https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475289#M31532 <P>Hi, I just want to share my thoughts and concerns when it comes to printer subscriptions.&nbsp; I have now subscribed to 2 different printer companies subscriptions after purchasing their products and am unsatisfied with how things ended up working out for both.&nbsp; I can honestly say that I will never subscribe to a printing service again!&nbsp; It is a waste of money completely!&nbsp; And on top of that, why should a company be able to monitor how many pages you print a month?&nbsp; I buy my paper myself and all I was interested in was not having to go out every time I ran out of ink and buy more. I was willing to pay for the convenience of having the ink sent to me when I was low, not having a restriction on what I could print.&nbsp; I am a full-time student online, of course, I print a lot every month.&nbsp; If I didn't I would have a really hard time completing my assignments.&nbsp; I think it's highway robbery for a company to monitor how much you print a month and charge you if you print more than anticipated.&nbsp; It's none of their business how many pages I print a month. I pay for the device and for the ink and paper to use it.&nbsp; I don't pay for them to monitor what I print, I feel like they are rather nosey to even want to know.&nbsp; So, that said, don't worry about what I print every month.&nbsp; I bought the printer, it is now my property and you can go monitor something else, not my property. Thank you!</P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:10:21 GMT headcrew6942 2024-04-30T20:10:21Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475289#M31532 <P>Hi, I just want to share my thoughts and concerns when it comes to printer subscriptions.&nbsp; I have now subscribed to 2 different printer companies subscriptions after purchasing their products and am unsatisfied with how things ended up working out for both.&nbsp; I can honestly say that I will never subscribe to a printing service again!&nbsp; It is a waste of money completely!&nbsp; And on top of that, why should a company be able to monitor how many pages you print a month?&nbsp; I buy my paper myself and all I was interested in was not having to go out every time I ran out of ink and buy more. I was willing to pay for the convenience of having the ink sent to me when I was low, not having a restriction on what I could print.&nbsp; I am a full-time student online, of course, I print a lot every month.&nbsp; If I didn't I would have a really hard time completing my assignments.&nbsp; I think it's highway robbery for a company to monitor how much you print a month and charge you if you print more than anticipated.&nbsp; It's none of their business how many pages I print a month. I pay for the device and for the ink and paper to use it.&nbsp; I don't pay for them to monitor what I print, I feel like they are rather nosey to even want to know.&nbsp; So, that said, don't worry about what I print every month.&nbsp; I bought the printer, it is now my property and you can go monitor something else, not my property. Thank you!</P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:10:21 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475289#M31532 headcrew6942 2024-04-30T20:10:21Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475290#M31533 <P>How do they charge you for the ink&nbsp; and paper you use if they can't monitor usage?</P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:18:58 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475290#M31533 normadel 2024-04-30T20:18:58Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475291#M31534 <P>What subscription did you sign up for. I have an ink subscription for my printer and there is no indication that my number of pages is being monitored. I just get notified of a new cartridge being sent when one runs out.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>That is the automatic replenishment service plan(ARS).&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>There is another plan that is based on pages; you don’t pay directly for ink. Canon states that it can be less expensive than the ARS plan.</P><P>You may have selected the wrong plan.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:34:30 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/General-Discussion/Subscriptions-and-costs/m-p/475291#M31534 jrhoffman75 2024-04-30T20:34:30Z