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Probably a good move. Some of these services by themselves are compelling but don't quite justify yet another $5 a month. I recently myself cut out Apple Arcad

Probably a good move. Some of these services by themselves are compelling but don't quite justify yet another $5 a month. I recently myself cut out Apple Arcade. The games were obviously well beyond the norm in quality, but it was difficult to justify in a pandemic when I'm at home all day and not experiencing those commuting scenarios where short games slot in. As part of a bundle tho, Arcade increases the value.

mikestew 6y ago
Those are exactly my thoughts on Arcade. Arcade served a purpose for me for a while, and it's a quality offering IMO, but I was just yesterday setting a reminder for me to cancel it. Even at a paltry $5/month we just don't use it enough. But in a bundle...
- RandallBrown 6y ago
  With all subscriptions in the App Store canceling them retains access until the end of your billing cycle. (Weekly subscription goes to the end of the week, monthly the end of the month, etc.) No need to set a reminder. With free trials I'll cancel them as soon as I sign up to make sure I can't forget.
  - EricE 6y ago
    Yeah, but not with Apple TV+ or whatever it is. If you cancel the free trial it terminates immediately. I did discover today that you can now change it to monthly automatic renewal instead of annual. But still pretty sleazy they don't let you schedule the trial to just expire without having to remember to cancel to avoid a charge at all.
    - gnicholas 6y ago
      Huh that's interesting, since with app subscription purchases, it's the opposite (you get to continue using the free trial until it expires, even if you cancel right after signing up.
  - mikestew 6y ago
    No need to set a reminder. There is if I don't want to do it right this second, yet stand a chance of forgetting before I get to $DEVICE_WITH_WHICH_TO_CANCEL. Or can I do it from a browser? Or from my Mac? Oh, screw it, I'll do it tomorrow. "Hey, Siri, remind me tomorrow..."

mikestew 6y ago

Those are exactly my thoughts on Arcade. Arcade served a purpose for me for a while, and it's a quality offering IMO, but I was just yesterday setting a reminder for me to cancel it. Even at a paltry $5/month we just don't use it enough. But in a bundle...

RandallBrown 6y ago
With all subscriptions in the App Store canceling them retains access until the end of your billing cycle. (Weekly subscription goes to the end of the week, monthly the end of the month, etc.) No need to set a reminder. With free trials I'll cancel them as soon as I sign up to make sure I can't forget.
- EricE 6y ago
  Yeah, but not with Apple TV+ or whatever it is. If you cancel the free trial it terminates immediately. I did discover today that you can now change it to monthly automatic renewal instead of annual. But still pretty sleazy they don't let you schedule the trial to just expire without having to remember to cancel to avoid a charge at all.
  - gnicholas 6y ago
    Huh that's interesting, since with app subscription purchases, it's the opposite (you get to continue using the free trial until it expires, even if you cancel right after signing up.
- mikestew 6y ago
  No need to set a reminder. There is if I don't want to do it right this second, yet stand a chance of forgetting before I get to $DEVICE_WITH_WHICH_TO_CANCEL. Or can I do it from a browser? Or from my Mac? Oh, screw it, I'll do it tomorrow. "Hey, Siri, remind me tomorrow..."