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I loved the idea of Youtube Premium at first, but I feel €15/month is exorbitant amount for what we're getting in return. Same for Facebook/Instagram which will

by isodev 3y ago

I loved the idea of Youtube Premium at first, but I feel €15/month is exorbitant amount for what we're getting in return. Same for Facebook/Instagram which will have a similar cost starting from February.

jjice 3y ago
> but I feel €15/month is exorbitant amount for what we're getting in return I think it comes down to how often you use the platform. YouTube has been my primary media source for the last twelve years and ads are what paid for that. Now that I can pay $14 (USD) per month to give the people I watch a bit more, have no ads, downloads, and a few other nice little features, it was a no brainer for me. I have always gotten _way_ more mileage out of YouTube than HBO or Netflix. But if you don't, then it's probably not worth it and having an advertisement will pay for it instead.
- thinkmassive 3y ago
  YouTube Music is $15/mo YouTube Premium is $19/mo
  - master-lincoln 3y ago
    Depends on your location... Or rather on what google thinks your location is (wink, wink ;) It's much cheaper in developing countries
    - quechimba 3y ago
      I pay COP$17,900 (USD$4.57)
  - BXlnt2EachOther 3y ago
    That seems high but I know pricing can vary significantly across countries. Is that somewhere in Europe for example? Or any government or Apple taxes included? in the US, going through the official website, it shows $14 a month or $11.66 a month if paying for the upcoming year at once. Premium and Music are part of the same product here and I'm not sure if you can unbundle. For comparison, Spotify Premium here looks to be $11/mo.
    - thinkmassive 3y ago
      Oh wow, this is a subscription through Apple… I didn’t realize the Apple Tax was so high!
  - chaoticmass 3y ago
    I've been paying $7.99 a month.
    - jabroni_salad 3y ago
      Might want to check your emails from dec 7...
  - jjice 3y ago
    Huh, must be region based then? This URL [0] says 14 for me and that's what my monthly charge is. [0] https://www.youtube.com/premium https://www.youtube.com/premium
- isodev 3y ago
  On one hand I wish they had an "occasional tech video" tier - maybe even the option for me to choose which creators get the credits. At the same time I can't shake the feeling that Google just enshitified the experience so much, that now "it's logical" to take a sub to make it decent again.
bpanon 3y ago
If you sign up from Mexico it is half price.

by isodev 3y ago

jjice 3y ago

> but I feel €15/month is exorbitant amount for what we're getting in return I think it comes down to how often you use the platform. YouTube has been my primary media source for the last twelve years and ads are what paid for that. Now that I can pay $14 (USD) per month to give the people I watch a bit more, have no ads, downloads, and a few other nice little features, it was a no brainer for me. I have always gotten _way_ more mileage out of YouTube than HBO or Netflix. But if you don't, then it's probably not worth it and having an advertisement will pay for it instead.

thinkmassive 3y ago
YouTube Music is $15/mo YouTube Premium is $19/mo
- master-lincoln 3y ago
  Depends on your location... Or rather on what google thinks your location is (wink, wink ;) It's much cheaper in developing countries
  - quechimba 3y ago
    I pay COP$17,900 (USD$4.57)
- BXlnt2EachOther 3y ago
  That seems high but I know pricing can vary significantly across countries. Is that somewhere in Europe for example? Or any government or Apple taxes included? in the US, going through the official website, it shows $14 a month or $11.66 a month if paying for the upcoming year at once. Premium and Music are part of the same product here and I'm not sure if you can unbundle. For comparison, Spotify Premium here looks to be $11/mo.
  - thinkmassive 3y ago
    Oh wow, this is a subscription through Apple… I didn’t realize the Apple Tax was so high!
- chaoticmass 3y ago
  I've been paying $7.99 a month.
  - jabroni_salad 3y ago
    Might want to check your emails from dec 7...
- jjice 3y ago
  Huh, must be region based then? This URL [0] says 14 for me and that's what my monthly charge is. [0] https://www.youtube.com/premium https://www.youtube.com/premium
isodev 3y ago
On one hand I wish they had an "occasional tech video" tier - maybe even the option for me to choose which creators get the credits. At the same time I can't shake the feeling that Google just enshitified the experience so much, that now "it's logical" to take a sub to make it decent again.

bpanon 3y ago

If you sign up from Mexico it is half price.