Hp Instant Ink - Is It Worth It? Honest Review & Cost Analysis
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Hi! Thank you so much for this video! I was doing some research on the HP Instant Ink program and came across this video! I'm about to purchase a new HP printer & I wanted to know more about the Instant ink because the model I'm getting comes with 6 months of the Instant ink program. Thank you so much for going into depth about this topic! I also think it will save money on gas in the long run if it came down to needing ink asap and not having time to purchase through Amazon! So with your information about the Instant ink and my opinion, I'm going to try the Instant ink subscription! Thank you very much & I subscribed to your channel for future content!😊
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@@BestPrinters You are not being honest. HP instant ink is Scam!
It is a big scam I have been waiting since early November and it's February and I can't get a response
@@MIDAS64fulI have 3 printings under HP instant ink. What about it is a scam?
For a lot of people this program is not a good idea. The billing practices needs to be more consumer friendly for one. It is set up in a way that will have HP trying to charge you for literally nothing at all. If you do not print a lot you should avoid the program as they will charge you even for month when you do not print anything or receive ink.
@@juan2049
I have been paying for this program for a few years. I have two HP printers and started running out of ink on both printers. So when I finally received the ink, HP sent a few sets of ink. Now understand, I have been paying for the ink for months now. I decided to cancel my subscription and now HP has kidnapped my printers and will not allow me to use the ink that I have been paying for. Yes! they will NOT allow my printer to print with my purchased ink. It's like going to the store and buying an item and not being able to consume it without continuing to keep buying it over and over again. Kinda like a DRUG dealer. HP has joined the world of corruption.
Same thing happened to us . We've got 3 sets of ink and can't use it
Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
Woah! This is scary. 😢
Same thing here. And when we called them about it, they said they would temporarily reset something so we could use them again. Instead they started charging us the highest rate every month. I purchased extra ink when buying the printer and the system would not let me use it. Our printer broke right after the warranty expired. This time we did not sign up for Insta Ink, but we still have the cartridges from the old one because they were never able to time the replacements correctly. The new printer will not allow the cartridges to work even though it is the exact same model. Insta Ink is a big scam. It truly ended up costing us about $500-$600 more over two years than if we would have just bought the cartridges ourselves.
Louis Rossman in his youtube videos about HP problems has also touched upon this HP instant ink subscription. On purchase of a printer, they are protected by the Moss-Magnuson Warranty Act (described in wikipedia) to provide consumer protection. HP removes this legal protection by doing whatever it can to get uers to voluntarily sign up for a subscription. By doing so, the user surrenders their rights under Moss-Magnuson.
I've been on the instant ink program since about 2018. I mostly didn't go above the 99 cent plan since at the time I didn't print a lot and I even had the free plan a few times, but I recently upgraded my printer to the HP OfficeJet Pro 8025e. Paid $150 for it and so far I really like it. It comes with 6 months of free ink and I decided to upgrade my plan to the $5.99 plan since I work remotely and need to print out documents more often now. So far so good. I don't mind the subscription so its fine with me.
I happily gave HP the boot today. Their InstantInk service was half-honest. They tried to force me to use their HP Photo paper, and they programmed their system to reject any use of MY PRINTER that did not match their greedy intent. I paid for their service for years. Printed documents when needed. When trying to print photos, my efforts were always met with failure and a warning, "Insert HP Photo Paper". A few times I got it to use less-costly paper, by blocking the manufacturer's imprint on the back of the paper, so the printer could not detect it, but that is too laborious. Goodbye, HP, and good riddance.
Wow, that sounds frustrating.
What are you replacing it with?
I just made a deeper video about that ink they send out. Not only do they charge you no matter what, even if you do not print, they will LOCK YOUR PRINTER from printing if you lapse the subscription. I encourage anyone who sees this to look at my video too, purely because I told the customer support at HP that I was going to make a video about them. We need to make more people aware of this and make HP understand that we wont put up with this.
@@RRGreiner You are absolutely right. I noticed when I first signed up for it, they wanted me to be connected to Wifi at all times, so they can monitor what you print. I didn’t agree with this since I wanted my wifi off when not in use, due to EMF. If I signed up for 3 per month and don’t even use it all, why do they need to be connected at all times to the printer. I realized at that point, the ink was not free or discounted, they were collecting all the data, everything you print, all the info about you. So, if it sounds too good to be true, then it most likely is.
Thanks for replying to my comment. I hope that more people can be made aware of this and hold them responsible for such dishonest practices@@NurfetaCejvanovic
Tried it when I first bought my HP printer and realized it was not worth it. I was over charged for ink and my print count will not properly register with HP. Spent hours troubleshooting and HP could not figure it out yet they kept charging me. HP is shady with this instant ink. In the end I cancelled my instant ink and they still kept charging me for ink. So I created a firewall rule to block inbound and outbound traffic to HP. At the end it's your printer, you paid full price for it and you should decide what ink to put in it. They have updated the firmware to prevent you from using third party ink. They are also monitoring how much you print.
I’m starting to realize that now. I think the only thing you really would get out of this service is convenience, not having to go to the store.
I bought a cheap 50 dollar printer some 4 years ago. I have not spent a single dime on ink cartridges. To me that is a massive saving.
OMG!!! Thank you so much for this video. I always wondered about this instant ink program. I just purchased the HP officejet pro 6978. I think I'm going to look into the instant ink a little more now.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Cost analysis vids are seldom seen thus appreciate yours that much more. Quick question if you know: say the ink cart they send is, for some reason, defective and I need to print NOW (boss breathing down my neck :p ), would I be able to throw in a store bought HP original cart or does HP lock my printer until it sees an Instant Ink cart?
No problem, thanks for watching btw! You should definitely be able to use the store bought ink.
Once again, immeasurable info Brandon! Very informative and helpful!! Love it!!! 👍😁
Thanks again!
Not worth it at all. They locked my printer even though I had 300 pages of rollover. This will work maybe for companies, but not for small businesses or homes. Think before you get into this scam.
True!
Yeah this was the nail in the coffin for me because it's really shady. If they didn't lock your printer I'd be more open to it. I got a new printer primarily to print USPS labels and Documents for my business. I hate anti-consumer stuff like this.
I have a feeling in the future they will only have this kind of Printer, ink, paper set up because it's more profitable for them AND every corporation seems to be moving towards a subscription model and new companies pop up with a monthly service model now as well as digital only non physical goods and chashless transactions.
I got my mothers printer which had the instant ink cartridges. It wouldn’t let me print until I signed up. I did 10 pages for .99. The ink tanks are completely full but when I try to print something it’s very light. I kept adjusting the printer settings, only to get almost invisible copies. Well, needless to say I went over my 10 pages just to try and fix the problem. So, now I get charged a dollar for 10 more pages. I feel stupid for even signing up.
I don’t mind buying ink from Sams, Costco or Amazon as long as it puts me in charge of my own printer!!
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I bought an HP printer many years ago and have been subscribed on HP Instant Ink for many years. This year I had an error code on my printer. I bought a new HP printer and hooked it up for hp instant ink. This happened the first of the month and the old printer had a subscription to hp instant ink until the end of the month. The next month I went into my old printer to remove the cartridges to return to HP. The error message had disappeared on my printer and it now looks fine. I cannot use this printer because I am no longer signed up for hp instant ink for that printer. This has really made me stop and think. Did HP Instant Ink send my printer an error code???? This is very shady.
Have you determined if HP deliberately sent you an error code in order to have you think you needed a replacement? I would love to know that.
Apple does it its called planned abslounce when they slow the iPhone every time a new is going to released
Error codes always happen when an update goes wrong for hp stuff if anything it probably didn't download updates correctly or needed a restart that or just needed to rest for awhile it's very common when you over use it
This was a worthwhile and very informative video. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
Great summary. I use Instant Ink and regularly switch between tariffs each month - if you make a note to check your usage on your billing day you can switch to the best tariff for that month before you're billed and then switch back again for the following month - the use of rollover pages means I can regularly switch between moderate, frequent and business printing levels so it even works well for variable usage. It also means I can print photos is top quality mode and not worry about the amount of ink it uses. I tend to print a lot of colour so it is good value for me.
Thank you for sharing!
I purchased an HP 8610 Office Jet Pro about 10 years ago. After many trips to various stores to purchase cartridges over the years, I started getting concerned that I might not find cartridges for my older model soon. So, I signed up for HP Instant Ink with the 100--page amount for $5.99/month. I work from home but print very infrequently. My wife is an elementary school teacher that prints worksheets and various exhibits for her classroom. We are well below the 100-page limit most of the time, but recently my wife exceeded the limit--end of year worksheets to keep kids busy while other classes were testing. Anyway, I just happened to notice on my credit card that I was billed $68.15--a significant difference from the expected $5.99! I contacted HP Instant Ink to express my unhappiness with the bill, and that's when I found out how sorry I would eventually be. Even though I cancelled my service, HP Instant Ink continues to bill my credit card. I placed "block" on the charges, but will probably need to change card numbers to prevent future charges. HP Instant Ink also maintains direct contact with my printer. Systems changes at their end negatively affect the printer at my end, requiring me to either go out and purchase new cartridges again (even if they are not used completely) or spend time resetting the printer so that it functions properly. While I thought I was being proactive, the reality is that I'm learning a hard lesson and will likely need a new printer shortly. Despite this really top-notch cost/benefit analysis video, I would recommend avoiding a contract you can't leave easily if the service doesn't work for you.
I noticed if you don't print often, print heads clog and you waste a fortune in ink to do print head cleaning cycles. At least with the HP Instant Ink, you aren't paying for the ink to clean the heads, just running a test page after. That right there is worth the lowest two tiers.
Great point!
I've been on this plan for a few years, and I love it. My wife is a schoolteacher and copying school stuff daily. This plan has saved me tons of money. I've never had any problems with HP, when I've called, they have always been there for me. I've changed plans during the years, and it all worked out for me.
I have an old HP 8630 Office Jet Pro, when the time comes to get another printer what would you recommend as a replacement? We don't do much printing now, since my wife retired as a schoolteacher, but I do print photos occasionally. What is the best HP printer for photography?
Thanks,
Nelson
Hi Nelson, I would definitely stick to an Hp officejet since it is what you are familiar with. Most of the Officejets will have great photo quality.
Thank you for sharing, this is what I was looking for, if it's worth it for teachers❤
I didn't bother with the instant ink, I was planning on getting quality ink refills myself. I didn't figure paying monthly was worth it to me but if you're making a living doing mission critical prints it would be worth it to you. Watching to see what you think. I got the 9025 after using the Costco 9018 for a while.
Thanks for sharing!
I guess HP Instant Ink is a pretty good deal. It just gives me the hee bee jee bees that they are monitoring my printing. That's just power that no company deserves. I could possibly want to print something offline when the internet is down. Then what? I should have just kissed up to HP Instant Ink and kept it. I just get really pissed when companies feel entitled to take money out of my account. I like to approve every charge. I guess I should just get over it.
@@amotionhighlights8771 Time to let go. It's no worse than anything else we "enter" into cyberville. We're vulnerable in a lot more ways than I would ever worry about HP doing.
I kind of just want to try a ecotank just to see how many full page photos it can actually print out before going dry.
For reference the HP printers print out about 10 before they run dry at the highest quality.
Do it!
The “hp smart tank” was so unreliable, printing weird colorful lines all over my prints, ruining them. Sending out blank pages, and other unreliable results when printing.
How do I decide which monthly subscription to choose, as in, I don't actually count the # of pages I print monthly. Is there a counter on the hp officejet pro 8025 I could check? I only seldomly do printing, except for those moments when I need to print a large quantity! My guess is the $3.99 or $5.99 one.
Thank you very much. Great info. If I buy the HP 9018e at Costco, I won't apply for the Instant Ink. They wouldn't do it if they didn't make more money. For me, most of these "deals" are a scam to spend more money. :)
Thats right
In all fairness, HP Instant Ink is pretty cost effective. It would cost me about $50 for an Ink Cartridge, and I'd need about 3 replacements each year because I print about 200 pages a month. $150 in total. HP Instant Ink costs me just $3 a month for 300 pages, meaning I'm spending $36 on Ink, and so far in 2022, I had 3 to 4 replacement cartridges sent to me. It would have cost me over $200 if it weren't for the subscription.
I agree, HP instant ink is worth the money! Especially with the convenience factor.
The subscription is a scam. For months they sent me no ink. When I called, (spent an hour on hold), they agreed to send me two extra cartridges. But could I use them? I decided to cancel the subscription and then none of the :"extra cartridges" they sent me could work. Also, I was still charged after cancelling and had to spend another hour on the phone getting the issue resolved. They said it had to do with their billing cycle.
Thanks for sharing!
I have an HP ENVY Inspire 7255e and print about 30-50 pages per month. Is it better just to get a set of 64XL cartridges and see how long they last? I like the actual ink because it doesn’t dry out as fast.
Yes that would work just fine!
@@BestPrinters Thank you. I went with 64XL inks from BJ’s Wholesale Club for about $88. Thanks for your video which helped me decide.
I have an HP Printer but would definitely try the ECO when I need to replace it.
Thanks for the price difference because I almost canceled my subscription but instead I’ll just upgrade to 100 pages for $5.99.
Nice!
Please be aware that IF you exceed the 100-page limit--unlikely, but possible--the bill you receive won't be $8.99 or the like. My bill was $68.15 (for 43 extra pages during a 1-time "oops.") Unwinding virtually requires purchasing a new printer. Good luck!
I’m on the 100 page plan, the $5.99. So if stay below the plan is it really worth it?? I have 2 months free by the way.
I would use up the 2 free months and then consider switching out of the plan if you feel it’s too much to pay. But it seems like a good deal honestly.
I watched your review on the eco tank and now this one and I’m confused, not because of your reviews they are great. I would say it’s 50/50 with people loving the Epstein eco tank and insta ink I use it for home don’t print that much have no idea which one
I honestly would go with the Epson ET over the Hp printers even with the instant ink.
If I’m on the 100 pages plan As long as I use 100 pages or less I can use as much in as I want?
This is a good question. I’d like to know myself as well.
Yes you can use it as much as you want until you hit the 100 page mark. If you go over 100 pages you will get charged an additional $1 for 10 more pages. If you don't hit the 100 page mark, you get 10 pages rollover to you next month so that means you have 110 pages for the next month.
what if you need to print more than your level allows? Do they upgrade you to the next level or charge an extra fee? How does that work?
Actually there is a per page costs past your monthly usage. Much like internet providers will charge for extra internet used above the plan. Which is a draw back.
@@BestPrinters thanks
10-15 pages $1.00
when you replace hp inks with the geniune product, you also replace the printer head so there is no need need to clean the head by buying onother product
Another thing that could become problematic is that I have an HP8028e and they keep sending the cartridges although I’m not running low so if I am not able to use them as quickly as HP sends them out I could potentially end up with a bunch of “dried out” cartridges that I can’t use that I was charged for😩😒☹️
You are not charged for the cartridges. You are charged for the number of pages you print.
That is 1 big misconception people have.
@shadowviewsonly True!
How many pages should it print? My ink runs out at 150 pages approx. Is that normal?
Yes that actually sounds like exactly where it should be.
Probably a good idea to state that printing photo or full color images is more cost effective than just printing B&W with HP Ink.
Thank you for telling us.
Get a brother more upfront cost maybe but it does not care if it has no toner it will just print
If you print pictures you save more than if you print mostly text. One downside is if you like me print nothing most days and suddenly one weekend print a lot you will run out of ink because they cant predict the next delivery.
You also have to factor in that HP is charging you for documents you fax. For instance, if you fax a 20 page document that counts as 20 copies. I recently cancelled my subscription because they were adding copes I didn’t make. (I kept a tally sheet when I printed).
Now, after cancelling the service I purchased new ink cartridges and I can’t print unless I continue to log in to my HP. Instant Ink account. They are holding my printer hostage and I can’t print.
DON’T sign up for this service because it’s more headaches than it’s worth, not to mention more expensive.
Ok, my 6 months of free ink have expired. I also am on school break so I am not printing much at all. I paid $175.00 for the HP Laserjet 209 dwe from Best Buy, Right now I can not print at all. So be aware that the printer is no good if you can not pay for your subscription or if you just want to use it occasionally.
Oh dear, I am sorry about that. Thank you for sharing that.
But the real question is how many pages do you get per set of cartridges
It really depends what kind of printing you do and how frequently.
my right ear enjoyed that
lol
Can I still use my printer If I cancel HP Instant Ink?
Absolutely.
Head for the hills... The ink is supper expensive in comparison for going to the store or amazon. There has to be a credit card always available or else the printer will not work until you go to the store and purchase the ink. I just ended my membership and gave them a ear full on after being a long term user I am frustrated. I am already thinking of using a different printer type. Just because I am unable to use aftermarket printer ink as well.
Hmm.
Wait so if I stay within my plan they will just ship me ink when I get low?
Yeah
Great video and this program has some uses for sure but for most people its a scam. I just made a deeper video about that ink they send out. Not only do they charge you no matter what, even if you do not print, they will LOCK YOUR PRINTER from printing if you lapse the subscription. I encourage anyone who sees this to look at my video too, purely because I told the customer support at HP that I was going to make a video about them. We need to make more people aware of this and make HP understand that we wont put up with this.
Thank you for your comment, it is always good to share different perspectives, especially when it comes to a service like HP Instant. I encourage anyone that reads this comment to go over to @RRGreiner, TH-cam channel and check out his video will help you make a more informed decision with the HP instant Ink subscription.
Oh thank you for the reply. I say in the video that there is certainly a use case for the service but the billing options need to be better and more consumer friendly.@@BestPrinters
I absolutely love the instant ink. My nightmares ended the moment I got that!! I used to spend a fortune on ink and felt fear every time it started printing faded pages. Over £30 for two ink cartridges every time!
Thank you for the comment, definitely subscribe. I am coming out with an updated video and I will be featuring you comment!
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My printer is double printing. How do I resolve that? It’s a canon printer 😢
Can you describe the double printing? What exactly is happening.
@@BestPrinters like the words or images will double up. Perhaps shadowing is the correct word for it? Also thank you for replying!
@@BestPrinters I may also just get the hp because this printer is super old and doesn’t allow me to print from my iPad. That’s how I found your video!
Stereo audio - Is it worth it?
My HP 8720 won't accept new HP cartridges. Old Generation Error message. No problem!! I got Smart Ink Cartridges, all 4 for $40 and they work great. Not $40 a piece. Thanks Smart Ink!!!!!!
I have a printer, I fill it with ink and paper, and I print. HP would send me emails saying I am printing more than expected, I need to change my plan, blah blah blah. I don't have time for this. I don't have time to count how many prints I am making. I just want to print!!! I was paying much more money than I need to. I dropped them and will buy my ink as needed and not have to answer to anyone!!!
HP only sends those emails when you are close to your monthly allowance that you signed up for. If you don’t want to be bothered, change your plan or don’t lease the instant ink cartridges.
Ive had a 6 month free trial with them and they have sent me ink once and my trial is nearly over , i really dont get why i would pay them monthly for that.
Yes I wanted know the same thing 🤔🤔🤔
I’m a heavy printer so I received more ink before my trial was out
i buy my own ink- i have et-2800 printer. i feel because my printer want now work with microsoft-so now there holding my printer hostage. it was working until a few day ago. So what i', saying i buy my own ink, so there disqualify my printer. and give me their printer data, as if i', printing from my own printer, so are they getting my image too. ??
I just bought this printer - do you know, if I cancel the HP+ subscription (mainly because my print habits aren't regular), can I use non-HP cartriges down the road?
Yes you can always cancel, just make sure you keep track of your login info. You can always use third party ink but depending on the updates they may or may not work.
I don’t think i will replace my canon printer with a HP one just for the instant ink
As athough I don’t print that much, there are some features my canon printer has which i do use, which will only get harder to find as time passes
(And my canon printer is one that supports 3 sizes of ink cartridges (standard, XL, and XXL, this printer has 5 cartridges, 2 black ones, page black and photo black, the page black is larger than the others), i use third party XXL ones in it, which seem to last for ages with the amount of printing i do)
I might look into getting a HP instant ink one to replace the epson printer (which takes cartridges)
Can you make a review about the HP Instant ink PLATINUM service? They rent you the printer + all the instant ink benefits. I just rented their service (and received and activated the printer today=, and experiencing myself if this worth the price/time invested. So far, I had a problem with my account, and now I am waiting for them to link my 20€ payment to subscribe with the newly created account. So far, it's working. I will update my comment in some days.
Thank you for sharing. I had not heard of the platinum service I will look into it
I like the video but what’s wrong with the sound. I only can hear you speaking through one earphone.
Sorry man, camera was damaged and sound was only coming out of one side. I have since had it fixed.
My instant ink always comes wrapped in foil wrappers
Thats weird, mine dont come wrapped in anything, just loose cartridges in a box.
In all fairness to "the printer guy" , I do believe that what he says was probably true in 2022 when he made this video. I'm pretty sure at that time HP did not have the control to lock your printer and make any cartridges they had already sent you unusable. They have been taken to court a few times about their new practices but I'm unsure of the outcome of those trials. I tried to cancel my subscription just this morning because I have way too many cartridges from them that I haven't needed to use yet. I wound up not cancelling when I found out that my backlog of ink would be useless and also my printer would be locked from using any other knockoff cartridges.
I may need to do an update video
You do very nice videos, HOWEVER, it fails to address the fact that when you try and cancel the subscription the ink that they sent to you, that I have paid for over the last 2 years will no longer work. So I either have to pay an additional year to be able to use the 3 color and 3 black that I have or quit, wasting the money that I sent to HP for the last 2 years! There is a chip in the cartridges so they don't print! Also I am only doing the 100/mo and subscription started at 5.99 and is now 7.99. So with Staples coupons making them cheaper as when you quit you lose all the money you invested into the plan. I feel cheated!!!!
Thanks for sharing
I don't have hp printer/ but i have a hp laptop, So they gave me false printer, infor. when my printer is a epson
I've used instant ink since Oct 2016! I'm starting my SEVENTH year. I print 300 pages per month and I've saved 50%+. My printer is always clean and I never clean it. That's because the cartridges are very durable and never leak, break etc.
You seem to be happy with the service!
why not reupload the video when you realize the audio is in one ear only...
Good point
Did you ever compare the "weight" of those "store bought" (Amazon) cartridges to what HP Ink actually sends? You get A FULL CARTRIDGE with HP vs. Store bought stuff. I've been on this plan since I bought my HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 in 2019, and I have printed well over 250-300 sheets a month (yes, I'm on the 300 plan) & the cartridges still last me over 4-5 months. I feel like it's the best of both worlds for me. You don't have to wait for cartridges, they just show up like magic. AND, I DID try the paper subscribe ... might as well put that $6-7 in an envelope each month & just buy a case of paper when you need it. THAT I found to be expensive. A year or so ago, I contacted HP because I had almost 900 in my rollover, & requested or asked if it was possible to get an "extra" set of all cartridges before I started printing like a mad-woman ... by George, they sent them to me. Great customer service too. I'm liking this subscription thing a lot and it's about the only thing that ISN'T gouging my pocket book at this point. Good review. Just wondering.
What was the cat watching?
Birds in the tree outside my window probably.
16 minutes Yes or no
It depends.
Hp Instant ink has been a huge problem that we constantly spend time on every month. First, you are speaking to someone outside of the US and they are difficult to understand. You don't get the same person each time you are being charged for something that was canceled. Receiving a refund is very difficult. The refund amount is always lower than what is quoted by the company.
Obviously, I have a bad taste in my mouth over their customer service. Based on my experience with their customer service team, I would never recommend their services again.
Stay away. I cancelled that subscription and they kept billing me. I tried to end it again, and apparently they will remotely block the cartridge once you cancel! I did it anyway.
Try calling them and file a dispute for your money back
dude I have hearloss on my right ear xD
Sorry, camera was damaged at the time.
Hoo god, 96 dollar worth int can print 700 pages each and 11 dollar int can print only 300 pages. Means two 96 dollar ink from Amazon will finish not within an year. But It could last long more than an year. so please review it correctly.
your voice audio only comes out of one speaker.
Thanks man, I have since fixed it.
Its a total rip off. Have been paying monthly for nearly 18 months and not ONE replacement in the mailbox. Beware!
They are stealing YOUR money!
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Make sure you have the correct address on your account.
I moved not too far from my last address that was on my account when my replacements were on the way and the new residents received them. The new residents dropped them off for me and when I checked my account the old address was still on there and my ink needed to be changed.
this is holding people printers hostage
Oh no
@@BestPrinters i'm not with hp my print corporation doesn't need hp.
The only thing you've forgotten is actual use of the program - it doesn't work. Complicates printing beyond reason because your printer has to connect to their service over the internet every time you print, so it only works half the time. Support is convoluted and takes forever to get a simple answer, plus the complexity of the software doesn't always analyze what's going on properly in your printer. There are a tonne of bad reviews online. Have you actually been using this service? How about a follow up after a year telling us how it's been working for you?
Thank you for your comment, I will be doing an updated video sometime in March. Subscribe and look out for a new video, I will most likely be using your comment screenshot into the new video.
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I will NEVER buy HP again. The dynamic security BS where I can't put generic ink in the printer that I own, nope. Trying to return this brand new officejet 2755e now. I thought that I would be slick and block the printer from the internet through my router and work around it that way, nope, its firmware based. No more HP products for me!
I've been enjoying my HP Instant Ink subscription for a year after my free plan ended. I've also added HP Instant Paper 50 pages plan, and received it in the mail yesterday. Cha-Ching
That is awesome!
In the uk its total donkey shite ripoff
Wow, also rip QEII
Miss one payment and they make your life hell
Wow
I'll save you 16 minutes of time: Do not get HP. The fact that you buy a printer and have to pay basically a monthly fee to print it is so beyond stupid not worth the head ache. Insane.
Wait until you have to pay $60 per ink pack at the store.
It's a trap!! Low Value!! HP makes it easy to charge ($), but does not provide value (high cost, low to no product). Then they make it difficult to cancel. Do NOT subscribe...it's not worth it.
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Avoid HP Instant Ink at all costs
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Do not get Instant Ink. You will lose control of your HP Printer!!!!. I cancelled and it's still not working.
And it's not worth it.
Thank you for sharing
NO! HP will have COMPLETE CONTROL OVER YOUR PRINTER and if you don't buy their INSTAINK they will LOCK YOUR PRINTER from printing! They charged me twice for a fee when I canceled! Was a customer for 30+ years!! They couldn't care less!!!!!
Oh wow
Instant Ink is a scam. Designed to put your money in HP's pockets. The ink I have in my printer is worth $100 at most, yet I have paid $143 to them so far and have 1/3 of my cartridge's left to go, so will end up giving them another $50. I have been ripped off. If I cancel, they want me to put the ink left in my printer today in the bin and buy new cartridge's otherwise my printer will not work. So I am paying for a subscription not a product. And what does this subscription give me. Other than locking my printer if I didn't have it connected to WFFI 24/7, absolutely nothing. Do not do this. Unless you do a lot of printing, and I mean alot and go through cartridges regularly, do not do this. You will regret it. and if you try to talk to them about it, you will end up cracking your head against the brick wall you will encounter.
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HP is a scam. Period!
What brand do you recommend?
Instaprint sucks. My wife got sick in December and there was a problem with the automatic payment draw of funds! Insta Print monitors you printer and if for whatever reason your account is in the rears they disable your printer from printing. Who do they think they are? Our USA Government!
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NO: only get instant ink if you are a business that prints a large volume every month and needs the convenience of not having to go to the store.
IT DOES NOT SAVE YOU MONEY if you are a home based business. Since they effectively charge by the page, (they claim it is a convenience charge that is managed by page count -- but then they do charge you $1.00 extra for every 10 pages extra you print, and it isn't based on consumption, because if you print 1 character over because you didn't shrink to fit all on one page, or change your pages to now print that cover page or that last page of the pdf or your pages get stuck and they print partial page on multiple pages, they all count as full pages regardless of the amount of ink) you will pay well over the cost of HP cartridges in the long run. AND they don't actually keep you stocked in ink because they aren't actually measuring the ink, just counting pages. TWICE I had to call to order ink because I was out and WAITED a week (5-7 business days) to receive them because their 'auto ship' program didn't 'think' I needed new ink even though it had started printing blotchy and faded. AND THEN here is the real kicker. You got ink. You realize you have enough to last you 3 or 4 months or longer and you want to just cancel because you just want to print pages and then buy retail when the ink runs out, YOU CAN"T. If you cancel the program they shut your ability down to use the ink you have already paid for in the printer you bought. AGAIN they claim they aren't a page counting service, but apparently it is. Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck. Why not just let me finish out the ink I have without charging me for every dot and every misprint? When you discover that your 30 page print job got stuck and reprinted a few pages again and again (AND YOU STILL HAVE PLENTY OF INK) and you call to get a credit since they actually do based it ALL on page count, they so reluctantly grant a 'one time credit back on pages' and recommend you go pay for tech support on your out of warranty printer. They have brainwashed their tech support well to not think of this as a page count service. It is designed to make money folks, not save you money.
AND THEN you get stuck paying $5 a month for using cartridges you have had for 4 months and only selectively using this printer so your page count doesn't go up, and you just want to finish off the cartridges. I HATE IT AND HATE BEING TRAPPED IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION>
Thank you for sharing.
Why making videos on Monos? your voice plays only on side though!
I have paid nearly $300 in HP ink subscriptions over the last couple years, and I clearly overpaid for use. So I stopped the subscription, EVIL GENIUSES at HP blocked my use of the ink cartridges at the end of the month via firmware. I replaced the PAID subscription cartridges, though still full, with store bought HP ink to return the printer to service. Very clever of them to gouge me for the subscription and then rub salt in the wound for leaving them. Hey, what can I say? "HP S**KS " or just "GREEDY B@5T@RD5?" Sold my stock for the betraying me with the experience. Anyone want slightly used, MOSTLY FULL HP ink carts for their subscription? Nah. Recycling.
Thanks for sharing, I might be canceling mine now.
@@BestPrinters what? have been reading all this trying to decide if i'm getting ripped off or not and then I see this comment---so have you changed your mind about it being a good deal? I thought it was a fair deal....
I don't mind paying per page, except that Turbotax likes to force me to double print my returns weather I want double copies or not. Many companies, like my brokerage, include pages that just say "this page left blank", which I have to pay for. That's the real scam.
I hear you
Before printing customize your pages. There’s a preview of what’s being printed, so if there’s 14 pages and on the 14 page it says that customize to print 1-13.
@@MrsR19 not with brokerage statement and tax returns, since they are pdf's that cant be edited. The print pages part is disabled.