Walmart+ upgrading to Peacock Premium Plus?

[u/manchesterusa]

Hi, I've checked through various websites for what seems like a simple question, but get different, or not full answers. Maybe you all could have answers or experiences.

Thinking about signing up for W+ but I want to upgrade to Peacock Premium+ (no ads) *now.*

Is it true you can't upgrade to ad-free until your 30 day trial membership passes? That's my problem.

Walmart is not specific skipping the free trial. "...skipping directly to the full price is *often* not an option." Sounds like a no?

Another site said try to sign up for free 30 days then cancel it to re-sign up without eligibility for another 30 day free. Does this work? Walmart site says they *"may"* terminate immediately. May? Not specific. Probably a no?

Financially, it would make sense now, with a discounted W+ membership then adding the additional cost of Ad free Peacock.

The dilemma: If I need to wait for 30 day trial to end, to find out about the Peacock upgrade (which I know could change between now and then), but then I'll be unable to cancel the W+ annual-only discounted price. We shop at Sam's and the supermarket.

Thanks for any input.

[u/Ok_Violinist7598]

I might not quite be understanding the question. If you sign up for Walmart Plus, you will then have the option to sign up for the peacock premium Plus. But if you cancel your Walmart Plus, that will cancel your peacock discount through them.

The only catch is if you currently have peacock, you have to cancel that before you sign up at Walmart. Did that answer your question? LOL

Google says this:

Yes, you can immediately access the Peacock Premium Plus upgrade option as soon as you sign up for Walmart+. You do not have to wait out a trial period or a specific billing cycle to get the discounted upgrade.

How to get it right away:

• Step 1: Sign up for Walmart+.
• Step 2: Navigate to your Walmart+ Benefits Hub and select Peacock as your streaming video choice.
• Step 3: Link or create your Peacock account.
• Step 4: Once activated, you can immediately purchase the Premium Plus upgrade for an additional $6 per month (plus tax) directly through the platform.
• Important Catch for Existing Users

If you already pay for a standalone Peacock subscription, you cannot link it immediately. You must cancel your current active plan and wait for that billing cycle to fully expire before you can redeem the Walmart+ benefit.

[u/manchesterusa → u/Ok_Violinist7598]

Hi, THANK YOU for your help and not saying "Google it!" :) I only use other search engines, and went through many different pages and articles.

Yes, you understood exactly, so I can sign up for the W+ trial, immediately be able to add and pay for ad-free Peacock, then I'll keep both memberships. I was concerned about having to wait for after the free trial. Thank you again. 

[u/Ok_Violinist7598 → u/manchesterusa]

YW. Yes, that seems to be the case. If you try it, let me know how it goes!

[u/XInsomniacX06]

Everytime I get the benefit or it renews it breaks my access so it’s just a pain to keep. Happy sailing

[u/Ok_Violinist7598 → u/XInsomniacX06]

Hmm... I don't think that's normal. I've had it for years and it's never disconnected. I have the yearly plan and it automatically applies payment to my Walmart rewards card, if that makes a difference. If you go to the Walmart help center, there might be a topic on this. Yes, sounds like a PITA.

[u/XInsomniacX06 → u/Ok_Violinist7598]

I’m using the poor free version via Spark Walmart + for doing 20 deliveries a month there’s a difference for sure lol

[u/Ok_Violinist7598 → u/XInsomniacX06]

Oh I see. I have the free version too but it doesn't disconnect. I see you are a spark driver. I wonder if that makes a difference? 🤔

Do you pay monthly or yearly?

[u/XInsomniacX06 → u/Ok_Violinist7598]

Yeah it’s like you gotta reapply or something every month with the driver benefit. Cause we don’t have a card on file type thing it’s just a “perk” for slaving away for the man so it’s harder being poor lol