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dairyqueen84 t1_j1d65y0 wrote

Reply to comment by archwaykitten in Have books gotten more expensive? by syncomatic_columbia

But you start adding up all the streaming services you need and you're probably spending as much as you did on cable.

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whisky_in_your_water t1_j1e957w wrote

Nah, you can just rotate as needed, and you couldn't realistically do that on cable/satellite. Also, you can "share" accounts (kind of unethical) and save even more, and that was unrealistic with cable/satellite (I guess you could record shows and share then, but that takes effort).

We only have Netflix and Disney right now, and we'll probably swap one out for Amazon Prime Video at some point. So we spend ~$20 on streaming services in a given month.

I also had Peacock for one month to watch the world cup and paid $5 to watch as many games as I wanted, when I wanted. Try doing that with cable/satellite...

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archwaykitten t1_j1e8a1d wrote

A single streaming streaming service (Netflix, say) provides more content (and more conveniently) than even the most comprehensive cable plans of old.

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