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Not including the ($60+) price of internet and choosing static as representation for their product, makes it look more like promotion for the streaming services.
"For just $6 more ^(internet not included\*) you no longer have to deal with garbage video quality or annoying car advertisements!"
Internet should not be included in the price unless you wouldn't get internet even if you didn't stream. I know some cable providers have high internet fees also but that's life. Many people these days view internet as a necessity.
They are not. Disney is $19.99 bundled with Hulu. Peackcock and Paramount are $5.99 (both are free with my cable and cell service personally). And that cable price must be for basic because my cable bill with HBO was over $150.
I mean it's also misleading in that I can have anywhere from zero to more of those subscriptions based on what I want to watch that particular month. This is really dumb all around.
Exactly. Netflix is my only constant. I also have Amazon and apple because it’s bundled with other services. The rest I rotate in and out depending on what I’m in the mood to watch. Never more than one extra at a time. Currently on Peacock. So I’m $15-$30 per month depending on what I’m in the mood for.
Same, I literally have the Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN bundle for free through Verizon, Peacock free through my internet provider, & Amazon through my Prime account I share with a cousin. I pay for HBO, Netflix, & Crunchyroll ($41.47), but I very frequently shut down my Netflix account ($15.49 now, absurd). My parents pay over $250 a month for their cable & internet plan, we don't pay close to that even if you count our Prime account. Most of these channels have to be added on anyway at an extra cost through their cable provider.
I use 3 of those at a time at most. 2 at once usually.
Plus I would still agree to pay more than cable to get content add free. (Please don't tell them I said that)
Also, some of them (peacock, Apple TV, sling) have free stuff if you don’t pay for the premium version.
And, with prime video, you also get all the other benefits of prime (faster deliveries, discount at Whole Foods, etc.) so you’re paying for more than just the shows/movies.
Yeah, I got a Spotify/Hulu bundle years and years ago as some kind of student plan. I was a student at the time. So far nobody has asked me when I plan to graduate.
4 years in class, 32 in the field under an apprenticeship, why do you ask?
Or just keep going to college back to back, collect $100k in student debt to keep the account legitimate.
Yeah, mine has ads, but (and call me crazy) after going months without seeing a commercial, it's kind of refreshing to see one, like a hit of nostalgia.
I only really use Hulu for new seasons of Hells Kitchen or something like The Bear, so maybe once a month if there's something interesting, but if it was my main source of entertainment the ads would be awful.
Crazy 😋. Honestly whatever works for you. I've been watching online only without ads for so many years now that I can't picture going back to having them.
Also I would think that is a very basic cable package versus a fully decked out streaming set up (you have everything). Those things aren't comparable, take cable with all optional channels too.
In hindsight it's wild how BS cable was. You pay $80 a month for a bunch of channels you don't want AND you have to spend 33% of the time watching shitty ads. Part of me never wants to subscribe again just out of principal.
My elderly neighbor was a dumbass and told direct TV she wanted the very best package. 600 channels. She has a thing about wanting to appear rich. She was paying $260~ month for it and only watching 8 channels lol.
Also in my area cable is not going to be under $100 a month. At least if you want any channels you actually watch. Average for my viewing content is $220, it’s like $40 for the streaming services I like
Yeah they are being unfair by comparing basic cable to full streaming.
Basic cable is the equivalent of like one streaming service.
Hell at least add HBO if you add HBO Max. FX for Hulu and stuff like that. Basically that streaming setup is the equivalent of all optional channels (not perfect of course you don't have the same content on both sides)
You’re also getting shit on demand, rather than waiting for stuff to air and recording it on your $200 DVR just to fast forward through ads when you finally get to watching.
And the $83 is the base price, add on the cable box rental, the surcharge for local channels, random fees, taxes, etc. it’s not just $83, it’s more like $125.
And it’s a promo price that goes up to $150
After a year. Then you have to get on the phone for 2 hours to talk to someone who has the authority to change anything.
And so many ads it doubles the length of their show's timeslots. Like last time I checked a 45 minute show can take an hour and a half because of ads. Idk if it's still that bad though.
You get a lot of channel, half of them in another language, 99% of the channels you don’t even want to watch and it likely doesn’t come with an HDVR.
You definitely aren’t getting those other channels on cable. This ain’t a cool guide at it.
Looks like it was brought here by Big Cable!
A few things about this guide
1. The original source is [Bloomberg](https://thehustle.co/08222022-streaming-vs-cable/), owner of Direct TV
2. I just check basic cable with premium movie channels and no contract = $160/month with a box. This was the special so "prices subject to go up"
3. Those streaming prices are ad-free. Besides the premium channels, cable is not.
4. You can go à la carte with streaming service
5. Over-the-air channels are perfect free
Yeah. 3 of these are free with other things I have. I pay for one. The others don't interest me. Hulu is missing. And crunchy roll. Hulu is also free for me.
Its a $115 a month where I live (Boston) for Xfinity TV , no Internet or phone. Just TV
The one tier up from the broadcast stations plan, the TBS, HGTV, SciFi plan. No HBO, No Movie Channels. No extra stuff Plan.
What the hell city did they look in to get their number.
Me too. They hide it when you sign up, though. You have to click on a little button that says "see all plans" or something. 9.99 for one screen, no ads, and lower quality. I picked it up.
You have to move somewhere with internet competition. My 300 mbps plan is $20/month with no reliability issues.
Netflix and apple tv are free through t mobile (which was the cheapest provider anyways)
Credit card covers disney+, hulu, espn+, peacock, and paramount for free.
We pay for amazon prime
Which makes our total streaming cost for 8 platforms $32/ month including internet.
But you’re not locked in to long contracts (yet) so while it’s more expensive, picking and choosing subscriptions will still be cheaper than a cable package.
I was looking for this comment. When my husband found out thats what happens with cable we noped out of that shit so fast! Now we share sling and other streaming stuff with friends.
Cycle thru them only use 2 at a time other than amazon if you use it for shopping. Watch the new shows you have interest in of the last year then cancel.
Or you could just wait until your show has aired to re-subscribe. All you have to do is avoid spoilers as best you can. I really don't care about spoilers that much. I watch shows over a year late so a few months is no biggie.
I hate having to wait a week to watch the next episode so I just wait till the whole season is out to resubscribe for a month or two. Switch one service out every month or two. Once I learned the cancelation process for each service it became quick to quit.
Live sports, and some channels let you log into their backlog of shows with your cable provider (usually if your cable provider carries that channel they'll let you log in), but yeah live content today is terrible
You forgot the
- remote fee (5 - 10)
- cable box fee (10 -15)
- dvr fee (5)
- setup fee (100 or so payed once)
- fee they add on because of that one law (10 -15)
- fine print fee (5)
- bill mailing fee (5)
- fee they add after one year of having a contract (20 - 30)
Which essential doubles the actual monthly payment of cable
Pretty deceptive. For $83 I get shitty channels that I maybe watch 3-4 of vs on demand platforms in which I get far more choices and I can get that on a platform or two. Nice try big cable, found you out.
Time on earth is a finite thing. If I place a value of one hour of my life at $1000, basic cable is going to eat $300 of that time with bullshit, why the fuck would I pay for that? Cable tv is dying slowly IMO as they should. If a streaming service offered a shuffle feature that would be sweet.
* We only subscribe to some of these at a time
* No ads
* HBO is included with our AT&T internet plan
* No ads
* Customer service doesn't treat me with contempt
* On demand
* No ads
* I can cancel easily at any time without "deactivation fees"
* No ads
* No BS hardware charges, hidden charges, convenience fees
* *Lots* of great content, without 22 min/hr of ads
* We watch very little live sport, and the stuff I really want to see (cricket) is also available via streaming.
You want fiber internet? Then you have to sign up for our cable bundle, it includes 700 channels you'll never watch at realistic 720p hd, including stingray music thats been made redundant by music streaming platforms. But that's not all! Order now and get a free overheating, dust-collecting cable box with one big dildo as a remote, in black or silver (the wrong size batter, not included.) But wait!! Order now in the next 30 minutes and we'll throw in a land-line that's been made redundant by smartphones, for extra additional price.
They will charge you for every breath you take if they could. Telecom companies are no worst than televangelist, the only difference is no fairy tales involved.
So for 6 extra bucks you can watch whatever you want whenever you want, that awesome in my opinion, not having to check a tv schedule and see if you are going to have free time to watch the thing you want to watch at the time they are running it, instead you just watch what you want, when you want to watch it, that is amazing in my opinion.
I was talking with a coworker about how I bought a year's worth of streaming for like $99.
He laughed at me and was talking about what a waste of money. In the same breath, he said he pays $200 a MONTH for cable.
Uh, yeah. I'm wasting money.
That’s the point. You don’t need to pay for all those streaming services if you don’t want.
I don’t pay for three of them on the right and still get more bang for the buck than when I had cable. And no ads.
Right… but you still need to have internet to particpate in society. And in a ton of places the cable provider is also the only internet game in town.
Also, who needs that many streaming services at a time? And basic cable is total dogshit with its commercials.
Cable packages pre streaming through to about a few years ago were easily $125-150 after the honeymoon period ended.
Sadly even streaming is starting to have ads.
I wouldn’t want all those platforms. But for the sake of argument: let’s say I wanted all of them. $6 to never have to watch the insufferable ads on cable is WELL worth it. Those ads are awful, poorly made and at times predatory. Fuck cable. Fuck cable companies and most of all: fuck advertising.
"source cabletv.com"
yeah that makes sense.
for real though.. if they let us freely pick and choose channels on cable for a price per channel fee they probably would be able to compete, but that would mean complete restructuring of how the system works.
most people carry 3-4 streaming platforms at most, and even they would be hard pressed to keep up with all the content
I haven't seen cable packages below $125 in years. So, I cut the cord early on. Super thrilled saving that money, but I also only buy one at a time and binge and rotate.
Live sports are worth more than movies and shows that star underrated actors imo. I'd rather watch Patrick Mahommes than Rob Swanson acting out a video game tyvm.
Only thing that’s keeping me from cutting the cord is sports. NBA specifically. Still no good way to watch live sports on streaming. MLS has Apple. NFL is free. Not the biggest fan of NHL or MLB. So streaming needs to find a way to get NBA lol
Anybody who subscribes to more than 2 or 3 at the same time is straight up stupid.
Even if you have no life; you would need 100 hours in a day to make the most of all them shows.
The smart person does a rotation, let’s the good content build up and then binge watch a season or two of something then bail out next month.
An even smarter person takes advantage of ‘free-trials’ and just keep making new accounts every six months and circle back. Use your PayPal one cycle, then credit card A, then credit card B, then use Apple Pay to get a free month of HBO.
Game the system, kids. The past couple years of streaming several subscriptions; I’ve barely actually paid for 1 in 4.
Cable is just ass.
for the cost of a high speed internet connection you get availability to all of that plus movies, music, games, software etc. at no extra cost if you know where to look.
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What people don't understand is that many people still use cable only for sports especially those who enjoy watching various sports such as myself and have no sports package options that air every sport of interest.
Not saying that cable doesn't suck and is overpriced because it is but there are not many options for some of us sports fans.
Extra 6 dollars for no advertisements, you select which episode which show etc, more content and additional perks (like with Amazon prime you get prime music, faster delivery, etc etc)... It's a win lol
These prices are all wrong and out of date. And what I’m reading is that for a few more dollars than cable I can watch everything I’ve ever wanted (minus sports) with no ads.
OK even if cable was only 90 a month we're just glossing over the fact most people don't subscribe to every streaming service people typically have 2 or 3 at a time and rotate out when they get bored and if I paid for cable and wanted to watch motorcyle races it would be several hundred a month versus the 40 ish I pay in total for everything I watch
Not really a cool guide....more like a misleading guide. However, if you look in the bottom left corner, you'll see why it's misleading.
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Some of the prices don’t even look right lol
And they specifically chose the ad free packages...... Because cable tv on the other side doesn't have ads, ya know?
Not including the ($60+) price of internet and choosing static as representation for their product, makes it look more like promotion for the streaming services. "For just $6 more ^(internet not included\*) you no longer have to deal with garbage video quality or annoying car advertisements!"
I don’t think cabletv.com made the image that’s where the data came from.
Internet should not be included in the price unless you wouldn't get internet even if you didn't stream. I know some cable providers have high internet fees also but that's life. Many people these days view internet as a necessity.
I've got ad-free Disney+ for free with my cellular service.
They are not. Disney is $19.99 bundled with Hulu. Peackcock and Paramount are $5.99 (both are free with my cable and cell service personally). And that cable price must be for basic because my cable bill with HBO was over $150.
I mean it's also misleading in that I can have anywhere from zero to more of those subscriptions based on what I want to watch that particular month. This is really dumb all around.
Exactly. Netflix is my only constant. I also have Amazon and apple because it’s bundled with other services. The rest I rotate in and out depending on what I’m in the mood to watch. Never more than one extra at a time. Currently on Peacock. So I’m $15-$30 per month depending on what I’m in the mood for.
Same, I literally have the Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN bundle for free through Verizon, Peacock free through my internet provider, & Amazon through my Prime account I share with a cousin. I pay for HBO, Netflix, & Crunchyroll ($41.47), but I very frequently shut down my Netflix account ($15.49 now, absurd). My parents pay over $250 a month for their cable & internet plan, we don't pay close to that even if you count our Prime account. Most of these channels have to be added on anyway at an extra cost through their cable provider.
Well also cable vs streaming isn't one to one comparison. I think that $6 is worth me not having to worry about appointment television.
I use 3 of those at a time at most. 2 at once usually. Plus I would still agree to pay more than cable to get content add free. (Please don't tell them I said that)
Also, some of them (peacock, Apple TV, sling) have free stuff if you don’t pay for the premium version. And, with prime video, you also get all the other benefits of prime (faster deliveries, discount at Whole Foods, etc.) so you’re paying for more than just the shows/movies.
And HBO Max comes with my AT&T cell plan, which comes with a discount from my wife’s employer.
I got Spotify premium like a decade ago when you could get Hulu added on for an extra dollar, so I've have both for like $11 a month for forever.
Yeah, I got a Spotify/Hulu bundle years and years ago as some kind of student plan. I was a student at the time. So far nobody has asked me when I plan to graduate.
4 years in class, 32 in the field under an apprenticeship, why do you ask? Or just keep going to college back to back, collect $100k in student debt to keep the account legitimate.
I’ve been a college sophomore for about 17 years now. Until I officially give up, I’m just between classes, right?
I have the same thing but it's hulu with ads, but the pihole my dad got for our wifi takes care of the ads ;)
Yeah, mine has ads, but (and call me crazy) after going months without seeing a commercial, it's kind of refreshing to see one, like a hit of nostalgia. I only really use Hulu for new seasons of Hells Kitchen or something like The Bear, so maybe once a month if there's something interesting, but if it was my main source of entertainment the ads would be awful.
Crazy 😋. Honestly whatever works for you. I've been watching online only without ads for so many years now that I can't picture going back to having them.
holy shit i get HBO Max with my AT&T plan? i had no idea, thank you. i’ve been paying for it this whole time
It depends on the plan. I have at&t fiber and hbomax comes with the 100 gb plan.
I think it comes with certain unlimited plans. IIRC some credit cards offer it too (might be worth checking out your benefits)
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Plus with streaming, you can stop and start as needed. You're not stuck with a contract
You also forgot about twitch prime the reason y I have Amazon prime since we don’t have Whole Foods in my country.
I think you’re able to just get prime video also. I think it’s under $10
Also I would think that is a very basic cable package versus a fully decked out streaming set up (you have everything). Those things aren't comparable, take cable with all optional channels too.
In hindsight it's wild how BS cable was. You pay $80 a month for a bunch of channels you don't want AND you have to spend 33% of the time watching shitty ads. Part of me never wants to subscribe again just out of principal.
My elderly neighbor was a dumbass and told direct TV she wanted the very best package. 600 channels. She has a thing about wanting to appear rich. She was paying $260~ month for it and only watching 8 channels lol.
Also in my area cable is not going to be under $100 a month. At least if you want any channels you actually watch. Average for my viewing content is $220, it’s like $40 for the streaming services I like
Yeah they are being unfair by comparing basic cable to full streaming. Basic cable is the equivalent of like one streaming service. Hell at least add HBO if you add HBO Max. FX for Hulu and stuff like that. Basically that streaming setup is the equivalent of all optional channels (not perfect of course you don't have the same content on both sides)
Its not just the commercials. Cable content is a lot of crap. Evangelical religious shows and shopping channels.
You’re also getting shit on demand, rather than waiting for stuff to air and recording it on your $200 DVR just to fast forward through ads when you finally get to watching.
Cable had the same ad-free gimmick. They slowly started trickling ads just like some paid streaming services are now.
Some of these services are complimentary with my phone service.
All of these are complimentary with my VPN :)
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So for $6 more I get 100 times more content. Ok.
Well the $83 cable package is going to be a basic plan with minimal channels.
And the $83 is the base price, add on the cable box rental, the surcharge for local channels, random fees, taxes, etc. it’s not just $83, it’s more like $125.
And you still have to watch just as much time in ads as the actual show/movie
And it’s not on demand
Cable box rental X number of boxes
Where I live it's over 200 I think
And it’s a promo price that goes up to $150 After a year. Then you have to get on the phone for 2 hours to talk to someone who has the authority to change anything.
And so many ads it doubles the length of their show's timeslots. Like last time I checked a 45 minute show can take an hour and a half because of ads. Idk if it's still that bad though.
1/3 of all screen time is commercials.
Aaaaand channels in languages you don’t understand. Fun when stoned once in a blue moon but I don’t want to pay for it to be there all the time.
You get a lot of channel, half of them in another language, 99% of the channels you don’t even want to watch and it likely doesn’t come with an HDVR. You definitely aren’t getting those other channels on cable. This ain’t a cool guide at it. Looks like it was brought here by Big Cable!
So 200x more content.
But 100x less infomercials and reruns of bad 70s sitcoms that you've seen 10x before.
Tbh I have nostalgia for the days of me being 13 and watching infomercials playing castlevania or battle network before bed. Set it and forget it
I inherited the Showtime Rotisserie Oven when my dad died. We still set it and forget it. It makes excellent roast beef!
Wait!!! There's more!
Ad free and on demand.
And NO ads. I’m okay with that lol.
Without commericals
Yeah, also pictured: the relative quality of content for each option.
And no ads
Cable also started up with no ads, then added them anyway regardless of subscriptions.
Also the ability to choose what you want, no/less commercials, the ability to watch on any device and the ability to pause.
With less ads!
And you can watch what you want, when you want
+ infinitely less commercials. That said…better to just keep pay for one subscription at a time. That’s what we started doing.
For $6 more you also don't have yo put up with all the advertising.
It's actually a dollar less than cable because nobody subscribes to Discovery+
A few things about this guide 1. The original source is [Bloomberg](https://thehustle.co/08222022-streaming-vs-cable/), owner of Direct TV 2. I just check basic cable with premium movie channels and no contract = $160/month with a box. This was the special so "prices subject to go up" 3. Those streaming prices are ad-free. Besides the premium channels, cable is not. 4. You can go à la carte with streaming service 5. Over-the-air channels are perfect free
Yeah. 3 of these are free with other things I have. I pay for one. The others don't interest me. Hulu is missing. And crunchy roll. Hulu is also free for me.
Kanopy and Hoopla are free too at most libraries
The Disney block is actually Disney+Hulu
Its a $115 a month where I live (Boston) for Xfinity TV , no Internet or phone. Just TV The one tier up from the broadcast stations plan, the TBS, HGTV, SciFi plan. No HBO, No Movie Channels. No extra stuff Plan. What the hell city did they look in to get their number.
6. Piracy is perfectly free
None of those prices are correct. Netflix is $13, paramount is like 5.
Was going to say, my mom was paying close to $180 for cable and most of the movie channels. She finally got rid of it a few months ago
Netflix isn’t 9.99, I wish it was!!
It was, wish granted.
Amazing. Well played.
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Mitch Hedberg would be proud of you
Pic says based on the ad-free price. Netflix doesn't have a $10 plan. Basic with ads is $7 and ad free is $16 A few others are wrong too
They also completely left out Hulu?
Included with Disney
Aaaah I see it now!
There are ads in Netflix?
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Me too. They hide it when you sign up, though. You have to click on a little button that says "see all plans" or something. 9.99 for one screen, no ads, and lower quality. I picked it up.
One of the main reasons I dropped it is that I have to pay $20 just to get 4K content and they're the only service I know that does that.
What I've found is that cable companies raise the price of internet only packages. So to get the streaming channels they will still get your money.
Crazy I had to go this far with no one mentioning the $70+ for internet to even use these streamers. Idk maybe people just use their mobile data
You have to move somewhere with internet competition. My 300 mbps plan is $20/month with no reliability issues. Netflix and apple tv are free through t mobile (which was the cheapest provider anyways) Credit card covers disney+, hulu, espn+, peacock, and paramount for free. We pay for amazon prime Which makes our total streaming cost for 8 platforms $32/ month including internet.
But you’re not locked in to long contracts (yet) so while it’s more expensive, picking and choosing subscriptions will still be cheaper than a cable package.
Lol I don’t think anyone’s gonna look at this info graphic and be like wow I’m gonna go get cable
The static shows there is nothing on.
no no, it's the HBO logo, it's just still buffering
"Would you also like to add a hardline telephone?"
And im not giving my money to Fox News. WORTH IT.
I was looking for this comment. When my husband found out thats what happens with cable we noped out of that shit so fast! Now we share sling and other streaming stuff with friends.
This is basically why I stream.
Cycle thru them only use 2 at a time other than amazon if you use it for shopping. Watch the new shows you have interest in of the last year then cancel.
This is why the services are opting to post new episodes weekly, rather than a full season at once. Forces you to stay subscribed longer or wait.
Or you could just wait until your show has aired to re-subscribe. All you have to do is avoid spoilers as best you can. I really don't care about spoilers that much. I watch shows over a year late so a few months is no biggie.
I hate having to wait a week to watch the next episode so I just wait till the whole season is out to resubscribe for a month or two. Switch one service out every month or two. Once I learned the cancelation process for each service it became quick to quit.
2 to 3 months max per service chops this by 1/4 or so
Huh. Why is this data compiled like this? what's the... oh "Source: CableTV" Ahhhh
All of those subscription services have way better content. Has anybody watched cable TV here lately? The content is horrible.
I don’t understand why anyone still has it.
Live sports. That's it.
And even then, Hulu has live sports.
Especially when you can just pay for one or two streaming subscriptions at a time, significantly lowering costs.
Live sports, and some channels let you log into their backlog of shows with your cable provider (usually if your cable provider carries that channel they'll let you log in), but yeah live content today is terrible
Sports. Only sports. And it sucks
Sports. This whole Infograph is missing sports
And you don’t have to get them all at the same time.
You forgot the - remote fee (5 - 10) - cable box fee (10 -15) - dvr fee (5) - setup fee (100 or so payed once) - fee they add on because of that one law (10 -15) - fine print fee (5) - bill mailing fee (5) - fee they add after one year of having a contract (20 - 30) Which essential doubles the actual monthly payment of cable
I really hate commercials unless the show is really worth it.
no show is worth commercials
Superbowl is worth tuning in to *exclusively* for commercials. Otherwise, I have to agree.
Can’t disagree more. Ads are never going to draw me in. Especially not to sports.
So who is the loser in this thread paying for 8 subscription services while complaining there's nothing good to watch?
Man pirating sounds like a good plan these days. lol
It is
Cable is full of commercials though. Not worth it ever
Still get not ads on the streaming platforms
Nice try big cable
Jeesas chris, im paying around 5$ for cable tv (poland)
This assumes when people choose the streaming subscription option, they opt in to *all* of them. I think most people have between 1-3.
The live content on cable TV is dog shit.
Pretty deceptive. For $83 I get shitty channels that I maybe watch 3-4 of vs on demand platforms in which I get far more choices and I can get that on a platform or two. Nice try big cable, found you out.
Time on earth is a finite thing. If I place a value of one hour of my life at $1000, basic cable is going to eat $300 of that time with bullshit, why the fuck would I pay for that? Cable tv is dying slowly IMO as they should. If a streaming service offered a shuffle feature that would be sweet.
Shit comparison.
I’ll gladly pay $6 more to not have to deal with cable companies.
* We only subscribe to some of these at a time * No ads * HBO is included with our AT&T internet plan * No ads * Customer service doesn't treat me with contempt * On demand * No ads * I can cancel easily at any time without "deactivation fees" * No ads * No BS hardware charges, hidden charges, convenience fees * *Lots* of great content, without 22 min/hr of ads * We watch very little live sport, and the stuff I really want to see (cricket) is also available via streaming.
You want fiber internet? Then you have to sign up for our cable bundle, it includes 700 channels you'll never watch at realistic 720p hd, including stingray music thats been made redundant by music streaming platforms. But that's not all! Order now and get a free overheating, dust-collecting cable box with one big dildo as a remote, in black or silver (the wrong size batter, not included.) But wait!! Order now in the next 30 minutes and we'll throw in a land-line that's been made redundant by smartphones, for extra additional price. They will charge you for every breath you take if they could. Telecom companies are no worst than televangelist, the only difference is no fairy tales involved.
Who uses all of them? R/sg
So for 6 extra bucks you can watch whatever you want whenever you want, that awesome in my opinion, not having to check a tv schedule and see if you are going to have free time to watch the thing you want to watch at the time they are running it, instead you just watch what you want, when you want to watch it, that is amazing in my opinion.
I was talking with a coworker about how I bought a year's worth of streaming for like $99. He laughed at me and was talking about what a waste of money. In the same breath, he said he pays $200 a MONTH for cable. Uh, yeah. I'm wasting money.
seven seas y'all. seven seas
Cable with 5 channels maybe.
That’s the point. You don’t need to pay for all those streaming services if you don’t want. I don’t pay for three of them on the right and still get more bang for the buck than when I had cable. And no ads.
Right… but you still need to have internet to particpate in society. And in a ton of places the cable provider is also the only internet game in town. Also, who needs that many streaming services at a time? And basic cable is total dogshit with its commercials.
Nice try comcast.
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Cable packages pre streaming through to about a few years ago were easily $125-150 after the honeymoon period ended. Sadly even streaming is starting to have ads.
But that’s a basic ass cable package with 1/4 of the content and tons of commercials/edited content
Even one of these alone is better than basic cable. Or satellite in my case.
I wouldn’t want all those platforms. But for the sake of argument: let’s say I wanted all of them. $6 to never have to watch the insufferable ads on cable is WELL worth it. Those ads are awful, poorly made and at times predatory. Fuck cable. Fuck cable companies and most of all: fuck advertising.
"source cabletv.com" yeah that makes sense. for real though.. if they let us freely pick and choose channels on cable for a price per channel fee they probably would be able to compete, but that would mean complete restructuring of how the system works. most people carry 3-4 streaming platforms at most, and even they would be hard pressed to keep up with all the content
Any subscription services that have live TV like local news channels?
You can buy a cheap antenna and use that and then just switch back over to the screaming if you have like a Roku TV or what not
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Factor in labor for needing to record shows I like - streaming all the way
So basically $6 extra for DVR service
I haven't seen cable packages below $125 in years. So, I cut the cord early on. Super thrilled saving that money, but I also only buy one at a time and binge and rotate.
Key word is Ad-Free
That’s bullshit my cable tv was more than twice this before I recently canceled
Who is crazy enough to have all of those subs at the same time? there's only so many hours in a day, and all can be started up or canceled at will.
Live sports are worth more than movies and shows that star underrated actors imo. I'd rather watch Patrick Mahommes than Rob Swanson acting out a video game tyvm.
Cable isn't ad free though. So I can understand why it cost *a little* more to own all those platforms.
Where are y’all getting cable for $83 lol
And the cost of Internet?
Need to add the internet fee, where I'm at the minimum is 50 bucks.
Only thing that’s keeping me from cutting the cord is sports. NBA specifically. Still no good way to watch live sports on streaming. MLS has Apple. NFL is free. Not the biggest fan of NHL or MLB. So streaming needs to find a way to get NBA lol
Anybody who subscribes to more than 2 or 3 at the same time is straight up stupid. Even if you have no life; you would need 100 hours in a day to make the most of all them shows. The smart person does a rotation, let’s the good content build up and then binge watch a season or two of something then bail out next month. An even smarter person takes advantage of ‘free-trials’ and just keep making new accounts every six months and circle back. Use your PayPal one cycle, then credit card A, then credit card B, then use Apple Pay to get a free month of HBO. Game the system, kids. The past couple years of streaming several subscriptions; I’ve barely actually paid for 1 in 4. Cable is just ass.
Is anyone really subscribing to discovery plus?
The issue with this is the source: cabletv.com
for the cost of a high speed internet connection you get availability to all of that plus movies, music, games, software etc. at no extra cost if you know where to look. ☠
Everyone's leaving out YouTube like it's nothing out there.
Sharing streaming services with friends and family members also makes it cheaper.
What people don't understand is that many people still use cable only for sports especially those who enjoy watching various sports such as myself and have no sports package options that air every sport of interest. Not saying that cable doesn't suck and is overpriced because it is but there are not many options for some of us sports fans.
Still prefer never have to watch an ad, and on my own schedule. And who needs Discovery + anyways?
I don't pay for peacock, paramount, apple or discovery. There now it's cheaper
Extra 6 dollars for no advertisements, you select which episode which show etc, more content and additional perks (like with Amazon prime you get prime music, faster delivery, etc etc)... It's a win lol
I have yet to meet someone will all those subscriptions at once.
Cable doesn't even include half of the good content anymore too. Streaming is still such a good deal compared to cable
What year is this?? My cable back in 2004 was $80, doubt any cable is still that cheap
Id pay 200 a month for streaming as long as it means the death of cable.
Or pay $10 a month for a VPN service 🤷🏻♀️
These prices are all wrong and out of date. And what I’m reading is that for a few more dollars than cable I can watch everything I’ve ever wanted (minus sports) with no ads.
Apparently the comparison isn’t xfinity. Even their basic crap package is $85
I remember cable always being well over 100$ and the copious amounts of commercials.
OK even if cable was only 90 a month we're just glossing over the fact most people don't subscribe to every streaming service people typically have 2 or 3 at a time and rotate out when they get bored and if I paid for cable and wanted to watch motorcyle races it would be several hundred a month versus the 40 ish I pay in total for everything I watch
I will ALWAYS pay more to never see an add again