{"id":358994,"date":"2025-09-08T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/58b86f69-9a5e-4a45-9228-b11805d72761"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:02:20","slug":"i-used-this-simple-youtube-tv-trick-and-saved-66-heres-how-you-can-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/i-used-this-simple-youtube-tv-trick-and-saved-66-heres-how-you-can-too\/","title":{"rendered":"I used this simple YouTube TV trick and saved $66 &#8211; here&#8217;s how you can, too"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/f8eb94799be15ffea2db49ac87eac6e7feea7abb\/2025\/09\/05\/36495e10-ef1e-490c-b9cf-a26a937ff5eb\/this-trick-which-worked-for-me-might-save-you-66-on-your-youtube-tv-subscription.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"This trick (which worked for me) might save you $66 on your YouTube TV subscription\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/1091f12334255d306462872898bda2e3d5432675\/2025\/09\/05\/36495e10-ef1e-490c-b9cf-a26a937ff5eb\/this-trick-which-worked-for-me-might-save-you-66-on-your-youtube-tv-subscription.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"This trick (which worked for me) might save you $66 on your YouTube TV subscription\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/77c6aebc790f739e1c5bee310e8b0230a103df29\/2025\/09\/05\/36495e10-ef1e-490c-b9cf-a26a937ff5eb\/this-trick-which-worked-for-me-might-save-you-66-on-your-youtube-tv-subscription.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"This trick (which worked for me) might save you $66 on your YouTube TV subscription\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/77c6aebc790f739e1c5bee310e8b0230a103df29\/2025\/09\/05\/36495e10-ef1e-490c-b9cf-a26a937ff5eb\/this-trick-which-worked-for-me-might-save-you-66-on-your-youtube-tv-subscription.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"This trick (which worked for me) might save you $66 on your YouTube TV subscription\" width=\"1280\" height=\"737.28\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Follow ZDNET: <\/em><span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cc.zdnet.com\/v1\/otc\/00hQi47eqnEWQ6T9d4QLBUc?element=BODY&amp;element_label=Add+us+as+a+preferred+Google+source&amp;module=LINK&amp;object_type=text-link&amp;object_uuid=5e5d2e64-4b30-43e6-8555-26eac7e449f3&amp;position=1&amp;template=article&amp;track_code=__COM_CLICK_ID__&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fpreferences%2Fsource%3Fq%3Dzdnet.com&amp;view_instance_uuid=379e95d2-6b56-476b-a90b-043a8dd63bd3\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Add us as a preferred source<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span><em> on Google.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A hidden YouTube TV promotion might save you $66.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s only accessible through a web browser, not the mobile app.<\/li>\n<li>The promotion saves you $33 a month for two months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a YouTube TV subscriber, you might be able to save $66 thanks to a hidden promotional offer.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/home-entertainment\/youtube-tv-is-raising-prices-again-heres-how-much-youll-soon-be-paying\/\">YouTube announced<\/a> that it was raising its monthly price to $83 a month &#8212; a jump of $10 a month. There was a workaround to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/home-entertainment\/want-to-avoid-the-youtube-tv-price-hike-this-trick-worked-for-me\/\">avoid the hike<\/a> for six months, but that promotion has ended, so most subscribers are paying the increased rate.<\/p>\n<p>A new offer has arrived, though, and while it&#8217;s only good for two months, it lets you save <em>$33 each month<\/em> for a total of $66.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/home-entertainment\/is-your-live-tv-streaming-bill-too-high-you-have-other-options-including-cheaper-ones\/\"><strong>Is your live TV streaming bill too high? You have other options &#8211; including cheaper ones<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details about the offer were <span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/youtubetv\/s\/dywyrOTj5S\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>first posted<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span> by a Reddit user yesterday. Dozens of other users quickly chimed in that they got the offer, too. When I checked on my account, I had it. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not exactly clear who this offer is for. I couldn&#8217;t find this promotion officially advertised anywhere, but it does seem like a large number of subscribers are able to take advantage. <\/p>\n<h2> How to save $66 on YouTube TV<\/h2>\n<p>To see if you have the promotion, open <span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>YouTube TV<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span> in a web browser (I checked in the mobile app first and didn&#8217;t see it, but it was there for me on Chrome). Open the <span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tv.youtube.com\/settings\/subscriptions\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><span>settings page<\/span><!----><\/a><\/span> and click &#8220;Manage&#8221; beside &#8220;Base Plan.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>If you have the offer, you&#8217;ll see a message explaining that you can pay $49.99 a month for the next two months, at which point the price will go back to the standard price. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/home-entertainment\/i-used-these-11-hidden-fire-tv-remote-shortcuts-to-unlock-new-features-and-menus\/\">I used these 11 hidden Fire TV remote shortcuts to unlock new features and menus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The only caveat is that this cannot be combined with the other offer I mentioned earlier. If you took advantage of that when it popped up, it has probably expired for you. But if you signed up a little later, it might overlap. <\/p>\n<p>While the normal price might seem high, YouTube TV is currently right in line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/home-entertainment\/best-live-tv-streaming-service\/\">comparable services<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hulu Plus Live TV is currently $83 a month (but that does get you Hulu, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/home-entertainment\/still-sharing-your-disney-account-youll-have-to-pay-to-continue-or-risk-termination\/\">Disney+<\/a>, and ESPN+, too), DirecTV Stream is $87 a month, and FuboTV is $80 a month right now. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/i-used-this-simple-youtube-tv-trick-and-saved-66-heres-how-you-can-too\/\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google&#8217;s hidden promotion works out to a $33 discount on YouTube TV spread out over two months. Here are the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14083],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-358994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-technology-industry-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}