Provider backing out of lifetime subscription

5 years ago, said provider ran a promo for a lifetime subscription. I bought it, so did my dad. My account used to say “lifetime” under membership type.

This week they changed that to “5 year subscription” and set the expiration to Dec 31, 2021. poof lifetime service gone. The same thing happened to my dad’s account.

Upon contacting their support, they are claiming that it isn’t their problem and are directing me to a third party.

What should I do?

The e-mails I received from them never mention the type of subscription I had, and the invoice doesn’t show it either.

You never “said” the provider.

Try r/legaladvice. They’re the shit.

Most lifetime offers have a time limit, mostly 5-7 years. It’s always there in the fine print. Either way, it’s a lesson to avoid lifetime offers from VPN providers.

Deal with the fact that if the “lifetime” sub costs what a normal multi-year sub would, it’s not a lifetime sub.

As with everything; if it’s too good to be true it probably is. Next time go with a reputable provider.

It’s against the rules, I thought? I initially wrote the post including the provider name, but it instantly got deleted. After removing the name it allowed me to post.

Shit, I bought a life time unlimited pasta card for myself from Olive Garden for $500+tax about 2.5 years ago and only used it 6 times. If they cancel that, I’m losing big.

Yeah, time to do some research. Thanks