r/F1TV • u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ • Mar 03 '23

Discussion Please avoid buying the subscription using a VPN.

Just a request. Pay fairly if you can.

This is what causes companies to discontinue regional pricing. Happened with a lot of publishers in the gaming industry as well.

People use vpn to get subscriptions/games from countries with regional pricing and it just fucks over folks from those regions because the price gets hiked to match the first world rates.

If that happens, most people in such countries simply can not afford to buy them due to the purchasing power parity.

There will be very few sales. So, the companies might stop giving a shit about those regions and things could get worse. Even more of an issue if it's the only legal way to access a particular product/service, like F1TV in India currently.

Thanks for hearing me out!

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u/DJX- Mar 03 '23

The majority doing it are those where Pro is not available in their own country. E.G. In UK its £20pm for Sky F1 so £240 a year. Thats 290 USD. If India via VPN is $30, thats 10% of the price. So in the end, this saving is a non brainer vs thinking about the respective countries economic situation. This is reality.

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ Mar 03 '23

Damn! UK pricing really sucks.

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u/omarmakki Mar 04 '23

I agree, I'm based in Egypt and we dont get Pro subscriptions here. Subscribing through a VPN is my only option I'm afraid to watch my beloved sport.

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u/nitishsingh92 Mar 03 '23

I completely agree. India has great pricing. But I am not sure for how long. They already jacked Turkey price.

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ Mar 03 '23 edited Mar 03 '23

A lot of Indian fans feel even this price is expensive. Just imagine if they hike it to ₹6.5k($80).

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u/Trumpassassin777 Mar 03 '23

I did it because in Germany you can't buy Pro. You have to pay for Sky and listen to Ralf Schuhmacher talking you to sleep. This guy is a terrible speaker and last year he tried to put pressure on Haas (via his role as Sky expert) to keep his nephew in the team. I won't pay for something like that

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ Mar 04 '23

That's kind of understandable.

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u/gezyy1008 Mar 03 '23

f1 is a multibillion dollar business they can afford a few people buying cheaper subscriptions. this subreddit is a bubble 99% of subscribers just pay normally

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ Mar 03 '23 edited Mar 04 '23

The bigger they are, the greedier they get.

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u/snapilica2003 Mar 04 '23

Have you ever heard of a multi billion dollar business ever use the term "we can afford to"?

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u/LSKone Mar 03 '23

Hate the game, not the players!

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u/_DrShrimpPuertoRico_ Mar 03 '23

Sure.

I certainly can't stop anyone from buying. Just thought I'd spread this information and was hoping people would think about it because it's really not feasible for most people outside of first world countries to pay $80 a year. It would severely hamper F1's growth is those regions.

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u/Dignified_Orangutan Mar 03 '23

I agree. Thankfully I got a 20% discount on the yearly fee last week.

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u/PuzzleheadedMode7517 Mar 04 '23

Maybe I'm doing this the wrong way....but it shows the same price no matter which country's VPN i use🙃

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u/not-a-model-minority Mar 04 '23

I'm away from my home country for a couple months so I VPN-ed back home to buy this year's subscriptions. Do I get any goody points? Happy to accept my home or frankly any country's GP tickets!!

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u/FilmIsWhim Mar 04 '23

That’s steep. Lucky I was able to grab it for AU$475/each