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Spotify. It is the only subscription I have aside from my VPN, and mostly because their library is MASSIVE.
With how much I drive I'm constantly listening to the damn thing and being able to pick a genre and let it shuffle without thinking about it is 1000% worth the ten bucks a month to not be constantly picking songs, downloading them, sorting and transferring the library to my phone, maintaining storage space, etc....
Yeah, discovery was one of my main reasons for using it. Getting my own music just sounds like a huge undertaking considering how I listen on a whim.
I stream natural gas, electricity, garbage pickup and internet. That's all.
I don't pay for a fuck.
Spotify. It's the only paid streaming service I've ever used.
We'll see what YouTube is going to do with their war against adblockers but if it gets too inconvenient to use I'll probably get the premium. I get so much value from that site that I almost feel bad for using it for free.
Technically none, but my partner pays for Spotify and I'm on a shared YouTube Premium plan. I used to have 5-6 subscriptions and cut them off in January 2022. No regrets! Even buying an old machine second hand, an external storage, and a VPN still costs way less than my many subscriptions. It'll be hard to give up Spotify... Too convenient.
Spotify xModManager for android with ublock manager on the desktop is a great way to cut the cord on spotify premium :)
If you wanna give your money to something useful, give it to local journalists that do investigative journalism.
Just Spotify, they haven't ruined their service yet. I will never be one of those boomers who manually download all their mp3s and think normal people want to transfer files around between devices.
I will never be one of those boomers who manually download all their mp3s (...)
I take it as a personal insult, and wish you to step barefoot on a Lego!
I don’t think the average baby boomer knows how to download an mp3 or play it on a smartphone.
Apple TV+. They are releasing some really spectacular shows (Ted Lasso, Severence, Silo) and enough fillers between the spectacular stuff.
If you like sci-fi try "Foundation" on Apple+
Spotify (great service and easily worth it) & Amazon Prime (but that’s really an extra bonus on top of the same day and next day free delivery?
I'm surprised at how many people are paying for YouTube premium. Just patch the YouTube app with revanced and you get better than YouTube premium for free
None. I run Jellyfin locally. No license bullshit or fifty different services. Don't even need internet if it goes down and I can curate my own library.
None :). I have neither the luxury nor the budget to pay for subscriptions.
I pay for the only streaming related site worth it's money and that's Real Debrid (or any of the equivalent alternatives). Stremio + Torrentio Addon to friends and family even if they don't know shit about technology cause it's so damn easy and fast.
Just Spotify at the moment. I might look into trying to stream from Netflix without streaming from Netflix sometime while using friends' passwords for other places. Once my currently roommate but soon to not be roommate (moving back in with parents soon) doesn't renew their Dropout subscription, I'd be willing to sign up for that only because I am willing to support the people over at CollegeHumor.
Bandcamp. People don't really consider it a streaming service but I've used it a ton to stream my music purchases from their website & Android app. (also have all the music downloaded on my main storage at home)
Netflix - my husband watches it a lot more than I ever did.
Amazon Prime - using a student discount (not a student lol - I emailed my uni's alumni association and asked to get one of their .edu email addresses, and used that to get the student rate for Prime).
Pandora - my husband listens to it all day long while he works, so to him it's worth it just paying for premium without ads
Get Peacock Premium for free from my ISP so that doesn't count.
The only streaming service subscription I pay for is Dropout.tv.
I get Netflix for free. I get HBO Max for free. I used to get Spotify for free but gave up my spot in the family plan as I don't use it often enough. I can't tell you the last time I've used Netflix or HBO Max.
I replaced Audible with Audiobookshelf, and replaced Crunchyroll & Hulu with Plex + automations. No replacement for Spotify yet, I can use YouTube ReVanced to listen to a YouTube playlist while driving.
Spotify and Discord Nitro. I'm thinking of using the entire Proton suite in the near future.
I use the whole proton suite and love it so much. If you didn't know, depending on your subscription you also have access to premium features on SimpleLogin
I'm currently using Proton Suite. Proton pass (password manager) was just released and doesn't work for me for whatever reason but everything else is top notch 👌🏼 Would highly recommend
For password manager, I swear by Bitwarden. It's open source, has a self hosted option, and 100% usable for free. They have a very cheap subscription option for some not too vital features (most particularly support for using Bitwarden as your TOTP app and encrypted file sharing).
None
I pay for youtube ( with a turkish card) I pay for spotify ( in a family tariff that makes it reasonable) I pay for Dropout cause they deliver me quality over quantity
None.
Honestly, Spotify is probably at the top of my "pirate if possible" list. I've been a guest performer on a couple of tracks and seen some backend stuff, and let me tell you, the only people you're depriving of income are the ones who are already wealthy giants. Spotify robs the rest of them blind already.
You wanna know what 50k listens to a song totals out to for someone who isn't a huge name? $50.
I have Netflix, Hulu, Real-debrid and Spotify. I only pay for Hulu and Spotify (thanks T-mobile for Netflix)
I use Kodi for the bulk of my TV and Movie viewing.
Netflix and Spotify. I share both with family.
Tidal. I lowkey hate spotify and I think the audio quality is the same or better, for the same price (I don't shell out for the highest tier).
Can I ask why you hate Spotify? Is there a problem with their service or is it more about how they treat artists?
I just canceled Netflix after the latest crackdown, so I'm down to Amazon Prime now- mostly for the free shipping. Though I support some creators directly with backed.by and Patreon.
What's a streaming service
None, cancelled Netflix when they started fucking around with the single household requirement.
Only youtube premium. Used to pay for curiositystream as well, buf not anymore.
How was Curiosity Stream?
Amazon prime (not for streaming, just comes with it), Netflix (because TMobile pays most of it).
Currently, none. I used to use Netflix, Prime video and Spotify, but when they started removing some of my favorite content I went fully local.
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)
Mullvad VPN AB's new streaming services, great selection, good speed, and low prices.
I've tried them all, but I've settled on family subscriptions of Spotify and Youtube Premium, and an amazon prime account that is only used for shipping.
I guess technically I have Plex Pass, but I bought a lifetime pass 10 years ago.