Do we want to stream movies and TV series without paying? Let’s see which services allow you to activate a free trial period.
Among the legal streaming services to watch videos and TV series, fewer and fewer offer a free trial period : initially seen as an incentive to get known and increase subscribers quickly, over time it was removed from many famous services (Netflix and Disney + above all), so as to force users to immediately sign up for a subscription in order to access the contents.
Fortunately, there are still video streaming services that offer a free trial period of several days (7 days, 1 month or even 3 months), so that you can carefully evaluate which service to keep and which subscription to subscribe (perhaps choosing the cheapest one. or with more services included).
Amazon Prime Video
The first service that still includes a free trial period is Amazon Prime Video , reachable from the official website and obtainable on phones and tablets through the dedicated app for Android and iPhone / iPad.
In order to benefit from the free trial period, all we have to do is access the site indicated above from any browser, press the Subscribe button and use it for free for 30 days and take advantage of the trial period offered by Amazon Prime , which also includes the trial period for the streaming service.
At the end of the trial period we can choose whether to keep the service active (paying € 36 per year or € 3.99 per month) or to deactivate it without additional costs and without obligations , just remember to deactivate the subscription before the automatic renewal (also set by default for free trials).
In addition to the streaming service we will also have free shipping for any expense and other Prime benefits, as also seen in the Amazon Prime Costs and Benefits guide ; Is it worth it to subscribe?
Apple TV +
Among the new emerging streaming services that have a free trial, we point out Apple TV + , accessible from the official website or downloadable as an app for phone and tablet from the Google Play Store or from the Apple App Store.
The video and TV series service signed by Apple provides a free 7-day trial for anyone who subscribes to the € 4.99 per month subscription, so you have a full week to decide whether to keep the service or proceed with the cancellation of the renewal automatic. Exactly as seen on Amazon Prime Video we must be the ones to disable the automatic renewal if we are not willing to continue with the subscription.
If we buy a new iPhone , a new iPad or a new Mac we can benefit from 3 months of free viewing : we only have to activate the offer within 90 days of purchase, so as to have much more time to enjoy the contents of this new platform.
Rakuten TV
Another service that is little known to the general public but which offers a free trial service is Rakuten TV , which we can view from the official website or via the app for Android and for iPhone / iPad .
By accessing the service site and clicking on Try it for free we will have the opportunity to benefit from a free trial period of 7 days, after which the subscription will be activated immediately at € 4.99 per month. If we do not want to continue after the trial period, simply deactivate the automatic renewal before the trial period expires (to be carried out at least one day before the actual expiration).
YouTube Premium
If we love to use the YouTube app and access exclusive content (YouTube Originals) we can think of trying the free trial period of YouTube Premium , which can be subscribed directly from the official website .
With this subscription we can enable YouTube background playback (legal and unlimited), avoid the appearance of advertisements in the videos, download your favorite videos and watch them at any time (even offline) and access the contents of the original producers.
To get the free trial period, access the site seen above, press the Try it for free button and log in with Google credentials (those for Android are fine too). By activating the free trial we will benefit from 30 days without limits, after which the subscription will be automatically subscribed for € 11.99 per month.
Also in this case, if not interested in the subscription, we must proceed with the deactivation of the automatic renewal at least 1 or 2 days before the effective expiration, so as to avoid being charged to the Google account or the payment method chosen during the registration.
To learn more, we can read our guides Listen to YouTube only audio in the background on iPhone or iPad and Music Only on Youtube Music website and app from PC and smartphone .
Infinity Plus
Among the completely Italian services that offer a free trial period we point out Infinity Plus , reachable from the official website .
With Infinity Plus we will have access to a good catalog of films and TV series signed by Mediaset at a price of € 7.99 per month, with the possibility of seeing films in 4K UHD (where available). Once the subscription has been subscribed, we will still have 7 days to use the account for free and decide and keep it: if we are no longer interested, just cancel before the expiry date, so as to avoid the first month’s charge.
Conclusions
Those seen in the guide are probably the only streaming services available in Italy with a free trial period still active. This business model is considered by many to be counterproductive, so we cannot guarantee that in the future the same services will not include an additional cost or completely remove the trial period (especially if the number of subscribers increases, exactly as happened with Netflix and Disney +).
