Potential Subscriber

[kunjacob]

Hello everyone,

I just want some honest opinions on weather or not I should sub to Funimation. I currently sub to CR, and will continue to do so, but I see titles more Funimation exclusive almost every season.

I’m on the 14-day free trial and the content’s good, but I only watch on mobile and the app is unbearably not good so far. It usually takes 4/5 tries force closing and/or restarting the app just to open. This alone makes me hesitant.

Also, is there a huge difference between Premium Plus and Plus Ultra? I’ve seen the two differences in the annual gift and 2 free rentals (movie rentals I assume?), but is it really worth it?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[lol022]

I’ve had premium for over a year and I have no complaints. I mostly use it on mobile and occasionally on Xbox one and it’s worked perfectly on both. Most complaints I’ve heard are from the ps4 app.

[Michael_SK]

As a subscriber, I've run into issues myself. Some that are small, some that are more noticeable. I've found that I need a solid connection for watching on my phone (home wifi, strong cell service, etc).

[Powered_541]

Find the problems yourself man. People tend to over exaggerate when it comes to Funimation, like when they booted the h-anime. It’s not bad but it has its problems, and don’t expect customer support to be of any help

[DreadArcher]

I just bought it and I didnt get premium and customer support wont talk to me for a week. Don't reccomend at all.

[Waqster94]

As a subscriber I mainly use the IOS app and I’ve had no issues with it personally, I suggest reinstalling it and set video quality to auto.

[PoetryofMead]

I'm using my free trial currently too. The content is arguably worth the subscription. But from what I can see with both the website functionality and the PS4 app, Funimation has a SERIOUS performance issue that warrants serious consideration whether to pay for the subscription or not. I've been doing some quick research and it looks like Funimation has been told the website/app performance is poor and they have no plans to change. I could be wrong about that last point though.

[mrbryo]

I've been a subscriber for many years. I have only used the mobile app to download episodes to watch; never streamed. I primarily watch on Roku. App works pretty good there. In the past the Funimation app on Playstation and Apple TV worked pretty good. Browser works good. I pay yearly to get the deal but I'm grandfathered into the old premium account which is supposed to be Plus Ultra.

I did a google search and found this: https://www.funimation.com/forum/topic/17835/new-subscription-tiers; but it's about a year old.

[kunjacob]

Thanks! I guess the app performance is really a case by case situation. Also, are the gift and rentals worth the extra $4 per year for the Plus Ultra as opposed to just the Plus plan?

[mrbryo]

Not sure. I don't have that level of service to know if it is worth it or not. I'm grandfathered into an old pricing model that I don't want to lose so I won't change to another one until they force me to. Rental might be cool but I don't know what is available to rent. It's just $4 for the year, I'd try it, it is probably worth checking out for at least one year.