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Spotify Premium ₱49 (~A $1.3) for 3 Months (New Users), ₱129 (~A $2.6) Per Month after, ₱199 (~A $5.2) for Spotify Family [VPN]

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Spotify Premium ₱49 (~A $1.3) for 3 Months (New Users), ₱129 (~A $2.6) Per Month after, ₱199 (~A $5.2) for Spotify Family [VPN]
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Lmonchee on 30/11/2016 - 13:35 spotify.com (3201 clicks)
Last edited 07/05/2017 - 00:05 by 1 other user

Hello OzBargain fam. Long time lurker, first time poster. Here's something that I've been using for a while now.

Spotify Premium in the Philippines has a different pricing (above is the conversion rate provided by Google as of 30/11/2016). In order to be able to subscribe, there are two/three things that you'll need to do:

  • 1: You have to create a Philippine Spotify account having local residential address via a VPN.
  • 2: For the payment method, create a new Paypal account with a PH address and link your card/bank details there there. (I forgot if you'll need a VPN for this one.)
  • 3: (Optional) If you're getting a family subscription, every account to be linked should be a PH Spotify account as well.

RIP my English. I'm not sure if it's still working, but I've just been charged another 5.47 AUD for my family subscription two days ago. Here are two screenshots for proof:
Screenshot #1, Screenshot #2, Screenshot #3

One catch with this trick is that on the browse tab, you'll see a bunch of Filipino curated Spotify playlists featured up top. Everything else is just like having Premium.

P.S.: Mods, feel free to delete this post if not allowed or modify it to your liking. I hope this post helps and thank you OzBargain for the great deals and bargains.

Edit: Spotify pricing for other countries linked by arran4
http://mts.io/projects/spotify-pricing/

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  • atlas on 30/11/2016 - 13:41

    Nice. I'll give this a shot when I get home.

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 13:42

      Let me know if it works, fam. I'm currently subscribed atm. Just so if it doesn't work, I can take it out immediately. Thanks!

    • dizitalart on 30/11/2016 - 15:55

      Yes, please share your test.

  • Ybanna on 30/11/2016 - 13:49

    Keen to try this out. If you don't mind, what VPN did you use?

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 14:35

      I used a proxy switcher and searched for a PH IP that I could use. It took a while to find one though..

      • wookienow on 01/12/2016 - 11:02

        Could you share the proxy you used?

      • thegourou20 on 19/04/2017 - 16:57

        any chance of sharing the proxy details that you have used please?

  • currentfad on 30/11/2016 - 14:05
    +8

    Don't spotify libraries in different regions differ? (not just the playlists)

    • Hieu Le on 30/11/2016 - 14:19

      I thought this was the case too

      • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 14:33
        +3

        Just like @monchee, I'm subscribed to family too.

        @spaghettiman, you get access to basically all the spotify playlists and songs. It's not like netflix where you are content-blocked based on where you are accessing the site from.

        From what I could remember when I set up my spotify ph account, I had to use VPN for both paypal PH and spotify PH. I got a free 30 day trial to the VPN provider that I used too. Once the paypal PH account is set up, you can access it even without VPN and put in your credit card details (I used the qantas discovery amex for this) so paypal PH would be able to verify your account. What I do every 3 months is just do a family/friend transfer of the quarterly subscription fee from my paypal AU to paypal PH where spotify PH takes the monthly subscription from.

        • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 14:36
          +1

          Thanks mate! At least someone else is here to back it all up.

        • ProjectZero on 30/11/2016 - 14:59

          you get access to basically all the spotify playlists and songs.

          I don't think that's the case, I can't seem to access Yellowcard's "Gift and Curses". I found it on Spotify, just can't seem to play it at all.

        • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 15:18

          @ProjectZero: I just looked that up and it played straightaway.

        • ProjectZero on 30/11/2016 - 15:29

          @gerryg: Cheers, will check it out again. I rememeber it not working a couple of months back.

          -edit-

          You sure it is the Yellowcard version? I can't find it…

        • jackary on 30/11/2016 - 16:56
          +3

          @ProjectZero: There are definitely different libraries between countries. I regularly have songs that I could once listen to (and have added to Playlists) become "greyed out". ProofMore Proof

          HOWEVER, it does appear Spotify picks your IP and serves the catalogue available to the country you're currently in. So even with a Philippines account, you should theoretically get the Australian library.

        • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 20:50

          @ProjectZero: Sorry, yes it's the other version. I found that in google but it's greyed out just like what [@jackary] said.

        • ProjectZero on 01/12/2016 - 09:14

          @gerryg: Yeah, there is probably a region lock, just not sure if the lock is based on account "location" or physical location

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 14:25

      Hmmm.. I'm just not sure about that. Well I just not all songs are the same.. Makes sense.

      • WhereThouArt on 30/11/2016 - 16:37
        +7

        do you even spotify bro?

        • PinzVidz on 30/11/2016 - 19:53
          -5

          Yes I do. But it looks like some people just can't a joke…

        • [Deactivated] on 30/11/2016 - 20:10
          +9

          @PinzVidz:

          shit joke

        • PinzVidz on 01/12/2016 - 02:37
          -5

          @murphy84:

          Shit comment.

    • renaldof on 30/11/2016 - 15:57
      +6

      I pay my Spotify family plan overseas (Brazil, I'm from there:) and the libraries change according from the region YOU ARE CONNECTING FROM, so everyone in AUS will have access to the same stuff, whereas some of my brazilian music is greyed out because I am not there.

      • oz-stef on 30/11/2016 - 19:52

        Before Spotify launched in Australia I had signed up to the UK service, once Spotify launched in Australia I had a significant number of tracks no longer available and were "greyed out" as others have noted. I never needed to use a VPN to use Spotify UK, once I "migrated" my account from .UK to .AU that was the reason I could no longer access certain tracks.

        I believe the reason as to why I could no longer ccess those tracks was that Spotify were not licensed to make those tracks available in the .AU market, only on the .UK (or any other countries they'd paid or been granted a license)

        I'd expect the Philippines Spotify library and pricing to adhere to the above somewhat, the less licensing fees Spotify are required to pay in a country the less they can charge for that service.

        • callum9999 on 01/12/2016 - 08:54
          +1

          Somewhat yes, but not much. The lower pricing in these regions is much more based on ability to pay than licensing deals (which will also be cheaper for Spotify in those regions). Getting an Australian to pay the equivalent of 30 minutes of wages is much easier than convincing a Philipines user to splash out an entire day! I'm not an extensive user, but I had it included with my plan in Malaysia and every song I ever looked for was available.

  • arran4 on 30/11/2016 - 14:31
    +11

    Interesting.. In case you want to find potentially cheaper locations, there is this list:
    http://mts.io/projects/spotify-pricing/

    Seems there is no cheaper location by a mile!

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 15:00

      Great find!

  • kuripot on 30/11/2016 - 14:34

    I've been using spotify via philippines for more than a year now and also on family plan.

    Currently spotify does not check if the whole family is on the same region.

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 14:37
      +5

      When I added a 5th account to my family subscription, it did tell me that accounts needed to be in the same country.

      • renaldof on 30/11/2016 - 16:01

        so I had to temporarely move my mate's FB account to the country, then change his Spotify account to the country, then link it to the family plan.
        After it was setup, he could change his FB back to AUS fine

        • ippy on 30/11/2016 - 18:00

          to the country?

        • renaldof on 30/11/2016 - 19:02

          @ippy: the target country that you are changing the account to

      • kuripot on 30/11/2016 - 17:37

        strange.. i used up all my accounts.. 2 used in Aus.. my phone while echo and google home(same account). the others used by family overseas..

        only the 5th account was blocked?

        • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 17:58
          +1

          Because the first four accounts that were linked are my family back home (in the Philippines). And the last one was for my mate here.

  • samfisher5986 on 30/11/2016 - 14:42
    +2

    If you don't care if this is morally right, it might also interest you to know that you don't actually need Spotify premium to use it, you just need your mobile app to think its premium.

    • Cheapascents on 30/11/2016 - 14:53

      yo can you elaborate please, i feel like this can benefit me greatly.

      • pifts on 30/11/2016 - 15:52

        Google Spotify 9.3.3

    • ekto on 30/11/2016 - 14:53

      che?

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 15:04

      I know this method >:D

    • Your Friend on 30/11/2016 - 15:08

      Could you please PM me with details?

    • MadMaxBargainRoad on 30/11/2016 - 15:09

      Apparently you need to register new account every few months to use it. Any more elegant workaround?

      • samfisher5986 on 30/11/2016 - 15:19
        +1

        Basically people modify the spotify app to make it use premium features.

        I just use my normal account and have done so for a long time.

    • CantStopTheDiddly on 30/11/2016 - 15:44

      I'd be interested in this too if you are able to share.

    • ilikeit on 30/11/2016 - 17:41

      Is it both Android and iOS?

      • hmac on 02/09/2017 - 21:07

        just android, you need to install the apk. worksfor jailbroken iOs devices if that helps

        • ilikeit on 02/09/2017 - 21:50

          Woah, holy thread revival! Did the PH deal. The modified Spotify app mentioned doesn't play music on the high-quality setting unfortunatley.

        • hmac on 02/09/2017 - 22:18

          @ilikeit:
          hahah i saw it linked in a new recent thread. Ahh that's a bugger then. I just use it, it's good enough for me. I also use deezloader to download my spotify playlists to my phone which you also can't do with the cracked app

        • ilikeit on 02/09/2017 - 22:21

          @hmtk: I used to use SpottyDL. Dunno if it still works though. Could cut out ads and tag too.

        • hmac on 02/09/2017 - 22:56

          @ilikeit: omg i heard of that. apparently the sound quality was so bad with it.
          The one i use now was on reddit i think. It imports your spotify playlist into deezer and you can download it via that software i mentioned earlier. So far quality is great.

        • ilikeit on 02/09/2017 - 23:08

          @hmtk: It captured the songs through my sound card. I was happy with it. I've read about Deezloader. Happy with my PH account for the moment. Stupid cheap on a family deal.

        • hmac on 02/09/2017 - 23:20

          @ilikeit:ahhh that's how it worked!
          fair enough, the family deal is so damn dirt cheap

  • JD9151 on 30/11/2016 - 14:52

    Do you need a VPN after registering?

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 14:56

      Nope, once you set everything up, you're good.

    • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 14:56

      no

  • ChickenAdobo on 30/11/2016 - 14:55
    +1

    Nice going to work some pinas connection to sort me out on this.

  • cristobaljamesy on 30/11/2016 - 15:07
    +1

    Nice share OP :)

  • hashtagbargain on 30/11/2016 - 15:11
    +1

    I'm willing to join someone's phillipino Spotify family. Pm me!

    • timliu1996 on 20/01/2017 - 01:11

      Hi, I'm interested, couldn't PM you as I just joined this forum and it wouldn't let me send PMs

  • rawm on 30/11/2016 - 15:26
    +1

    Good post OP, +1 for sure. I used to do this with the now defunct rdio http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/17/9750890/rdio-shutdown-pan… back in the day and pay the equivalent of ~90c a month - good times! Spotify would be great quality so this is well worth it!

    • brokeunistudent on 01/12/2016 - 01:34
      +1

      There is a reason why its defunct ;)

  • zzymurgy on 30/11/2016 - 15:48
    +1

    AHEMbdayspotifyAHEM

    • nxllson on 30/11/2016 - 21:38
      -2

      Sorry, no.
      We don't want jailbroken mods here, it's just illegal. Just admire the price OP has found, instead of "AHEMing" the deal. You can't even download music & stream high quality.

      • nhkay on 01/12/2016 - 08:01

        You can't even download music & stream high quality.

        I always can and I don't need to pay a subscription for anything

  • superforever on 30/11/2016 - 15:52

    Are you sure you can create a Philippine paypal with AU C.C.?

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 16:08

      Yup, I'm using my CommBank debit for my PayPal/Spotify subscription.

  • Whatisthatvelvet on 30/11/2016 - 16:10

    Nice. Might have to cancel my account and set up this way

  • spiderbite88 on 30/11/2016 - 16:10
    +1

    Is there a way to still view the Australian top charts?

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 16:12
      +1

      Yup! Go to the Browse tab > Charts > scroll down to the bottom > Top 50 by Country > Australia Top 50

  • JohJoh on 30/11/2016 - 16:13
    +1

    Worked for me, although they locked my new Filipino PayPal account and want me to either do an automated phone call or upload my identity…

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 16:14

      Never happened to me yet..

      • JohJoh on 30/11/2016 - 16:16

        Thing is, I created the PayPal account on my AU IP address and then logged in using a Filipino IP, so that triggered the fraud detection. In hindsight, I should've created it on the PH IP.

        EDIT: I'm thinking I could probably actually access the PayPal account by uploading a copy of my passport and just saying I'm a visitor to Phillipines or something if I need to.

        • boretentsu on 30/11/2016 - 22:29

          I second this. Paypal won't let me create without a national ID. Anyone experience different?

          Edit: I just put in a dummy ID and had it setup. Now when I try to pay Spotify, it comes up with a merchant error.

          Editx2: whoops forgot to activate. Working now.

        • sushirais on 17/02/2017 - 17:15

          @onebutters:

          How did you guys activate a PH PayPal without a PH mobile number to activate it??

        • boretentsu on 21/02/2017 - 14:41

          @friedrais: yes. It accepted dummy data iirc

  • mavis30551 on 30/11/2016 - 16:45

    I got an email the other day for $1 for 3 months, again.

    Signed up and set a reminder to cancel the day before it renews in 3 months time :P

    • brokeunistudent on 01/12/2016 - 01:36

      You can cancel now and enjoy the subscription for 3 months :)

  • cdaddy on 30/11/2016 - 16:46

    (profanity) me dead all this to save some dollars??

    • zzymurgy on 30/11/2016 - 16:51
      +21

      you must be new here.

      • cdaddy on 30/11/2016 - 18:16

        Been here longer than you.

        • nhkay on 01/12/2016 - 08:02
          -3

          we grew here you flew here

    • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 17:19
      +4

      Yeah, dollars equating to about $9.50 a month…

    • exa on 01/12/2016 - 09:39

      Yeah it's funny all the time people here can spend to save pennies, I mean ~100AUD a year isn't worth the trouble of doing all that with the possibility of loosing the account.

      Plus personally I don't want to loose all my saved music and followed things…

  • zzymurgy on 30/11/2016 - 16:53
    +4

    The irony is, I remember going to tourist attractions in the Philippines who were blaring out traditional music on Spotify Free - complete with ads.

    • muncan on 30/11/2016 - 18:39
      +3

      I was in a taxi once and the driver had a radio playing music complete with ads. We still live among barbarians.

  • longislandicetea on 30/11/2016 - 17:41

    Just did everything accordingly but it won't let me add family members despite their account being created as a PH account. Giving me an error that the account is based in another country

    • [Deactivated] on 30/11/2016 - 17:47

      Are you still using your VPN?

      • longislandicetea on 30/11/2016 - 19:48

        Yeah I am using a VPN to create those accounts. It's weird because the country on the accounts created with a VPN end up being located in UK

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 17:56

      They all should be created via the VPN.

  • kuripot on 30/11/2016 - 18:14

    @monchee:

    maybe spotify changed checks since i created my family accounts.

    i changed to spotify.ph right after rdio.ph closed.

    rdio supperior ui/ux than others

  • HeartFeltAxe on 30/11/2016 - 18:22

    I guessss its a bargain…

  • 50cent on 30/11/2016 - 18:24

    Do you have to use a VPN every time or just when you initially set it up?

    • monchee on 30/11/2016 - 18:48

      Just when you set it up.

  • Daedalus on 30/11/2016 - 18:28
    +1

    is there a way of doing it without creating a PH paypal account?

  • coochiemudlo on 30/11/2016 - 19:12

    I just created a PH Spotify account and Paypal.

    Went to pay and it shows a three month trial in AU dollars:(

    VPN I used was Hola. Is that the issue?

    • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 20:45

      I think it has to be a VPN that has a PH server. like vypr. I'm just not sure if they still offer a free trial.

    • wookienow on 01/12/2016 - 11:11

      I had this same issue using IPVanish with a server based in Philipines. Did you work this out.

    • monchee on 01/12/2016 - 11:50

      Yeah, I tried using Hola's PH server and it just ends up making a US or GB account for me. Try a different VPN.

  • THX on 30/11/2016 - 20:02

    How does family work, does each member pay $5.24 per month?

    • gerryg on 30/11/2016 - 20:44

      it's $5.24 divided by 6 family members per month. :D

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