"Hmm... Netflix usually sucks, they probably wont have it. I'm just gonna say I'll watch Y off my hard drive instead. But let's still confirm that Netflix doesn't have X..."

Next thing you know, I'm watching Y off my hard drive.

Streaming services suck so much nowdays that I already resolve myself to watching something else before I even finish checking. Gotta shield myself from disappointment. Why would you pay for each channel on a TV? Just get the hard copy at that point....

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[–] Unabart@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

I’ve tried to give them my money. Max, Hulu, Netflix… and none of them want it unless they can get my telemetry. American in Europe, so I can’t use US services. Netflix and Prime will only show me the Euro selection. Don’t want that. Use a VPN, you say? All those services block IPVanish and Proton. They want my data not my money. It would be optimal if I paid them to give them my data, but if I can’t give them clean telemetry, they don’t want my money. This tells me they should be paying me for that info. And that’s not going to happen.

So, I tried. I honestly did.

Enter Stremio-Torrentio-Debrid and I can now watch every single thing I can think of. For the pittance I give Debrid, it’s been a game changer. I don’t expect it to last forever, but aligning with you fellow seafaring folks will keep me at the forefront of the game. 🤘🏼🏴‍☠️

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 8 months ago

Proton VPN works for me.

But we should not have to pay another company to watch the content owned by a company we are already paying.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 3 points 8 months ago

All those services block IPVanish and Proton. They want my data not my money.

How do you come to that conclusion from their blocking of commercial VPNs? Sure, of course they want your telemetry as well, but it's mainly due to the copyright owners/distribution agreements.

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

real-debrid is crazy good for the price.

I pronounce it like Real Madrid.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is that not how it's pronounced?

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I dunno tbh. Is it “ray-al” or “reel”?

[–] InformalTrifle@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I fully agree with your sentiment, but I don’t think blocking VPNs and having different content per region is all about your telemetry data. It’s mainly about content rights. They can’t always get deals to show the content in any region, or it may be much more expensive than buying it for one region.

I hate it as much as anyone, but the streaming companies don’t have full rights to all the content and that’s what needs to change to reach the same experience as music streaming.