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Easy Mac
07-09-2014, 09:06 AM
Just wondering. We have a pretty tech savvy bunch here, so surely there's some media streaming people here. Which non-porn sites do you pay/subscribe to use? I'll start:
Netflix
Hulu
Spotify
edit: X-Box Music
I've actually gotten Netflix and Hulu free for over a year. Spotify is the only one I actually pay for, and I've more than gotten my money's worth out of it. If I didn't get Hulu free, I wouldn't continue it, but I'd probably pay for Netflix. I had Slacker free for a year and found it was probably the best "radio" streaming service out there. Also had Pandora for a while, but wasn't blown away by the value added with a subscription. Edit - Fidatelo reminded me, I did actually get a cheap 1 year subscription to xbox music that I used for like a day, just hated the interface.
So, what else do people pay for? I'm sure there's numerous MLB/NBA people out there, but I wonder if there's something under the radar that some of us may be missing.
JonInMiddleGA
07-09-2014, 09:08 AM
Netflix paid.
Spotify, only the free.
If anybody in my house uses any others -- free or paid -- off the top of my head I'm not conscious of it.
edit to add: To conform to what the thread seems to be doing, I'll add Sirius/XM to the list. I honestly don't consider it a "streaming service" per se, mostly (I suppose) because it isn't something I use via computer or mobile device. I've probably used their online version 2-3 times in 2 years, it's almost strictly a car thing via a dedicated receiver so I consider it a different category. YMMV.
Barkeep49
07-09-2014, 09:09 AM
I pay for Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Until recently I had satellite radio but with my new car and new prices it's no longer worth it.
Fidatelo
07-09-2014, 09:14 AM
Google Play Music subscription
I used to have an Xbox Music subscription for years but the app doesn't work properly on my new phone so I switched when Google Play came to Canada a couple months ago. I don't regret it.
gstelmack
07-09-2014, 09:17 AM
Netflix
Amazon Prime
Since my son is getting into sports, I may have to add MLS, NBA, and NHL to it soon.
Logan
07-09-2014, 09:18 AM
Netflix and Amazon (free with Prime).
I had been trying to get my wife to pay for either full Pandora or Spotify, just so I don't have to hear her complain every time a commercial comes on. But now Amazon has the free music service too.
BillJasper
07-09-2014, 09:25 AM
Netflix
Amazon
Spotify
cougarfreak
07-09-2014, 09:27 AM
Netflix
Amazon
MLB TV
BYU 14
07-09-2014, 09:39 AM
Netflix
Hulu Plus
Sirius (Paid for a lifetime subscription when I got in 2005)
molson
07-09-2014, 09:55 AM
Netflix, Amazon Prime, WWE Network, NFL Game Rewind (if that counts).
Once I finally cut the cord on DirecTV I'll consider Hulu Plus and late-season MLB.TV offers.
Peregrine
07-09-2014, 09:58 AM
Netflix
Amazon
MLB TV
Radii
07-09-2014, 10:29 AM
Netflix
Amazon Prime
Twitch.TV Turbo (get rid of ads while still giving streamers ad revenue from my views)
OnGameNet (twitch channel) - HD/On Demand access to the top Korean League of Legends tournament, since I'm never up at 4-6am to watch live.
Scoobz0202
07-09-2014, 10:34 AM
Netflix
Amazon Prime
Google Play Music
Mlb.tv
DanGarion
07-09-2014, 11:43 AM
Pandora.
Buccaneer
07-09-2014, 11:45 AM
The only thing that we stream are sports games (specifically college football and basketball) and we get that free through Xfinity.
NobodyHere
07-09-2014, 12:20 PM
Amazon
Critch
07-09-2014, 12:37 PM
Netflix
Amazon Prime (got cheap on a student deal)
Fox Soccer 2 Go (year subscription - moment of madness)
Izulde
07-09-2014, 01:20 PM
Netflix
Hulu+
for paid
Pandora free only
WatchESPN (only the ESPN3 stuff since I don't have cable TV)
I keep getting tempted by NBA League Pass, but everything I hear says that it's a terrible service, and Las Vegas is considered a local market for something ridiculous like 5 or 6 teams anyway, so it really doesn't make sense for me.
kingfc22
07-09-2014, 01:25 PM
Netflix
Rdio
MLB At Bat app
frnk55
07-09-2014, 05:53 PM
Sirius
MLB
Netfilx
I did try Hulu but I could not put up with the ads.
dfisher
07-10-2014, 11:29 AM
Amazon Prime
Hulu Plus - had it since December. Haven't paid for it yet because of Bing toolbar points and am already paid up thru December.
WWE Network
Subby
07-10-2014, 11:45 AM
Netflix/Spotify/Amazon
We have the over-the-top FiOS package and live in a major market, so I really get more sports than I could ever watch (ESPN/Comcast/NBCSN plus the league networks). Otherwise, I would definitely look at stuff like League Pass, etc..
Scarecrow
07-10-2014, 11:54 AM
Paying
MLB At Bat
Netflix
Sirius (Mostly Music plan + Internet Radio)
Free
Amazon Music (with Prime)
iTunes Radio
Pandora (paid for years till they went unlimited free)
Young Drachma
07-10-2014, 01:17 PM
Spotify
Amazon Prime
Netflix
Rdio
XBox360
Mizzou B-ball fan
07-10-2014, 01:31 PM
Netflix
Pandora (pay for commercial unlimited for my business)
SplitPersonality1
07-10-2014, 10:16 PM
Netflix - watch it daily
Hulu - not sure why I still have it. We very rarely watch it
Rhapsody
NFL Game Rewind
PilotMan
07-10-2014, 10:28 PM
Netflix
Hulu
MLB TV
NFL Rewind
WWE Network
General Mike
07-10-2014, 10:29 PM
WWE Network
korme
07-11-2014, 01:20 PM
Thinking about cutting cable altogether and just riding with Netflix and the NBA package
oykib
07-11-2014, 02:11 PM
Netflix
Spotify (premium)
Hulu Plus (which I should switch to Crunchroll)
Amazon Prime
Edit:
I forgot MLB.tv (just like I do every March when I forget to cancel it)
Last year I got the DirectTV football package with Madden 25. I'll probably renew that if there's an option.
ISiddiqui
07-11-2014, 02:51 PM
Netflix
Amazon Prime
Hulu Plus
MLB.tv
Thinking of getting MLS Live
I don't have cable anymore, so I need streaming to watch most sports. And Hulu Plus is a good backup for broadcast channel shows when the weather is bad and it messes up the antenna signal (I have a Tivo for recording broadcast channel shows).
Oh, for the free stuff:
WatchESPN (well, I pay for Comcast internet, I didn't realize ESPN3 comes with that)
Spotify
Pandora (at times)
TuneIn Radio
Marc Vaughan
07-14-2014, 10:20 AM
Netflix
Hulu
Amazon Prime (although I only use it for free delivery)
Brighton and Hove Albion (subscription service for streaming matches/commentary from UK)
Thats my lot presently - tbh I have no idea why we're bothering with Hulu, we're paying for the priviledge of streaming adverts ...
On the 'free' front:
Pandora (although less than I used to)
WatchESPN (for soccer)
NBCLive (for soccer)
I would use if they worked ever:
iTunes radio
Barkeep49
07-14-2014, 10:22 AM
Netflix
Hulu
Amazon Prime (although I only use it for free delivery)
Brighton and Hove Albion (subscription service for streaming matches/commentary from UK)
Thats my lot presently - tbh I have no idea why we're bothering with Hulu, we're paying for the priviledge of streaming adverts ...
On the 'free' front:
Pandora (although less than I used to)
WatchESPN (for soccer)
NBCLive (for soccer)
I would use if they worked ever:
iTunes radio
I subscribe to Hulu for the convenience of watching it on my AppleTV but the fact that you have to suffer through ads really irks me.
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