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Signed up for year through T-mobile. Only interested in Evil and a few movies. Can deal with commercials for free.

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Originally Posted by TheBang (Post 14008850)

NB: The offer is only available to T-Mobile postpaid customers, and is only for the $4.99 Paramount+ Essentials plan which includes commercials, and not all the sports and live TV.

so option to upgrade to the full plan for a discount? With their free Netflix, I'm just paying the different between the regular plan and the 4K one. Aren't they also giving free Apple+ too? I haven't looking into how that works.

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After finally fixing the sound issue format (not having to go into menu to force DD or DD+) every episode, it seems like they have done something goofy again with the sound formats. I can't get DD or DD+ anymore and it doesn't even appear as an option in the menu any longer. Anyone else having this issue?

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Originally Posted by PerryD (Post 14009541)

so option to upgrade to the full plan for a discount?

No option to upgrade.

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Originally Posted by kahuna (Post 14009060)

I just signed up. Got 1 week free, Tried to use this code and it says invalid. Will I be able to use this code after my 1 week free trial?

I just tried it again, and the code worked fine. You input it on Step 3 of 3 Payment Method. If you want to use it, you'll have to cancel your account and then sign up again. Did you sign up directly on the paramountplus.com website? I'm not sure if it works if you try to sign up via app or another service.

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Don't have much interest in Paramount but getting the Clifford movie for my kids for free through T-Mobile is nice.

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Just checked it on both my Roku and Apple TV and both are playing 5.1 where available, with no other audio tracks to switch to. I use Airplay with this anyways since it lets the full end credits play without their crap popping up, was surprised that it even worked with Atmos on their new movies. VERY annoying how they are now showing un-skippable promos at the beginning of some shows though, you can't even start casting until those finish. (Leeching off my parents' subscription anyways, my dad got it a long time ago for Star Trek and now hardly watches it.)

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Awesome sauce, it worked. I was with Sprint, but now w/T-Mobile since they bought Sprint and the promo worked. Logged in on my Apple TV and will dive in tomorrow.

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1 month free trial of Paramount +

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Been bringing Australia Survivor. Really entertaining.

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Originally Posted by Wolf359 (Post 14012627)

Been bringing Australia Survivor. Really entertaining.

Me too.
I dislike that only seasons 4-6 are available.
A coworker of mine said she watched all seasons--and some from Africa as well. Must have lost the rights or something.

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https://hd-report.com/paramount-tv-s...by-vision-hdr/

Over the past few months Paramount Plus has added a whole lot of theatrically released content in 4k. They have a lot more than HBO, and some really good movies.

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Interesting- some of those movies are also on Hulu only in 1080.

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The Smithsonian docs look great in 4k. It’s a shame none of them are in HDR.

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Paramount + just launched some linear 24/7 channels on their service. Here are the descriptions

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24/7 Laughs - A destination for feel-good, laugh-out-loud content from popular series such as HOT IN CLEVELAND, RENO 911 and TOSH.O
Adult Animation – Genre-defining series such as BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD, CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH and DARIA
All Day Drama – The best in drama, including everything from EVIL and THE TWILIGHT ZONE to TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL and THE GUARDIAN
Animation Favorites – Beloved kids' animated series, such as AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, RUGRATS, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS and THE FAIRLY ODDPARENTS
Black Voices – A celebration of Black voices and stories with a collection of popular series such as CHAPPELLE'S SHOW, KEY & PEELE, THE GAME and THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Crime & Justice – Primetime procedurals such as BULL, BLUE BLOODS, CSI: MIAMI, MACGYVER, SEAL TEAM and THE GOOD WIFE
History & Undiscovered – A curated selection for historians from the Smithsonian Channel, including SACRED SITES, SECRETS, AMERICA'S HIDDEN STORIES and SECRETS UNLOCKED
Kids & Family Fun – A destination for the whole family to enjoy favorites such as HENRY DANGER, iCARLY, THE THUNDERMANS and ZOEY 101
Nostalgic Hits – A playlist featuring episodes from iconic series, including BEVERLY HILLS 90210, CHEERS, FRASIER, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH and WINGS
PAW Patrol - Home to all things PAW PATROL, including PAW PATROL: LIVE AT HOME!, PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE and, of course, the original series that started it all
Preschool Corner - Parent-approved programming for pint-sized viewers such as BLUE'S CLUES, BUBBLE GUPPIES, DORA THE EXPLORER, PAW PATROL and PEPPA PIG
Reality TV: Competition – A collection of reality TV's most popular series, including INK MASTER, RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE and SURVIVOR
Reality TV: Shores – Hours of content from the fist-pumping franchise, including episodes from JERSEY SHORE, JERSEY SHORE FAMILY VACATION and FLORIBAMA SHORE
SpongeBob Universe – Home to all things Bikini Bottom, the channel will feature episodes from SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS and KAMP KORAL: SPONGEBOB'S UNDER YEARS, as well as popular SPONGEBOB movies
Star Trek – A destination for STAR TREK fans, featuring popular originals such as STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and STAR TREK: PICARD, plus iconic series such as STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
Survivor – Featuring 40 seasons of the long-running reality series
The Challenge – The best moments from the hit reality series, including THE CHALLENGE and THE CHALLENGE: ALL-STARS
TV Classics – A curated selection of timeless series such as I LOVE LUCY, THE LOVE BOAT and THE TWILIGHT ZONE

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I personally don't get the appeal but from reading elsewhere, I guess people really like having a stream of programming so they don't have to pick what to watch? Like we complained for so long that we were stuck to channels and we couldn't watch what we want when we wanted to, and now people have come all the away around to missing it.

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I assume people like having these kind of channels in addition to stuff we see on Pluto TV or Xumo as background noise just to have some programming on while working or doing stuff around the house.

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These forced ads for Paramount+ shows before a show starts is getting annoying as hell. I don't pay you full price for ads.

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Originally Posted by Deftones (Post 14023705)

These forced ads for Paramount+ shows before a show starts is getting annoying as hell. I don't pay you full price for ads.

I don't mind them since I'm used to them on other services (Prime, Apple TV+, etc.) But they make them unskippable which is asinine.

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Don't seem to be getting any HDR or DV on any content for P+ via our Roku Ultra 4800X (2020 with latest updates). It worked previously and now isn't. Not sure if it was a channel update or possibly they are not streaming the protocol for the content from their servers now for some reason.

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15% off Paramount+ giftcarfds - all values at Walmart
https://www.walmart.com/ip/CBS-All-A...very/366566652

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Code TEENWOLF for a 2 month free trial.

Works for any account (new or returning) that does not currently have an active plan.

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Not too surprising but it sounds like all Star Trek shows are going to migrate away from other streaming services and be exclusive to Paramount+ soon.

Kind of a bummer as I enjoy throwing episodes on through Prime Video. I have the Blu-ray releases for TOS and TNG as well as all the films and the first two seasons of ENT. I may eventually have to break down and get Paramount+ when I want to watch DS9 and VOY though.

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Originally Posted by TheBang (Post 14030974)

Code TEENWOLF for a 2 month free trial.

Works for any account (new or returning) that does not currently have an active plan.

Thanks. Guess I’ll focus on new Star Trek in our TV Challenge next month.

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I just renewed and updated to the Showtime add-on, which was a bit of a hassle as I was already getting Showtime a la carte and it wouldn't allow me to use the same email address. Showtime/Paramount told me they'd help out by cancelling out my old account (just cancelling the subscription didn't work) completely - but they never got back to me, so I figured out I could do it by setting up a new Showtime account via a different email address and then adding the Paramount + add on for Showtime that way.

I know that sounds confusing (and it WAS)...but just a heads up for anyone with separate Paramount + and Showtime accounts now who may be looking to combine into a single account in the future.