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EEVblog&some other YouTube channels, no longer free, at best (HD) quality levels
langwadt:
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--- Quote from: MK14 on August 11, 2023, 11:54:28 am ---To many people (I think) and some countries, the £12.99 per Month, is not going to happen, as it is too expensive, compared to their available resources.
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That's the thing, YouTube have different prices for Premium in different countries. Here in the UK, our price is one of the highest. People are getting Premium for greatly reduced prices by using a VPN, etc and signing up as if they were in a different country. (It escapes me right now which countries have a much cheaper price - India? Turkey?)
For me personally, if Premium were more like £5-6 per month, I would pay for it, but not at £12.99.
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That is exactly how I feel. £12.99 per month, just seems too much. But £5-6 per month, is a lot more palatable.
Given that Amazon Prime monthly rate (paying yearly would be cheaper, overall), seems to be currently £8.99 per month, I can't see how YouTube can justify the £12.99, as Amazon Prime has a Video service and much more, included with the Prime subscription.
Interesting idea, to use a VPN and sign up for (as if you were in) another country. I've heard about a similar concept for other thing(s), as well.
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here it is £13.80 at the current exchange rate, apperently by using a vpn to sign up with a ukraine postcode and payment in Ukrainian Hryvni you can get it for ~£2.80
MK14:
--- Quote from: langwadt on August 11, 2023, 02:18:33 pm ---here it is £13.80 at the current exchange rate, apperently by using a vpn to sign up with a ukraine postcode and payment in Ukrainian Hryvni you can get it for ~£2.80
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That's crazy.
But I can understand, why they would want to vary the price levels, depending on the 'value' (how rich) particular countries are (or not).
If computers were £500 here (they can be), and identically specced somewhat high/medium end computers, were £90. If it was fully legal, I suspect I might be getting my computer from Ukraine, in the same way, some people get cheap stuff from China.
When searching about this YouTube Premium for this thread, I did come across (but didn't read it), mention of YouTube premium being split between cheap, low cost tiers and expensive, full Premium YouTube services.
Maybe that would be an affordable way around this, assuming the low cost version, gives enough functionality.
Kim Christensen:
--- Quote from: MK14 on August 11, 2023, 02:57:14 pm ---But I can understand, why they would want to vary the price levels, depending on the 'value' (how rich) particular countries are (or not).
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It's a typical pricing strategy. Production costs put a floor under the price, but the consumer's ability and willingness to pay defines the upper bound.
MK14:
--- Quote from: Kim Christensen on August 11, 2023, 03:15:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: MK14 on August 11, 2023, 02:57:14 pm ---But I can understand, why they would want to vary the price levels, depending on the 'value' (how rich) particular countries are (or not).
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It's a typical pricing strategy. Production costs put a floor under the price, but the consumer's ability and willingness to pay defines the upper bound.
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My impression, with other (usually physically for sale items) has been that although there are regional price variations between different countries. The price doesn't really change that much (as a percentage), especially when you take what features are included with the item(s), e.g. a car.
But these price variations, seem extremely wild to me. A ball-park peek 1,000% variation between some countries and the UK.
It is a bit like, when some (low end) Fluke multimeters, are (let's say) £175 in the UK, and an essentially identically looking and specced model (fractionally different model number, not thought to make a real difference in practice, except perhaps country of manufacture), is perhaps only £75 (equivalent) in China.
I.e. The so called grey market.
In the same way, I said that having the top 1080p resolution (bit-rate), being unavailable to non-premium YouTube account holders, can be annoying. Paying £12.99 per month, when others for exactly the same service and capabilities, can get it for only perhaps £1.50 or £2.50, would also be rather annoying.
I do concede the (currently) 20% VAT (UK sales tax if you like), does explain some of the price differences, between the US and UK.
langwadt:
--- Quote from: Kim Christensen on August 11, 2023, 03:15:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: MK14 on August 11, 2023, 02:57:14 pm ---But I can understand, why they would want to vary the price levels, depending on the 'value' (how rich) particular countries are (or not).
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It's a typical pricing strategy. Production costs put a floor under the price, but the consumer's ability and willingness to pay defines the upper bound.
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you can also look at it as the rich consumer subsidizing the poorer consumer
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