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Philo brings back a 7-day free trial, for the new Essential plan only
Philo brings back its 7-day free trial for new customers, on the $25 Essential plan only
What changed
- Free trial
- Was Before: None
- After: 7 days on Essential for new customers; none on Bundle+
What this means for you
New customers can try Philo's live channels for a week before paying, but only on the Essential plan.
What you can do
How we know
Philo's Mar 10, 2026 blog post gives Essential a reinstated 7-day free trial; Bundle+ has none.
An archived copy of philo.com from Mar 3, 2026 offers no free trial.
Philo's help page, archived Jun 8, 2026, limits the 7-day trial to new customers, one per household.
Related records
Sources
- Philo blog: More Choice: Introducing $25 Essential and $33 Bundle+ Plans (March 10 2026), archived March 16 2026 · archived copy
- Philo homepage: first-month discount, no free trial, archived March 3 2026 · archived copy
- Philo Help: 7-day Essential free trial, archived June 8 2026 (live check September 26 2026) · archived copy
Full research notes
Philo's blog post of March 10, 2026 (archived March 16, 2026) lists “A reinstated 7-day free trial” among the features of the new $25/month Essential plan and says “No free trial is available for the Bundle+ package.” An archived copy of philo.com from March 3, 2026 had no free trial, only a first-month discount on the $33 plan. Philo's help page on the trial (archived June 8, 2026; live check September 26, 2026) says the 7-day Essential trial is for new Philo customers, one per household; after it, Essential costs $25/month unless cancelled, and there is no trial for Bundle+.
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