I have had it for over a year already at the huge price of $5.99......I have been satisfied thus far.
Star Trek: Discovery: Aggravated that CBS will charge us
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Agreed.
And I signed up for it as well, simply to throw some support behind CBSAA/ST: DSC. I'm enjoying NCIS. Haven't given The Good Fight a shot yet, but I plan to. They will definitely need to come up with some more original shows, though, if they want this to thrive when DSC finishes up the season. Nothing is stopping people from only having a subscription for the time DSC is on, cancelling, then coming back when the season starts up again.
I disagree. Nobody here knows what anyone elses financial situation is. If the "It's less than the price of a lunch" reasoning was accepted by everyone for everything then we'd all be bankrupt with lots of insurance and 23 foster children in Africa.
Fact is, it is an additional expense on top of everyone's already existing expenses and paying for it means you are directing the money from something else, possibly more important.
This is a product that had previously been offered on existing TV channels that people are now expected to pay extra for (in the states) . I understand people not being happy about it. Cord cutting is fast approaching (or exceeding) exceeding the cost of cable it was supposed to replace.
Luckily I'm not in the states and have access to it on a service I am already paying for do I'm not required to add in another service to watch it. If I was, I probably wouldn't.
That's not to say CBS isn't well within their rights to release via paid streaming. They are. But people are also within their rights to reject that extra fee for a service they may not want and state why they are doing so.
Fact is, it is an additional expense on top of everyone's already existing expenses and paying for it means you are directing the money from something else, possibly more important.
This is a product that had previously been offered on existing TV channels that people are now expected to pay extra for (in the states) . I understand people not being happy about it. Cord cutting is fast approaching (or exceeding) exceeding the cost of cable it was supposed to replace.
Luckily I'm not in the states and have access to it on a service I am already paying for do I'm not required to add in another service to watch it. If I was, I probably wouldn't.
That's not to say CBS isn't well within their rights to release via paid streaming. They are. But people are also within their rights to reject that extra fee for a service they may not want and state why they are doing so.
We'll see about that.
I can't imagine CBS would be very happy about people constantly subscribing, cancelling, then resubscribing again. But we'll see how easy (or not) they'll make it.
I was signed up but just canceled last month and it was easier than I expected. I didn't have to call or jump through any hoops - just clicked the Cancel link on the website and that was it.
That's exactly what I'm planning on doing. It will incentivise them to make more StarTrek.
It's what I do with all the apps. I subscribe to every new app, but if there's nothing to watch, I cancel them.
Huh. Well, I must admit I'm surprised to hear that. I had assumed that CBS would employ the same "retention specialists" as every other major provider does.
I mean, it's not every day that people talk about how easy it is to deal with a faceless corporate bureaucracy like this, is it?
One question: After you cancelled, they respected your decision, did they? Meaning, they didn't continue to charge your credit card even though you told them not to? I've heard tales of things like that as well.
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The cancellation went smoothly, no issues have popped up since then. I canceled in the middle of a month, so I had already paid for that month, and I also had no trouble continuing to use the service until the the month ended.
I have had issues canceling cable (back when I had it) but thankfully I've found streaming services to be very easy to cancel/resubscribe to whenever I want.
Which is why no streaming service makes money. This is the first year Netflix is turning a material pofit.
Yes, fuck watching TV on a tablet unless you are on a god damned airplane. Quick Google search shows you can connect iThings and Androids to HDTV's, that might be a workaround. Who wouldn't want to enjoy a new Star Trek series on anything but the biggest screen they own?
Sounds like the Canadians are getting the better Discovery deal here. Surely lots of Trek fans already have Space on their cable package. I would seriously reconsider cable to be able to watch new Star Trek episodes on broadcast again.
Digging out the VCR to tape them, though, that might prove challenging. Apparently you can record HDTV to VHS. Of course you'll lose a few hundred lines of resolution. That's hilarious and have been looking for an excuse to try it and Discovery seems like the PERFECT opportunity.
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I don't mean to come off as hostile in any way, but that's not that huge of an issue, is it?
First off, you can still have it on your laptop, then connect your laptop via HDMI to your TV. Or, if you have a "smart" TV, they'll simply have a CBSAA app, just like Netflix. Last option; I have a slightly older HDTV, got it around 2011. So no apps for me. Instead, I just have apps on my Xbox One- and CBSAA has apps for XO, PS4.
That makes sense. One of those consoles would be the ideal delivery method.
Yeah, no disrespect to anyone who enjoys watching TV on their tablets, I just think if you're paying for a premium service like CBS is promoting then the users outside North America should have final say in how and where they consume the content.
I'm just going to watch DSC on my Xbox One. They have an app. I also have a CBS app for my phone. And it's on Roku. I don't think people will have a hard time finding a good place to watch it.
@Spot's Meow has already provided a first-hand experience with cancellation, but services like these are typically fairly to even very easy to cancel (as Spot said it was). Your account management is all online. You just go on, and hit cancel. Or hell, just remove your credit card information.
I just want to know when it will be released on VHS or Laser Disc. Seriously, I didn't spend that money on the VHS player for nothing.
Yeah, I don't run in to the "retention specialists" any more with cancelling services. I've done it with Netflix, credit cards, security systems and the like. 1...2...3 and I was done with each one as I needed to, based on need.
I think it's pretty clear that those sort of tactics don't work. Of course I don't have any statistics to back me up, and I could be totally wrong. However, anecdotally, at least, it's pretty clear people despise these "retention tactics", a quick Google search reveals the absolute hate most people bear for that stuff. Perhaps companies have finally taken a hint?
Yeah it's available on so many apps, it doesn't look like anyone would a trouble accessing it. I watch everything through either a ps4 or my phone. I think that's pretty standard these days.
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