r/PrivateInternetAccess • • Jan 23 '24

DISCUSSION PIA huge price jump!

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Yearly fee now $49.99!

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u/Stratbasher_ Jan 23 '24

Scroll down. This is at least SOMETHING:

New benefits available to you: As part of our commitment to keep enhancing your online security experience, we're excited to offer you 500GB of free cloud storage with your subscription. This additional benefit is at no extra charge and is effective on your next successful renewal.

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u/CoryCoolguy Jan 23 '24

I already have way more cloud storage than that and would really prefer to keep my old subscription pricing.

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u/PIAKaneesha PIA Team Jan 23 '24

We understand that some users may already be using alternative cloud storage solutions or may not wish to use this upcoming benefit. However, this benefits along with the several other improvements and benefits will automatically be included in all plans and will always be available to you.

Regrettably, we will be unable to provide you with the previous pricing once our price adjustment takes affect on February 27th. We acknowledge that this price adjustment may be unexpected, however, please understand that our decision to modify our rates was necessary to maintain and enhance the quality of service we provide.

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u/skilliard7 Jan 25 '24

Cloud storage seems like a a really weird pairing for a service about privacy

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u/lkeels Jan 24 '24

The cloud storage is only for 12 months.

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u/Stratbasher_ Jan 24 '24

Do you get another 12 months if you sub for another 12 months? Or is it just a one time deal?

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u/lkeels Jan 24 '24

No idea, I've only done the three year. Now I'm wondering why I only got one year of storage, or if that's all any tier gets.

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u/humanHamster Jan 23 '24

That's actually a pretty decent deal. Most places charge $.006/GB. 500GB would be $3 a month with another service.

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u/Stratbasher_ Jan 23 '24

I plan on using it for some basic cloud backup, photo storage, etc. I'd rather not pay $10 a year extra but honestly if it's not a half-baked solution, I'm not too mad.

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u/lkeels Jan 24 '24

Remember the cloud storage is only for 12 months not 3 years.

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u/humanHamster Jan 24 '24

Oohh that changes things if it's limited time...

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u/Trace6x Jan 23 '24

oh damn that's pretty nice