This is just a reminder, if you think some subscription from a gigacorp is a good deal. It even might be, for a while. Then the price will go up and up once people get used to the idea.

It’s one of the problems of subscription services in general.

Yes, I know. Raising prices is and has always been a normal part of life. The thing is, the more services are subscription-based, the more these price hikes can be bothersome.

If the cost of toilet paper goes up more than you find comfortable, you can at least to try to budget it better and use less of it. Maybe you can stockpile it or borrow some. If it were a subscription toilet paper, you either have it or don’t have it. Or maybe you’ll get paper that prints ads onto your…

I’m getting silly. You get my point. Subscriptions can make sense, but also be a major trap.

  • wilberfan
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    11 year ago

    When I said “lesser Android TV”–I meant a lesser Android BOX…

      • wilberfan
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        31 year ago

        Well, I’ve installed and tested NewPipe, SmartTube and SkyTube. SkyTube Extra crashes on opening. NewPipe works, but isn’t nearly as polished as SmartTube–which is our winner so far. 👍

          • wilberfan
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            31 year ago

            I have a month to test it. (My luck the instant I cancel my subscription, it’ll stop working!) 😜