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YouTube Premium Monthly: Single PKR Rs479(~A$2.54), Family PKR Rs899(~A$4.77) + More @ YouTube Pakistan (VPN Required)

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Credit to @I Smell Pennies for his comprehensive/ detailed instructions (which I have borrowed for this deal)

OzBargain YouTube Premium Status Summary ( Credit to Kyou mo Kawaii )

  • Subscribing to India, Turkey, Argentina will require a payment method from the corresponding country. (i.e. You need a credit card from India to sign up for the Indian Premium price). If you are pay these prices then wear your OzBargain badge with pride.
  • Countries like Ukraine, Pakistan, Egypt, Phillipines still work with an overseas payment method, but you will need an VPN to register for it.
  • From what I've heard from others, you pay more if you sign up via Apple. (No surprises there)
  • The cheapest individial YouTube Premium with the least hassle to sign up for is most likely Pakistan (PKR479/month ≈ A$2.63). I have tested this myself 2 weeks ago.
  • They will probably keep patching more countries later on until this loophole is gone, so enjoy whilst you can.

Available Plans via Pakistan:

For price references, Youtube Premium via Australia is $10.49/mth for student plans, $16.99/mth for individual plans & $32.99/mth for family plans

You can subscribe to a monthly plan.

Plan Monthly Cost
Individual PKR Rs479 or AU$2.54
Family PKR Rs899 or AU$4.77
Student PKR Rs329 or AU$1.75

Note: If you're signing up for a family plan, best to add your Australia family members / accounts into a family group before signing up. To add family members: https://families.google.com/families

  1. Connect a VPN to a server in Pakistan (Free Urban VPN works both on PC/ Mobile)

  2. Go to https://www.youtube.com/premium and if it shows currency in Pakistan Rupees, continue choosing your membership.

  3. Enter your Pakistan address (get a fake one here and proceed to pay by credit card (it will redirect you to a secure payment vendor gateway (because our bank is in Australia), which will add several cents to your Youtube Premium cost). If the payment declines, just continue to press "buy" and it will eventually redirect you to the secure payment vendor gateway. (Revolut it's recommended)

Instructions (Transferring from a different country)

Note: If you're signing up for a family plan, best to add your Australia family members / accounts into a family group before signing up. To add family members: https://families.google.com/families

  1. Go to https://m.youtube.com/paid_memberships and click on your current subscription. Click “manage” then continue to cancel

  2. Once cancelled, the current subscription will continue until the end of the billing period. But you now have an option to resubscribe back to Youtube Premium

  3. Connect a VPN to a server in Pakistan

  4. Go to https://www.youtube.com/premium and if it shows currency in Pakistan Rupees, continue choosing your membership.

  5. Enter your Pakistan address (get a fake one here and proceed to pay by credit card (it will redirect you to a secure payment vendor gateway (because our bank is in Australia), which will add several cents to your Youtube Premium cost). If the payment declines, just continue to press "buy" and it will eventually redirect you to the secure payment vendor gateway.


FAQ

Q: Will I get banned by Google?
A: There’s always a chance, however only a tiny number of people (<5) have actually gotten suspended by Google (see linked previous post in OP). Proceed at your own risk.


ISP Notes (Thanks to @I Smell Pennies)

Please note the process can be easy for some people, harder for others, or may not work at all.

  • There is no need for aggression in instances where you are unable to subscribe. Share your experience so everyone can chip in and help out. There are plenty of examples where hacks shared on this platform do not work for some people, but may work for others:

    • Modem reset for faster internet,
    • Cash back program purchase tracking,
    • Price matching an unobtainable deal or price error,
    • Targeted bargains, and
    • Limited quantity items quickly or instant (bot) sellout.
  • Similarly we know there are cash back users who follow every single step for cash back (turn off ad blocker, have no items in cart, do not click other links, etc.) on their purchases and it does not work, its probably best to move on.There are many users who successfully use this hack and enjoy paying half the price of the Australian membership. Unfortunately there are also many users who have been unable to sign up. After all it is intended for people who reside in these respective countries. If it does not work, I am not affiliated with any of the entities listed below or linked to and cannot guarantee any outcome. I can only read comments on this platform and others to share them with you. Your patience is appreciated. Please do not take it personally.

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  • My Youtube Premium stopped working today, so I came here and looked into my "donor" email account. They had emailed me on 04/Oct to warn of this upcoming action.

    "Your YouTube Premium membership was cancelled because we believe that the sign-up country of Pakistan was inaccurate.

    If you want to maintain access, please sign up for YouTube Premium again within the next few weeks, otherwise your YouTube Premium benefits will end on 24 Oct 2024 and your plan will not renew automatically."

    Anyhow, I have used Urban VPN Chrome extension and Youtube is not allowing me to sign up with Premium again. Is there any other VPN service for Pakistan ?

    • I also received an email told me my premium would not be renewed next month unless I update payment method to local.

      I am looking for a solution.

  • +1

    Just to help others, I had to fire up my chopper, landed in Algeria. Renewed my Youtube Premium Family plan from Algeria. This will be a massive price hike though.

    Monthly DZD 1,549.00, which is roughly 17.44 AUD.

    • which payment method did you use? I tried a lot of countries but unfortunately they're asking a card from these countries

  • Received an email to update form of payment for Nigeria. Anyone got any ideas how to update it?

  • Just got the email for Turkey

  • Apparently, using YT through a VPN connected to Albania, Moldova or Myanmar will stop all ads, including tracking, without affecting other websites. NordVPN has all of these countries.

    There's also https://newpipe.net/ (app) for Android devices or https://yewtu.be/ (web) for any device.

  • Looks like the jig is up and they have closed down this type of loophole for many countries.

  • Has anyone figured out a workaround? or is this loophole really over?

  • Came here to bump this, I got the dreaded email. Looking for options. Has anyone found anything!??

  • I just wanna report and let everyone that I got the email as well for Pakistan.

  • +2

    Going to this page …
    https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10239146
    Shows a list of countries and their accepted payment methods. Countries like India and Pakistan have a NOTE at the bottom saying that the payment method must be issued by that country. I noticed other countries don't have that note, so maybe the system will still work for those countries. We just need to find which of those countries is currently the cheapest.

  • I received the dreaded email this morning……got till Dec 19th to remediate.

    F paying $32.99 per month for Family man!

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