YouTube Premium
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Soldato
Argentina is nice this time of year, I chose Romania myself.
Even if you could effectively do that (which seems unlikely, as you wouldn't have a bank account or card originating in that country or long-term valid address to use) then surely it would just get blocked once you got home and started using it consistently from the UK? How is what you are proposing any different from the current VPN-based 'hacks' especially if you are using a UK-registered card to pay for it?
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Did you get “the email” about having to use a locally sourced payment method?
Soldato
A quick search suggests that a first gen mini has iOS 9.3.5 as the latest available, but Youtube requires iOS 12 to work. Looks like 2nd gen would work as that got iOS 12.
Nope. I've been keeping an eye out for that email the last few months now.
Soldato
Just had the email about 5 minutes ago. Seems my jaunt in Ukraine comes to an end on 05/12/2024. Anyone having any luck elsewhere or any other methods for reasonable price premium?
Associate
Philippines here. Just had the email re have to use payment method from there.
As above, any luck elsewhere still working ?
As above, any luck elsewhere still working ?
Man of Honour
Boooooo. Just had the email also, need a form of payment issued in Turkey. I only use one, maybe two of my family account anyway so might have to consider “pooling” with someone.
Associate
I just got pinged for being in India 
Man of Honour
I’ve found a few websites that promote the option of selling spare slots on family subs; not sure on their legitimacy just yet but could be an option.
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Soldato
Wow, looks like they rumbled a big batch of people today 
Only way of getting around it at the moment is paying for it via a foreign Apple account using foreign gift cards, and then paying for Youtube via your balance. That way Youtube has no payment information that they can go by. It's a bit of a pain but not the worst, happy to do it for the savings. I can't see them catching onto this too easily, they have no payment records to go by, and only the location of the IP using the account, which I don't think they could cancel Premium over without disrupting genuine people.
Only way of getting around it at the moment is paying for it via a foreign Apple account using foreign gift cards, and then paying for Youtube via your balance. That way Youtube has no payment information that they can go by. It's a bit of a pain but not the worst, happy to do it for the savings. I can't see them catching onto this too easily, they have no payment records to go by, and only the location of the IP using the account, which I don't think they could cancel Premium over without disrupting genuine people. I tried that today and still wouldn't work, nor would it work on my iPad with a different phone number that's not registered to an account already.
I did manage to do it online through the website though, then log onto that account with my iPad. Set it up with a random address from Turkey, entered no payment details. Bought a Turkish Gift card and applied that to the account. Connected to a Turkey VPN, opened Youtube and renewed the family plan and it used the gift card balance. Job done
Two months of family plan for less than £7. Beats £19.99 a month.
Caporegime
Balls. I got the email too, they worked out i wasn't in fact living I Argentina That's a pain. I'm already using Smart Tube Next on my Firestick, and hopefully Ublock will work with browsers, but what about on the phone? I used to use YouTube Vanced but didn't that go south?
That's a pain. I'm already using Smart Tube Next on my Firestick, and hopefully Ublock will work with browsers, but what about on the phone? I used to use YouTube Vanced but didn't that go south?
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Vanced is dead but ReVanced is alive and kicking
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Just got done to was using Ukraine