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What streaming service is best?

DJP — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 02:50:24 GMT

There are so many to choose from. You could spend a small fortune. Any advice?

Thank You.

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on the bay — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:11:50 GMT

You might like to see what so many of the free streaming services have before you commit to the paying ones. They have o many varities of shows, movies, live tv.

Roku, peacock, tubi, fawsome,filmirse,foodGo,pluto, and I'm sure there are more. They seem to come out with more every day.

And for the pay ones like Netflix, Prime (amazon), Youtube, Hulu, HBO I think it depends on what you like the most. Amazon plays a lot of great British mysteries and detective shows. Netflix plays a lot of trendy most watched new shows, series but I find it is not my favorite and I could do without that one.

You might like to look up each streaming service on google and see what they have too.

Good luck! It's a whole new world defnitely!

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ECBG — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:07:50 GMT

We like Netflix and never looked around. They also have wonderful dramas!

I get my movies there as well.

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DJP — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:14:30 GMT

@on the bay @ECBG

Thank you for your suggestions. I really need to check these out!

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judianne — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:46:11 GMT

I have Prime with my Amazon subscription , has a big variety and lots of Amazon Prime only stuff , I got Hulu for 3 months free and when I went to cancel they offered me half price for a year , it has a lot of great tv shows that aren't available anywhere else , plus a lot of stuff on cable comes on there the day after . I also bought Peacock for 4.99 a month so my husband can watch the old Sanford and Son shows . I do still have my cable , but plan to cut the cord soon . As l get more familiar with the streaming l use cable less and less . Nice thing about streaming , so much is free , most is really cheap , and you can cancel anytime , Just buy it for l month if it's something you want to see .

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lmt — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:55:42 GMT

I have both Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Amazon Prime has some really good original shows, but overall I like Netflix better.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:05:17 GMT

Most of the streaming services have a free trial period. I've tried several besides Netflix and Prime. So far, I like YouTube TV best. I rarely watch Netflix.....too many bad movies.

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jackthebear — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:01:36 GMT

depends on what you want to watch, I find 95% of the offerings on Netflix really slow and too long

Hulu the interface is not user friendly

the good news is most have a trial and it's easy to cycle thru what you want to see then cancel

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Ainhisg — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:01:53 GMT

It depends on what you're wanting. If you're wanting to cut the cord completely but want something similar to cable or satellite, YouTube TV is wonderful as it offers local channels including PBS and depending on the package, unlimited DVR recordings for a year. We tried it for two weeks and were going to switch to it, but when I called DISH, they beat YouTube TV's price and have continued to do so, so we have kept DISH.

If you already have a satellite, cable or streaming service and are just wanting to add additional content, imo, the best all around streaming service that we will never be without is Netflix. The great thing about streaming services is that you can get them anytime you want and cancel anytime you want. Right now, I have HBO Max, because I was watching "And Just Like That," and by the time it was over, I was hooked into "The Gilded Age." When that is over, I will watch the movies I've saved in my watch list and then likely cancel HBO Max even though they offered me a total year at half price--we will see.

We also got Paramount Plus to watch "1883"--LOVE! My husband continues to enjoy shows on that channel, so we have kept it. We also got Starz recently to watch "Outlander." When it is over, we will drop Starz until another season of Outlander comes out.

So right now...we have Netflix, Prime Video (Amazon)--don't watch it much but will watch Bosch when it comes out, Paramount Plus, HBO Max, and Starz. I don't blink an eye about paying for any of it either, as all of it together including DISH is only costing us $106 a month--we certainly get our money's worth! I love to cook, so we don't eat out, we don't go to movies, and neither one of us are big spenders. This is our entertainment, and we love it!

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CalminHeart — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:45:30 GMT

@DJP wrote:
There are so many to choose from. You could spend a small fortune. Any advice?
Thank You.

I've subscribed to Discovery Plus and Peacock but cancelled both. Neither had a lot that interestsed me or that wasn't already on regular satellite.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:57:35 GMT

I have several and not a singe one costs a small fortune unless $4.99 to $9.99 is a fortune to you. They all offer good programming so there is no BEST. If I had to limit myself to one, I'd just use Prime Video that is free with my Amazon Prime membership. Thousands of programs, music, concerts, photo storage. We don't have Hulu but that is a great option too.

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Jordan2 — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:24:58 GMT

I have Netflix which I like, Amazon Prime which quite honestly I could do without ( I get it for the shipping I do watch The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), and HULU. I got HULU on Black Friday for $.99 a month with ads ( which I thought I would hate but doesn't bother me, for the price of one month no ads I get a whole year). I get AppleTV+ on and off, for the cost of $4.99 a month I think it's a bargain, they have very good original content.

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MW in Iowa — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:48:40 GMT

I have most of the streaming except amazon. I have Hulu Live because Direct Tv droppped my networks, Hulu has almost everything even TCM. It has gotten quite rediculous , i see something and you have to move up to the next tier to watch. Remember when there was only 3 networks.

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DJP — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:42:49 GMT

Thank you all for your suggestions and replies. Regular cable is disappointing and the zillions of commercials are outrageous! All of you have been so helpful. Thank you again!

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on the bay — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:52:53 GMT

@DJP,

I think once you discover all these streaming services, you will feel like you are in a whole new world of so many good things to watch! It's so much fun!

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jackthebear — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:26:51 GMT

some of the free "channel" are Pluto, IMDBtv, Flimrise which is ad heavy but free

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buyornot — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:40:18 GMT

@judianne wrote:
I have Prime with my Amazon subscription , has a big variety and lots of Amazon Prime only stuff , I got Hulu for 3 months free and when I went to cancel they offered me half price for a year , it has a lot of great tv shows that aren't available anywhere else , plus a lot of stuff on cable comes on there the day after . I also bought Peacock for 4.99 a month so my husband can watch the old Sanford and Son shows . I do still have my cable , but plan to cut the cord soon . As l get more familiar with the streaming l use cable less and less . Nice thing about streaming , so much is free , most is really cheap , and you can cancel anytime , Just buy it for l month if it's something you want to see .

How do you get your Network and locals? I lik local and National News

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on the bay — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:43:00 GMT

@buyornot.

I just saw this- Haystack News- a free

local, national news service! It is not like Newsy which has one person reciting news. This has your local familiar anchors! How great is that?!

If you want more of the local news channels, plus major national networks, there is Youtube tv, Sling,

and there may be others.

Roku also has local and national news on their Live TV.

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judianne — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:12:53 GMT

I have found the streaming channels with ads , that the ads are much shorter , a lot on Hulu are 30 seconds, and the show we have been watching on Peacock has only 1 ad every 30 minutes .