# How many streaming services do you subscribe to? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 8, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704 "2022-03-08T23:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/41 "2022-03-10T23:07:50Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Can I piggy back on this thread and ask how I can cut the cord, please? I just got my AT&T bill and it’s gone up another $30.00 a month. That’s with no premium channels. So now it’s almost $200.00 a month for basic tv and internet. Whew. > > I have Verizon and I’m on an unlimited plan. I have two smart tvs. I have Netflix and Amazon Prime. I’m confused. What service do you have from AT&T and what service do you have from Verizon? Mostly, they’re competitors. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/42 "2022-03-10T23:13:37Z")
We have: - Amazon Prime (though we were Prime members well before the TV service came about) - Disney + - Netflix - HBO Max (which we get for free as part of our Comcast subscription) - Discovery + - PBS Passport (which we get as part of our support of our local PBS station) We haven’t cut the cord, mostly because my wife is a massive TV junkie, and her favorite shows span enough different channels/providers that we’d have to get another half-dozen or more additional streaming services. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/43 "2022-03-11T00:42:57Z")
They are but you can have your internet/TV from one and your cell phone from the other. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/44 "2022-03-11T00:43:56Z")
That’s why I asked @not_what_you_d_expect to clarify. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/45 "2022-03-11T04:19:47Z")
Yes, as doreen noted, I have internet and tv with AT&T and phone through Verizon. AT&T has been trying to get me to switch my phone, but I hate them and only have them because I was told they were my only option for tv/internet here in the park I live in. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/46 "2022-03-11T11:44:21Z")
You may be able to use Verizon cell service for internet connectivity including streaming services. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/47 "2022-03-11T12:28:45Z")
I wondered about that, but wasn’t sure if it would support it. I’m not sure how to find out for sure. I’ll walk over to AT&T this morning and see if threatening to cancel will help. It’s the usual game they make me play, but I’m pretty sure I have the lowest tier as it is. Thanks for the help. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/48 "2022-03-11T13:27:14Z")
3 - Netflix, Amazon and ShowMax (which carries some bundled content like some HBO) I’d have Disney too if it was available here, which it’s not, and I’m not futzing about with VPNs just for Star Wars. But it’s coming in June/July, so I’ll get it then. Streaming services are a bargain compared to satellite TV, which is the other popular choice here. Even in the shantytowns. [![](https://i0.wp.com/elitshanews.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Aerial-view.jpg) ](https://i0.wp.com/elitshanews.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Aerial-view.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/49 "2022-03-11T19:00:41Z")
Netflix Hulu (ad-supported version) HBO Max Disney+ AppleTV+ No cable TV, but Comcast broadband supports all this streaming. I think dropping from the TV/broadband bundle to just broadband was a sufficient reduction that the whole thing is still about $80 less per month than before. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704/50 "2022-03-12T08:40:18Z")
None. I pay my TV licence fee (£159/$US207 p.a.), which goes to fund the BBC. That gets me 140+ TV, radio and data channels off-air, on the Freeview platform shared by all the main terrestrial broadcasters (public and commercial), plus their on-demand internet services, and a few extras that came bundled with the smart TV. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-streaming-services-do-you-subscribe-to/960704.md?page=2)