Shop Around Globally for Better Deals on Streaming Services
A streaming services savings tip from the Nomadico newsletter that I was not aware of:
I’m going to add Apple TV at home after watching only part of Severance on a United flight, but I’ll likely subscribe in Mexico where it’s 28% cheaper than the USA. You can play this arbitrage game with most of the streaming services — I once got HBO on sale for $5 a month. In Mexico you can get the highest tier of Netflix for the price of the middle tier stateside, a 39% monthly savings (with a better studio movie selection too). Shop around if moving around. In Turkey, for example, the highest tier of Netflix with 4K hi-def is less than US$10 per month. Try regional gift cards, signing up while in another country, or using a good VPN for the first transaction.
Anyone else tried this?
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I did this with Youtube premium for a while until they caught on to it. They'll eventually all catch on when it becomes enough of a problem. The usual detection method they use is to charge you based on where you credit card was issued. That's what Youtube ended up doing.
I also only needed to signup using a VPN. After that they usually don't care where you're using the service from, so I didn't need the VPN for regular service usage.
South American countries usually have the cheapest plans for these services btw ;)
Aside from the credit card issue, interesting, because YouTube's terms say that Premium has to primarily be used in the country where it was purchased.
Works with some but not others. I have HBO and Amazon Prime from Mexico because until very recently I was living there. They both work in the states, but give me periodic reminders that they might not for long ("I see you're traveling" messages). Probably safer to pay month-by-month if you're doing this.
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