Youtube premium wont let me re-sub [OR_RECR_05]

Lholmstrand on 16/02/2024 - 22:20
Last edited 17/02/2024 - 00:00 by 1 other user

I have used Youtube premium with the "cheaper price via VPN" fix. I got a new debit card but forgot to change my payment method on Youtube and the sub ran out since it could not pull money from the old card.

Now, when i try to re-sub, it wont let me. I pointed my VPN (Hola VPN) to Turkey when i set up Youtube premium but now it wont accept the payment since it recognises that my card isnt from Turkey. I got the error: [OR_RECR_05]

I have done the following:
1. I have tied a myriad of different countries the last couple of days but it just wont let the payment go throug.
2. I have updated updated my payment profile with a fake turkish address according to this FAQ: https://www.cheapies.nz/node/39405

Is there someway to bypass this without having to create a new account for youtube? Any help would be amazing.

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  amykt on 17/02/2024 - 07:49

  +1

  I had the same issues as you when trying to subscribe via Turkey but I got it to work via Pakistan with a Pakistan address. Have you tried that one?

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    holmstrand on 21/02/2024 - 20:53

    I got it to work with a Polish address. Its not as cheap as Argentina but its half the price compared to my country, so its better than nothing.

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  Madao on 17/02/2024 - 08:38

  +1

  Just signed up through Ukraine with an amex card, just appeared to take my payment no questions asked. Will see if it processes successfully in a months time I guess.

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  Toucan on 02/04/2024 - 17:13

  My YT premium via Turkey is due for renewal next month. My payment profile is still set for turkey and my card details are up to date, albeit a newer card than I used for last year's subscription. I can still connect to a Turkish based VPN but don't usually leave it connected.

  What are my chances of success?

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    Nythic on 02/04/2024 - 18:16

    +1

    50/50

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      Alan6984 on 02/04/2024 - 18:59

      +1

      Not sure… I reckon closer to 52 / 48 myself, but you might be right - bit of a coin toss really.

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  Toucan on 15/04/2024 - 18:56

  No luck. Plan went to inactive an no amount of VPN is showing me an option to pay in Turkish Lira

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  casey on 16/04/2024 - 18:49

  Just google YouTube ReVanced and have it for free

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    NovaAlpha on 16/04/2024 - 23:30

    This. Works on both rooted and non-rooted devices. Comes with a bunch of extra stuff such as SponsorBlock, Return Youtube Dislike, etc.

    If you're on iPhone, well sucks to be you. Probably solutions out there without jailbreak, not sure.

    On PC, just use uBlock. I've never understood why people buy stuff like Youtube or Spotify subs. I can bypass ads completely on Android and PC and use it without any limitations or restrictions. Only thing I'd consider paying is Netflix subscription, but that's only because I CBF managing my Plex server anymore.

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      ace310 on 17/04/2024 - 11:05

      How would you do it on TV & car? Also, apple devices. This are my main devices kids watch youtube on.

      Also, I have netflix sub and Manage my own plex. Both of them don't replace youtube. There is no comparison there either.

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        NovaAlpha on 17/04/2024 - 18:43

        It's easy to do it on TV. If you have a smart TV that supports Android, just install the modified APK file for Spotify and Revanced for Youtube. You can also just cast from your phone to TV, or use a HDMI to USB-C cable (assuming your phone has video out capability, which most high-end devices do). Or, use Chromecast to cast your phone to it. Obviously, the apps on your phone are already running modified ad-free version. Or, get an Android TV stick or TV box and do the same thing with installing the APKs. Plenty of options out there. It's super easy, takes literally like 10 mins to setup at most.

        For car, same idea. If it runs Android, you can sideload APKs to it. But I don't even bother with that. Just connect your phone to your car via Bluetooth and play everything on the phone or tablet.

        There's always the option to use Kiwi Browser or Firefox on Android with uBlock extension and watch Youtube that way.

        As for iPhones, like I said, sucks for them. I don't respect the platform because of how closed source everything is and you're basically locked into the Apple ecosystem. I was one of the first iPhone users, jailbroken it and played with a bunch of very deep and advanced stuff. Ended up switching to Android because iOS is not powerful enough for my needs. On Android, I can run hundreds of automations that interact with almost everything. I can run Linux OS within Android, dual boot, easily recover 100GB of data onto an identical device and keep it 1:1 very easily and all done without effort and spending much time, as well as a bunch of other hacky stuff that I wouldn't normally be able to do with iPhones. Even if you jailbreak an iPhone, you're quite limited with a lot of things. It's just garbage in my opinion.

        Having said that, there are still ways to set up Youtube ad-free on iOS. I set this up for my parents years ago - https://github.com/qnblackcat/uYouPlus

        There are other options out there, but I haven't looked into them since I don't use iOS and haven't used it for years. And kids don't need iPad or iPhones. A cheap Android tablet does the job. You can get a 12.7' Lenovo tablet with decent specs and watch Netflix and whatever else without any issues with Widevine L1 and it's more than good enough. I paid like $400 brand new for mine, although shipping took about a month.