Since the Government of Spain activated the state of alarm, we Spaniards have been forced to stay at homeWe can only go out on the street in very specific cases. The first thing that comes to mind to fight boredom is to make killers of Netflix, although it is not the only solution.
If you don't have Netflix or any other streaming video service, or simply sitting in front of the television for several days does not seem like an appropriate plan, in Actualidad Gadget, we show you a series of resources that are usually paid But due to the coronavirus, we can find them for free for a limited time.
Streaming video
Movistar + Lite
The Netflix of Movistar, the telecommunications giant is called Movistar + Lite, a streaming video service that has a monthly cost of 8 euros and that we can contract independently and without having to be clients of any of Movistar's services. Movistar + Lite, offers us a one month trial period, trial period with which we can access its entire catalog for free, a catalog that also iIncludes some Netflix series and Disney + when it hits the market on March 26.
Netflix
In Spain, Netflix does not offer a free trial period, so if you do not have it contracted, you will not have the opportunity to enjoy your catalog, although part of it is available in Movistar + Lite.
HBO
HBO offers us a 2 week free trial, making it an excellent choice for enjoy during these days of seclusion. The price of the HBO account is 8,99 euros per month in a single modality.
Amazon Prime Video
If you are an Amazon Prime user, you can enjoy Amazon Prime Video for free, Amazon's streaming video service that makes both series and movies available to us.
eFilm
If you are a user of the different libraries that we have distributed throughout the Spanish territory, you can make use of the eFilm streaming audiovisual loan platform, a platform that offers us so much movies like series and shorts for free, both in original and subtitled versions.
Theater, dance, zarzuela and Spanish classical theater
If you like theater and want to enjoy from your home Spanish classical theater, zarzuela, dance as well as children's theater, you just have to register in Teatroteca, a free service of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
Pornhub
Porn could not be missing. In Italy, the most popular pornography service in the world, offers totally free access to all citizens ... This offer is not available at the moment in Spain, but if we use a VPN, we can access the catalog without any problem.
Reading
Free magazines
We can not only spend the time of this seclusion sitting watching television. Some of the best known and most read magazines in Spain, They offer us the number corresponding to the month of March for free.
The magazines that Hearst publishers offer us for free are:
- It
- Cosmopolitan
- QMD
- Esquire
- Harper's Bazaar
- Men’s Health
- Ten minutes
- Elle Gourmet
- Frames
- Kitchen Ten
- House Ten
- my house
- Travel
- Super telephoto
- Car and Driver
- New style
- elle decoration
- Women’s Health
- Runners.
In order to access these magazines, we just have to download the Kiosk app both from the Play Store and the App Store to access the content, you do not need to register.
Amazon Kindle Unlimited
Reading books always requires extra time that sometimes we cannot find. Now is a good time to try the digital book loan service that Amazon offers us. Amazon Kindle Unlimited gives us access to more than a million books for only 9,99 euros per month, with a 30-day free trial period.
Free newspapers
The newspaper El País, offers us during this month totally free access to digital editions from your newspaper through the free app available for both iOS and Android. We just have to register for free from the application.
Audio
Audible
But if sitting down to read isn't your thing, you can expand your culture by making use of Audible, a Amazon audiobook service, that offers 30 day free trial. This service is available for both smartphones and Amazon smart speakers (Echo range).
Storytel
Another of the audiobook services that we have at our disposal is Storytel, a service that we can try for 14 days completely free and that offers us access to more than 100.000 audiobooks and ebooks.
Free games for PC, PS 4 and Xbox One
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Microsoft's game subscription service for Xbox One, is available for only 1 euro, when its usual price is 12,99 euros. This service offers us access to more than 100 games such as Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, Minecraft ...
Free games on the Epic Games Store
Every week, the guys at Epic Games, offer us a series of games for free for both PC and Mac. Until next March 19, the titles available for PC and Mac are Anodyne 2: Return Dust, A Short Hike and Mutazione. Starting March 20, the available titles will be The Stanley Parable and Watch Dogs.
Fortnite
Little or nothing can we say about Fortnite that you haven't already heard. Fortnite is a battle royale, in which 100 players jump to an island and the last one alive wins, either individually, in duos or in squads of 4 people. Fortnite is available for free on both PC and PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and mobile platforms.. In addition, it offers the crossplay function, so we can play with friends who have a PC, mobile, console ...
The only purchases available in the game affect the aesthetics of the players, the skills of the characters never improve, so it is not necessary to invest a single euro to enjoy this title.
Fortnite not available in the Play Store, so we must download the installer directly from the Epic Games website.
Apex Legends
Apex Legends, another battle royale, offers us an aesthetic similar to Fortnite, where 64 players jump to an island in groups of 3 people. Each players choose a different character with his own abilities. The last squad left standing wins the game. Like Fortnite, the only purchases available only affect the aesthetics of both the character and the weapons. Apex Legends is available for free for both PC and PS4 and Xbox One.
PUBG
The first battle royale to become popular was PUBG, and It is the most realistic of all the titles on this subject. Although it is available for both PC and PS4 and Xbox One, only the mobile version is available for download for free. Like the rest of the titles of this type of game, purchases only affect the aesthetics of the game.
Call of Duty: War zone
The latest battle royale to hit the market is Call of Duty: Warzone, a title available for free for PC, PS4 and Xbox One which also offers crossplay, so we can play with friends from other consoles or from a PC.