Spartan26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:40 am
Do you have cable, satellite, AppleTV, Firestick, Roku, etc?
We cut the cable/satellite about 15 years ago. We have a Roku on one TV, but the main one's built in interface is as good as Roku so we use as is.
Do you have any potential standalone subscription services like Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, Neflix or the like?
All of the above, Hulu with no commercials (extra). We also chip into PBS to get access there. The services vary over time, but I'd say best to worst is Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, and Disney (most of the stuff on Disney doesn't interest us). All of the services are relatively cheap, but are creeping up.
Any gaming subscriptions?
ESO online - we've both been playing since launch. We used to play Wow until our brains melted.
Do you have any paid music streaming service like Pandora, Accuradio, Spotify, Apple, etc., without ads?
Spotify - we use it infrequently.
Do you have any subscriptions to newspapers or magazines like Washington Post, NYT, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, etc?
Scientific American and The New Yorker (my idea, never read it). Had a NYT subscription for a year during pandemic but let it lapse. I'm a little burned out on news at the moment.
Any pay news service or industry info guide like Reuters, Bloomberg, IMDB Pro, Studio System, gambling, investing, real estate, medical, or peer reviewed findings or standards?
No
Are you a member of any FansOnly sites? Any accompaniment access to regular programming, like America’s Test Kitchen, Nickelodeon interactive games, ESPN +?
No
Am I missing any??
Youtube. I follow fifteen or twenty obscure channels. You can pay for no ads, but I don't yet, but might someday as their ads are getting annoying and I appreciate some of the content.
We also own a fairly large collection of DVDs. These are used on long RV trips and for mindless workouts on the elliptical. Yes, way too fond of this stuff. I promise, we read books too.
Have you found any at least semi-legal ways to circumvent or curtail costs?
We have money, I don't begrudge non-extortionist prices for content. I did hate paying cable bills for a broken user interface and huge loads of commercials. Those guys suck balls and clearly hate their customer base.
Which of your subscriptions would be the most important to you (and why)?
The underlying internet is the most important thing. We have adequate DSL service and it's the only game in town. I'm in the queue to throw more money at Starlink (SpaceX) internet for higher bandwidth connection. After that, Amazon.