Subj : Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
To   : Avon
From : Jeff
Date : Wed Jan 05 2022 23:19:35

On 06 Jan 2022, Avon said the following...
 Av>  Je> The smallish fees do add up if one has multiple subscriptions, but it
 Av>  Je> very a la carte channel-wise and currently one would have to have qui
 Av>  Je> a few subscriptions to match a monthly cable bill.
 Av> Not sure how much cable costs, as here it's not really an option.
 Av> But I agree each service you pick adds up, often they sell themselves on
 Av> the basis of the content / shows they offer, so it can be a PITA to get
 Av> several streaming services just to watch the shows you want :(

I'm not really sure how much cable service costs here. I have cable, but
the bill is not my purview due to domestic agreement. When I was in charge of
the cable bill, it was just "basic" cable+internet, but now we have
additional premium channels as well. I'm pretty sure the cable portion of the
bill is over US$100.

So far I've used NetFlix, Acorn TV, CBS All Access, and Disney+. I think
we're about to get Discovery+ as well, at the reqest of my fiancee's mom.
None of these have ads.

I'm also able to stream anything that we get over cable; our cable company
has given us credentials to use investigationdiscovery.com, for example. We
pay for it in our cable package, so we get access to the streaming content as
well. Notably, though, 1) the Disney Channel is not the same as Disney+ and
the various Discovery-related channels are not the same as Discovery+, and 2)
streaming access acquired in this manner, except for the premium channels
like HBO, does include ads.

Jeff.

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