Woman says you can watch streaming services like Netflix, Hulu without paying monthly fee. You just need this item from Walmart: ‘I’m gonna buy one’
Sick of paying for subscriptions? So is everyone else.
A 2024 survey found that Americans have an average of 4.5 subscriptions, costing them almost $1,000 annually. Not only that, but nearly a quarter of Americans spend over $100 per month on subscriptions.
Americans have so many subscriptions, in fact, that many report having subscription fatigue, where they say they are tired of navigating a maze of subscriptions to access to the content that they want.
But is there a solution to this problem? One woman says that there is — and it can be purchased from Walmart.
How Can You Watch Movies And TV Shows For Free?
In a video with over 1 million views, TikTok user Kat (@kat..withak) explains how she managed to access loads of subscription content without paying hefty subscription prices.
After listing various subscription services and their prices, Kat asks a question: “What if I told you that you can cancel all of those subscriptions?”
How? Through something called a Superbox—which she says is available at Walmart for $320.
According to Kat, one buys this product, hooks it up to their TV, then downloads four different apps. Once these apps have been downloaded, they can begin watching television and movies for free, no subscription needed.
“I watched a YouTube video to figure this out. It’s so easy,” she says. “If I can do it, anyone can do it.”
Over the course of the rest of the video, she shows off the various movies and shows that one can watch using the Superbox. She notes that there are many ease-of-use features of the box, including search by voice and the ability to remember one’s place if they exit a show. They can also revisit TV shows up to seven days after they’ve been on TV.
“The amount of money we’re saving per month because of this is crazy,” she says.
How Is This Possible?
The features that Kat advertises are, as many commenters suspected, only possible through the power of piracy.
The “SuperBox” is simply a custom Android TV box. Apps offered via the box include IPTV apps, which allow for streaming of live television, and apps that allow one to access movie streaming.
A website that appears connected to the SuperBox claims that the box itself is not illegal. According to the site, “SuperBox is a totally legal Android TV box. Watching a stream of movies, TV shows, Sporting events won’t violate U.S. copyright law. You won’t encounter a law issue unless uploading, downloading, or broadcasting content to a large group.” It’s unclear what this means, as streaming content does involve downloading it.
In general, streaming any content that you do not have the license to stream is illegal. While you may not get in immediate legal trouble, the illegality of the act of this kind of streaming means that the streaming services powering these apps are likely to get taken offline. For example, last year, a major IPTV service with 22 million users was shut down by authorities.
This means that one may find themselves downloading different apps and different services over and over again just to keep up with their content. Not only that, but some of these apps may stream in low quality or have significant security vulnerabilities.
@kat..withak #boujeeonabudget #superboxs7max #superbox #walmart ♬ original sound – Kat
Commenters Don’t Care
Illegal or not, many commenters under Kat’s video were excited by the idea of not paying money to stream shows and movies.
“I’m guessing the only downfall would be that you need one for each TV in your home,” wrote a user.
“So we bringing back the ‘black box,’” added another. “90s kids remember!!!”
“Us Arabs have been using versions of these for decades to get our Arabic channels. Perk is every Netflix, cable channels, movies come with it too and every language worldwide,” shared a third. “It’s life changing.”
We’ve reached out to Kat via TikTok DM and comment, Walmart via media relations contact form, and Superbox via email.
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