{"id":293090,"date":"2024-12-16T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=345762"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:37:38","slug":"dont-want-to-pay-25-dollars-a-month-for-youtube-tv-theres-a-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/dont-want-to-pay-25-dollars-a-month-for-youtube-tv-theres-a-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#039;t want to pay 25 dollars a month for YouTube TV? There&#039;s a trick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are all tired of Netflix, Max, Disney+, and other streaming platforms raising their prices. Even YouTube has blatantly raised the price of its YouTube Premium subscription by almost 40% from one year to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/newsletter.png?GoogleAccessId=wp-stateless%40kubertonic.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1781461474&Signature=u32ruwXy5YgyRRtNuB4DZuQ7LOWUYkblsaDj9gM4BH3NkWqo4wkKVV1XFuMjVp1oszf%2FSORAAp2ajI5Y9cQd6WbKQeP9aMJun5xO75wXHubZ1FCZX53lT74f%2BvmQcdNx73ZNY75j9mxCHcIaRRXX7DiDAeoqXw5pw5XLt7vLuKOMKEEVcnO9Ln4RBT2XT4G1%2B67A7j7Eh3nIzTG8uOQAiWERh8GN67gGsbXIp58aXLAw%2B4c5WkHVuwZ0DeoIDGoUzYI2XKvW2jPijf1boJ7s5dB%2BGW5saXGlu4gJcnHqmQpIxL7E1xGei0YbbFEf9P8SFqFBHabJdlcGNi1Ca9222g%3D%3D\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming, entertainment and deals right in your inbox.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Subscribe (it's FREE) \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re as fed up as we are with these increases, there&#8217;s a way to protest: canceling our subscription no matter how much it hurts. And while this threat doesn&#8217;t work with Netflix and company, <strong>YouTube might convince you to stay with a price lock for a few more months<\/strong> that offsets its 2025 price increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you missed it, <strong>YouTube TV will increase its prices by 10 dollars a month on January 13 for existing members<\/strong>, making your monthly fee 82.99 dollars. That cost is already in effect for new subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YouTube TV&#39;s monthly price has increased 137% since its debut:<br><br>\u2022 2017     $34.99<br>\u2022 2019     $49.99<br>\u2022 2022     $64.99<br>\u2022 2023     $72.99<br>\u2022 2025     $82.99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wV23gaQmPm\">https:\/\/t.co\/wV23gaQmPm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Morning Brew \u2615\ufe0f (@MorningBrew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorningBrew\/status\/1867237713260474698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The trick of threatening to leave the service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if you follow the steps to cancel your subscription, some users report that they are being tempted with <strong>six more months at the current cheaper monthly price of $72.99<\/strong>. This is stated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/youtubetv\/comments\/1hcybtw\/cancellation_loop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">some Reddit users<\/a> and a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/14\/24321223\/youtube-tv-price-lock-cancel-subscription-offer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">The Verge team<\/a> who has also received the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Not everyone is offered the low rate, although a constant factor is how one tries to leave. <\/strong>People report that to be more successful, you should cancel YouTube TV through a web browser on a PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From here, go to the YouTube TV settings page, <strong>look for the subscription options and then &#8220;Manage&#8221; to start the simulated cancellation process<\/strong>, or actually cancel if you are interested in leaving YouTube TV no matter how much it tries to tempt you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"YouTube\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/10d25878-96d2-11e6-8469-00163ed833e7\/287048719\/youtube-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">YouTube<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully, this trick will work for a few more weeks, so if you want to keep YouTube TV, you can save 10 dollars a month throughout the first half of 2025. <strong>Although ideally, they would stop increasing a price that is starting to become excessive.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are all fed up with Netflix, Max, Disney+, and other streaming platforms raising their prices. Even YouTube has blatantly increased the price of its YouTube Premium subscription by almost 40% from one year to the next. If you&#8217;re as fed up as we are with these hikes, there&#8217;s a way to protest: by canceling our subscription, no matter how much it hurts. And while this threat may not work with Netflix and company, YouTube might convince you to stay with a price lock for a few more months to counteract their 2025 price increase. 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