Which way is up?
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Two things:
1) I renamed this thread to just "Apple Services" instead of "Apple Services 2019". Makes more sense going forward. 2) This makes my day! Finally something on Apple TV+ worth my time. I love Tom Hanks, and for Apple to land this movie means I will get to see it on launch day, will be able to avoid pesky, overpriced theaters, and the whole family can watch it for freeeeeeeee! - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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Which way is up?
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Since YouTube TV is a competitor to Apple TV+, I'll go ahead and ask this question in here.
Does anyone actually pay for YouTube TV? Holy cow, they just raised their rate to $65/month! I have a difficult time finding value in anything of Google's, other than stock YouTube. Seriously, though, $65/month? - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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YouTube TV, never heard of it.
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*AD SPACE FOR SALE*
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cleveland-ish, OH
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Used AT&T/DirecTV but switched to Hulu Live's bundle package awhile and love it. Big UFC guy so there's a lot of built in value.
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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I read that article about the price going up and was astounded. I too didn't even know it was a thing let alone that expensive!
I have AppleTV+ thanks to buying an apple product but I actually don't watch it either. In fact, I'm rarely watching TV at all. Even with the stay-at-home stuff (which my state seems to have completely thrown out) I don't have the time to watch TV. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Which way is up?
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Yeah, I watch a couple shows/week at most, so I'm pretty particular about it. Google TV has nothing compelling to offer, even at the imaginary "entirely free forever" price point. I get Apple TV+ for free because I bought a new Apple TV, but I got that specifically for Disney+. Most of the content I watch is on YouTube, so as long as it remains "free" (paid for by surveillance advertising ) none of the other services has anything of any value, especially at $65/month. Holy cow, what a ripoff.
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Which way is up?
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Finally, something on Apple TV+ worth watching.
Well, I did watch that Tom Hanks Greyhound thing. So, I guess there are two things worth watching. |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
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Ted Lasso is a fabulous, fabulous show.
I'm not much of a soccer fan, but golly I get it. ... Last edited by drewprops : 2020-09-01 at 16:51. |
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Space Pirate
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Oh YEAH??? Well YOU'RE pretty bland and mindless!!
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Which way is up?
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The plot is very Major League/Bad News Bears. So far not terribly original, but the main character is fun and his positive attitude is very contagious. So far, so good. - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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Space Pirate
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Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
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The best joke in Ted Lasso is probably almost entirely lost on the US Audience:
"Is Wales a country?" "Yes and no." |
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Fitness+ with new training videos every week being added? Holy shit. And for $9.99 and sharing with 5 people, that's amazing.
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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Family sharing for it! Now that is huge!
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The AppleOne pricing bundles and which ones they've chosen to group in which levels are like the exact opposite of what I personally would want? I wish AppleNews was in the cheaper bundle because that's the only one I pay for right now, I'm an individual person who'd just want the News+ and Fitness+ and the iCloud, but TV and Arcade can be skipped..
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I'm paying $9.99 a month for iCloud for my family right now. I'm not sure I'm wanting to pay an additional $20 for Fitness+ and the others since we don't use them. I could more imagine me adding just Fitness+. Music is nice, but I don't want to subscribe to anything if I can help it. I'd rather pay once and own it, the worst is I'd rather pay annually.
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I was doing the math with Mrs T and I think we will try Fitness+ but pay the Annual fee assuming it is what we think it will be. I'm not willing to pay an additional $20 a month to maintain my 2TB iCloud and add other options I don't want. I'll be giving Apple $16.66 for what I actually want as opposed to $29.99 for things I don't really want.
I mean, we could call the iTunes Match I pay for annually part of my costs. That is a total of $18.75 a month (roughly) if we get Fitness+ and stick with it. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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(On some other place, someone complained that $10/mo is a lot. I don’t know that it is. For example, Peloton is $39/mo on top of a $1800-3000 bike. Is Peloton better than Fitness+? In some ways, I’m sure. Is it four figures up front plus four times the price each month better? Maybe not.
And $80/yr, if this isn’t an awful service, sounds like a steal.) |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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Given MRs T and I already track our workouts with our Watches this fits right in. For the price of two months with Peloton or maybe four months with Fitness Company X, $80 a year is a steal. We had eyed getting an exercise bike for the house but finding one that is a good bike without a required monthly fee is actually a bit challenging. With Fitness+ (as described) we would really benefit from having one without $40 a month going to another subscription.
Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I started watching Long Way Up. I've only seen the first episode at this point but it has me interested enough to watch a second. The thing I really dislike about it is the over done dramatics of tension they create. Like when they are looking at the trucks before they are ready. The music shifted, the faces all got long... I mean it really didn't make the show better if you asked me.
Given my point of reference for this kind of show is the three from Top Gear doing a motorcycle trek, maybe I'm just ill-prepared for these two "hosts". Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Which way is up?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Boyzeee
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The Long Way series have been fantastic. I agree that there was a bit too much drama in the first episode, especially considering we already know the trip was successful. Still, I absolutely love the series (The Long Way Round is one of the best "see the world" shows I've ever seen). I've watched all three current episodes of Long Way Up, and have seen both of the others in their entirety, and have really enjoyed them.
On another note, Ted Lasso has been one of the best shows I've seen in ages. So, thanks for the recommendation to Drew. - AppleNova is the best Mac-users forum on the internet. We are smart, educated, capable, and helpful. We are also loaded with smart-alecks! :) - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. (Mat 5:9) |
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¡Damned!
Join Date: May 2004
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Sooo... MTV is kinda fun? Unexpected for sure. Not that I'll have it on in the background all the time but I am definitely a sucker for music videos.
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Just like with Beats One (now split into multiple stations), I don't think having one video station with all the genres is a winning concept.
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¡Damned!
Join Date: May 2004
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True. I expect they'll expand with curated playlists, genre and whatnot. Even with just this live stream though I'm enjoying it - I'm seeing a lot of videos I'd never otherwise look for, even if I'm familiar with the song.
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