Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPlex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.www.plex.tvexternal-linkmessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1639arrow-down111cross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.world
arrow-up1628arrow-down1external-linkPlex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.www.plex.tvTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square200fedilinkcross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.world
minus-squareRexios@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·1 day agoI like how no one is mentioning that they removed the one time fees for their mobile apps to be able to play media at all. Also, only the server owner needs Plex Pass and anyone they share with can stream for free.
minus-squareSwarfega@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 hours agoThey are removing it to make money from a subscription instead. You’re making it sound like they are doing something good!
minus-squareRexios@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoBefore everyone had to pay for the apps. Im not saying this change is good but it’s also not all bad.
minus-squareSwarfega@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 hours agoHow do you work that out? I paid for the app so that I can play media on the go. Now that payment meant nothing and now they want me to pay a monthly fee instead. Anyone new to Plex who doesn’t want a subscription can only play media when they are at home. Whereas before it was a one time payment. Jellyfin is the future. Plex is dead to me.
minus-squareMailloche@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 day agoHow so? My friends need to use my account or else they need to pay to watch my movie? Did that change?
I like how no one is mentioning that they removed the one time fees for their mobile apps to be able to play media at all. Also, only the server owner needs Plex Pass and anyone they share with can stream for free.
They are removing it to make money from a subscription instead. You’re making it sound like they are doing something good!
Before everyone had to pay for the apps. Im not saying this change is good but it’s also not all bad.
How do you work that out?
I paid for the app so that I can play media on the go. Now that payment meant nothing and now they want me to pay a monthly fee instead.
Anyone new to Plex who doesn’t want a subscription can only play media when they are at home. Whereas before it was a one time payment.
Jellyfin is the future. Plex is dead to me.
How so? My friends need to use my account or else they need to pay to watch my movie? Did that change?
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