topic Re: Peacock Streaming in Community Chat

Peacock Streaming

Jordan2 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:30:24 GMT

In case anyone is interested Jill Martin on the Today Show was offering Peacock for a year at $22 56% off regularly $49.99 (it expires either tonight or tomorrow). It's a good deal, but Peacock doesn't appeal to me.

Re: Peacock Streaming

colleena — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 01:12:07 GMT

@Jordan2 We have Peacock as part of our cable package & honestly, I wasn't that taken with it but they do NBC shows so if I missed one during it's regular broadcast it shows up on Peacock.

Re: Peacock Streaming

chrystaltree — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:04:22 GMT

It's free with my cable package. It's just NBC programs so I rarely watch it.

Re: Peacock Streaming

Spurt — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:30:48 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
In case anyone is interested Jill Martin on the Today Show was offering Peacock for a year at $22 56% off regularly $49.99 (it expires either tonight or tomorrow). It's a good deal, but Peacock doesn't appeal to me.

@Jordan2

By the time you add in the cost of the internet (costs can range anywhere from $49, $79, all the way up to $180) and then add the costs of all these streaming services people who cut the cord are adding as a viewing option in order to find something to watch that appeals to them ....more and more the prices are inching up more and more to what cable costs before the cord was cut....SMH!

Re: Peacock Streaming

bikerbabe — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:23:02 GMT

@Spurt
$22 is cheap for a YEAR. Less than $2/mo.

I don’t think there is anything I want on Peacock. We get HBO max, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon. Will probably add Paramount at some point.

Re: Peacock Streaming

Jordan2 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:23:07 GMT

@Spurt I didn't think $22 for a year was a lot about $2.64 a month. I pay like $16 alone a month for Netflix so this is a bargain.

Re: Peacock Streaming

Spurt — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:28:17 GMT

@Spurt wrote:
@Jordan2 wrote:
In case anyone is interested Jill Martin on the Today Show was offering Peacock for a year at $22 56% off regularly $49.99 (it expires either tonight or tomorrow). It's a good deal, but Peacock doesn't appeal to me.
@Jordan2

What Im talking about is dont forget to add in the cost of the internet and the costs of all these streaming services. More and more the prices are inching up to what cable costs before the cord was cut....SMH!

Re: Peacock Streaming

bikerbabe — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:40:30 GMT

Well, HBO is part of my cell plan. Amazon is included with prime, which a pay for anyway because I order ALOT. So we only pay Disney and Netflix as extras. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Yes, it can add up if you have a bunch of them. I know Netflix is going up a couple of dollars I’m ok with that. I use it. Just finished Stranger Things 👍

Re: Peacock Streaming

Spurt — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:22:39 GMT

@bikerbabe wrote:
@Spurt
$22 is cheap for a YEAR. Less than $2/mo.

I don’t think there is anything I want on Peacock. We get HBO max, Disney+, Netflix, Amazon. Will probably add Paramount at some point.

@bikerbabe @Jordan2

What Im saying is folks are going to need a good internet service in order to stream and also prevent buffering or blocking, and you need to make sure their are no data cap limits if this will be your prime method for viewing your entertainment....dont forget what you are paying for internet ......

This is an example of what Im talking about: One needs to include that cost along with what you are paying for streaming packages. And can people watch different streaming services on more than one device at the same time---that also adds to the internet cost...

You might be paying $50 for internet PLUS $2 for Peacock, $10 for Netflix, $10 HBO Max, $8 Disney Plus, $5 Paramont, Amazon Membership to get Prime $14.99 so you are paying $99.99 for your internet and streaming services OR if you need a stronger internet service $79 a month you are paying $ 128.99 a month for all the entertainment packages including internet.....For me Id have to include another $7 for ESPN for sports so it would cost me $135.99 ......I pay $139 for cable and get a lot more options TCM, Live sports, Red Zone, NFL Network, Ballysports (all NBA Spurs games) ....this is what Im talking about you got to make a true comparison in other words because some of these streaming services a dollar here 5 there, $7 there... add them all up and compare.... if you like watching live TV, cable is one of the only options that has everything, from sports games to award shows to news coverage.

https://www.catv.org/reasons-not-to-cut-the-cord-yet/

Re: Peacock Streaming

Laura14 — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:05:10 GMT

You don't necessarily need internet to stream. You can use your phone's data plan if it's sufficient enough.

FYI, for those of us who get Peacock for free through Comcast Infinity, it's been announced that this perk is going away shortly. Last I saw no firm end date but it's on the way out...

Re: Peacock Streaming

judianne — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:23:26 GMT

Most people already have internet service for their computer, iPads etc , so I don't really count that against the streaming services . If I had no streaming l would still have high speed internet !

Re: Peacock Streaming

laluzdelmundo — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:31:34 GMT

I've been watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Peacock. I lalways watched that show with my parents and loved the twists at the end. Doubt that I'd pay for an upgrade for that service, As part of my retro summer, I'm enjoying The Fugitive on Pluto, also free.

Can't think of anything I need cable for. Over the air TV is free, and no one in my household watches sports. An exception was the last game of the World Series in 2021.

If you are posting here you most likely have internet already so that's not an extra cost, unless you only access QVC via your mobile phone carrier.

My "aspirational" streaming service is Apple One. Lots to watch, music, podcasts, news, games, and 1T cloud storage. Maybe next year ...

Re: Peacock Streaming

Spurt — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:17:41 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
You don't necessarily need internet to stream. You can use your phone's data plan if it's sufficient enough.

FYI, for those of us who get Peacock for free through Comcast Infinity, it's been announced that this perk is going away shortly. Last I saw no firm end date but it's on the way out...

The problem is many Provider's phone data plans are limited, I know my carrier did away with the unlimited data plan 😥 And a friend's Provider never offered it and never will.....

Re: Peacock Streaming

Spurt — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:58:58 GMT

@laluzdelmundo wrote:
I've been watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents on Peacock. I lalways watched that show with my parents and loved the twists at the end. Doubt that I'd pay for an upgrade for that service, As part of my retro summer, I'm enjoying The Fugitive on Pluto, also free.

Can't think of anything I need cable for. Over the air TV is free, and no one in my household watches sports. An exception was the last game of the World Series in 2021.

If you are posting here you most likely have internet already so that's not an extra cost, unless you only access QVC via your mobile phone carrier.

My "aspirational" streaming service is Apple One. Lots to watch, music, podcasts, news, games, and 1T cloud storage. Maybe next year ...

If you are a sports fan, like me, I need cable to watch The Ballysports Channel and my local NBA Spur's games, and for live NFL games on Sundays on the broadcast channels........

You can watch Alfred Hitchcock on METV 12AM CT weekdays and 12AM Sundays CT

There's a difference in internet when you are just writing a post on a Forum or an email, or continuously streaming there have been many problems with people complaining about buffering and blocking with lower internet speeds....in particular if several people are simultaneously streaming