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Speaking loosely of which, I have XM on the car.  We don't drive that much but some.  Anyway, it's usually like $17 a month but I keep getting these intro rates of about $7.

You have to call and "cancel" or you get charged the higher rate.  It's all a racket.

A plethora.

More alliterative anyway.

@bwarbiany Earlier I said YTTV was slated to come out with an app for Firestick by the end of the year but I didn't know when or how reliable that promise was.  Yesterday I found out it's been out for like 3 weeks, I just didn't know.  Put it on the firestick, it's great.  No desire to go buy a Roku or anything like it.  It still boggles my mind that the user experience is so inferior on the Chromecast.  You'd think if any platform would be the best experience, Google's in-house products would be it.  Nope.  

Until further notice, during the Footbawlz I will be doing YTTV on my Firestick.  

One odd thing I forgot to mention about YTTV.  When I use it on my phone or use my phone to cast via Chromecast, I get Austin local stations for the 4 major networks.  I entered my zip code when I signed up, which should set everything, you'd think.  And if I access it on any other platform--tablet, desktop/laptop, Firestick, etc.--we're getting the correct local channels.  My wife's phone also gets the correct local channels.  It's just my phone getting Austin locals.  The only thing I can think of is my phone still has an Austin area code (wife has a local area code), but I have no idea how or why that should affect anything.  And the bizarre thing is you'd think if that's what is indeed affecting something, then our entire account would have Austin channels....which would make sense.  But the same YTTV account having different channels based on what device you're using.....weird.

It's not a problem for me, I could care less which local stations I get because I never watch local news, and also because if we needed local stations for some reason we had my wife's phone and now the Firestick.  It's just......odd.  Now if I feel like it, I can keep up with hill country weather, corrupt politicians in Austin's capital, traffic problems on Mopac....you know, all really useful stuff for me.  

Nah, I have switched carriers since moving where I am now, and have switched phones multiple times since my Austin days.  Nothing remains except the number I got back when I first moved to Austin years ago.  

It is almost certainly something to do with the phone.  It can't be a coincidence that I have a 512 number and my phone and my phone alone gets Austin channels.  I can easily envision code that leads to that scenario, I just can't fathom WHY anything would work like that.  I don't know that YTTV even got my number when I signed up, but I definitely entered my address.  Google already has my number, but why in the world would that matter?  They'd obviously base my local channels on my home address, and that's what they appear to have done.  For everything but my phone.  

According to a report from Nielsen, Tubi had 1.7 percent of all streaming traffic, The Roku Channel had 1.2 percent, and Pluto TV had 0.8 percent of all streaming traffic. Pluto TV was the first free ad-supported streaming service to be ranked in the top 10 by Nielsen. All three of the largest free ad-supported streaming services saw viewership grow in February.

Here Are The Top 10 Streaming Services:

YouTube: 9.3 percent, up from 8.6 percent in January.
Netflix: 7.8 percent, down from 7.9 percent in January.
Hulu: 2.8 percent, up from 2.7 percent in January.
Prime Video: 2.8 percent, the same as January.
Disney+: 1.9 percent, the same as January.
Tubi: 1.7 percent, up from 1.5 percent in January.
Peacock: 1.4%, down from 1.6 percent In January.
Max: 1.3 percent, the same as in January.
Roku Channel: 1.2 percent, up from 1.1 percent in January.
Paramount+: 1.1 percent, up from .09 percent in January.
Pluto TV: 0.8 percent, up from 0.7 percent in January

*Note: YouTube is for the main site not YouTube TV and Hulu is for the video-on-demand not the live TV service.


https://cordcuttersnews.com/tubi-pluto-tv-the-roku-all-saw-viewership-grow-in-february-2024-as-cord-cutters-embrace-free-streaming/

One of the most noticeable jumps is Peacock moving up to 1.5% of viewership jumping Tubi. It is very likely that its NFL playoff game helped drive up subscribers, pushing its viewership up.