YouTube Premium thread SEE OP

antimatterx · 27-08-2025 09:57PM

YouTube are getting aggressive with these emails. They cancelled it on me last Wednesday, I resubscribed and they cancelled it again. I even watched videos with the polish vpn on.

Just charge a fair price for Ireland ffs.

Dodge · 28-08-2025 07:02AM

Going to switch from single to family with the Turkish iTunes method soon. Are there any issues doing this I should be aware of?

Nigzcurran · 28-08-2025 08:55AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123761375#Comment_123761375

Should be zero issues

dulpit · 28-08-2025 09:18AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123761375#Comment_123761375

Set up the family members first before subscribing.

frash · 28-08-2025 10:41AM

PM me if your family isn't big enough and I'll chip in

Dodge · 28-08-2025 11:14AM

FWIW I did it earlier with no hassle

I had signed up through Turkish iTunes a while back but couldn’t add family as my wife was the family leader in our Google group

She deleted that last night. I set up the new family and then switched today from individual to family. €44 will get me about 8 months

Berty · 29-08-2025 07:57AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123760999#Comment_123760999

Are they refunding you though after cancelling?

antimatterx · 29-08-2025 09:16AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123764934#Comment_123764934

No because I don't lose access to premium until the current monthly period ends. They make me resub though before the next payment goes out.

Arthur Daley · 29-08-2025 09:41AM

Do you think they are, or will collect data on the country you are predominantly accessing from. And start cutting access if they don't like it. Based on the update to terms and conditions.

In this case you'd need VPN on all the time. It's nearly getting as bad as flying a war plane with counter measures, all to watch youtube for free. Something unthinkable 15/20 years ago.

-l-Z3k3-l- · 30-08-2025 01:55PM

If anyone is setting up a plan let me know, or if people are interested let me know and I'll start up a family plan

Pip510 · 30-08-2025 02:04PM

Just signed up to the Turkish ITunes and it worked a treat. Thank you to everyone that shared the information on how to do this. It’s very much appreciate

kaerobe · 30-08-2025 07:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123768997#Comment_123768997

entirely interested

b.gud · 30-08-2025 08:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123769030#Comment_123769030

Great to hear it worked would you mind linking to the post or posts you followed to sign up

DopeTech · 30-08-2025 09:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123770490#Comment_123770490

This is the one widely used. Been going strong on it for about a year now. They sent an email a few days ago which is a little concerning as they said they will be stricter on needing you to be mainly connecting from the country that you are signed up in so I’m not sure how that will leave us on Turkish credit. My advise would be not to top up too much in case it does get clamped down on.

https://www.vpn-tools.com/youtube-cheaper/turkey/

Blazer · 01-09-2025 06:18PM

For some reason I had it in my head it was 35 a month. I'm sick of ads now and even the kids are complaining so I've renewed my family plan.

I've 2 spots available if anyone wants to chip in.

nedd · 02-09-2025 07:17AM

Some reports this morning that Google are clamping down on Family members not living in the same house.

micks_address · 02-09-2025 08:15AM

ive been using poland last few months but it seems like with them changing terms and conditions ill be done soon.. ive been able to renew each month using a vpn and revolut.. will keep going as long as it lasts. i was able to renew for another month with a vpn set to poland..

dulpit · 02-09-2025 08:36AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123777722#Comment_123777722

Ya just read an article there, seems. That they are starting to slowly roll this out to catch people who aren't in same household. Which would suck.

shmeee · 02-09-2025 10:55AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123777940#Comment_123777940

On this, how will they actually know who's in what household. People watching on mobile, all different ISP's. Will they use location data on your Google account?

dulpit · 02-09-2025 01:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123778435#Comment_123778435

No idea. I know that if I use the netflix account I'm on on mobile it will work anywhere, but if I am in a different house it recognises I'm in a different house…

nedd · 02-09-2025 01:13PM

I think you are expected to connect to home Wifi network at least once a month.

wassie · 02-09-2025 01:58PM

According to this article:

For context, YouTube conducts an "electronic check-in" every 30 days to ensure that each family member lives at the same residential address as the family manager. Previously, failing the check-in didn't really seem to have any consequences, but that is now changing.

https://www.androidpolice.com/youtubes-latest-crackdown-may-affect-your-family-plan/

Nigzcurran · 02-09-2025 02:12PM

I reckon if you stuck to using mobile data you'd be ok. different WiFi addresses are a red flag

wassie · 02-09-2025 02:18PM

If anyone has a Nord VPN account, they actually have an option called MeshNet that helps bypass this issue so that all client devices look like they are located at the same address, but it is a little bit techy to implement.

Unfortunately they are discontinuing it at the end of this year.

DXR · 02-09-2025 09:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123777722#Comment_123777722

You'd think Google, of all organisations would realise not all families live at the same addresses. This doesn't stop them being families though.

Netflix went this route too, they became fairly Draconian , preventing streaming within fully plan's, if it detected you weren't all in the same address, and you can see the backlash starting to happen to them with people just saying they're letting the account lapse and not renew payments.

Strange business model to pursue, but I'm sure they know what they're doing.