{"id":4430,"date":"2022-01-19T21:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/still-getting-g-suite-for-free-get-ready-to-pay-up\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T21:19:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:19:06","slug":"still-getting-g-suite-for-free-get-ready-to-pay-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/still-getting-g-suite-for-free-get-ready-to-pay-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Getting G Suite For Free? Get Ready to Pay Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are a ton of legacy G Suite accounts out there getting access to Google\u2019s suite of apps for free. However, those days are numbered, as Google is finally killing off these grandfathered accounts and expecting these users to pay for Google Workspace<\/a>\u00a0on May 1, 2022.<\/p>\n

Google actually stopped offering free g Suite accounts\u00a0back in 2012, but the company allowed tons of users to keep their free accounts active. Anyone with a custom domain could sign up for these accounts and access Gmail and most of Google\u2019s tools. Google killing off these free accounts is sure to upset many users, but it\u2019s hard to be upset about getting something for free for more than ten years.<\/p>\n

The terminated plans are called the \u201cG Suite legacy free edition,\u201d so if you\u2019re using one of those accounts, you\u2019ll need to move to Google Workspace (and start paying). If you want to go free, you can also get a standard @gmail.com<\/a> account, though you\u2019ll lose your custom domain and some other features G Suite used to offer.<\/p>\n

If you choose not to go that way, Google will\u00a0automatically upgrade subscriptions \u201cbased on the features you currently use\u201d on May 1st (you\u2019ll have to set up billing for that to happen, though). If you don\u2019t upgrade, Google will suspend your account.<\/p>\n

Google is also offering people who choose to upgrade a discount on a year of paid service, which is a nice peace offering. However, that\u2019ll hardly compensate for the fact that some users have purchased all sorts of things on these accounts, and they may not want to start paying. Unfortunately, purchases and subscriptions won\u2019t transfer to a free Gmail account, so users may have to upgrade to keep their stuff.<\/p>\n

If you want to know more about this change, Google has a detailed FAQ<\/a> up and running that\u2019ll guide you through the transition process.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Create a Gmail Account<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n