# Peacock 7 Hacker News commenters recommended Peacock and 15 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. **Verdict:** People recommend the ad-free higher tier bought through Apple and an affordable, unbundled subscription. Critics cite ads, rising combined subscription costs, and sports matches limited to USA and Telemundo. ## What people warn about - Ads in app and login (4 comments): "There are Peacock ads in the TV app Home Screen, and they are targeted to One Family and Premier subscribers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46958746)) "Mandatory 15-second-long commercial before starting whatever you want to watch." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47341338)) "It is now packed with ads, and they want me to upgrade" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45833919)) - Sports limited to USA and Telemundo (3 comments): "EPL requiring both Peacock and a cable subscription to watch all of the games is extremely annoying." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46196420)) "doesn't actually show all of the matches and instead tries to prop up USA and Telemundo numbers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46157324)) "even with that subscription there are matches only on USA and maybe also on Telemundo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46194352)) - Subscriptions add up quickly (3 comments): "all of them being independent monthly subscriptions ON TOP of your Internet plan that add up to being way more than your old cable or satellite subscription" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47742728)) "not be able to get access to major releases without paying more on top of the subs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48931744)) "Hulu/Disney/Peacock are the same thing as Hulu alone was just seven years ago" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49641895)) - Laggy, poorly written app (3 comments): "Peacock as a service seems to have an extreme amount of lag" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46590662)) "Peacock's lag makes it take even longer to get confirmation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46591885)) "Sounds just like a poorly written app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46591991)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [YouTube Premium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/youtube-premium.md): 197 recommend - [Netflix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netflix.md): 181 recommend - [Nebula](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nebula.md): 58 recommend - [HBO](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hbo.md): 32 recommend - [Amazon Prime Video](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-prime-video.md): 29 recommend ## Where to get it - [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Peacock+Premium+streaming+subscription+NBCUniversal&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link) - [Official site](https://www.peacocktv.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Peacock", https://hackerapproved.com/p/peacock/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).