I say this as gently as possible... they are trying to bundle so most people spend MORE and have MORE services. If you only use 1 or 2 services, and only the lower tier they hope to entice you to use MORE... these plans were never about people using only 1 or 2 services and then still getting a discount...
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'Apple One' Bundles Introduced With Apple Music, Apple TV+ and More, Pricing Starts at $14.95/Month
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I say this as gently as possible... they are trying to bundle so most people spend MORE and have MORE services. If you only use 1 or 2 services, and only the lower tier they hope to entice you to use MORE... these plans were never about people using only 1 or 2 services and then still getting a discount...
They don't explain it well on Apple. It says you can upgrade if you need more but doesn't explain how it works.
It's exactly the same. Once you rip the CD to your library it will automatically go through the match process. If a match is found then it gets the match status (without DRM). If a match isn't found then it gets uploaded (also without DRM).
Again I speak as someone who used both services extensively. There is nothing that iTunes Match offers that Apple Music doesn't (aside from the cheaper cost).
Check this out. iTunes Match features are incorporated into Apple Music, it seems.
Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support
iTunes Match gives you access to all of your music on all of your devices, even songs that you've imported from other sources such as CDs.
Apple Music incorporates iTunes Match: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146
I’ll be signing up for the Premier for my husband and I. Seems like a pretty good deal for us as we currently use or will use all of it.
This is a win for me, family music + family 2TB iCloud + family Apple Arcade I already have for $29.93 a month, getting apple TV+ when my free year expires, plus news and this new fitness+ thing are a bonus.
At first I thought there was no way I would do the premier version, as I really don’t want to pay for Arcade. But when I look at the fact I’m already paying $14.99 for Apple Music Family plan, plus $9.99 for 2TB of iCloud storage, paying another $5 and getting to continue on with AppleTV+ and News+, plus get Fitness+, it’s not a tough decision. And at least one of my kids will likely use Arcade since he won’t have to pay for it himself. And just like that, Apple gets another ~$5 a month out of me (although I pay via Apple Card, so I will only pay $29.05 a month, which is a nice perk.
Here's to hoping they will! I know this is all new info and it's not even available yet, but hopefully they will have considered this and take it into account. It would be killer for Verizon to offer the individual Apple One bundle in place of Apple Music alone, but I seriously doubt we would see that anytime soon or ever.
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My iCloud and Appstore are on separate accounts - I have to pay iCloud storage on the iCloud account and Apple Music on the Appstore account. Any idea if AppleOne will even work for me!?
Wow that’s news to me. I’m currently paying for Apple Music and iTunes Match. Going to cancel iTunes Match right now...
Premier is already awesome. Shocked at people saying it should be $5 cheaper. Come on, this is Apple, not a thrift store.
I just wish they did better with their iCloud storage. This tells me they don't plan on changing their storage offerings for awhile.
I just wish they did better with their iCloud storage. This tells me they don't plan on changing their storage offerings for awhile.
The lower tier storage options are still a joke, but for our family of four the Premier bundle is good value for money. For an extra £7 a month (over 2TB and Music Family sub), we can get Arcade, Fitness+, Apple TV and News.
If the Fitness+ stuff is as good as it looks, those types of services can be $80 - $100 a year on their own.
If the Fitness+ stuff is as good as it looks, those types of services can be $80 - $100 a year on their own.
Family of 4... already pay 15 for music, and who knows how much across 4 iCloud storage plans... plus Apple TV+ I’ll probably keep after my free 12 months ends. This might save me a ton at 29.99.
It seems to be a one time only offer: https://www.apple.com/ie/promo/pdf/IE_TV_Plus_Promo.pdf
It seems to be a one time only offer: https://www.apple.com/ie/promo/pdf/IE_TV_Plus_Promo.pdf
Last year Apple TV+ was free if you bought ANYTHING new from Apple. Might not still be the case. Also, renewal is $50 annually. That's the same as 2 free months.
Now I do have mine a couple family member iCloud plans I could consolidate, but I don't see Apple Arcade having any value. And honestly, I don't use Apple Music, only my kids do.
So I'm not sure the Apple One works for me. I would pay $200 annually for Premier. But not $360!!
4 icloud storage plans?! You know you can share a single plan amongst your family?
Not the 50GB plan IIRC. Only the 200GB and 2TB plans can be shared.
Possibly. If you use your App Store account for the One plan, then add your iCloud account into Family Sharing, you can share your iCloud storage that way (and cancel the current iCloud storage, of course). I believe this will work..but double check, just in case!
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But if you have 4 separate iCloud plans, that’s at least 200 GB already!
I’d be all over the family plan if they’d included 500GB or more of storage.
Their tiers are so stupidly setup anyway... 200GB is 2.99 and next step up is 1TB at 9.99. Nevermind that the vast majority of “power users” fall squarely in between.
Their tiers are so stupidly setup anyway... 200GB is 2.99 and next step up is 1TB at 9.99. Nevermind that the vast majority of “power users” fall squarely in between.
Of course. But 4 plans when you can share one and make things simple. Granted 4 50gb plans is only $4 versus $3 for one sharable 200gb plan. Though if one has 4 200gb plans then that's $12 for 800gb rather than $10 for 2000gb
In the uk it seems they’ve messed up the pricing.
I pay £14.99 a month for Apple Music family and £6.99 for 2TB iCloud.
The premier plan is £29.99.
That means it is £7 more than these two. The equivalent in the US is $5 more.
So either we are getting a particularly good deal on iCloud storage currently or the premier bundle is substantially worse value compared to my starting point.
I’d be interested to understand how the iCloud storage upgrades work for people who get the family plan and then upgrade the storage to 2TB. That could be an option depending on how it’s calculated.
I pay £14.99 a month for Apple Music family and £6.99 for 2TB iCloud.
The premier plan is £29.99.
That means it is £7 more than these two. The equivalent in the US is $5 more.
So either we are getting a particularly good deal on iCloud storage currently or the premier bundle is substantially worse value compared to my starting point.
I’d be interested to understand how the iCloud storage upgrades work for people who get the family plan and then upgrade the storage to 2TB. That could be an option depending on how it’s calculated.
Have you met my wife? Her photo-taking is tourist level and that's within our own home. ;-)
But on a serious note... no, they pre-date any sharing - which I believe only started a year ago? And I have 2 50GB for 99 cent subs.