Subscriptions... what you got!?

[DaveL485]

I keep mine as low as I can.

Mobile phones for me & 2 kids
Sky TV and Internet
Strava

I think thats it other than regular bills.

 

[Darryl_1983]

Thinking about ditching Spotify Premium and replacing it with YouTube Premium.

Currently paying £20 a month for a family sub and YouTube is the same price. I probably watch YouTube an hour a day easy, and when watching stuff directly through the tv the adverts are really intrusive.

I originally subbed to Spotify when I was travelling to and from work daily before covid, and upgraded to family when my kids started listening to music. But now I work from home I barely use it. I can't really listen to it in the car either as it's too loud and the roof is generally down.

Anyway, my question is, is YouTube music a decent substitute for Spotify?

 

[Mr Squashie]

YouTube Music is way better than Spotify. Never plays a bad song and there's loads of stuff on there, you can listen to albums or playlists or just let it do its own thing.
Audio quality on high is 256kbps aac, so the same quality as stuff you buy from the iTunes store. I think the high quality on Spotify is 320kbps MP3 which is basically identical.
I've done back to back tests with lossless music I've downloaded and stuff streamed from YouTube Music, and the main difference is there appears to be an equaliser applied to the YouTube stuff, but it's very pleasant and arguably sounds nicer than the original file, just a subtle v shaped sound profile. I personally couldn't hear any difference in clarity over my Fidelio X2 headphones 🤷🏻
Oh, and the volume is boosted as well which is useful if you aren't using an amp.

 

[McGherkin]

I have YT premium, it’s worth every penny. Also worth mentioning that you can get it cheaper with Vodafone.

 

[OEM Battery Nonce]

Another vote for YT Premium.

I watch a lot of the live recordings and it's great to be able to play them in the car.

I probably use YouTube more than any other streaming service now for both music and videos.

Edit,

One annoyance though is it's not integrated into other stuff as much, like Alexa won't play from it, and when using voice control in the car you need to specify to use YT music as it defaults to Spotify.

 

[Darryl_1983]

Cheers for the feedback guys. I think I'll make the jump.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Cheers for the feedback guys. I think I'll make the jump.

Worst case you just swap back, right !? No harm done.

 

[Not a Diesel!!!]

Prime (Free on Trial already cancelled renewal)
Pret Coffee Subscription £30 a month. Got 1 month as off in School hols. Was always gonna cancel after month. But Pret pulling plug on it anyway in Sept. Cold Drinks are Mad. How anyone paying £4 for bit of Icey fruit juice. Very Variable in quality too.
Evo Magazine. Papery thing through the door once a month.

So in a month just the Magazine.

 

[.Simon]

Cheers for the feedback guys. I think I'll make the jump.

I used the VPN trick until this year when they started to crack down on signing upto a Turkish account.

You can buy an account online, I thought I'd give it a go - it's been flawless and have changed all of the passwords etc - it's a lot cheaper than paying monthly.

Buy YouTube Premium 12 Months Premium Account - CJS CD Keys

Buy YouTube Premium 12 Months Account Global (Official website) at a cheap price, and receive it instantly after your payment.

www.cjs-cdkeys.com

 

[CrippsCorner]

Never used YouTube Premium but do often hear it's one of the best ones to have. I play a lot of Boiler Room type stuff off it, and one big advantage would be being able to listen whilst the phone's locked.

 

[MLB]

I used the VPN trick until this year when they started to crack down on signing upto a Turkish account.

You can buy an account online, I thought I'd give it a go - it's been flawless and have changed all of the passwords etc - it's a lot cheaper than paying monthly.

Buy YouTube Premium 12 Months Premium Account - CJS CD Keys

Buy YouTube Premium 12 Months Account Global (Official website) at a cheap price, and receive it instantly after your payment.

www.cjs-cdkeys.com

That does not seem sketchy at all😂

 

[Matt Cup]

I used the VPN trick until this year when they started to crack down on signing upto a Turkish account.

You can buy an account online, I thought I'd give it a go - it's been flawless and have changed all of the passwords etc - it's a lot cheaper than paying monthly.

Buy YouTube Premium 12 Months Premium Account - CJS CD Keys

Buy YouTube Premium 12 Months Account Global (Official website) at a cheap price, and receive it instantly after your payment.

www.cjs-cdkeys.com

How did you check out? When putting in an address the UK isn’t even on the drop down.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

I couldn't be without YouTube premium now. Worth every penny! YouTube music isn't better than Spotify, but unless you want something obscure, it's perfectly fine.

 

[Ben]

I’ve been paying £0.89 a month for my YouTube subscription for the last year but they’ve just cancelled my plan as they don’t believe I’m from Argentina 😢

 

[Simon_16v]

I had an Indian YouTube premium, stupidly tried changing it to a family plan and lost it

 

[Ray Gin]

@Sunglasses_Ron

 

[dann2707]

For those that don't want to pay for premium

YouTube vanced or revanced for your phone if you have a superior android, if you have an iPhone well that's on you for being like that.
And just use Adblocker on your desktop for the pc site and you get absolutely zero ads

 

[.Simon]

How did you check out? When putting in an address the UK isn’t even on the drop down.

I can't remember now ... I'm sure I paid via PayPal so address was automatically added.

That does not seem sketchy at all😂

I thought that but given they give you an email account and you can change all of the passwords / recovery emails etc, I took the risk. All ok though, have been using it for the last 3 months ... I'll just do the same next year when I need to renew as the VPN trick is now dead!

 

[Clio_fool]

I sacked Disney off a couple of months ago when it went up to £10 or £11 a month. Can't remember the last time I opened the app. The wife messaged me saying her didney+ had stopped working! Money we'll saved then😂.

 

[Simon_16v]

How did you check out? When putting in an address the UK isn’t even on the drop down.

Just pick something like Isle of Man and at the next section just pay through paypal.

 

[CrippsCorner]

The missus has banged on Prime again for some deliveries, so I need to be quick and watch the latest series of Clarkson's Farm!

 

[riz]

For those that don't want to pay for premium

YouTube vanced or revanced for your phone if you have a superior android, if you have an iPhone well that's on you for being like that.
And just use Adblocker on your desktop for the pc site and you get absolutely zero ads

I thought that stopped working

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I thought that stopped working

Mine did.
I haven't looked at a newer version.

 

[davo172]

iCloud+ 2TB
Amazon Prime
Apple Music (inc. with work EE plan)
Netflix (inc. with Sky broadband/tv deal)

Not that many really, cancelled TV licence ages ago, along with Disney+ as neither were used.

Did you have any comebacks ref cancelled tv licence did they ever check?

Seems a waste of money to me never watch bbc or I player anyway did you just cancel online?

 

[Sir_Dave]

Did you have any comebacks ref cancelled tv licence did they ever check?

Seems a waste of money to me never watch bbc or I player anyway did you just cancel online?

I just cancelled it online.
They did actually come round to check a few months later, so i invited them in and showed them my lack of TV aerial (its a new build house).

 

[davo172]

I just cancelled it online.
They did actually come round to check a few months later, so i invited them in and showed them my lack of TV aerial (its a new build house).

🤣

So they can't prove you watch or record bbc thru sky then?

 

[riz]

Mine did.
I haven't looked at a newer version.

Grayjay

 

[Sir_Dave]

🤣

So they can't prove you watch or record bbc thru sky then?

Wouldnt imagine so.
Mum can obviously watch BBC / iPlayer when she is here though, because she has a tv licence & iPlayer login.

 

[Crispy.]

Is there any way to get YouTube premium for cheaper still, without buying a separate account, or have they cracked down on this?

 

[-KarL-]

Is there any way to get YouTube premium for cheaper still, without buying a separate account, or have they cracked down on this?

Use a VPN, I use Peru £4.27 a month.

 

[S-JM]

It's way better than Amazon Music and although it's been a hot minute since I used Spotify, I'd say it's better than that too.

Really random insert into the convo but does YT Music normalise volume? We've had it for a couple of weeks now and it's very good, but I have noticed some songs are much quieter than others.

Spotify had a normalise volume option within settings which ensured all songs were at the same level.

 

[Martin_172]

not a single one!, well unless you consider this place 😂

 

[ChrisR]

Every time I see this thread title I just think of this

 

[rctempire]

Whos had the email from YT about payment location?

 

[Ben]

Whos had the email from YT about payment location?

I had mine a few months ago 👎