Amazon's Prime Video will start serving ads on January 29 unless you pay extra - eviltoast

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  • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Things to do today:

    1. Pay mortgage - done

    2. Pay electric bill - done

    3. Cancel Amazon - and done

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        11 months ago

        Sonarr + Radarr + Transmission-OpenVPN + Ombi + Plex.

        For the past ~5 years or so, I’ve had the choice of a polished web UI to pirate any movie or TV show on demand. Up until the past few months, I have still paid for:

        • Netflix
        • Amazon Prime
        • Apple TV+ (as part of Apple One)
        • Disney+
        • YouTube Premium

        … because their products and recommendation engines were more user-friendly for my family and I. Since the pattern of price gouging in the last 6-12 months, I now subscribe to:

        • Netflix (cancelling this imminently)
        • Apple Music (Apple One cancelled)

        I hope the shameless cash grabs result in a mass exodus of users and really hurt these platforms.

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          11 months ago

          I’ve recently reached the point where I could barely afford some of them… if they were as good as they were a year ago. Seems I’m sticking to the Seven Seas and my downloaded music library.

      • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        How do I do that on my TV? Is that a thing? I’ve got whatever the cheapest “smart” TV was in Walmart maybe three or four years ago with a Roku attached.

        Not terribly savvy in these matters.

        Thanks

        Edit: Looks like I can do it via my router. I’m away for the weekend, so I’ll look into this next week. Thanks again for the idea

        • FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          Yes Mullvad does have router configuration files. It’s only like $5.33/mo. Also your streaming catalog changes based on locations. Like for Netflix, Hulu and etc.