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I'm usually against subscription services, but there are a few I use that I think provide enough value to justify the cost. Are there subscriptions you think are worth the money for you?

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[-] Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Deezer. Last year I listened to 770hrs of music. The majourity of that using the suggestion algorithm. I couldn't buy that many albums and I certainly couldn't name the all the albums I've pulled songs from.

At home I'm an album person. But, in the distractions of everyday life keep blasting singles at me and I'll wait for something to catch my ear.

Also, Deez nutz jokes are so easy.

[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 8 points 12 hours ago

ProtonMail, Nebula, Backblaze, Parcel, BigNews, Glass, my local paper, local coffee delivery.

I pay for Apple iCloud too but I'm trying to figure out how to get away from it.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 points 10 hours ago

Max. Better than Netflix any day.

[-] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

MullvadVPN, Posteo, Bitwarden, Hetzner VPS, Hetzner Storage Box, Porkbun domain

[-] 10_0@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Logseq sync, need it for work, and its only £3.74 (5 cows for the Americans). Tried proton VPN plus as well, too expensive for me being £8.38, but its fine because their free tier is generous and I can do video calls with plus aswell. Food is also a good subscription, you can find food shops everywhere with great variety, but the price of the overall spend is higher, but if you buy high volume low cost food you can combat this price increase; some people like to spend extra and add alcohol to their subscription, but i don't see the appeal unless its liquor shots like Apple sour or Baileys, because they taste good.

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

A daily newspaper, a monthly computer science paper, internet, electricity, water, gas. That's probably it.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

I pay monthly to a local makerspace. Its worth every cent.

[-] 10_0@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Is that like a shared work space?

[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago
[-] shapis@lemmy.ml 5 points 12 hours ago

Just proton. VPN + drive + pass is great.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 2 points 11 hours ago

I think I’m gonna swap over to them once my nord runs out. Them or mullvad

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[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 10 hours ago

Udio. There aren't yet any locally-runnable music generation tools like it, and even if they were they'd have to be pretty darned good to rival Udio's quality. I make a lot of use of it for tabletop roleplaying games, but also "just for fun." It's only $10 a month.

[-] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 6 points 13 hours ago
  • Spotify: yes, you can download and set up your own music but spotify has a bunch of integrations that just work without any effort. I'm also using a student subscription (that will probably keep working forever) so it's not very expensive.
  • Mobile contract: mobile data is expensive compared to other countries but at least my current ISP has coverage everywhere. Too bad everything else about the company sucks.
[-] savvywolf@pawb.social 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Some that I use:

  • Proton Unlimited, which gives me access to mail, storage and a VPN.
  • Linode, I have a VPN which I use for selfhosting some things.
  • Various domain names. They're actually cheaper than you think they are.
  • Youtube Premium. I watch a lot of YouTube, and it helps creators.
  • Discord Nitro. Begrudgingly.
  • 1Password. Technically I don't pay for this, as I get it free as part of a plan from work, but I'd probably buy it when that runs out.

I'm kinda interested in watching streams more (to diversify my video watching habits), so am kinda curious about Twitch's ad-free premium plan thing as well...

Of course, there's also donations and patreon/subscribestar/ko-fi subscriptions, but I don't really consider those "subscription services".

[-] 211@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

NextCloud hosting, since I don't trust myself to do it safely.
BitWarden, 50/50 for the value and to support them.
Tuta.io, for the custom domain and extra storage.
Addy.io (or SimpleLogin)

Nebula, if the LG app was available where I live/on my TV (yeah, the household wants to use a spytv).

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)
  • Bitwarden
  • Proton Mail/VPN
  • Kagi
[-] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago

I'm still paying for kagi because I hope they succeed, but my god the results are fucking dogshit most of the time, especially if your two languages are French and English but you don't live in NA

Also WTF is the rating at the side of the results? If I put it down is that my rating for that site for any search, or my rating for that site for this particular search?

Can't find the answer to that anywhere

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[-] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 12 hours ago

Proton Unlimited, Mullvad VPN and Kagi are all great. Standard Notes is a great app, too.

[-] themadcodger@kbin.earth 4 points 10 hours ago

I want them to give us a proton login to Standard Notes like they do with SimpleLogin.

[-] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah. Notes is quite pricey for what it is. I can't imagine development is that expensive..

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago
[-] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago

Because the VPN is included with Proton Unlimited

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Taxes. They pay fory wifes wage.

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 8 points 12 hours ago

"Hello, IRS? Yes, I'd like to cancel my tax subscription, please."

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

With enough money you can.

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 2 points 11 hours ago

If you can get 5 people for the Apple One Family plan, it's worth it.

  • Apple Music
  • Apple TV+
  • Apple Arcade
  • iCloud+
[-] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 3 points 12 hours ago

Signal Lemmy Pi-hole Bitwarden YouTube + a whole raft of creators

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 3 points 13 hours ago

Crunchyroll. Largest catalog I’ve seen and I don’t have to sail the seas for everything. Also enjoy all the dubs.

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Uber Meats. Nothing but gabagool on demand.

But seriously, a VPN.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Apple One is expensive but my whole family uses it and the only offered service I don’t really use much is Apple News.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I've been using Trade coffee for the last 2 years or so. The subscription basically amounts to free shipping.

The selection is good, and I get something new every time I order without having to go to multiple websites to see who has what in stock that I'd like.

I don't think their recommendations are that great, but the filter options make it easy to find something I am interested in.

[-] zorro@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Same. And the coffee is really really good

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago

I subscribe to two podcast networks on patreon. I could listen for free, but I feel it's worth paying for the several hours a month of entertainment I get from them.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

Spotify and DropOut for me!

[-] 7355608@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

$50 a year to Starcraft Broodwar Patreon that casts Korean language games into English.

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 2 points 12 hours ago

Inkarnate. It's a tool for making fantasy maps for those who haven't heard of it. I think they have an extremely reasonable price per year for it.

[-] tlou3please@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Disney+

I'm learning a language as a hobby and Disney+ BY FAR is the most consistent in having dubs and subs available in a variety of languages. I haven't actually watched anything that didn't have it (for the language I'm learning). Whereas most things on other streaming sites don't tend to have it at all unless it's a foreign film and that's the original language.

For me, it's easily worth the money just for that

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