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I get why they feel they need to do this, but I hate the trend of everyone taking their ball and going home. I loved how with Netflix, I had most of the conten

I get why they feel they need to do this, but I hate the trend of everyone taking their ball and going home. I loved how with Netflix, I had most of the content I would want right there on a single service. Note to content providers: I'm not going to have Disney, Netflix, HBO, CBS, Hulu, etc subscriptions. It's just not going to happen. I'll do without first.

oelmekki 9y ago
I've stopped using torrents since I subscribed to Netflix and Spotify years ago, but I can see myself very well returning to it if that scattering trend continues.
natoliniak 9y ago
I sense a resurrection of torrenting and ironically enough, DVD rentals. BTW, Netflix still has a very rich library of streaming content, but in other world regions. A good global VPN service and some DNS tweaks will unlock a ton of streaming content.
- dagw 9y ago
  A good global VPN service and some DNS tweaks will unlock a ton of streaming content. Can you recommend something the works? I used to have a couple of different ones, but Netflix got really good a blocking VPNs a while back so I kind of gave up.
  - natoliniak 9y ago
    You are right, it is a bit of cat and mouse game, but I have been quite successful at using a Nordvpn's French and Brazilian pops (for at least the past 6 months). You have to also modify your client DNS settings to either use European/S. American DNS servers (plenty of free ones) so that Netflix's apis will resolve to the proper region, otherwise you will get only NA catalog, even if you are on VPN. good luck!
smacktoward 9y ago
> Note to content providers: I'm not going to have Disney, Netflix, HBO, CBS, Hulu, etc subscriptions. It's just not going to happen. The history of cable TV, in which people happily paid $100+ for a bundled content package, suggests otherwise. My guess is that eventually streaming content will go the same route. When the providers realize that there's not enough dollars out there to support everybody having ten $10/month content subscriptions, they'll start merging and there will be a race to see which one can put together the first bundle that most people will consider "good enough."
- blacksmith_tb 9y ago
  I think the argument is not that people can't imagine paying for multiple services (though I would expect there is a breaking point, since you're already paying your ISP), but that the friction of having multiple bills, multiple accounts, multiple apps on your devices (if they're all supported, etc.) will make the whole arrangement unappealing.

oelmekki 9y ago

I've stopped using torrents since I subscribed to Netflix and Spotify years ago, but I can see myself very well returning to it if that scattering trend continues.

natoliniak 9y ago

I sense a resurrection of torrenting and ironically enough, DVD rentals. BTW, Netflix still has a very rich library of streaming content, but in other world regions. A good global VPN service and some DNS tweaks will unlock a ton of streaming content.

dagw 9y ago
A good global VPN service and some DNS tweaks will unlock a ton of streaming content. Can you recommend something the works? I used to have a couple of different ones, but Netflix got really good a blocking VPNs a while back so I kind of gave up.
- natoliniak 9y ago
  You are right, it is a bit of cat and mouse game, but I have been quite successful at using a Nordvpn's French and Brazilian pops (for at least the past 6 months). You have to also modify your client DNS settings to either use European/S. American DNS servers (plenty of free ones) so that Netflix's apis will resolve to the proper region, otherwise you will get only NA catalog, even if you are on VPN. good luck!

smacktoward 9y ago

> Note to content providers: I'm not going to have Disney, Netflix, HBO, CBS, Hulu, etc subscriptions. It's just not going to happen. The history of cable TV, in which people happily paid $100+ for a bundled content package, suggests otherwise. My guess is that eventually streaming content will go the same route. When the providers realize that there's not enough dollars out there to support everybody having ten $10/month content subscriptions, they'll start merging and there will be a race to see which one can put together the first bundle that most people will consider "good enough."

blacksmith_tb 9y ago
I think the argument is not that people can't imagine paying for multiple services (though I would expect there is a breaking point, since you're already paying your ISP), but that the friction of having multiple bills, multiple accounts, multiple apps on your devices (if they're all supported, etc.) will make the whole arrangement unappealing.