ULPT: Get subscriptions like Spotify Premium or YouTube Premium for $1 a month using VPNS/proxies

Posted by zios121@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 56 comments

A lot of apps like YouTube Premium, Spotify, Netflix, etc. have regional pricing, meaning they charge different rates depending on your country. For example, YouTube Premium is $14/month in the US but just \~$1.70/month in Pakistan.

Heres how to use this to your advantage:

Use a VPN or proxy to connect to a lower-cost country like Pakistan, Egypt, or Nigeria
Open a private/incognito window in Firefox (this helps avoid browser fingerprint issues).
Go to YouTube and head to the Premium payment page, you should now see the regional price (e.g., 480 PKR if you're on a Pakistani IP).
Proceed to checkout and pay for the youtube premium with the new regional price. Now you'll only have to pay $1.70 per month instead of $14 per month.

This method can be used with any app that has regional pricing such as disney plus, apple music, netflix, etc.

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PinchePendejo@reddit

This wont work, you'll need a payment method from that country otherwise the payment declines.

You'll need to use a site like cheapzy.net they use suppliers located in Turkey/Nigeria that buy the subscriptions for you using their own bank card

Azzeez@reddit

That’s not completely true, I have all my stuff setup in Korea and I still pay with my US credit card. As far as I can tell it won’t change whenever I leave unless after so long of not being on a Korean IP I’ll get flagged.

AceKingLee@reddit

But how do you remain on korean ip at all times?

I’m not sure what you mean? I live in Korea, but whenever I travel or go home for a month or two it still works fine. So idk maybe after a year it might get flagged.

Kitterath@reddit

Can vouch for cheapzy got my spotify and netflix off them

DontBuyMeGoldGiveBTC@reddit

It's also unnecessary. I have a Venezuelan Spotify and pay with my Spanish card at a heavily reduced price. I also have a Venezuelan Netflix which I pay with my Spanish card. Netflix max plan costs, for me, $7 a month iirc

maule90@reddit

thank you! i was looking for something like that for days! just ordered spotify there

UtopianWarCriminal@reddit

Interesting site... but worried about the person in the replies here saying their Spotify premium ended early and the support ticket was closed... could be completely their own fault or the exception... might use for discord nitro, though. I would save like 60% vs my local price.

deadlyjeddly@reddit

id guess they're probably the exception, the site has good reviews on trustpilot

LavaCreeperBOSSB@reddit

I got spotify through Cheapzy, lost my subscription before a year was up and they closed my support ticket

jonnypkmtrainer@reddit

User name checks out.

mrKrabslaugh@reddit

Cool, going to check 'em out!

Thank you!

GnollThaGnoll@reddit

Get it for free with modded apps !

transcendYourTruth@reddit

Or you could just use the Brave browser and not pay anything... lol

v15hk@reddit

Or use duckduckgo which also strips out all YouTube adverts

--MichaelScott--@reddit

What do you mean?

ban_Anna_split@reddit

I don't use brave because the guy who runs it is a cryptobro, but people use it cause it's got AdBlock built-in. You can just put ublock on Firefox or any of the other random firefox-based browsers tho.

On Android you can also just use youtube revanced and download a patched Spotify APK which removes ads anywho

postmasterp@reddit

I like brave but didn’t know it was run by a crypto bro. You saying the risk with it is it will install mining stuff on peoples’ machines? Or is it mainly you just don’t want to support douchebags?

The second one

bkilian93@reddit

Seconding this question

Key-Animator-9569@reddit

Need subscription for Alua creator

ewba1te@reddit

Least obvious repost bot

Majilkins@reddit

Better thing is use revanced and get it all for free.

Forward_Trainer1117@reddit

I had YT premium for a couple years with this method, paid like $3/month for it. Then they cancelled my subscription and told me I had to sign up with a payment method that matched my region. YT premium is like the one subscription that I actually use the hell out of so I pay regular price now

One-Statistician9565@reddit

This post is stupid and outdated.

Google is asking for address and phone number, near IP, you need to have that country Credit card. Otherwise, they will cancel it like in TOS.

pepe_botika@reddit

the adress and phone number, you can take hospital from the capital and they will always have an operativa phone.

with the credit card, you can use online cards that work perfectly.

they are trying hard to cut it but still works, it is not outdated at all

fernandopcg@reddit

Until they send a SMS code for verification

you can buy a number for hours for less than a euro

They will cancel ti at some point, you have no peace if is not done properly.

whatever you want, i have it since 2019.

Please give me online cards for turkey and pakistan, or india, or any cheap country. Cuz I can't make one. Use other cards online? too much trouble........or use stolen cards?!

Vicebaku@reddit

5sim.net

Nickersnacks@reddit

I don’t know about the other services but you can get a year of Spotify by purchasing a 1 year card online from another country for $20

josephdk23@reddit

Yep! Used this for about 2 years but over the past year they’ve really cracked down.

GreenGroveCommunity@reddit

Youtube premium

Paying

Ublock origin is free, it costs you $0 forever, you give no data to Youtube, and it blocks all ads on every website

Fuzzy_Stingray@reddit

At that point you might as well just pirate what you want, If you already have the VPN.

The_ZMD@reddit

Just use revanced or something.

whamra@reddit

Aside from address verification issues, Spotify will insist you pay using a bank card of this specific country.

chemicaldavid@reddit

Use Spliiiit to get onto people's family accounts that they have spare slots available for. Lots of other apps and services too.

Spliiiit

Buck_Slamchest@reddit

Sure, the OP is a few years behind everyone else with this post but some of the methods still do work, although it’s more of a matter of how long nowadays.

I signed up for the 4K Netflix package via Nigeria this week for the equivalent of $1 a week and that’s working fine.

Tidal via Nigeria works as well but I imagine it’ll ultimately lead to these companies adding Nigeria to the list of countries that require a local payment method as it’s the easiest way to block them.

My balls, google just deactivated 2 of my STORAGE 2tb accounts saying there are problems with payment and country =) , now I need to pay full price or I lost my shit.

They should let you download your stuff through their checkout system, no? Or is the problem that you don't have that amount of local storage?

I just did this for Spotify, needed an Indian credit card + address