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Suggestions for Streaming Services
11/26/2024 | Me

Posted on 11/26/2024 10:05:02 AM PST by ducttape45

Good afternoon all. I recently dusted off a Roku device I had boxed away. I bought it several months ago, never got much use out of it, and I boxed it away.

I decided to dust it off and plug it back up, but I realized I need to find some good streaming services to watch. I'm looking for suggestions; movies, TV shows, news, religion, all are welcome. Of course I'd like as many free streaming channels as possible!

I appreciate your time, and suggestions!


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KEYWORDS: cordcutters; cutthecord; streaming; streams
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To: ducttape45

I use plex media server


21 posted on 11/26/2024 10:28:32 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: ducttape45
My problem has been getting FNC. I'm already paying $90 a month for internet, and to add $50-$60 a month just to get FNC defeats the purpose of dropping DTV. I'm able to get OOAN and Newsmax free, but I like FNC best.

Any suggestions?

22 posted on 11/26/2024 10:30:28 AM PST by chuckles
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To: ducttape45

I’ve found this website very useful in pricing out what streaming platform provides what channels/content.

https://thestreamable.com/matchmaker


23 posted on 11/26/2024 10:30:33 AM PST by ne1410s (2 Tim 4:3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.)
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To: ducttape45

You Tube TV, Prime are two of the best. I cancelled Hulu/Disney/ESPN+ as Hulu no longer has anything different and the reason I purchased ESPN+ was to get the early airing of the PGA tour, which I no longer care for because all the good players went to the LIV :)
Got Starz for 6 months to watch the remaining season of Outlander.


24 posted on 11/26/2024 10:34:43 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: ducttape45

Prime has gotten much better. Roku channel and Tubi are good and free too. The commercials are few and far between most of the time.

I use YouTube TV. It’s a little pricy but the sports and unlimited recording is great. I’m really spoiled by that.


25 posted on 11/26/2024 10:35:55 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: chuckles
My problem has been getting FNC. I'm already paying $90 a month for internet, and to add $50-$60 a month just to get FNC defeats the purpose of dropping DTV.

$150/mth is about right for High speed internet and good TV choices. It's better than the $320/mth that Spectrum charges.

26 posted on 11/26/2024 10:36:47 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: ducttape45

A Roku device comes bundled with the “Roku Channel” which is actually a whole bunch of live channels and on demand movies and shows for free.

Also Pluto, Xumo and Tubi are free similar services though there is a lot of duplication.


27 posted on 11/26/2024 10:38:21 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: iamgalt

I dont boycott based on ownership

If I can get a deal and they have shows I like I will subscribe.

I want to watch Always Sunny in Philadelphia and didnt get around to it with the last year of .99 a month black friday deal


28 posted on 11/26/2024 10:39:27 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: ducttape45

Amazon Prime is the best money I’ve spent. Steaming is great and to get most anything delivered to my door in 2 days is priceless.


29 posted on 11/26/2024 10:40:02 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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To: John Milner

many libraries also give a Hoopla and Kanopy subscription


30 posted on 11/26/2024 10:41:09 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: ducttape45

well, if you buy lots of stuff from amazon, it’s worth paying for prime for the shipping, and you automatically get free prime streaming with that too, though lots of what amazon has is still pay per view ...

you could always get britbox, and watch the OLD [non-woke] shows that are good and then dump it, though some of the best stuff has been sold off to other streamers ... max (hbo) is another you can get for a while and then dump when used up, and hbo does have quite a few OLD [non-woke] high quality shows ... if you DO get britbox or max, get them through amazon: price is the same, quality is excellent because amazon hosts them on AWS, and management for getting and dumping is super easy on amazon vs having to have individual accounts on britbox and max ...

also, if your roku is really old, it might be balky: we finally had to upgrade our old roku 3 to the latest and greatest to solve the balkiness ...

btw, we’re thinking of temporarily getting hulu just to rewatch “Justified” ... we tried AcornTV to rewatch “midsomer murders”, but Acorn has THE worst quality because they totally cheaped out on bandwidth ... we gave up after only a couple of days because the quality was unwatchable ...


31 posted on 11/26/2024 10:41:30 AM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: chuckles

“My problem has been getting FNC.”

Does it have to be FNC?

Pluto, for example, carries Newsmax TV, Blaze Live, Real America’s Voice, OAN Plus and The F1rst for free


32 posted on 11/26/2024 10:42:16 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: ducttape45

If you have a newer tv just connect it to your wifi and it should have a bunch of free TV on it. As said tubi is on.


33 posted on 11/26/2024 10:42:31 AM PST by Pocketdoor
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To: ducttape45

Pluto and FreeVee

Also YouTube and Rumble


34 posted on 11/26/2024 10:49:03 AM PST by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts)
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To: bk1000

I do britbox whenever it goes on sale but you can get a lot of the shows via other means.

Prime has Bergerac,Sandbaggers, Black Adder, Mr Bean etc.
You can get others on Hoopla and Kanopy.

I watch Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren on Youtube.

Now that it has gone back on Sale I am continuing with One Foot in Grave and Are you being served.

I know Brits love Only Fools and Horses and I do watch it but I can’t get into it. Rodney is now on Frasier.


35 posted on 11/26/2024 10:49:37 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: ducttape45

Amazon Prime has a lot of history documentaries. If you liked the History Chanel before it became mainly about either a pawn shop or junk pile gathering, and if you especially liked history documentaries before they became totally about identity politics, then you’ll like the documentaries on Prime.


36 posted on 11/26/2024 10:50:40 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: RummyChick

if anyone likes Judi Dench she is on As time Goes By series on Britbox. I have enjoyed watching her acting circles around the supporting cast members.


37 posted on 11/26/2024 10:53:05 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: Bratch

too bad


38 posted on 11/26/2024 10:53:10 AM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: RummyChick

I get it. If you boycott everything that has connections to the left you would have watch nothing but Portuguese cooking shows.


39 posted on 11/26/2024 11:03:58 AM PST by iamgalt
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To: Mariner

Concur...


40 posted on 11/26/2024 11:07:23 AM PST by SuperLuminal
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