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  1. Zookster

    Name all your streaming devices...

    Not including mobile devices... Living room: Apple TV (just bought an hour ago) Roku Ultra 2020 4K FireTV Max Cromecast w Goggle TV PS3 PS4 LG Smart TV Bedroom: 4K FireTV Stick Roku Ultra 2016 Cromecast w Goggle TV 10yo Sony blu-ray player (not sure if apps still work)
  2. Zookster

    Peacock TV

    I have no regrets signing up for a year last month at $22. (avg. $1.83/mo.), mainly for EPL. The ads aren't too bad (three to four 30-60 ad breaks per hour show), and I like their Sky TV content (watching The Undeclared War right now) and the occasional Peacock original (Girls5eva, The Resort...
  3. Zookster

    Paramount +

    Free to Walmart Plus members now: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/walmart-plus-has-a-new-perk-paramount-plus-at-no-extra-cost/
  4. Zookster

    HULU service

    I've always used prepaid phones and never cracked a screen in my life, including when I had a full-time job I had to leave my house for every day. I'm still using my phone throughout the day, browsing the web, social media, reading ebooks, etc. No pets or kids, so I'm sure that helps. I've...
  5. Zookster

    HULU service

    Same. Though I only get a new phone about every other year (I just get the one-year service card for $125 minus discount code). Also worth mentioning, the minutes/texts/data roll over, so I'm now up to 14K in all categories and ready to get my teenage girl on.
  6. Zookster

    Peacock TV

    Yes, for the record, it was the Chargers. Since I hadn't realized Rams were originally from Cleveland, I consider them an organic LA team (i.e., not traitors). And Raiders haven't been associated with LA in nearly two decades. If anything, they would be the LV Traitors. At any rate, back on...
  7. Zookster

    Peacock TV

    Nope, but I understand the confusion.
  8. Zookster

    Peacock TV

    LA Traitors
  9. Zookster

    Peacock TV

    Streaming is becoming the new cable: lock up exclusive sports programing to compel subscriptions. Even services that didn't start out as something you'd ever think would offer live sports are getting into the act, such as Apple TV+. To watch all your MLB team's games, you now need a cable...
  10. Zookster

    Peacock TV

    I signed up for a year of Peacock last week on a special $22 deal (for ad-supported), mainly for EPL. I'd been away from the service since last fall, and I still find little else to watch on it. Some of the shows in my watchlist I can watch on other services I currently have without ads. I've...
  11. Zookster

    Paramount +

    You wouldn't think Star Trek had a lot to do with Paramount+ numbers from the P+ groups I follow. Star Trek is practically an afterthought. Most posts over the past few months were about 1883, iCarly, Seal Team, new movies, and international soccer. I suspect there's a lot of churn from those...
  12. Zookster

    Paramount + is Slow to Load

    I'm active in a Paramount+ Facebook user group and it's not uncommon to see people post about problems they are having running the Paramount+ app. Invariably it turns out they are either using a "smart" TV or an older or entry-level (i.e., low-memory underpowered) streaming device. Other than...
  13. Zookster

    HULU service

    Same. I have 6 other ad-free services (Paramount+, HBO Max, AppleTV+, AMC+, Disney+, and Prime) and just don't have time to get my money's worth from $13/mo ad-free Hulu at present. For $1/mo., I could justify 5-6 mins of ads per hour show watching the occasional show (how many I was getting...
  14. Zookster

    HULU service

    The ad-load creep has made Hulu unwatchable for me since subbing last November on the $1/mo BF deal. I'll push my way through a couple more shows on my must-watch list and season 5 of Handmaid's Tale this fall, but I'm mainly watching ad-free Disney+ right now thanks to the $2.99/mo. deal I'm...
  15. Zookster

    YTTV commercial skip

    It's a common experience for new YTTV users that as soon as they add their favorite shows to their Library, they go in and select what's available right away, which invariably is a VOD version (clearly labeled as such). Just like a traditional provider DVR, it takes time for new episodes to air...
  16. Zookster

    Post all your streaming services you subscribe to (as in pay money for)...

    If your primary reason for renewing is new movies (the kinds that would get the 4K treatment), you may be disappointed. I personally hold on to my P+ sub for original series (Star Trek, Evil, Halo, The Good Fight), catalog shows I missed when they originally aired on CBS, and exclusive sports...
  17. Zookster

    Post all your streaming services you subscribe to (as in pay money for)...

    You can almost always find deals for one to three months (usually works for recent subs—you just have to no longer have a current sub). But the deals on the annual plan come around less often I noticed. There was one about a month ago for 25% off that I missed. I'm keeping my out and...
  18. Zookster

    Post all your streaming services you subscribe to (as in pay money for)...

    FuboTV (Starter + Extra) AMC+ ($24/year deal) Hulu w ads ($1/mo BF deal) Disney+ ($2.99/mo Hulu add-on deal) Paramount+ ad-free ($2/mo for 3 mo promo) Prime (regular annual rate) AppleTV+ (annual rate paid with discounted GC) = ~$100/mo. currently
  19. Zookster

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    Timely article for the current discussion: https://thestreamable.com/news/which-streaming-services-may-give-up-and-shut-down-next I agree that Showtime will eventually fade into Paramount+. And Hulu/Disney+ completely fuse.
  20. Zookster

    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    ^This. So much more to this than a bigger more successful streaming app buying a lackluster one, like the Roku Channel buying Quibi, or even Time Warner (HBO Max) buying Discovery. Comcast would have to sell off NBCUniversal first, which includes NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, USA, SyFy, Dreamworks...
  21. Zookster

    Changing Paramount+ billing from Annually to Monthly

    I'll piggyback on this thread rather than start a new one for this related issue: I seem to be in some kind of account limbo. I canceled my monthly sub last Thursday (set to expire May 2) to take advantage of a 25% off deal on annual subs (deal available through May 5). I've received...
  22. Zookster

    Bally Sports OTT

    It's expected to launch with a handful of MLB teams this summer: https://thestreamable.com/news/bally-sports-app-dtc-streaming-service-not-expected-until-summer-five-mlb-teams-included
  23. Zookster

    Hulu Subs Can Add Disney+ for $2.99!

    I think the drop in subscriber growth has a lot to do with the churn after so many people got great deals at launch. If I had signed up then, as someone in Bruce's demo, I'd currently be on an extended hiatus until the backlog reached critical mass. Though a lot of adults watch Star...
  24. Zookster

    Hulu Subs Can Add Disney+ for $2.99!

    Since this is my first time with Disney+, I'm a bit overwhelmed with everything I want to watch (mostly newer Marvel/Star Wars/Pixar content and several newer movies). But I could see how if I'd had this for the past year or so, I would mostly just be waiting for the next Marvel or Star Wars...
  25. Zookster

    Hulu Subs Can Add Disney+ for $2.99!

    I got the email yesterday, as I'm currently on the $1/mo Black Friday deal for Hulu. Apparently, it's not just a deal for select subscribers. I'll pay $3.98/mo. for both through the end of November and $9.98 through February 2023. This is my first go around with Disney+, so my watchlist "runneth...