It's likely even more than that. I've been told that a few years back when Hulu ad-free was $13/mo, while "ad-filled" was $6/mo... the latter was making them FAAR more money. In fact, it was enough that they could still get by by making the w-ads tier $1/mo (from the Black Friday sales)!
And i doubt they determined it wasnt enough to reasonably "cover" the cost. Typically, no amount of money is ever enough to satisfy businesses insatiable hunger to increase profits to drive up share value. They will push the limits of peoples ad tolerance until something new comes along.
In other words, if you don't want to pay for something, it's OK to steal it? No wonder....
Still quite different. With ss (streaming services), I have the option to get a smorgasbord of content, ad-free, and on-demand. Plus, except for Amazon Prime, quitting a ss is quite easy. I'd rather not have to deal with cable TV companies, nor give them any money.
I'm trying to understand. This thread is about Verizon and it's offerings to it's customers. You don't have Verizon. You get t-mobile and netflix. We're all happy for you. But why come into this thread to brag about how you don't care about those who use Verizon. I just don't understand.
I don't think so? I'm mentioning that "ad-filled" Hulu is so awful I wouldn't use it, period. It has nothing to do with some "line of thinking" such as...
Wow, another one... Ok — let me spell it out for you: I think Verizon is ridiculously overpriced and offer crap for perks. Ok? Sorry for coming into your thread.
There is NO "con" here! You're paying for content at a lower price if you're willing to watch ads. What's wrong with that? It's the viewer's choice. Pay more for ad free content or pay less for content and watch ads.
I sort of get it... that's how I feel about Apple products really. :\ I only got an iPad b/c it was priced at $300. I otherwise, can't justify spending those premiums, which is why I haven't bothered in all these decades.
Definitely. The current business model for streaming isn't profitable without advertising. It's only a matter of time before there is no Ad Free streaming. Honestly they could do away with Ad Free tomorrow across the industry and what could anyone do about it? People aren't going to just stop watching TV, anymore than they can just stop eating.
Hulu playing the same 3 obnoxious commercials every 10 minutes is enough to infuriate Mother Teresa. Seriously, how stupid can they be? For advertising to be worth the money, it needs to be effective. All Hulu has effectively accomplished is guaranteed there are certain products I will purposely avoid for life simply because of the stupid and repetitive battering of commercials.
Going the way of Amazon Prime Video with there soon to be released Prime Ads “all ads all the time” and has become just a platform to sell other streaming services.
TV, the most addictive drug there is.
And the whole internet has your social security number and other details thanks to T-Mobile and their horrible security or lack thereof.
We prefer Verizon over T-mobile, hence we've stayed with Verizon for the past 10 years. When we bought our home we tried T-mobile in 2014 but it had really poor performance and reception and literally zero bars in the local Costco at the time. Also, back then our Verizon unlimited data bucket plan allowed adding each line for only $20, so it ended up cheaper than T-mobile and ATT! Fast-forward to today and T-mobile and Verizon are the top two options in our neighborhood now (ATT reception is still piss poor and has not improved in a decade).
Actually, yes. Netflix has turned to junk over the last 2-3 years anyways. Much more value in Disney or other services.
I think there will but they will be more and more expensive. They know there is a demographic that refuses to watch anything with ads, and as long as they make it more expensive than what they’d get from the ad space it’s still more profitable (plus they aren’t wasting bandwidth sending ads, which has to save them something).
