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YouTube Premium Monthly: Single INR ₹129 (~A$2.49), Family INR ₹189 (~A$3.64) + More @ YouTube India (VPN Required)

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YouTube Premium Monthly: Single INR ₹129 (~A$2.49), Family INR ₹189 (~A$3.64) + More @ YouTube India (VPN Required)
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I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 13:00 youtube.com (6506 clicks)
Last edited 22/10/2022 - 12:52 by 1 other user

Update - While individual (single) plans should work for most credit/debit cards, family plan sign-ups will fail for 99% of you. If this the case, the only other option may be Youtube Premium Family via Turkey

I just made it work guys - USE EXPRESSVPN and connect to India VIA SINGAPORE

Google is increasing the prices for Youtube Premium in several countries worldwide, including USA, UK, Canada, Argentina, Turkey, Japan etc. This means Argentina is no longer the cheapest and most OzBargainers will be migrating from Argentina to… India - Happy Diwali

For price references, Youtube Premium via Australia is $14.99/mth for individual plans & $22.99/mth for family plans

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Plan Monthly Cost Yearly Cost 3 Month Plan
Individual INR ₹129 / AU$2.49 INR ₹1290 / AU$24.84 INR ₹399 / AU$7.68
Family INR ₹189 / AU$3.64
Student INR ₹79 / AU$1.52

Instructions (No Current Subscription)

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 the server in India

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

  3. Enter your Indian 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.

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 the server in India

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

  5. Enter your Indian 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.

Notes

  • Most VPN services have removed Indian servers due to new laws in India

  • Use ExpressVPN and connect to India via Singapore. Sign up and use the 30 Day Money Back Guarantee to get a refund

  • I can sign up for individual (all cards work, payment due sometime next month) but family sub gives me errors on all cards. Trying to find an way to fix this

  • If payment fails, try creating an Indian payment profile. You can create a new payment profile by following these steps by alcheron: go to https://pay.google.com/gp/w/u/0/home/settings and clicking the pen icon next to "Country/Region" and a link to create a new profile should pop up. You can then add details for the India profile.

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closed Comments

    • ScoMosas on 22/10/2022 - 07:44

      @avbargainer Hotstar works with VPN?

  • wfdTamar on 21/10/2022 - 15:28
    +1

    Used the free Urban VPN

    Ok found another workaround if your card is declined. I was trying to pay with a 28 Degrees card using an Indian address and paying in Rupees. That got declined (also with a Revolut card). I finally selected A$ and it worked with the 28 Degrees.

    12 months A$26.80 = A$2.23 per month

    • MattyAu on 21/10/2022 - 15:42

      No sure what you mean by "I finally selected A$ and it worked", I've seen no option to select A$?

      • wfdTamar on 21/10/2022 - 15:44

        When I told it which card I was paying with, it then gives the option of paying with A$ or Rupees. That may only be for cards which give a choice.

    • t0087669 on 21/10/2022 - 15:59

      omg it is so slow with Urban VPN, how long did you have to wait for the webpage to load?

      • wfdTamar on 21/10/2022 - 16:45

        It was fine

    • OzBerghainer on 21/10/2022 - 17:23

      Can concur. I also managed to get a third party payment processor called Razorpay or something, was able to select AUD. (CBA Mastercard Credit)

  • maximus117 on 21/10/2022 - 15:34

    Couldnt get indian location to work using Private Internet Access so signed up using Argentina at $4/mth. Still 1/3rd of what i was paying $12/mth.

  • Toshi on 21/10/2022 - 15:37
    +1

    I am connected to India via CyberGhost VPN ; how ever my location auto set's to Indonesia. Even after manual change of location within Youtube; I am only getting offered in IDR currency. Anyone else having similar issues and/or have a workout suggestion for me? Thank you!

    • wfdTamar on 21/10/2022 - 15:41

      See my comment a bit above yours.

  • noshopping on 21/10/2022 - 15:39
    +2

    NewPipe on android = no ads, one click video downloads, background videos
    Ublock Origin on desktop browsers = no ads

  • dopeyd on 21/10/2022 - 15:40

    Just a note, tried doing this and some banks have stopped processing credit cards in India so tried a couple and had to go back to Argentina.

    • cerealJay on 21/10/2022 - 15:50
      -7

      Another reason why this "deal" deserves a downvote. But try downvoting and here comes a swarm of morons to turn that downvote upside down. The system is broken when idiots in numbers can change the valid votes of others.

  • Sundubu on 21/10/2022 - 15:40

    Thanks Op. Just signed up to the annual plan even though my Argentina plan have not expired. 28 degrees MC did not work but CBA diamonds awards did.

    • wfdTamar on 21/10/2022 - 15:45
      +1

      My 28 Degrees worked when I payed with A$

  • hamwhisperer on 21/10/2022 - 15:40
    +2

    The lack of family plan yearly is the real kicker

  • neosin on 21/10/2022 - 15:44

    looking to join family, msg me pls

  • St Nick on 21/10/2022 - 15:46
    +1

    I had an Indian YouTube Premium account for a few years, but was recently not accepting my preferred payment method. No amount of VPNs or card changes would allow it to accept my payments.

    I've since changed to Argentina and it's been smooth sailing. Just a heads up that YouTube/Google might be cracking down on this stuff.

    • timbo83 on 21/10/2022 - 15:53
      +1

      When I switched from India to Argentina (due to a new credit card) it was a real pain. Eventually sorted by:

      • deleting all payment profiles associated with google
      • making sure all connected accounts had payment profiles deleted
      • making sure to clear cookies etc when you are done with previous actions, i.e. before commencing new profiles/plans
      • obviously using the right VPN (tunnelbear wouldn't do India from memory)
      • having a digital bank card to use rather than a big4 bank ('Up' ended up working, I tried Wise but it didn't work for me).

      Took a number of goes but eventually gort it working. Being a family account it is a bit more annoying to make sure each connected account works correctly.

      • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 16:31

        I can't get the family plan to work using 'Up' either

      • St Nick on 22/10/2022 - 18:42
        +1

        That's unfortunate that it was so difficult for you! I'm sorry to hear.

        I basically didn't do anything that you've rightly suggested 🤣 ANZ debit card, didn't clear cookies, VPNUnlimited straight from India to Argentina, and kept the same payment profile and all the profiles on the family account lol. I was too busy trying to get back to watching YouTube that I didn't care to think of the consequences.

        This will be an interesting case study to see what happens to you (studious and careful) and me (brash and thoughtless).

    • kgree92 on 22/10/2022 - 06:55

      When did it start to fail? My last payment was Oct 4 and it went through

      • St Nick on 22/10/2022 - 18:37

        I changed over in September. It wouldn't accept any payment.

        I think you'll be fine until they tap you on the shoulder and show you the door.

    • THICKnSLOW on 22/10/2022 - 13:05

      I would not be surprised if google are keeping tabs of accounts that cancel subscriptions and purchase subscriptions in another country in a short timeframe.
      Easy to identify anomaly.

      • St Nick on 22/10/2022 - 18:38

        I'm worried that might be the case, but if that happens, I've already earned a year or so of YouTube Premium through Aus by savings so far alone.

  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 21/10/2022 - 15:54
    +2

    I just switched to India from Argentina. I prepaid a year in advance, $25. Bankwest card wouldn't work, Up Bank did.

  • jaimex2 on 21/10/2022 - 15:56
    +4

    It would be pretty rich for Google to ban anyone for these workarounds considering all the money gets payed to their tax haven in Ireland.

  • czz on 21/10/2022 - 16:03

    Trying to purchase a family membership for INR 189.00 using ExpressVPN. But when adding the Payment method, I get an error with the payment :(
    "your card issuer declined your payment".

    • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 16:07
      +2

      I'm trying to find a workaround

      • czz on 21/10/2022 - 16:20

        thank you ser

  • spazattack91 on 21/10/2022 - 16:14

    I thought thought Turkish was the cheapest? I'm paying AUD 2.22 a month for family

    • jayboi on 21/10/2022 - 16:17

      They raised the price

      • spazattack91 on 21/10/2022 - 16:18

        Crap just switched from India to match my cheap Disney plus and google drive. Ah well.

    • Whatisthatvelvet on 21/10/2022 - 16:25

      Not for much longer

    • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 16:25
      +4

      Have you not seen the news? Prices are increasing from ARS 179.00/month to ARS 699.00/month, which is $7.29 AUD

      Which means it won't be cheaper anymore. Thanks for your neg

    • ozisaver on 21/10/2022 - 16:29
      +6

      ^^ Soon to be the next DisabledUser

    • pennypincher98 on 21/10/2022 - 16:59
      +1

      You + community have revoked the -1 comment :)

  • aussieboosie on 21/10/2022 - 16:28
    +1

    Payment declined

  • theadeptus1 on 21/10/2022 - 16:40
    -5

    no deal, free with ublock origin.

  • jeimuzu on 21/10/2022 - 16:41

    Cheaper via Turkey method

  • WesthamAreMassive on 21/10/2022 - 16:42
    +1

    Indian immigration service must be thinking what the hell is going on with all these people immigrating.

  • Whatisthatvelvet on 21/10/2022 - 16:48
    +2

    https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-premium-subscribers-ca…

    NZ been hit with a fair hike aswell.

    $19 to $29 NZ

  • dingleberries on 21/10/2022 - 16:48

    Happy I went with India years back. When I got the price increase email I thought someone snitched but turns out it's just for the overall increase!

  • Griffindinho on 21/10/2022 - 16:59
    +6

    I’ve been in hilton hotel in Mumbai since 2019.

  • pennypincher98 on 21/10/2022 - 17:05

    Seems I've been stationed in Vladivostok since 2018. Wonder if my fellow comrades are also getting hit with this increase.

  • Pleasure Paulie on 21/10/2022 - 17:10

    Does this work if I cancel my current and resubscribe?

  • kamikaze_ozbargain on 21/10/2022 - 17:10

    Does it allow you to pay 12 months in advance? like…look in the price or does it just charge you every month?

    • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 17:21

      there’s a 1 year prepaid, see table in OP

    • Nads2407 on 21/10/2022 - 18:30

      yes, I paid for a couple years in advance

  • Pleasure Paulie on 21/10/2022 - 17:18

    Does this work if I cancel my current and resubscribe?

    • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 17:20

      definitely! it will charge you after the current period ends

  • lonewolf on 21/10/2022 - 17:21

    Been on this one for years, but now with all this new influx of users, i am sure we can expect a price increase soon too.

  • Pleasure Paulie on 21/10/2022 - 17:22
    -1

    Does it only work with express VPN. I have PIA atm.

    • Barnesworth on 21/10/2022 - 18:43

      PIA shows in Indonesia not India for some reason. I switched to express vpn then had no problem.

  • OzBerghainer on 21/10/2022 - 17:24

    Successfully cancelled my argentina, and opted for an upfront year on india. Initially wasn't working with my card, but stepped back and went back into the payment method screen and it opened up a third party payment site where I could select AUD. Succesfully got a year locked and loaded after this month of argentina expires

  • MrGareth on 21/10/2022 - 17:31

    So what cards ARE successfully working? I've been on the Indian family plan for years, using an American Express card - which expires in two months. Now I'm worried it won't accept the replacement card :(

  • 89tnp on 21/10/2022 - 17:35

    If someone could put together a guide on how to "migrate" from Argentina to India that would be grand!

  • atlas on 21/10/2022 - 17:35

    Can family membership be paid annually? Mines currently billed monthly but I can't see any option to change

    • THICKnSLOW on 21/10/2022 - 18:08

      No, it is clearly written on youtube premiums website.

  • SAU on 21/10/2022 - 17:40

    what CC did you use? 28 Degrees is no go - keeps asking for a 3 numbers on the back

    • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 17:45

      Commbank Mastercard, but only works for individual plan

  • Sprintz25 on 21/10/2022 - 18:01
    -1

    I know the OP used ExpressVPN but does Surfshark work? Dont wanna get a new VPN if i dont have to. Thanks in advance

  • Barnesworth on 21/10/2022 - 18:01

    So I’ve previously used PIA set to India but now, when I try and swap from ARS, YouTube thinks I’m in Indonesia. Yet IP address shows it’s in Mumbai. Any suggestions?

    • BarryBargain88 on 21/10/2022 - 18:04

      Incognito tab

      • Barnesworth on 21/10/2022 - 18:05

        Yeah private tab on safari.

        • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 18:09

          PIA shows Indonesia prices for me, even in private mode or incognito. I used ExpessVPN then after it worked.

          Even Cyberghost has it in IND

  • Slugoid on 21/10/2022 - 18:09
    +1

    I gave up with India YT not accepting Aus credit cards and just went with Turkey YT.

    For a family plan, this was the second cheapest and only $1.5 AUD more per month at around $5.15 AUD.

    • tesla on 21/10/2022 - 18:30

      This is what I did too… Left Argentina and went to Turkiye :-)

    • neosin on 21/10/2022 - 18:43

      wait so, india didn’t accept your card but turkey did???

      also do you have any spots for me to join? thanks

      • tesla on 21/10/2022 - 20:52

        Correct, india refused all my card (so rude of them :p), Turkey did not.
        This is because of the RBI regulation imposed by the Indian gov to the back wrt recurring charges.
        So, unless you have a CC issued by an indian back, I think you would be out of luck in my understanding.
        Unfortunately I dont have any free spot, I shared mine with bro, sis and cousins

        • mortyestmorty on 22/10/2022 - 01:06

          That's so strange that it works for individual but not family plans

  • tarkine on 21/10/2022 - 18:13

    So for all those migrating to India from Argentina, what guarantee is there that India wont be leveled with similar or higher price increases Will wait and see what transpires over the coming weeks.

  • tpj on 21/10/2022 - 18:13

    I've used Youtube Premium India for years but it won't process my payment this month :( tried different cards and they won't accept it.

    • JHoliday on 21/10/2022 - 21:04

      U try Ubank?

  • TheFunkySalsa on 21/10/2022 - 18:13
    +1

    I've been on the India deal since the last time it was posted. Couldn't be stuffed swapping to Turkey or Uzbekistan or wherever when they became a bit cheaper. Good to see I'm back on the cheap side of things.

  • bams on 21/10/2022 - 19:06

    If you want to just skip the ad, why not use Brave Browser? Available on both IOS and Android, no jailbreak required..

    • Borg on 21/10/2022 - 19:22

      Before asking this….read the thread and has been answered more thank once.

      • bams on 21/10/2022 - 22:24

        I swear I didn’t see any mention on brave, but apparently there’s one on page 2..

        I just want to help people out of the hassle of subscribing to premium if all they want is just the ad-free experience..

    • G-rig on 22/10/2022 - 03:20

      Can you listen with screen off?
      Another browser would be a pain.

  • onggie on 21/10/2022 - 19:48

    I'm doing this through Argentina and they have more than doubled the price. Is there an easy way to swap to India?

  • allegiance86 on 21/10/2022 - 20:01

    Can't figure out why this wont work for me…

    Have been on ARG YTP for a couple years, can't get any of my cards to work for India or Turkey.

    Have tried 28 degrees, Citibank and Commonwealth.

    Have been using Incognito chrome too

    • Chippy47 on 21/10/2022 - 20:07

      Try this, just a copy/edit of my post on the Turkish post:

      I had similar issues with various cards being declined in the past and I used this work around:

      Set up an Indian payment profile here -https://pay.google.com/ for the Google account you are using prior to trying to sign up for YT Premium.

      One this is setup then proceed to the signup page and it will automatically use your Indian payment profile info to complete the transaction (you may need to enter card CVC for re-verification).

      • JHoliday on 21/10/2022 - 21:05
        +1

        Did this work for you @allegiance86?

  • littlesoldier on 21/10/2022 - 20:05

    My HSBC global debit card no longer work with Ondia YouTube premium, and Revolut didn’t work too

    However, found that Citibank debit Mastercard works

  • Maltopia on 21/10/2022 - 20:09

    Hello, my 28 Degrees card is saying declined. Have tried the Buy button over 30 times (instruction in step 5 says keep clicking buy) with no change in outcome.

    I have tried changing my Google Profile to Indian as well as per post just above this one.

    Any suggestions?

    Saw someone had an option to choose AUD but I don't get that option with my 28 Degrees, Macquarie or ING cards (all declined).

    • I Smell Pennies on 21/10/2022 - 22:00

      Saw someone had an option to choose AUD

      That’s most likely Individual Plan, not the Family Plan.

      May I ask were you signing up for Individual or Family?

    • timothy2 on 21/10/2022 - 22:50

      Using the individual plan I had the same issue (with Citibank card). I had to choose to pay with AUD and this option also only worked on my mobile not my PC.

  • hotpants on 21/10/2022 - 20:40

    I'm with Commbank and it won't accept my card :(

    • dlakers3peat on 12/12/2022 - 15:36

      i am with CBA and it worked perfectly. Did you follow the instructions?

      • hotpants on 13/12/2022 - 10:29

        Yep I did, switched to Turkey and that worked for me.

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