CBS All Access Offers A Commercial-Free Subscription For A Few Dollars More
By Jacob Hall/Aug. 31, 2016 3:00 pm EST
However, everyone now has a second option for when they sign up for CBS All Access to try out the new Star Trek show. In addition to the regular plan, CBS has announced a slightly more expensive plan that will allow you to use the service without advertisements. Mostly.
You can head over to CBS All Access yourself (a tip of the hat to TV Line) to check out the details. The standard plan is still available: you can pay $5.99 per month to watch CBS’ catalog of 7,500 on demand television episodes with limited commercials, with new episodes becoming available the day after they initially air.
But if you’re willing to pay $9.99 per month, you can upgrade to the commercial-free plan. Don’t let that name fool you, though. This plan will still throw the occasional ad your way, as “select shows have promotional interruptions.” That language could mean any number of things, but if it’s simply referring to the occasional five-second blurb attached to their most popular programs, I can deal with it. Naturally, the live TV streaming feature will still feature commercials no matter which plan you are using.
So the question comes down to which CBS All Access plan do you choose? I personally have no issues with the ad breaks on Hulu, so I’d probably give the cheaper version a shot and see whether or not I can deal with the occasional commercial. And if I hate it, what is four more dollars a month?
