Although it functions in much the same way as any Android phone, with multiple homescreen panels, a multitasking carousel and an app tray, you'll also find a customisable app menu, Sony's own image and video galleries as well as access to its Music and Video
Unlimited streaming subscription services (though these will cost you extra).
By way of comparison,
an unlimited streaming subscription to Netflix costs just $ 8 per month, and a Hulu Plus membership is $ 7.99 per month.
Not exact matches
Sprint is planning to give customers on its
unlimited data plans free
subscriptions to the Hulu
streaming video service.
Netflix managers would tell subscribers on July 12 that they planned to do away with a popular
subscription that offered access to DVD rentals as well as
unlimited on - demand
streaming video for $ 10 per month.
How about 20 % on diaper
subscriptions,
unlimited streaming of movies, TV - shows and music, exclusive couons and offers on family - related stuff!
Users of these
streaming services have
unlimited access to millions of titles and their access ends when their
subscription expires.
The SHOWTIME
streaming service is a monthly
subscription service that will give you commercial - free,
unlimited access to celebrated SHOWTIME programming.
Music
Unlimited, Sony's
streaming music service, hits North American PlayStation 3 consoles today, giving users 30 days access to millions of musical tracks before
subscription fees kick in.
Nintendo Switch players will also have three months of free access to Just Dance
Unlimited, the dance - on - demand
subscription streaming service, which offers more than 200 additional songs and access to exclusive tracks, with new hit songs added all the time.
Amazon Video
streams the latest and best movies, and Amazon Music gives you
unlimited access to a wealth of music (
subscriptions may be required).
The
subscription model, however, would function more like video services such as Netflix and Hulu, which charge monthly flat fees for
unlimited streaming of TV shows and movies.
A Prime
subscription now includes both
unlimited streaming of Amazon's qualifying movies as well as a counterpart for books and the free two - day shipping for physical goods.
Every buyer gets a trial account for Amazon Prime, and services like
unlimited subscription streaming and book borrowing are meant to steer users into paying $ 79 each year.
If you are an avid audiobook listener, you may be interested in Skybrite, a
subscription service that offers
unlimited streaming of audiobooks for your phone or tablet for a flat rate of $ 9.99 per month.
Apple also offers a 50 % off your Apple Music
subscription, leaving you with a discounted price of just $ 4.99 per month for
unlimited music
streaming.
For players who just can't get enough dancing, Just Dance ®
Unlimited, the dance - on - demand
subscription streaming service, available for current - gen consoles owners and PC players, will offer a catalog of more than 200 songs at launch and access to exclusive tracks and new content that will be added through the year.
With the free demo of «Sorry» from Justin Bieber (downloadable on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and the Nintendo eShop), the Just Dance Controller App, and Just Dance
Unlimited (a dance - on - demand
subscription streaming service, available for current - gen consoles owners and PC players) all available, legions of loyal fans will be eagerly warming themselves up to get down and party.
Just Dance
Unlimited is a
subscription streaming service with a broad catalog of more than 300 songs, updated throughout the year, that offers players the opportunity to discover exclusive new tracks, along with the best of past Just Dance hits — and is available in all game modes on current - gen consoles.
Also announced is Just Dance
Unlimited, a
subscription - based
streaming service for PS4, Xbox One and Wii U which brings new songs to your copy of Just Dance 2016.
On the services front, we're promised Netflix and BBC iPlayer to tick the boxes in the UK, but even in the US there's not a huge selection (the usual Hulu and Crackle), with Sony focusing its music and video efforts very much on its good if restrictive Music and Video
Unlimited subscription streaming hubs (from # 4.99 a month for the first and pay per view from # 2.50 on the latter).
Nintendo Switch players will also have three months of free access to Just Dance
Unlimited, the dance - on - demand
subscription streaming service, which offers more than 200 additional songs and access to exclusive tracks, with new hit songs added all the time.
The biggest of these is Just Dance
Unlimited, a
subscription service which lets you choose from a wider range of songs (over 200) and
stream them in.
Then it tried offering
unlimited streaming tracks with web ads and mobile
subscriptions, which were sparsely adopted, before recently flipping to offer Pandora - like personalised online radio.
As you probably know, Netflix provides
unlimited streaming of TV shows, movies, comedy specials and original programming (including Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards and the fourth season of Arrested Development) for one monthly
subscription fee.
* Free
streaming limited to 10 hours / month after 6 months;
unlimited with paid Xbox Music Pass
subscription.
You can unlock
unlimited streaming to your PC or tablet with a Plex Pass
subscription or with a one - time in - app purchase, which also unlocks other features as well.
Unlock full functionality • Unlock
unlimited streaming to your Windows device with a Plex Pass
subscription that includes many other premium features (available at https://plex.tv/plexpass)- OR - a small one - time in - app purchase.
A YouTube Red
subscription also grants you access to
unlimited song
streaming via both YouTube Music and Google Play Music, and will soon grant access to member - only YouTube originals featuring stars such as PewDiePie.
Note: If you are using Amazon Music
Unlimited, Amazon said you should be aware that if you are
streaming on any other device, you'll not be able to
stream via Alexa at the same time unless you have a Family Plan
subscription.
In fact, the $ 99 Prime membership fee is only slightly more expensive than the most affordable Netflix or Hulu
subscription tiers (both start at $ 8 / month or $ 96 / year)-- the fact that you get things like free two - day shipping, Prime Music access, and
unlimited online photo storage are just bonuses that other
streaming services could never offer.
The Spotify mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone) has been updated to allow for more free music
streaming than ever, and a $ 9.99 monthly
subscription allows you to save an
unlimited number of songs for offline listening.
If you haven't signed up for an Amazon Prime
subscription yet, today's the day to earn instant exclusive access to Netflix - rivaling video
streaming, all the ad - free music you can listen to,
unlimited photo storage, Kindle ebooks, and most importantly, an assortment of impressive tech deals no one else is allowed to get in on.
Spotify offers both an ad - supported free version and a premium
subscription (US$ 9.99 monthly) with
unlimited streaming of its 30 million - plus songs.