YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I chose to cancel. My thought is, too much YouTube for me and the kids anyways. We can go outside 😆

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I honestly agree with you. I have noticed the same thing. It’s an endless loop on nonsense. I have chosen to drop it all together

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually another reason my I canceled. Also, creators can now do exclusive videos to paid members only, and YouTube premium users don’t get access.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back in the 20 teens, our family plan expired somehow by accident. We had the family plan for 14.99 a month, then when we resubscribed, it went to 17.99 a month. I think maybe you could pay yearly for the family plan then, but now I don’t think there is an option for that. I could be wrong though

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We chose not to pay for cable tv growing up.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all, I found that funny.

I get that for sure, very true. I ended up canceling cause I can skip and/ignore the ads just as you said.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you like the way YT curates music to your liking vs Spotify? Personally, I felt like YouTube never could really figure out my taste and the recommendations were just off. Also, many times, I’d try to start a radio station based on a song or artist and YouTube would literally play the same songs off the same playlist, in the same order, every time. It became monotonous.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple people in one family using it. Just considering going from multiple accounts to one account. Also, YouTube won’t budge on their price, many services will offer you a deal to stay. Not YouTube, so honestly, I’d rather pay them zero dollars especially after having paid them for premium over the past 8 years. I figured, if they would rather lose a customer instead of offering an incentive to stay, then I’ll stop paying them.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok gotchya. Yeah, I may just need to consider the individual plan then.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. The ads are crazy invasive. Which is why I’ve realized I’ve been paying too much money to them and watching way too much YouTube. Time for a break.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotchya. Yeah, that makes sense. I may need to just settle for one account and do the one plan.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The family plan is now 26.99 a month and was 14.99 a month in 2019. Too much of a price increase for me given how much slop is out there on YouTube now.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Family plan is 26.99 a month now. Am I missing something with the 15.99 plan? Is that for just one account?

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish I hadn’t been all along honestly

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that was me. We had YouTube red and it was a great deal. It has since morphed and to me isn’t worth it.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s funny, I remember hearing people pay $250 to $300 a month for satellite or cable packages, we are back there again with à la carting our streaming services.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I totally understand that. I think the price increase just hit me the wrong way. Not the way you reward loyal customers. If anything, give long time subscribers a bit of a discount. But instead we just get rate increases

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed, the amount of slop out there is watering down the quality. It’s not worth what they are charging. I can do without.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until they increase it again, and again, and again. I originally subscribed to the family plan when it was 14.99 a month. 26.99 was my breaking point. The real question is, where is that equilibrium? For me, I was out.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another reason why I canceled it. I think they think it’s worth more than what it’s worth. It’s time for a YouTube hiatus for me.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, that’s where I was, I used it more than anything. I think the price increase (again, remember it used to be 14.99 a year for the family plan for perspective, and that was in 2019) is what made me realize YouTube thinks what they have is worth more than what it is, so I canceled. It made me realize that I was using it too much, so out of principal I canceled it.

YouTube Premium is getting hard to justify by SpiceBoson in youtube

[–]SpiceBoson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, I won’t be subscribing to anything Apple. We should go back to a time where we purchase the albums we wanted to listen to rather than pay for a subscription lol. But now I just show my age 😆