How to cancel YouTube Premium

Takes about 2 minutes

You deactivate it yourself online in a couple of clicks; the only step is picking a cancel reason.

Steps to cancel YouTube Premium

  1. 1Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships while signed in.
  2. 2Select Deactivate, then Continue to cancel.
  3. 3Pick a reason, then confirm with Yes, cancel.
  4. 4Membership runs to the end of the billing period.

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Netflix

Free

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$19.99

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Here's the honest answer: Netflix hasn't offered a free trial in the US since 2020, and the March 2026 price bump put Standard (ad-free) at $19.99/mo. If you want to watch without paying full freight, the move is a bundle you might already have - T-Mobile's "Netflix on Us," or select Xfinity and ISP plans fold it in. And if it was the free month you were after, that's not gone from the world - plenty of streamers in our catalog still run real trials.

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Fubo

Free

7d

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$73.99

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Fubo is the live-TV streamer built for sports first. Think a big channel lineup, up to around 40 regional sports networks, unlimited DVR, and enough simultaneous streams for a whole household. After the Disney deal closed in 2025 it merged with Hulu + Live TV, and now it's one of the two largest live-TV streamers in the country. The 2026 NBCUniversal blackout that dinged its reviews resolved on June 10, so Telemundo and the NBC networks are flowing back. Two things you should size up before you start. First, this is priced like cable. Plans run from $19.99 for Latino up to about $104 for Deluxe, and Pro and Elite carry regional sports fees plus tax that push most bills toward $90 to $110. That's why a forgotten Fubo trial is one of the more expensive surprises in streaming, and it's the single most common theme in its billing reviews. Second, cancel is self-serve on the web, but it routes through a retention screen, and how that goes varies by where you signed up. None of that is a reason to skip a genuinely strong sports service, though. Start the trial, and track it here so we send a reminder before it ends. That way nothing surprises you.

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HBO Max

Free

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$18.49

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Honest answer: the service you knew as "Max" went back to "HBO Max" in 2025, and it doesn't run a direct free trial anymore. Standard (ad-free) is $18.49/mo. The one legitimate trial route left is through a partner - the HBO Max channel on Prime Video carries a 7-day trial, and DashPass bundles it on its annual plan. If a free week is what you're after, other streamers in our catalog still offer real trials.

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