£10 off Disney+ annual subscription

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pphillips said:

In this country there are some people who don't want to watch the BBC, myself included. I and others who feel the same way have decided to look for alternative content. 

That's fair enough. What I cannot see is how you can assert that the Disney+ streaming service is better value than the License fee when the difference is chalk and cheese. None of these streaming services are designed to take the place of regular broadcast channels, they are there as additional extras.. 

I wasn't "supporting" the BBC, by the way,  merely disagreeing with your assertion. 

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Moneyineptitude said:

pphillips said:

In this country there are some people who don't want to watch the BBC, myself included. I and others who feel the same way have decided to look for alternative content. 

That's fair enough. What I cannot see is how you can assert that the Disney+ streaming service is better value than the License fee when the difference is chalk and cheese. None of these streaming services are designed to take the place of regular broadcast channels, they are there as additional extras.. 

I wasn't "supporting" the BBC, by the way,  merely disagreeing with your assertion. 

I have not had a TV license for 4 years and get my content from Youtube, Netflix and Sky Now. I will never go back to regular broadcasting channels. 

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Neil_Jones said:

And this is where the argument falls over.

Disney+ is effectively £4.17 for twelve months.  Fine, dandy, all very nice, but to get it you have to pay for an internet connection as well at an average price of, say, £20 a month.  So that's £24.17 you have to pay to get Disney+ which AFAIK is effectively one "channel", though its going to be something that looks pretty and you play what you want, not a traditional "channel" in the true sense of the word.

The licence fee model is somewhere around £13 a month, but you don't need internet for any of it.  Okay you have to buy the equipment but that's been the case since forever.  You get the TV channels with iPlayer, the national radio stations, two more at least on DAB, copious local radio (which to be fair does a much better job than the commercial sector which is all back to back music these days), Sound, the online services/resources. and the archive.  I'm happy.

I have had an internet connection since 1996 so trying to say it really costs £24.17 to get Disney + because you need the internet is like saying you have to factor in the price of paying for electricity to watch TV. 

pphillips

Moneyineptitude said:

pphillips said:

In this country there are some people who don't want to watch the BBC, myself included. I and others who feel the same way have decided to look for alternative content. 

That's fair enough. What I cannot see is how you can assert that the Disney+ streaming service is better value than the License fee when the difference is chalk and cheese. None of these streaming services are designed to take the place of regular broadcast channels, they are there as additional extras.. 

I wasn't "supporting" the BBC, by the way,  merely disagreeing with your assertion. 

I accept that the TV license is a different ball game, for example I don't understand why I need to subsidise the BBC to watch live sport on Amazon instant video. The BBC have a legislative advantage and that has to change. My arguement is that as this is one of the cheapest streaming services, it represents good value as an alternative to the TV licence. Can't put it any clearer than that.

SweetPotatoPie

Moneyineptitude said:

pphillips said:

It's still better value than a TV Licence.

In what way is it "better" value?

 The BBC produces thousands of hours of live broadcast TV (as well as historical streaming content) . 

Do you truly  believe a few cartoons and Marvel superhero films equates to even a portion of that ? 

“A few cartoons and Marvel Superhero films” 
clearly you haven’t looked at what content will be available on Disney+

National Geographic content will also be there. I’d rather watch Disney+ than the BBC any day of the week. 

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SweetPotatoPie said:

National Geographic content will also be there. I’d rather watch Disney+ than the BBC any day of the week. 

Well, that is certainly your prerogative

Deleted_User said:

I have had an internet connection since 1996 so trying to say it really costs £24.17 to get Disney + because you need the internet is like saying you have to factor in the price of paying for electricity to watch TV. 

You haven't had an internet connection fast enough to watch streaming channels since 1996 though. Clearly you've upgraded that connection to a point at which you can and that comes with an added cost..

(By the way, you do have to factor in the cost of electricity. You'll have a powered router working at an additional cost to those who simply have Freeview channels)

pphillips

Moneyineptitude said:

SweetPotatoPie said:

National Geographic content will also be there. I’d rather watch Disney+ than the BBC any day of the week. 

Well, that is certainly your prerogative

Deleted_User said:

I have had an internet connection since 1996 so trying to say it really costs £24.17 to get Disney + because you need the internet is like saying you have to factor in the price of paying for electricity to watch TV. 

You haven't had an internet connection fast enough to watch streaming channels since 1996 though. Clearly you've upgraded that connection to a point at which you can and that comes with an added cost..

(By the way, you do have to factor in the cost of electricity. You'll have a powered router working at an additional cost to those who simply have Freeview channels)

If you calculate the difference in internet costs between now and 1996, taking into account inflation wages and cost of living, I don't think you can reasonably assert that the cost of internet has gone up. I also don't remember an upgrade cost when I moved from dial up to broadband.

Looks like I'm saving electricity by cancelling my TV licence, it meant I had to unplug my freesat box.

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Moneyineptitude said:

SweetPotatoPie said:

National Geographic content will also be there. I’d rather watch Disney+ than the BBC any day of the week. 

Well, that is certainly your prerogative

Deleted_User said:

I have had an internet connection since 1996 so trying to say it really costs £24.17 to get Disney + because you need the internet is like saying you have to factor in the price of paying for electricity to watch TV. 

You haven't had an internet connection fast enough to watch streaming channels since 1996 though. Clearly you've upgraded that connection to a point at which you can and that comes with an added cost..

(By the way, you do have to factor in the cost of electricity. You'll have a powered router working at an additional cost to those who simply have Freeview channels)

Erm I paid by the minute back in 1996. I’m paying less now than in the early days. I get more value for money from streaming than I do from the BBC 

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I think I'll just save £59.99 by not subscribing at all to Disney +!

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I think I’ll just save £154.50 by not getting a TV licence