I am reviewing our Streaming Subscription and it's doing my head in.
I checked the forum here on OzB and rather surprised that this question hasn't been asked yet. So here I am.
PS - I don't trust ChatGPT, or DeepSeek for this topic :-))
Cheers!
What Streaming Service Do You Currently Use in Australia in 2025?
Pumpkin_rrr on 22/03/2025 - 13:39
Last edited 22/03/2025 - 15:55 by 1 other user
Last edited 22/03/2025 - 15:55 by 1 other user
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Only being able to pick one option isn't very useful.
Anyway, wouldn't the best solution to be looking at what you watch? It seems daft to see what other people are doing.
I am reviewing our Streaming Subscription and it's doing my head in.
Good shows on all networks. Cycle through them each month. Subscribe and cancel immediately, you will only pay for a month. Next month choose another and repeat.
Subscribe and cancel immediately, you will only pay for a month. Next month choose another and repeat.
Interesting. Maybe I'll try this
I kinda have been doing this: Subscribing when there's Promotion.
But getting worn-out abit hence this Post.
Interesting strategy still. Thanks!
Plex+arr
Me hearties
Shiver me timbers and YouTube.
A lot of YouTube lately.
Netflix, they seem to offer what we like so we stick with them!
Youtube, Crunchyroll (for the kids), Tidal
Just looked-up Tidal. Similar to Spotify?
Pretty much the same but the music is high bitrate flac.
Youtube,
Youtube Premium Lite coming soon to Australia. just a reminder for anyone that didn't know or forgot, it was announced like a week ago and said will be coming "in the next few weeks".
$8.99 a month. what you lose is offline video downloads in app, background playback (if you close the app or lock your device it pauses). and you get ads on music videos only. that's it.
When my family plan in Turkey stops working I may look into it
just a brief explanation for the music video ads from memory.
apparently when it's a creator/normal channel, youtube splits the revenue ad/creator/youtube. but for music it's different, the music company gets most of it and youtube gets almost nothing. so if youtube made the music videos ad free at the lower cost they will be losing money on the new Premium Lite service. that's how the guy in the video explained it anyway.
Stremio is still pretty good
Never heard of them, will check thanks.
It's a 'free' service if you get my drift…
You will never go back to the paid services after this
torrentio + realdebrid is a truly seamless experience.
Too many streaming services, expensive and lesser content compared to other countries. sticking to netflix and prime only..
Yes, I often think for a little country like Oz, we have far too many streaming services…. So much clutter!
Yea and and more streaming services are turning up like Chinese EVs.
VPN to spoof being in the US seems to work for Netflix to access more/better content.
Yes even India Netflix/ prime got much larger content and very cheap when compared to Australia.
Not keen on Bollywood soaps and films.
@tenpercent: Talking about hollywood content and you don’t have to pay to rent on many recent releases. Venom was available to stream on Netflix in jan. Many other examples too
@tenpercent: just sharing Netflix account and use surfshark to browse Netflix. Surprisingly prime worked too.
Paramount probably the only half decent one. Apple is fvcking appalling IMHO.
Just read Apple TV just had a $1Billion loss!
Cause most of their content is crap or messaging first, story second. But their audio and video quality is good and their production values are usually pretty good.
Apple TV has the least amount of content but most of it is top tier. Max in the US is great as it has a superb back catalogue from HBO. Will have to see what they do here.
Hmm. Looks like maybe i should keep it for now.
It is top tier, but it seems to be unprofitable to do so
Plex + Stremio + Torrentio
Netflix (from Turkey gift cards)
Disney+ (from India vpn billing)
Prime (coz free shipping mainly)Was using Youtube Premium from Turkey, not using SmartTube
Disney is with hotstar?
No just VPN when signed up
Is there anything on Disney you can't find with stremio?
Nope, but makes it easier for the family having it through the disney+ app
@Pumpkin_rrr I removed the poll because you could only pick one streaming service and not multiple streaming services. The numbers wouldn't be accurate.
Many thanks for your reply.
May I ask whether this can be changed to multiple-selection please?
I tried but couldnt find it.
It'd be interesting to see the result from this Community…..There is no poll option for multiple choice. Scotty (admin) said this in 2022.
I'll say "maybe, some day in the future, maybe…"
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/12886306/redirAh ok thanks!
Have a great weekend!
Prime - only because it's there as a result of shopping.
Viki - best bang for buck, no discounts
Over Xmas - Netflix, 2 months.
Paramount - on that $45 deal but only Hubby watches itAnother one I've never heard of- Viki.
Can you install it on your Smart TV?Absolutely. Currently watching it now, new CDrama just dropped.
Have to like Asian content though but if subtitles arent a bother (or you speak any of the languages), it's a good service for approx $75 pa.
Netflix Basic $12.99 pm
Amazon Prime India $28 py
Youtube Premium India $30 pyNice to be able (savvy enough) to hook on Indian sources…
Netflick $12.99 is Ad-free? Any good?Its add free, but no longer available. Using it for last 3 years
prime
Any chance you pay on top of the Delivery for Ad-free?
nah, tightass
Mate of ours has one of these Xiaoyun TV-boxes that appears to have everything in it for free. Not sure how or who is hosting the streams, but they've been around for a few years now apparently. Tempting…
Ha, donkey years ago we have friends who had one of these, totally free after the one-off purchase cost, less than $200 from memory.
The challenge is that the connection can disconnect suddenly, either slowly or abruptly.
Havent heard much of them now with so much more online streaming platforms.You dont even need to purchase hardware now. There are IPTV services that have pretty much everything (even in 4K) for about 80AUD a year…
How they arent shutdown i dont know, but they seem to work very well.My dad got a yogurt TV box from Malaysia, one off payment but some show loads kinda iffy and can't choose quality. It's probably the same concept as Kodi without a debrid service. I prefer to pay $55 a year for real debrid to use with Stremio
Referred to as a "dodgy box" in other parts of the world.
Netflix with ads, Prime video. Looking into stremio + real debris again. Need to know if RD is working OK now.
Watching Linux ISOs on it right now.
Have had Real Debrid for 2 years, didn't even notice when the whole saga happened, maybe it didn't affect Aussies.
Netflix with ads never worked for me. it accused me of using a VPN. which i was not using. they never told me what it was checking that made it trigger that. so. i quit Netflix
I thought stremio was illegal
Stremio is legal, it’s just a media player.
It’s possible to have it play pirate content however. That may or may not be legal.
YouTube family via India
Netflix and Binge with my 3 friends
Amazon Prime
Netflix + Prime
.. and have on rare occasion shared around a Disney+ with family for one or two things but not so common
As for free stuff, probably goes without saying Youtube with ads also gets a workout, Spotify for music, plus the ABC iView etc
prime
youtube premiumNetflix with ads
Bloody Kayo
Scab Disney
Scab Binge
Plex $45 a year for newsdemon
Youtube Premium Family plan Indian Gift card apple trick $7.5 a month
Prime - I only really use prime delivery the rest I kind of waste $79 / Year.
Plex… and an eye patch.
the high seas are calling ;)
Currently MUBI ($3 for 3 months) and Kanopy.
Onlyfeet
Prime for the delivery, Kayo shared with family member, and Britbox because I'm a sucker for police procedural dramas and the UK does a lot of those.
Plex
ABC iview - free
SBS OnDemand - free with minimal ads
10play, 9now, 7plus - free with lots of adssflix - free. Use a different DNS if you can't access it ;-)
Amazon Music or Apple Music free trial
ATV+, Prime, Netflix and Disney+. Soon Max as well since they’ve entered the Australian market.
Streamio, but I missed the recommendation from Netflix…so tempt to get Netflix with ads …
I'm a casual watcher. If a show catches my interest, I will watch everyday. Otherwise I sometimes go on months without watching anything.
I have Stan so my parents can use it.
Prime alongside my normal Prime account (not paying for ad removal)Everything else I've dropped because they either upped their prices constantly and/or cracked down on password sharing or lost content (eg Disney, Netflix, Kayo)
Brave browser and STN on android TV remove the YT ad problem. VPN covers my Aleague needs on YT when it's not on ch10.
PLEX
The only 2 subscriptions worth having are YouTube Premium and Amazon Prime.
YouTube Premium is the only streaming service with content I actually want to watch. The other streaming services offer absolute rubbish (if that's your thing).
Amazon Prime comes with Amazon Prime delivery.
How are people still getting youtube through India? I thought that was all stopped unless you have an Indian CC with home address.
Anyway youtube ended up losing out on cash as now i use smarttube anyway ,
I have : -
Stan
Netflix
Prime
Disney
Foxtel
Plex
IPTVPlex + Torrent mostly - Honestly at this point it's less about the $ and more about access and consolidation to one interface. Any time someone wants to watch something from 10+ years ago, I look on Justwatch and find that no services have it and you can only rent or buy (still renting really).
Only current service I have is Dropout which I'm happy to support, highly recommend if that sort of sketch comedy is up your alley. Some genuinely talented people over there.
Youtube I used to have, and I hate the ads, but can't bring myself to pay full price since the VPN system got killed.
Apple TV+ I think has some incredible quality shows, but it is hit and miss as to whether they're for me, and there's not a lot of total content (Quality over quantity)
The rest of them are largely drivel, or the good stuff is so buried and scattered between services that I couldn't justify paying for any one of them these days (see Plex).
Prime (on due to delivery, otherwise would dump it like a hot turd)
Netflix intermittently
Disney whenever I have a free offer like CBA yello 6 months free
BBC, paramount+ etc when prime has the sales where they are $2 a month for 2 months.4k Video Downloader+
Our Samsung TV comes with some nuilt-in Channels but its clunky. Does anyone know how to use it effectively?
Does Google TV has similar?Thanks for asking. Plex and optus sport.
Real-Debrid
iykyk
P L E X ⁉️
ABCiview, SBS-OneDemand, 9Now, 7Plus, 10Play.
there's a shedload of stuff on all of those.
shedload of ads too?
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