Posted 16 January 2024

YouTube Premium

Has anyone managed to pay for YouTube premium from India?

I have used a vpn which YouTube shows I’m in India however it wants me to add a card from India therefore doesn’t accept any of my UK card.

Any advice on how to resolve this . Thanks

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16th Jan
Set VPN to Albania or Moldova or Myanmar.
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16th Jan
Try Moldova but it says YouTube premium not available in that country
16th Jan
I was able to use my UK card for a YP sub from India. But recently they have cracked down on this and only accept Indian cards. I just use one of my relatives card and pay them for the year upfront. Once in a while they will stop premium asking me to validate he card again with a OTP. It’s worth the faff though. 23£/ yr vs 228£/yr
16th Jan
Can you get a proper PAYG SIM from India (not this 30 day nonsense) and just put it in a spare phone for such a circumstance?

This proves that they can supply a digital product for that price, and so the rest is pure extortion
16th Jan
Don't know about India but I have mine set to Turkey using a FUPS card. A Turkish Google account and paying via Google Pay also works but I recommend setting up a new account if going that route, don't do it on your main account.
16th Jan
Ukraine might still work?
For steps, see separate (now expired) HUKD page / comment.
16th Jan
I pay for Youtube Premium through India by using a Currensea card - it just bills me by direct debit after my payment each month. I don't know why it works, but it seems to do just fine. I had to VPN initially to get the account open, but after that it's been fine. I only have the essential level free card, but given that I only use it for this I didn't need anything else

Currensea Card (edited)
16th Jan
I use my revolut card, they had an issue a year ago saying the card was expiring then when adding a new it failed. So I created a new digital card and no issues. But when checking my purchase history on my work phone with this card it shows my last YouTube was 2022, but it does not show any recent purchases with epic games turkey. So I think it's a bug my end.
16th Jan
Had to do Ukraine last time I renewed mine
17th Jan
My Ukraine one is still working around 9 months after signing up.

Circa £2.20 a month.
17th Jan
Yeah I've done it twice. UK cards.
17th Jan
Used to use my UK credit card for years until it expired and couldn't then edit card details so ended up using a Revolut card with no issues
17th Jan
My Turkish one is still working fine paying via revolut
25th Jan
Many thanks. Having same issue changed to Ukraine and working
4th Feb
Family plan? And how much does it costs?
2nd Feb
I did an annual plan via Turkey VPN in September 2022, then had to do an annual plan via India VPN the following time. I am still paid until September 2024 but wanting to renew my annual plan again but whichever UK credit/debit card I try to use it complains about the billing address of the card.

Has anyone successfully taken out an annual plan lately via Turkey/India or another country that offers them (apart from UK of course) ?
28th Feb
This is exact issue I am having. Renewal next month. Did you find a solution ?
13th Feb
I used to sub via India, but something changed with payments from there and it stopped working.

Turkey is fine though, it's like £1.50/month (using a curve card). (edited)