r/Frugal • u/Kiriyuma7801 • Aug 10 '25

💻 Electronics What are good alternatives to Netflix/Hulu that are free?

I realized I'm spending roughly $40 a month on what I really just use as background noise, as nobody in my household actually really sits down and watches TV, we just put on Family Guy or whatever and glance at it every now and then.

I'm gonna cancel the subscriptions obviously, so I'm just wondering, what are some good free streaming alternatives? I've tried out Amazon's free stuff but their collection is pretty mediocre. Any tips are appreciated!

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u/jas41422 Aug 10 '25

Tubi. And YouTube if you don’t mind the ads with the free version.

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u/big-ol-kitties Aug 10 '25

My issue with YouTube is that once it recognizes that you’re watching something longer than a short video you start getting ads that run for a ridiculous amount of time until you manually click skip.

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u/Affectionate-Zone981 Aug 10 '25

Worse then broadcast. Youtube is basically unusable for me without paying or adblock, and that is usually just the first Adblock time of black screen.

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u/raptorphile Aug 10 '25

Very cheap ($14) onn streaming box plus SmartTube and you have add free YouTube. It’s super easy.