sub for a month with a prepaid gift card (so no potential issues cancelling). binge for a week, run out of stuff to watch, the rest of the sub goes unused and wasted. been down that road once every year or two here.
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Beebabe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I saved up a bunch of shows and waited all year to binge in one month over the summer and cancel.
relativestranger@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
lmuel@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
may I recommend…
✨piracy✨?
Beebabe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I love your recommendation. Unfortunately I am very out of the loop with that sort of thing these days. And I’m without resources if I accidentally break something. I need my desktop for work as well. I’d be happy to read up on the topic if you could suggest some reputable sources that someone without a tech background could break down. It’s why I save it all up until summer. So I pay them as little as possible.
basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I beleive this is where dbzer0 would come in… So basically, you are going to want a VPN first, which they are pretty easy to get and use and there are plenty of resources online, I would suggest going for a trusted one such as Proton VPN or Nord VPN. Then as for how to actually get movies/shows, you are going to want to install firfox (if you don’t have it) and then add the ‘ublock’ extention to block popups and other nasty things. Then once you have that, you can check out the sites in our megathread, they are safe and trusted: rentry.co/megathread-movies-and-tv . Let me know if you need more help. :)
Ziglin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I too am out of the loop but why not use tor? The VPN companies can still trace it back to you if what you did turned out to be illegal.
confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I have all the skill and info needed to pirate anything I want safely and easily. I still use your method.
#1 stats are recorded and they can see what those of us who only buy one month a year watch. #2 it’s easy and $18 a year isn’t a bad price for the shows and movies I am interesting IMO. #3 there is a certain joy in binging and cancelling after one month that pirating cannot provide.
PS: I kinda like checking in on the Netflix interface once a year just to see what people are dealing with.
Beebabe@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That makes me feel a little better. I know I should do a better job keeping up. By the time I’m done for the day, most of the time my brain is jello. Nice username, btw. I agree it isn’t bad for a short amount of time.
ColdSideOfYourPillow@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Start here