Yes, you saved some money. Not many will. They will most likely go with 100Mb speeds because they are saving on cable tv which shifts their spending and not actually save.
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'Showtime' Launches on Apple TV for $10.99 per Month
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Yes, you saved some money. Not many will. They will most likely go with 100Mb speeds because they are saving on cable tv which shifts their spending and not actually save.
Yeah, everyone's use case is different. But like I said before, some will end up paying more or having to deal with multiple companies instead of one.
Define crap. I can think of a lot of excellent movies that most people don't watch.
So, no matter how many post facts, you are sticking with your opinion that we are stupid? K.
It's not really dealing with multiple companies if you bill each through iTunes. You can easily turn channels on/off at will without having to deal directly with any provider's own customer service. Plus it's easy to buy iTunes credit for 20% off, so the costs drop further. I'd be happy to have Apple be my new cable company.....they are edging closer and closer. Once they get a "basic" cable package, I'm set!
If you have Time Warner, there's a good chance you already have Showtime for free. In April they gave pretty much every subscriber to TW Showtime and TMC for free for a year. I've been using the Showtime app on Apple TV for awhile. But outside of a few good shows, Showtime is pretty much garbage. 12 dollars a month is definitely not worth it imo. HBO at least gets new movies consistently and has some great TV shows to justify it's price.
And the only reason why I don't do this is because of the Scientology crap on Hulu. Also, through iTunes I can use the gift cards, instead of having a CC on file. I am curious though, if going through iTunes precludes me from watching it on a chromecast......
People keep saying, "I don't know where you live but here...". Where is here? I live in TN and I've lived in MD. I've had Charter, Comcast, and currently I have DirecTV. Never have I gotten all the movie channels for $20/mo. The best I've gotten them for is free for 3 months, only to be charged about $40/mo after the promotional period. And that only includes what's currently available on demand. These other services, which I've tried out with the free trials, have what's currently on-demand, plus every episode of every series ever. And Showtime also has live streaming for Showtime East/West. The video quality on mobile is quite good, too. Oh, and uh, I don't know about others, but I can't tell you how many times I've gone to watch a movie with DirecTV and gotten the dreaded 771 error message (no signal), even on a day when the weather conditions are perfect. It's like, what the heck am I paying for? This would never happen with these Internet-based services, unless of course your Internet goes out, which mine rarely does.
what Scientology crap on Hulu? We have been using our free month since we bought a new TV and have not see any of that.
When your trial period ends, that's when they show up. Go ahead and google it.
Ok, sorry to drag this out, did not realize this was over stupid commercials. Did not realize folks were that susceptible to advertisements
I love that these options are surfacing for cord cutters but this isn't a terribly enticing subscription. I already have Amazon and Netflix and they have some of Showtime's (and HBO's) shows already. After Game of Thrones was over I cancelled HBO Now. I'll probably sub for Homeland but after that...meh. I wonder if HBO and Showtime will pull their content from Netflix and Amazon or if they can't yet (contracts).
Sony PlayStation Plus members can also subscribe to Showtime via the PlayStation Vue app for $8.99. Otherwise it is $10.99.
I originally signed up via iTunes Store but canceled that free trial a day later when I found that the iPhone Showtime app would not allow HDMI mirroring to my TV.
I am pleased with the great picture quality I am getting from the PlayStation Vue app.