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Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions

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  1. ljf · · focus · HN ↗
    When we first got Disney + it was a winner in our house, then kids loved what they could watch, there was good family viewing too, and then was a few good shows that my wife and I were interested.

    Lately, it has been right down our list. I think my daughter still watches it on occasion, but nothing of note that I want to watch. If we didn't get it for free with our bank account, I'd cancel it. And with adverts, I'd be cancelling in a heartbeat.

    Juggling subscriptions has become really expensive lately - but the only one I value is Netflix, but even then I don't feel I get great value from it, we seem to watch far less TV or films this year.

    1. le-mark · · focus · HN ↗
      Same, we had it for about a year, watched everything we wanted. Then after all the missteps they did to dilute the Star Wars franchise we dropped it.
    2. basisword · · focus · HN ↗
      I recently switched to the Netflix sub with ads. Totally worth it. The non-ads packages are ridiculously expensive now and the ads they show are few and far between.
      1. hustlejuice · · focus · HN ↗
        long time Netflix user, my experience using Netflix with ads is the opposite. I find watching anything on Netflix unbearable due to frequent ads. I’m about to pull the plug
        1. basisword · · focus · HN ↗
          I wonder if they're AB testing? I think I got 2-3 ad breaks over an hour and each was just two 30sec ads.
          1. leipert · · focus · HN ↗
            I don’t have enough spare time to waste 5% of “content time” for ads.
            1. basisword · · focus · HN ↗
              If you have time to 'consume' the 'content' on Netflix you have time for a few ads.
          2. Toslink · · focus · HN ↗

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    3. tehwebguy · · focus · HN ↗
      Always cancel immediately after you sign up. Treat all streamers as one-month-at-a-time purchases and you’ll realize how much you’ve been paying for that you weren’t using.
    4. lennartb · · focus · HN ↗
      The only "streaming service" we really use consistently anymore is Youtube.
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