Prime would be the worst even if it was free
I just love that sweet sweet deliveryYouTube Premium
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I just love that sweet sweet delivery
Oh no you got me
There is a world of difference in using a loophole, that YouTube don't seem to be in a rush to close, and paying for a service compared to not paying a penny and expecting the world for free.
I'm not acting entitled in any way shape or form. I am paying for a subscription and Google/YouTube are happy to take whatever currency I have paid in and give me the benefits that YouTube Premium offers.
Complaining that you have to watch adverts whilst keeping your pennies in your pocket is entitled.
Some exceptions aside most people are complaining about the ads while not seeing value in the full UK price and not wanting to abuse regional pricing - I'm not one to bang on about morals in this kind of context but it doesn't not have consequences for those in poorer countries when people do that - even if in this case I put a lot of the onus on YouTube to do better.
YouTube have made several attempts to close it, but it isn't an easy thing to do in the age of VPNs and various different payment providers which can obfuscate, while also facilitating people who might travel.
Personally Spotify is much better for my music tastes and uses, though I also get Spotify with one of my phone plans which is still saving a good few £ a month.
Seems quite simple with all of Google’s tracking. This account is only ever watching videos through devices with a uk ip. Phone only stays in the UK with some trips abroad.
You can be pretty confident this account is based in the UK.
I suspect once they have the numbers they need on premium expect them to really try and enforce country pricing.
I agree with ianh observation but I disagree with his conclusion/reasoning.Oh no you got me
There is a world of difference in using a loophole, that YouTube don't seem to be in a rush to close, and paying for a service compared to not paying a penny and expecting the world for free.
I'm not acting entitled in any way shape or form. I am paying for a subscription and Google/YouTube are happy to take whatever currency I have paid in and give me the benefits that YouTube Premium offers.
Complaining that you have to watch adverts whilst keeping your pennies in your pocket is entitled.
It is ironic that you say this
And only a few lines later talk about how you are using tricks to not pay full price.
It undercuts your own argument.
If that's all youtube has to offer than why are you miserable. Stop watching YT and move on with your life.
Soldato
Well I attempted the VPN trick but cannot get it to work, using various countries and browsers but continually get the "We couldn't verify your country" notification after logging in to Youtube Premium. hohum!
Personally, I disagree. If there is a way for me to get something cheaper with tools available to myself and easy to do, I’d be a fool to not take advantage.
If tomorrow they had found a way to stop the loophole then I would start paying the correct price. I watch a lot of YouTube and to me Premium is worth it but the fact I can get it for cheaper is icing on the cake.
Show me someone who would pay full price for something when they could easily pay a fraction of that cost and I’ll show you an idiot.
Soldato
Who said I'm "miserable", I haven't - Stop inventing make believe narratives, we call people who invent make believe things "liars" and no-one enjoys being around liars as they make the people around them miserable.
I said your miserable, based on your crude summation of content on youtube
I was using sideloaded uYouPlus app on the iphone and got fed up of the ads on the TV.
Ended up using the VPN trick to get premium just today. Not the cheapest but atleast doesn't get the country verification error...
Country: Ukraine
Cost: 99UAH/month (£2.15)
Time and faff come into the equation.
And judging by how many people above keep talking about the various issues they are having it clearly not that easy.
Caporegime
It is really...it is only difficult if you don't know
1 - which country to use
2 - the steps
But this thread has plenty of information to get it done. It is a 1 time event, only for signing up, once that is done it is valid until your card expires.
Soldato
As long as google are happy to take my money, IDGAF what other people think. I use, i pay. end of.
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Lolwut, did I say that watching cat videos on YT is some form of philanthropy? I also dunno why you're tarring me with the same entitlement brush as those complaining about ad blockers. I don't give af about all that, nor did I say jack about it.
And yeah, contributions. Do we need an exhaustive list of how YT has prospered and generated revenue through all the avenues its users have contributed through, prior to shoving a paywall in their face? Because I think you'd be hard-pressed to list them all.
But those of this demographic certainly can't use this angle? Well, why not? They did make YT what it is today, especially those who have stayed and continued to support the platform since its inception when ads weren't even a thing.
google might be in a better moral position to complain about ad block if they weren't a major factor in people needing them in the first place.
I didn't install ad-block the first time to not watch adverts on YouTube, I did it because the like of ad-sense were being used to spread malware around the internet and generally make websites more unusable than geocities.
I didn't install ad-block the first time to not watch adverts on YouTube, I did it because the like of ad-sense were being used to spread malware around the internet and generally make websites more unusable than geocities.
Soldato
Started to get adverts. time to get used to Brave browser then.
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No adverts here at all, Firefox and unlock Origin.
I use New Pipe on my phone, no need to root and unlock. Works like a charm.
I use New Pipe on my phone, no need to root and unlock. Works like a charm.
That’s not remotely the same thing, that’s just a video sponsor, do you really begrudge the creator getting some extra money?
Yeah if you have an issue with this, then stop watching that creator. Enough people do it, then ways will change.
I just skip through.