As a heavy internet user, I subscribe to a variety of services. Here, I’d like to share the primary services I currently use and how they help me.
List of Subscription Services
Streaming Services
YouTube Premium
- Description: Ad-free viewing, background play, and a vast library of content.
- Region: Turkey
- Subscription Type: Monthly (104.9 TRY/month)
- Annual Cost: ~240 CNY
Spotify Premium
- Description: Music streaming service, ad-free, and focused on the listening experience.
- Region: Turkey
- Subscription Type: Family Plan (Shared)
- Annual Cost: ~95 CNY
AI Tools
ChatGPT Plus
- Description: Access to GPT-4o/o1 models, with strong voice and web browsing capabilities.
- Region: Turkey
- Subscription Type: Monthly (499 TRY/month)
- Annual Cost: ~1,080 CNY
Claude Pro
- Description: Assistance with writing and access to Claude Code.
- Region: Nigeria
- Subscription Type: Monthly (14,900 NGN/month)
- Annual Cost: ~1,056 CNY
Social Platforms
X Premium
- Description: Member benefits such as editing posts; eligible accounts can also participate in the revenue-sharing program.
- Region: Turkey
- Subscription Type: Monthly (199.99 TRY/month)
- Annual Cost: ~330 CNY
Productivity Tools
1Password
- Description: Password manager with multi-platform synchronization.
- Region: N/A
- Subscription Type: Open Source License (Free)
- Annual Cost: 0 CNY
GitHub Copilot
- Description: AI-powered code completion for VS Code.
- Region: N/A
- Subscription Type: Educational Eligibility (Free)
- Annual Cost: 0 CNY
Cloud Storage and Servers
iCloud
- Description: 200GB storage space for data backup.
- Region: China
- Subscription Type: Monthly (21 CNY/month)
- Annual Cost: 252 CNY
Proxy Services (Airport)
- Description: Pro lines with 500GB/month data.
- Region: N/A
- Subscription Type: Annual (Promotional price)
- Annual Cost: 470 CNY
Tencent Cloud VPS
- Description: Lightweight Application Server for hosting personal services and websites.
- Region: China
- Subscription Type: Annual (Promotional price)
- Annual Cost: 99 CNY
Membership Benefits
JD Plus
- Description: Shopping rewards (Jingdou), shipping benefits, and free delivery.
- Region: China
- Subscription Type: Annual (Discounted via third-party channels)
- Annual Cost: ~70 CNY
Total Expenditure
Total Annual Cost: 3,692 CNY
Final Thoughts
- These are the main services I currently subscribe to. At a rough calculation, the annual cost is 3,692 CNY. If I didn’t take advantage of lower-priced regions or special promotions, the cost would be significantly higher. However, for a heavy internet user like myself, these services greatly enhance my experience and efficiency, making them well worth the investment.
- In addition to these, there are smaller costs like domain registrations, but since they aren’t as significant, I won’t detail them here.
