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submitted 2 years ago by cccc@aussie.zone to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] ashe@lemmy.starless.one 5 points 2 years ago

None, selfhosted is the way.

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 5 points 2 years ago

Netflix and Spotify. I share both with family.

[-] cc8@infosec.pub 5 points 2 years ago

Spotify family only. Everything else on Plex with Radarr, Sonarr and private tracker.

[-] Axurite@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

None at the moment, used to have a Netflix subscription but not even that now.

[-] pixxel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago

Too many.. Netflix, Apple TV, HBO max, Disney plus, prime video… and the amount of times I need to pirate stuff is still increasing. If this gets any worse, and it probably will, I will cancel most or all of my subscriptions.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago
  1. Netflix with a friend.
  2. Netflix on my own after I had no interest in watching more but my friend did. He kept the account, I made a new one later on.
  3. Netflix + Prime. Watched very little on Prime. A bit on Netflix.
  4. Plex + Netflix/Prime. Started with a Raspi4 4gb running plex in docker
  5. Jellyfin + Netflix/Prime
  6. Jellyfin + Netflix. Ordered too much...
  7. Only Jellyfin
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[-] FireBear2000@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago

Apple Music, music is the only media that I just can't pirate.

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[-] B3_CHAD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago
[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[-] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago

Mullvad VPN AB's new streaming services, great selection, good speed, and low prices.

Netflix DVD lol. Gotta feed the Plex server. Wife has Hulu though, mostly for background noise of long going shows. (NCIS, Buffy, Bob's burgers,etc)

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[-] LeHappStick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I used to pay about $5 for Disney/Star+ for my family but it immediately became a waste, the content was crap and they barely used it.

So then I decided to buy an Android TV box thingy and sideload Stremio, way better than any subscription, they use it all the time. I like it because they see recommendations of shows and movies on their social media and immediately jump into Stremio.

[-] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

None. It's stupid to have to pay monthly for access to someone else's content collection when I used to be able to buy content for life and build my own collection, so now I either stream things for free on unofficial sites or download them via unofficial sources. I'll still buy CDs and DVDs occasionally but streaming is bullshit and I'm not playing along.

Most of my media consumption is gaming. I'll happily pay for games, but not for subscription based games, cloud based games, or game library subscriptions like Gamepass. I want to keep what I buy. This "you will own nothing and be happy" future is a dreadful one.

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[-] bleu7970@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

I pay for nordvpn and the electric cost of my server fuck Netflix and Hulu and all that

[-] uyuu@lemmy.4d2.org 4 points 2 years ago

Only youtube premium. Used to pay for curiositystream as well, buf not anymore.

[-] cccc@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago
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[-] Pulp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Streaming service? None.

[-] max2078@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Only for NFLX for the last decade or so, I would had cancelled that subscription years ago, but the guys I share my account with insist in keeping that Netflix account.

I have absolutely no idea why. I haven't watched Netflix in years myself. Well I pay 10 bucks a month for Netflix and the other guys are paying me 12 bucks a month, so this useless subscription costs me -2 bucks every month.

For me pirating is more convenient than watching the very same stuff on Netflix, especially since Netflix stopped working on some of my devices...

[-] frippa@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Mullvad, and I'm addicted to buying hard disks and SSDs, never got subscriptions btw, I can just pirate

[-] Chipthemonk@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Apple TV+. They are releasing some really spectacular shows (Ted Lasso, Severence, Silo) and enough fillers between the spectacular stuff.

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[-] erbazzone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

My girlfriend pays Netflix but I still download from torrent even netflix contents because the quality is better and the player I use is way better too.

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[-] zaver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago
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[-] plumbercraic@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

ChatGPT, Midjourney, Copilot and Spotify. Considering swapping Spotify for YouTube.

Edit: forgot usenet, and some indexers.

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[-] carson@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Curiosity Stream, Nebula, Tidal, Soundcloud, Spotify, Prime, and a Plex share basically.

[-] CapnAssHolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Brw why you need both Spotify and tidal

[-] Hjulkula@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

None! My internet connection is slow so streaming is just not an option. Downloading content beforehand is the only way for me to watch anything over 480p without buffering.

[-] Batpool23@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Hulu, Peacock both had blackfriday deals. Amazon Prime of course...but for some reason I still have Netflix, gotta ditch that shit.

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[-] juliebean@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

i do use a couple streaming services, but i don't pay for any of them. i do pay for a vpn usually, but i am currently between such services. i think my partner pays for spotify.

[-] Blegh@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

YouTube music but only because I got it work via VPN to Argentina for a cheap sub. Same goes for Netflix but via Turkey.

Disney+ is cheap via a voucher on a VPN too, but expires soon. However, just renewed my phone contact which comes with Disney free for 3 months. This phone provider also got me Duolingo free for 3 months.

Phone provider is O2.

Torrent everything else.

Did have Amazon but video content was lacking really... Though really missing the free delivery, so may sub again.

[-] OtakuAltair@vlemmy.net 4 points 2 years ago

What's a streaming service

[-] prettytrucknutz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

YouTube. I more than get my money’s worth from it.

[-] pillems@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Wow and here I thought I've spent too much on subscriptions!

  • Plex lifetime pass (through Turkey)
  • Whatever close to 100% cashback VPN provider, currently with PIA
  • Seedbox, paid annually
  • Prime for shipping occasionally, I can find the torrent for the shows elsewhere so rarely use it to watch anything

I don't use Youtube often, so NewPipe on mobile and uBlock Origin on browsers are sufficient so far. XManager for Spotify as well.

May consider paying for Tidal (through Turkey), but don't really see the need at the moment.

Why do people pay for common streaming subscriptions when they can just pirate?

[-] ilovetvshows@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

In my country India, I pay for

Amazon Prime - ₹1500 per year Netflix - ₹200 per month (total is like ₹800 but 4 people share it).

[-] TempleSquare@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Disney Plus. I can share it with my out-of-state parents with no trouble. And it's such a great way to watch The Simpsons constantly in the background.

Since Netflix went bonkers and I had to cancel it, D+ is my go-to app. Hopefully they don't go stupid like Netflix, too.

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[-] ronondex@mlem.a-smol-cat.fr 4 points 2 years ago

mullvad for movies, and spotify for music.

[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I have quite a few, as I find streaming services in general to be very much worth my money and to be very convenient. It's when stuff isn't on any streaming site where I personally consider piracy acceptable. While I dislike the fragmentation of streaming services, I will pay for whatever streaming service the content I want to watch is on. I do want to support things I enjoy so long as the price is reasonable, and streaming service prices are all reasonable in my book.

  • Youtube Music - I switched from Spotify ages ago due to content it didn't have at the time, but may no longer apply. I recently upgraded to Youtube Premium because I've started using Youtube more often and detest ads.
  • Disney+ - I've found that here in Canada, D+ is the best streaming service in terms of quantity of content. We basically get all or most of what is on Hulu in the US.
  • Crave - In Canada, this is basically how you get HBO content. I subscribed to watch The Last of Us and have been sticking around to watch older HBO shows too.
  • Amazon Prime - This is mostly for the shipping. The fact I get some shows out of this is a bonus. It has fewer shows that I care about.
  • Nintendo Premium - For multiplayer and also some DLCs that got included with it. I find this to be the lowest value of the subscriptions I have, especially since I rotate what consoles I'm using and am strongly considering canceling it.
  • Dropbox - offsite backup is important and I don't want to manage it myself (nor have the risk that comes with that).
  • Some random Patreons and most recently lemm.ee's equivalent.

I'm not currently subscribed to Netflix because I regularly rotate what streaming service I'm subscribed to. When I'm done with what I'm watching on Crave and/or Disney+, I'll unsubscribe to those and maybe resubscribe to Netflix. Rinse and repeat. In the past, I've also used Paramount+ (worst streaming app I've ever used), Dropout (I subscribed for Game Changer and stuck around because of Dimension 20, but haven't had the time, so unsubscribed for now), and Ubisoft+ (I did the math and concluded it was better to subscribe for 2 months to play Far Cry 6 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla than to buy the full games with all their DLC -- I'll totally do it again next time they have a newer release I wanna play).

I make good money and really have no concerns with paying for all these. A couple dozen bucks a month for entertainment is nothing for me and highly worth it, especially to avoid any wrangling with finding and acquiring content. I also feel strongly about wanting to pay any reasonable amount for things I enjoy. To me, piracy is almost entirely about access and not about price. Heck, these days, most piracy I've done is for older games that you literally cannot find legitimately anymore.

[-] TheWozardOfIz@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Netflix, Hulu (No Ads), Plex, Max, Spotify, and Prime. Sometimes Apple TV. And Sling for NFL Red Zone in the fall

[-] Cevilia 3 points 2 years ago

CrunchyRoll because it's cheap and convenient. Pro tip: sign up through a roku for a longer free trial and cheaper sub.

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