TaylorSwiftFan
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I am surprised to see so many people pay for this.
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Do you pay for YouTube premium?
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West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
A lot of people actively enjoy YouTube these days, even more so than standard TV or cable/satellite.
The only time I actually watch vanilla television is for sports.
If YouTube had a suitable sports package, I would never watch TV again.
TaylorSwiftFan
Member
So you don’t watch Netflix, Prime, HBO Max or Disney+?
Great Hair
Banned
TTOOLL
Member
They lately have substantially increased the number of ads in each video hoping that people would pay for Premium.
I don’t mind ads, but what they did was disgraceful. I stopped watching YouTube on my TV because of it. Only on my laptop with ad blocking and on my phone I didn’t even have the YouTube app, Safari only.
I don’t mind ads, but what they did was disgraceful. I stopped watching YouTube on my TV because of it. Only on my laptop with ad blocking and on my phone I didn’t even have the YouTube app, Safari only.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
All good products you mentioned, but no
GoldenEye Samurai
Gold Member
No, I don’t. I use Spotify for my music and I can deal with the ads for watching videos from time to time.
Shai-Tan
Banned
yes, and it's good not having to ever watch ads, but I watch way too much YouTube. iOS screen time says the last 3 weeks were between 9 and 15 hours a week. I'm like 10 years behind on watching tv shows and movies and really should watch those instead.
Anyway, because I don't watch cable tv I never see video ads and don't want to go back to that.
Anyway, because I don't watch cable tv I never see video ads and don't want to go back to that.
Finley Peterson
Neo Member
Yes, I have been crying for several months now, without ads is definitely better.
Kazza
Member
I started my subscription a couple of months back and can't imagine ever going back to the free edition with ads. If you value your time (and just value not being exposed to the retarded content of the ads themselves) then I say get it. I wish I had got it last year.
Susurrus
Member
Become a student! Spend thousands on school and spend hours and hours of time, just to save 9 bucks a month on youtube.
Soodanim
Gold Member
If you’re an iOS user, Brave goes out of its way to tell you it blocks YouTube ads to save your data. That’s great, but I’m sure YT is artificially slow in mobile browsers. I can live with that, but the worst bit is that NeoGAF doesn’t load gifs properly in anything but Safari for me. That means using two different browsers, which cuts down on the convenience.
Bernd Lauert
Banned
Same. I really thought about it because the ads on TV are so annoying. But the price is just too high. If it were like 5 bucks I'd do it.
ricardo_sousa11
Member
Fuck no, the elites think we will pay 100$ a month in subscriptions for songs/films/series. They must think the world is the USA alone.
I dont have any active subscription at the moment.
I dont have any active subscription at the moment.
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SafeOrAlone
Banned
It's $16??
Holy crap. I was about to jump on for $5-7 month. How do you entice people to go from "free" to $16?
Crazy.
Holy crap. I was about to jump on for $5-7 month. How do you entice people to go from "free" to $16?
Crazy.
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
You harass them and then offer them a way out.
Elektro Demon
Banned
I use chrome and a few adblocks on pc.
As for mobile, I uninstalled the yt app from my phone and I'm using vivaldi browser with adblock to access mobile youtube.
As for mobile, I uninstalled the yt app from my phone and I'm using vivaldi browser with adblock to access mobile youtube.
fran.fernandez
Member
Would be nice if chromecast google tv had a voice command like: skip ad
idk why but recently every time I’m cooking I play some pawn stars episodes
idk why but recently every time I’m cooking I play some pawn stars episodes
QuantumZebra
Member
It's part of my YT Family Plan.
I get YT Music + YT Premium for 6 people for $15/m.... pretty damn good IMO.
I also have the Apple One plan (or whatever they call it)... Apple Music + TV + Arcade + 2TB iCloud Storage for $29/m split across my family.
Those are the only two subs I don't feel like I'm getting screwed on.
I get YT Music + YT Premium for 6 people for $15/m.... pretty damn good IMO.
I also have the Apple One plan (or whatever they call it)... Apple Music + TV + Arcade + 2TB iCloud Storage for $29/m split across my family.
Those are the only two subs I don't feel like I'm getting screwed on.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
After resisting for so many years I caved in. Mostly for my TV.
Fuck Toyota, fuck Kia, fuck CIBC and fuck les fromages du Québec.
Fuck Toyota, fuck Kia, fuck CIBC and fuck les fromages du Québec.
RPS37
Member
Noboru Wataya
Banned
The ads have become too much. So i caved. I pay £1.84 a month for a family pass. Use a VPN and sign up from an Indian IP. its easy.
Thats me and 5 other people reaping the benefit of youtube premium for almost free. I should have done this ages ago as the ads are out of control. I used ad blocker on my PC but i watch most youtube on my smart TV.
Thats me and 5 other people reaping the benefit of youtube premium for almost free. I should have done this ages ago as the ads are out of control. I used ad blocker on my PC but i watch most youtube on my smart TV.
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Get fucked
Lol, I use AD blocker
When they decided to add pre roll, mid roll, and post roll ads for every 3 min video I didn't cave and pay to solve the problem they created, I just worked around it.
I also support my favorite YouTube creators with Patreon. No ragrets.
Lol, I use AD blocker
When they decided to add pre roll, mid roll, and post roll ads for every 3 min video I didn't cave and pay to solve the problem they created, I just worked around it.
I also support my favorite YouTube creators with Patreon. No ragrets.
Blitzmangoman
Member
I do.
Using it a lot on my phone, tv/ps5.
I was sick of the ads and I can't use adblock or whatever on my phone/tv.
11€ a month is ok for the amount of usage and no ads anymore.
Using it a lot on my phone, tv/ps5.
I was sick of the ads and I can't use adblock or whatever on my phone/tv.
11€ a month is ok for the amount of usage and no ads anymore.
I just wanted the ability to turn off the screen and listen to videos mostly. Plus I watch or listen to a lot of youtube so I don't mind spending the money.
Xdrive05
Member
I do, but not even because of the ads. I listen to a lot of long form content on YT, and almost always from my phone, with the screen off (basically like a podcast). So I need the videos to "play" while the screen is off, so I can still listen through my AirPod Pros. That feature, as far as I know, is still behind the subscription paywall.
If the free version let you do that, I'd put up with the ads and drop the sub.
If the free version let you do that, I'd put up with the ads and drop the sub.
InterMusketeer
Member
I'm not entirely against paying for YouTube. I use it enough to justify spending a bit, but €12 a month is way too much. That's almost €150 a year! Insane. If they drop the price to €5 per month I might give it a try.
Soodanim
Gold Member
They know it, too. They'll never let that one slip away now that they got away with it.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I do, until I can figure out a way around by spending the 2 minutes to research it LOL
What makes it easy is that I bill it to my phone bill so it just adds a little bit more to the bill which is something I don't really notice as much. I balance it all out and have an x amount of money going into that particular account anyway which is a thing responsible to do so I really have grown spoiled to not seen advertisements but have grown more annoyed of getting the advertisements within a video which kind of defeats the purpose of the premium at times.
It's really just YouTubers getting around some limitations but the ads have gotten a lot worse and just about every channel especially those that pause in the middle of the video and do clever skits and stuff like that but some of them often take a minute or two versus ones that maybe are 20 seconds or less so it's less obstructive.
What makes it easy is that I bill it to my phone bill so it just adds a little bit more to the bill which is something I don't really notice as much. I balance it all out and have an x amount of money going into that particular account anyway which is a thing responsible to do so I really have grown spoiled to not seen advertisements but have grown more annoyed of getting the advertisements within a video which kind of defeats the purpose of the premium at times.
It's really just YouTubers getting around some limitations but the ads have gotten a lot worse and just about every channel especially those that pause in the middle of the video and do clever skits and stuff like that but some of them often take a minute or two versus ones that maybe are 20 seconds or less so it's less obstructive.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
If you hardcore watch YouTube than premium is great.
Javthusiast
Banned
VPN + Indian ip + random address in india + my credit card.
Signed up on my android phone through the yt app like this. Less than 2 dollars a month for yt premium with their currency.
Had to use the vpn only on signup. 4 months in it just takes these under 2 dollars from my credit card each month.
Feels good. xD
Signed up on my android phone through the yt app like this. Less than 2 dollars a month for yt premium with their currency.
Had to use the vpn only on signup. 4 months in it just takes these under 2 dollars from my credit card each month.
Feels good. xD
TheWanderingOgre
Member
I just subscribed.
After sending all my personal info to that struggling nigerian prince.
After sending all my personal info to that struggling nigerian prince.
Rathalos
Banned
fran.fernandez
Member
Now I have 2 ads no skip day… they are pushing it hard
Fox Mulder
Member
No ads on YouTube is a must if you use it a lot. I pay for premium because it’s easy and just works across every device wherever I am. Haven’t seen a single ad since I started it last year.
I’m caught between wanting to pay to get rid of ads, and absolutely not wanting to pay for a standard OS feature (seriously, the one time Apple won’t be a thorn in developer’s sides?).
I always do Request Desktop Website (saved as default for YouTube), play, lock phone, unlock, hit play on Lock Screen, lock again, doesn’t take any time to do but it’s still tedious.
It can’t be that difficult to write a Safari extension that specifically blocks the garbage that YouTube adds to disable PiP and background video, right?
I always do Request Desktop Website (saved as default for YouTube), play, lock phone, unlock, hit play on Lock Screen, lock again, doesn’t take any time to do but it’s still tedious.
It can’t be that difficult to write a Safari extension that specifically blocks the garbage that YouTube adds to disable PiP and background video, right?
ShadowLag
Member
Download the Brave browser on your phone, and watch YT that way - built in adblock, on all the time by default. Since I installed Brave I've never looked back, it's like the Internet was given back to me.
RoboEight
Member
I would if it was cheaper or they offered an ad free version by itself. Here in Canada YTP is $16 a month which I would say is fine with Youtube music included but I already have Spotify family which I'm paying $18 for so that's almost $40 a month and honestly I probably wouldn't use both music services. I do watch a lot of Youtube on my TV which has it built in so the ads are super annoying and get tiring which I guess it's doing it's job of making people want premium lol.