

If all I had was Flex, I'd never have discovered the Japanese dramedy Pretty Proofreader on Viki. I mean, that's one of the joys of streaming, right? Finding stuff that you never would have known about, let alone watched if you didn't have it for free right there on your Roku.

What it means in practice, though, is that I'll never get to make one of those Best Free Apps videos for Flex like we've done for Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Android TV. Now, I can think of a few reasons why there would be a dearth of apps, but for our purposes today, the why might not be that important. In fact, it's probably faster to list the apps that it does let you use. There's no Disney+, no Paramount+, no Spotify, and so on and on and on. So instead of paying for any of those apps, like Acorn TV or HBO, directly to the content provider, you can actually sign up so that it will be added on to your Xfinity bill.īut sharp viewers will notice that I left a few names off the list here. Now with the exception of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Flex wants all of your subscriptions to run through Xfinity. There is some good stuff: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Acorn TV (that’s a British TV streaming service), Streampix, Tubi, HBO, Showtime, and Starz. Let’s talk about the that you get with Xfinity Flex.
