Does proton VPN offer one time flat fee for lifetime use? As alternative to the “subscription” model.
Nothing that you can straight up purchase. They do have a yearly raffle where you make a donation and it enters you for a lifetime visionary account. Probably as close as you will get.
One time fee is a good way for a business to shutdown.
As a way to raise funds to donate to good causes, yes, they do. But if your goal is to save money, let go of the idea of a lifetime subscription, they usually go for thousands of dollars iirc.
Proton raffles off a limited number of lifetime premium licenses as a charity fund-raiser each year.
And of course, there is lifetime access to their free versions of Mail, Drive, Pass, and VPN, and the free version of Proton VPN outperforms some paid alternatives.
But any company offering lifetime licenses of premium software to the general public, especially where there is a significant cost to operate, is either just looking to make some quick money or hasn’t thought through the maths properly. Either way, the “lifetime” might be shorter than you think.
One time fee’s or one time fee + small optional free for updates makes sense for software that you install and operate but all of proton’s products are stuff they operate so it doesn’t really make sense for a one time fee as they have constant ongoing costs to support it.
There’s a tonne of stuff where a subscription is BS e.g. having to subscribe to get heated seats in a car. But for proton’s stuff the subscription actually makes sense.
Maybe it could be limited to one device, with less features than the full premium?
Free version is solid. But I want to automatically be connected to US. I would pay extra flat fee for that. Could be new way for proton to create new revenue stream.
Unlimited as in contract always means " above average use is fine "
True unlimited contracts with literally no limits are suicide
What Plex did? I don’t know please enlighten
And why would you want to use Plex instead of Jelllyfin?
Stop downvoting people asking legitimate questions. They asked something because they didn’t know what it was and wanted someone to explain it to them. They didn’t say something stupid, didn’t make fun of anyone, didn’t do anything wrong but ask a question. How are they supposed to learn if they don’t ask? How are we supposed to teach if we don’t know what they need? Y’all make people not want to ask legitimate questions.
Plex will sell you a lifetime Plex pass. I have one. Totally worth it.
In short because it’s better. Easier to setup, app is ubiquitous, there’s actual support and community, it just works, etc.
Regardless, they have been in business for a long time and no reason to suggest otherwise. Their 1 time premium fee is the best deal in town.
I haven’t tried jelly fin before what is your reason? Plex was super user friendly for me to setup. I don’t like that it can be a pain keeping track of certain shows/seasons that I am on
I have monthly Plex subscription. I will buy Plex Pass Lifetime once they fix Android TV client app. It’s batshit rn so I have to unlock Emby on Android TV client to watch.
Their 1 time premium fee is the best deal in town.
That kind of offer can work if only very few customers sign up.
Imagine if Proton offered a very good one time premium fee and most customers signed up for it. If that happens Proton would not survive for long.
What? This and supporting partners define their business profit model. You’re saying it doesn’t sustain, Plex’s longevity would argue otherwise.
Plex’s longevity would argue otherwise.
If you believe it’s a sustainable model you may want to make an offer to your employer that you will work for free for the rest of your life, in exchange for at larger onetime payment.