Really? Cable here is about $80/month
my streaming services:
Apple 5
Netflix 20
YouTube 20
HBO. 13
total 58
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Apple TV+ Subscribers Who Join for Major Releases Like 'Greyhound' Don't Stick Around
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my streaming services:
Apple 5
Netflix 20
YouTube 20
HBO. 13
total 58
This shouldn't be a surprise and should be expected with this type of service. These streaming services add up and get expensive. "But it is only $4.99/mo!" Yea, for YOUR service. How about the other five or so services people are also signed up for that range from $5-$20/mo.
Saw a joke the other day that said, "Someone should bundle all these services together and call it cable." At some point, the cost analysis does make more sense to just have cable.
Saw a joke the other day that said, "Someone should bundle all these services together and call it cable." At some point, the cost analysis does make more sense to just have cable.
The services that allow plan pausing, especially for a year or more, are fine. However, some are only one to three months (then continue or cancel completely and re-sign-up) while others do not offer the option at all. I am not a lazy person but a “month-to-month” service should not be a big hassle.
I believe, that’s one of the problems. Recently, Netflix has been producing seemingly every script they are offered, which, I think, is one of the primary reasons of the price hikes. One the one hand, a slew of new content regularly. On the other hand, most of it is garbage IMO. Additionally, for me, at least a few shows I did take initial interest in and had at the least a “Not bad, it’s interesting.” attitude, Netflix tossed after only a season or two.
Sadly and frustratingly, it was inevitable. I was hoping it would take longer for production and broadcast companies to yank things back their way.
If you purchase the service from one of the countries where it's currently available, can you then use it from another country? I am thinking of purchasing from one of the South American or Caribbean countries currently offering HBO Max and using it from the UK going forward.
I just signed in to Apple’s 3 month offer for the purchase of a new device. The first movie I wanted to see I had to rent or buy. With the exception of Disney’s cinema previews, none of the others wants me to rent while I subscribe (I assume having the 3 month free does not make a difference with regards to rental content). This was a total “nope” experience.
Switching to Apple TV productions only, I felt that the service would not hold me more than a few days.
In fairness, these days none of the streaming services can capture me. I subscribe for a month per year to Netflix to catch up. And while I really like a lot of their shows, it also quickly shows, how shallow many productions have become, especially feature movies. However, when first we tried it, Netflix held us for a year or two before we felt time is spent better without streaming.
HBO and Disney only made it a month or two. Disney is just too repetitive in new productions. They do create a lot, but it just does not attract us any longer.
So it is true that this jump-in-and-leave applies to all services, but at least to me Apple felt the least interesting.
Switching to Apple TV productions only, I felt that the service would not hold me more than a few days.
In fairness, these days none of the streaming services can capture me. I subscribe for a month per year to Netflix to catch up. And while I really like a lot of their shows, it also quickly shows, how shallow many productions have become, especially feature movies. However, when first we tried it, Netflix held us for a year or two before we felt time is spent better without streaming.
HBO and Disney only made it a month or two. Disney is just too repetitive in new productions. They do create a lot, but it just does not attract us any longer.
So it is true that this jump-in-and-leave applies to all services, but at least to me Apple felt the least interesting.
Try watching it through a VPN service. This used to work with Netflix and allowed non-US locations to watch US content. They then wised up and stopped it. Might still work with other streaming services.
Not unsuprising at all. Go back c10 years and you really only had one decent streaming platform (Netflix). Fast forward to today and every major network, service provider, and their buddies have all jumped on the bandwagon with new ones launching all the time - yet most fail to provide enough decent content to justify a continuous subscription.
As a consumer it's become expensive to keep up with popular series or catch the latest movie so I, like many people, hop around services from time to time. I'm still on a 12 month free trial for Apple TV+ and I'm probably not going to continue it, despite some great content, it's still an extremely limited library. But I'd probably pop back again later in the year for the new season of For All Mankind and The Morning Show.
As a consumer it's become expensive to keep up with popular series or catch the latest movie so I, like many people, hop around services from time to time. I'm still on a 12 month free trial for Apple TV+ and I'm probably not going to continue it, despite some great content, it's still an extremely limited library. But I'd probably pop back again later in the year for the new season of For All Mankind and The Morning Show.
I'm in South America, here I pay:
- iCloud 50GB: US$ 0.65 / month
- Apple Arcade: US$ 18 / year
- Amazon Prime: US$ 18 / year
- HBO Max (top 4K plan): US$ 2.55 / month (regular price is twice of that, but I got a lifetime 50% discount as long as I stay on it)
- Xbox Game Pass (PC only): US$ 5.45 / month
Don't know if you can sign for any of those in another country, you need to see whether they will ask or not for a local credit card.
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Maybe if Tim Cook opened up with more content and went harder than PG-13 would more people stay subscribed. Too much competition now to think the majority of your market share is going to stay just because you are Apple.
Y’all. Apple has said a million times is not trying to be Netflix or Hulu. It’s a place for apple users who enjoy creative stories. They literally don’t care being some top dog. They aren’t even trying….
Typically, a VPN will work, but there are caveats:
• The VPN provider must have a server(s) in the country/region
• Some streaming services (successfully) block known VPN servers, and will prevent playback of content if a VPN connection is detected.
• Content availability can differ by region/country
— For example, you may have chums/mates/buddies/friends who are on a UK-based streaming plan and recommend a show/movie, you might not be able to watch it if you use a South American plan, and vice versa.
They are run by the illuminati. And we all have secret microchips injected inside us now. They know everything.
The economical way to watch streaming today. The extreme end, sign up for 12 streaming services one each month. End of the month cancel. The exception, bundled streaming services. All others sign and cancel. Works extremely well on the economy side.
Not many people can afford to subscribe to everything and just keep paying forever. What do they expect? They pay their workers minimum wage, and somehow expect them all to afford all these subs? The new reality is a game of turning on and off subs in rotation. What a joke.
Used my free 12 months for Foundation then promptly cancelled after the last episode. There is nothing on it and it was the worst streaming service when up against Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Amazon Prime video. Ads for other shows before the videos... only Prime has been that bad and they make it easier to skip.
I also use my……… local library. Massive collection of DVDs and it’s all FREE. It’s amazing how much bad stuff is out there 
Well Apple is a company and surely would like to increase the subscription revenue. This is a matter of personal choice and taste. For me, Apple TV+ is not a service worth the money. Netflix has been slowly increasing prices but the catalog is much more diverse.
NEWS FLASH:
Streaming video services have problems with customer churn, noting the example of Apple TV+ (a streaming video service).
If Disney has a problem with people dropping the service after they came on just to watch Beatles Get Back, obviously this happens to other services, too.
Streaming video services have problems with customer churn, noting the example of Apple TV+ (a streaming video service).
If Disney has a problem with people dropping the service after they came on just to watch Beatles Get Back, obviously this happens to other services, too.
I wouldn’t bother paying for Apple TV+, worth it to subscribe for a month then quit.
Luckily I have a Netflix account shared from my parents and Disney+ from the wife’s. Actually pretty good value when you have so many people sharing and having everyone on two continents means we aren’t all logged in at once.
Luckily I have a Netflix account shared from my parents and Disney+ from the wife’s. Actually pretty good value when you have so many people sharing and having everyone on two continents means we aren’t all logged in at once.
Care to elaborate as to what "propaganda" you see on ATV+? Humor me with specifics.