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Then I cancel. Same as if Netflix moves to ads. I'll buy Hulu when they offer ad free stuff. Will gladly pay for ad free. If I pay the subscription fee on my

by serge2k 11y ago

Then I cancel. Same as if Netflix moves to ads. I'll buy Hulu when they offer ad free stuff. Will gladly pay for ad free. If I pay the subscription fee on my desktop do I have to pay extra because I use iOS? That's not an in app purchase.

daxelrod 11y ago
Hulu does offer an ad free option now: http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials
- serge2k 11y ago
  Nice! I'll look into that and probably sign up. Assuming it's not crippled or anything. edit: and now the question becomes do I want to add showtime. hmm My TV is getting expensive against Netflix 8 HBO 15 Hulu 12 Showtime 9 AIV 99/year 52 dollars a month. Covers most of the shows I like though. Unlike Cable this (pretty much) ad free and on demand. I think it's worth it.
jhowison 11y ago
Hulu did just recently add an ad free version: http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials. It's $12/month, whereas the ad version is still $8/month.
silverlight 11y ago
No, I think you only pay $12.99 if you subscribe via iOS. If you subscribe on Desktop then access it via your iOS device on the same account, you already have a subscription.
- cdmcmahon 11y ago
  I thought it was against App Store guidelines to charge a different price in the app than one could get on the same feature outside of the app.
  - bmelton 11y ago
    I don't know if this is current, but as of 2011, they changed course on In-App Purchases to: > Content providers may offer In-App subscriptions at whatever price they wish and they are not required to offer an in-app subscription simply because they sell a subscription outside the App Store as well. At the time, there was a big hullaballoo over providers like Amazon and Comixology who have presumably placed their "best price" on an item, and simply could not afford to take a 30% loss to Apple's IAP. Apple, preferring to have services like Kindle and Comixology vs. not, capitulated. 2011 is (in internet time) a LONG time ago, so it's very possible that this has reversed course again, or even multiple times since then.
sharkweek 11y ago
You are not alone http://exstreamist.com/poll-79-of-netflix-subscribers-would-rather-pay-more-than-see-ads/ http://exstreamist.com/poll-79-of-netflix-subscribers-would-...

by serge2k 11y ago

daxelrod 11y ago

Hulu does offer an ad free option now: http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials

serge2k 11y ago
Nice! I'll look into that and probably sign up. Assuming it's not crippled or anything. edit: and now the question becomes do I want to add showtime. hmm My TV is getting expensive against Netflix 8 HBO 15 Hulu 12 Showtime 9 AIV 99/year 52 dollars a month. Covers most of the shows I like though. Unlike Cable this (pretty much) ad free and on demand. I think it's worth it.

jhowison 11y ago

Hulu did just recently add an ad free version: http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials http://www.hulu.com/nocommercials. It's $12/month, whereas the ad version is still $8/month.

silverlight 11y ago

No, I think you only pay $12.99 if you subscribe via iOS. If you subscribe on Desktop then access it via your iOS device on the same account, you already have a subscription.

cdmcmahon 11y ago
I thought it was against App Store guidelines to charge a different price in the app than one could get on the same feature outside of the app.
- bmelton 11y ago
  I don't know if this is current, but as of 2011, they changed course on In-App Purchases to: > Content providers may offer In-App subscriptions at whatever price they wish and they are not required to offer an in-app subscription simply because they sell a subscription outside the App Store as well. At the time, there was a big hullaballoo over providers like Amazon and Comixology who have presumably placed their "best price" on an item, and simply could not afford to take a 30% loss to Apple's IAP. Apple, preferring to have services like Kindle and Comixology vs. not, capitulated. 2011 is (in internet time) a LONG time ago, so it's very possible that this has reversed course again, or even multiple times since then.

sharkweek 11y ago

You are not alone http://exstreamist.com/poll-79-of-netflix-subscribers-would-rather-pay-more-than-see-ads/ http://exstreamist.com/poll-79-of-netflix-subscribers-would-...