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They do like money, it’s why they’re doing this. They lost money on serving you that family plan. At least with the pirate ones they don’t have to host them and stream them to you.
It’s part of thst dumbass move fast break things mentality tech has. Usually what you’re gonna break are your own bones.
Oh I know. In the end they’ll gain more money because not enough people know how to access streaming websites.
The more people used them with their old pricing models, the more money they lost quicker. Same as reddit with the whole kerfuffle I reckon.
I should probably thank Netflix for helping me save money. Their shenanigans pissed me off enough that I’ve entirely withdrawn from all paid streaming - I have a media server and a VPN now. Total media cost, $70 /year or ~$5.83 /month. For that, I have:
- Access to any movie or t.v. show any streaming service has ever provided
- No ads
- Shows/films don’t get removed from from the platform without warning.
Right there with you! Though I must be honest, I spent a lot more time and energy on automating the thing than I expected. Now that it’s up and running, it’s bulletproof and very low touch. I’m now permanently out of the streaming ecosystem. Which is really testament to how badly these companies screwed up. I still subscribe to Spotify because I get access to everything for a fair price. Visual media streaming could have been the same thing, but no. They created 10 different competing services, constantly switching where content could be located. All the apps are different and many suck. They’re full of DRM so I struggle to watch them on planes or car trips, depending on the service. They gave us a terrible experience and continue to jack up the prices. I’m out.
Are you using Plex or something else? I’m looking at options atm and curious what’s out there.
I use Jellyfin. It’s better than Plex and doesn’t steal your data.
Plex is what I’m using.
Here is a good matrix of which media server app supports what.
That being said, I’d still recommend Plex for anything more than just a project.
Your link links to this post.
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Yes, Plex, and a super cheap Intel G5400 plus some disks running Unraid. Very low energy so I can keep it running 24x7. It also supports QuickSync, so can transcode x265 content easily without a GPU.
My two favourite pieces of software in the world are Sonarr and Radarr. And they’re free! They’ll automate everything for you. Then you just tell them which movies and shows you want and they’ll do all the heavy lifting for you.
I’ve got them set up with some public trackers, but I also pay for a cheap Usenet subscription ($3/m). Between these I grab almost everything I want.
Hey @blackstampede now that is impressive!!
Edit: Also wondering if there are any guides, for a friend also.
Interesting, do you mind elaborating? I’ve been contemplating something similar but not sure where to start.
@blackstampede any guides you would recommend? Asking for a friend
Look up Plex. And then look up Plexshares. Unfortunately the subreddit is private at the moment so I’m not sure where else to look but I am a part of one and I pay 18AUD, have access to all the latest movies Anne TV shows that are on streaming or have been on streams.
Out of curiosity, which subreddit is it?
R/Plexshares i think
Plex with paired with apps like Sonarr and Radarr (*arr family: https://wiki.servarr.com/ )
Canadians phase-in their “free” torrent streaming plans from stremio
Got that IPTV and Sonarr/Radarr setup already cooking ;)
IPTV for live TV you mean? I have the *arr setup but lack a good live solution
Personally I had cancelled my subscription a couple years ago. Not even over any particular action on Netflix’s part. I wasn’t using the service enough to justify paying for it monthly.
Same here. It’s the same reason we dropped cable about 10 years ago.
Not enough value to justify the cost.
Why Canada? The artice says Netflix also used Canada to test its password sharing changes as well so it seems Canadians are a testing ground for Netflix for some reason
I had noticed this as well. My theory is, they see us as a demographically similar market to the US but significantly smaller. So they can test their plans on us to get an idea of response before rolling it out to a larger American audience while taking a much smaller financial risk.
Bingo. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are all used as “test markets”. They try an idea out with one of us to see how it might work in the larger markets.
Why Canada? The artice says Netflix also used Canada to test its password sharing changes as well so it seems Canadians are a testing ground for Netflix for some reason
Well, Canadians have many biological similarities to humans, so they’re good candidates for a variety of experiments
Canada (or some specific cities here) has long been used as a test market for all manner of things.
Yup, this is true
Probably because viewing habits are similar to the US, but not as large. So if the “testing” doesn’t go well, they don’t lose out as much as the bigger markets.
Why Canada
Corporate test markets are always in areas where the demographics cover many different targets. If you test in an area that leans heavily towards one demographic, mostly old people for example, then you don’t get any data about how other groups view your change, like teenagers.
Canada is incredibly diverse but also small and with well defined boundaries.
Smaller sample size but similar enough culture to the states. Sometimes we gets apps first too before they try pushing it to 300+ million
Maybe we’re too nice to REALLY complain so they do it here first to prepare U.S.A. Americans for it
Cause statistics don’t lie.
Sorry, we are quiet and don’t cause much of a fuss.
We cancelled Netflix when they changed their plans earlier this year forcing people to pay extra to use their account in multiple locations.
Fuck em. There’s plenty of streaming websites to watch their content without going through their platform, so whatever. Paying them was a means to say thank you for providing your service, but after being treated like that, they can get bent.
Or even better the megathread linked on there for direct info: https://rentry.co/megathread
a bold move for a company that has marginal content. there are way better paid options out there.
So now they’ve confirmed existing basic plan members are also being targeted “in the near future”. No problem, I’ve saved them the trouble for myself. I had mostly stopped using it by now anyway, not even worth the $10/month I was wasting on it
I stayed after the password sharing crackdown but this will make me cancel.
YAHAR!!! I guess I’ll put on me pegleg and eye patch again.
To the seven digital seas… YAHAR! mates, we’re sailing again!!
Are they mad that we all dropped to their basic plan when they cut password sharing?
Fuck ‘em. They get one month from me. To watch Lupin. Otherwise nope not interested.
Thanks for letting me know I can download the new season!
Comes out in October
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