Some people seem to believe the customers are suckers who will eternally take the price hikes, but even the most gullible fool still doesn’t have infinite money. At some point they’ll have to cut something or the bank will cut it for them.
Well, back to the seas it seems. It was fun while it lasted. One might as well pay for a VPN instead.
I’m sure they did the math they’ve calculated that the increases will offset the loss is subscribers. From the article it looked like the royalties will increase so less subscribers paying more is even more profitable.
The customers are suckers who will take a lot. Look up skylink satellite tv provider, and their “always free” tier that’s currently 6,90€ a month.
They gave it for free just around the time analog tv was being decomissioned. And after they’ve captured the large userbase, who couldn’t switch back, they pulled the trigger.
Huge +1 for Mullvad for their pricing model. 5€/month regardless of “plan” and you can buy as many or as few months as you like. I never feel chained to Mullvad, never worried about subscription running out or getting charged at random moments. Pay 5€, watch whatever you want on the foreign tv websites, forget about vpn for the next 3 months.
If you love Mullvad’s pricing, you may check out iVPN’s one-week plan for $2. Like Mullvad, you don’t need an email address to register, just generate an ID and supports WireGuard. Personally, both Mullvad and iVPN have a similar connectivity performances.
Some people seem to believe the customers are suckers who will eternally take the price hikes, but even the most gullible fool still doesn’t have infinite money. At some point they’ll have to cut something or the bank will cut it for them.
Well, back to the seas it seems. It was fun while it lasted. One might as well pay for a VPN instead.
I’m sure they did the math they’ve calculated that the increases will offset the loss is subscribers. From the article it looked like the royalties will increase so less subscribers paying more is even more profitable.
It wouldn’t be the first time companies precisely calculate next quarter earnings and fail to account for the long term survival of their business.
Honestly I’m beginning to think it’s a myth that they “did the math” with how many have made bad decisions.
Their last price hike they lost 3-5% of their subscribers, the 30% price hike made up for it.
The customers are suckers who will take a lot. Look up skylink satellite tv provider, and their “always free” tier that’s currently 6,90€ a month.
They gave it for free just around the time analog tv was being decomissioned. And after they’ve captured the large userbase, who couldn’t switch back, they pulled the trigger.
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Huge +1 for Mullvad for their pricing model. 5€/month regardless of “plan” and you can buy as many or as few months as you like. I never feel chained to Mullvad, never worried about subscription running out or getting charged at random moments. Pay 5€, watch whatever you want on the foreign tv websites, forget about vpn for the next 3 months.
If you love Mullvad’s pricing, you may check out iVPN’s one-week plan for $2. Like Mullvad, you don’t need an email address to register, just generate an ID and supports WireGuard. Personally, both Mullvad and iVPN have a similar connectivity performances.
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Never tried it. All the time, I’m connected wirelessly.
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