, will that be available on any tv in the house or just the Roku tv? Any AppleTV promos I've used or heard of have been connected to my Apple ID, not to a particular device. But I'm not familiar with Roku devices so maybe they somehow do things differently? If nobody can give you a better answer, I guess you'll know when you activate the promo. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8552559
Shrek January 12 Share January 12 It may also be connected to the email you use for Roku purchases in which case the same applies & it should be any screen as long as you use the same email address. What app can't you locate? I've only ever had one app they don't have & that was for a British football team & was their own that they wouldn't bother converting for U.S. tv just for me, I also can't cast it to any tv from iphone/ipad which is how I know it's the formatting. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8552581
SunnyBeBe January 12 Share January 12 Found the illusive show. Rogue, season 2. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8552728
caitmcg 14 hours ago Share 14 hours ago Netflix is raising prices again. (Gift link) Increase of $1/month for ad-supported and $2/month for ad-free plans. Apparently, all because it added nearly 20 million new subscribers last quarter. This article doesn't seem to think others streamers will follow suit, at least. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8561302
Bastet 13 hours ago Share 13 hours ago 54 minutes ago, caitmcg said: (Gift link) Appreciated, but WaPo requires giving them an email address in order to use that gift. Here's an NPR article. I access Netflix via my parents' account (working around the "no password sharing" thing), and use it far more than they do. I wonder how many more price hikes before I get the "We're done with this" email. It's the only streaming service I'd consider paying to keep, as I have by far the longest watch list on there, but they're really pushing it with this stuff. Netflix had a "basic" ad-free plan for $11.99/mo, but got rid of that last summer. People who'd been on that plan could switch to the "standard" ad-free plan (which I think is what they have, and may be what they already had, I'm not sure) for $15.49/mo, splurge on the "premium" ad-free plan at $22.99/mo, or downgrade to the ad-supported plan at $6.99/mo. Just six months later, they're increasing the cost of all those plans?! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8561528
caitmcg 13 hours ago Share 13 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Bastet said: Just six months later, they're increasing the cost of all those plans?! Apparently, they're riding high on profits thanks to all those new subscribers and are bargaining on people eating the higher price so they can keep going. It's a bit of an ouroboros, given that not so long ago, they shed a lot of subscribers and had to make a bunch of cutbacks. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8561579
possibilities 11 hours ago Share 11 hours ago I had the cheap ad-free plan for 11.99 til they increased the price and bumped me down to the 6.99 with ads. But I really don't use it very much these days, and I hate the ads. So I might just drop it when it goes up. Maybe I'll start being someone who subs for a month, binges stuff, then cancels, and rotates through different streamers that way, instead of sticking with long term subs of just a few. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/16493-to-subscribe-or-not-to-subscribe-that-is-the-question-paid-streaming-services/page/51/#findComment-8561959
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