Mr. Heckles
macrumors 68000
The few times I do go out for coffee, I never paid that much for a cup of coffee. Even at Starbucks (only because it's next door to the one office I go too once In a while) I never paid that much.
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YouTube Premium Receives a Price Increase
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breather
macrumors 6502a
I don’t use YouTube music, but I watch a lot of music videos.
There was other stuff missing too, but maybe I’ll try it a month.
I was saying that the user that was being quoted was arguing that they should get unlimited video for an entire month from YouTube for less than the price of a coffee. Something I find ridiculous.
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Do you know why there’s other stuff missing? Because it’s a lower cost tier.
It still gives people like me exactly what they want: no ads on the videos they watch.
rensuchan
macrumors newbie
If you thought about it at scale, it would seem a lot less ridiculous to you.
One user at $2.99 seems laughable to you, but it's not when it's 10 million.
I also currently get it for $0 with ad blocking so it's nothing but profit to them.
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breather
macrumors 6502a
HouseLannister
macrumors 68040
I watch a lot of YT in my home gym. The commercials keep increasing in both amount and length. At some point soon, I'll just stop watching it rather than pay.
It’s going to take me a lot to cancel premium. The amount i’ve learned from YouTube makes the cost of premium completely worth it.
Sponsor Block extension works well on Safari and Chrome.
SeaFox
macrumors 68030
Yup. I don't need to be Brave enough to change my web browser when uBlock Origin exists. Also found a Smarter tube app to use on my big-screen watching.
Digital Dude
macrumors 68000
There is always other ways to get what you want to watch for free and at good quality. I thought the point of streaming services was to detour from people from illegal viewings and people thought end of physical copies is nearing. Only benefit of a ad-free on Youtube is during live concerts and getting 4K streaming for the live stuff. Also, the movies that you own on Youtube through Movies Anywhere only streams upto 720p if I remember correctly and you would think with premium they would let you stream movies you own at premium quality.
realLucaR
macrumors regular
Considering the fact that I pirate any of the media I consume, YT Premium really is the only subscription I pay for. Even though the prices are ridiculous, it's still way more convenient than installing Adblockers on desktop. And there is no option for iPhone besides using the browser.
Thanks for the tip. Is there anything for Roku or Apple TV boxes? The TV in my gym uses a Roku.
graffixnyc
macrumors regular
I've been paying $7.99 forever. I signed up for Google Music when it first came out which gave it to me for 7.99 a month, then they added YouTube premium to be included with it. After Google music died and switched to YouTube music, I've still been grandfathered in for $7.99 a month. It will be interesting to see if I still get it for $7.99 after the price increase goes into effect or if it will be raised to $8.99 like the student plan.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
mansplains
macrumors 68000
I sideload YT+ using sidestore. So much better. Paying a creator $5/yr directly nets them more than your viewership. Or subbing for $5/m for a few months… way more revenue. I refuse to participate in ad models.
EM2013
macrumors 68030
They’re both available for iPad, note it’s for safari not the YT app. Vinegar - tube cleaner in the App Store, a one time cost to purchase don’t recall what the price is.
Says it blocks ads too but I use Adguard to block ads universally for safari