GoPro has appear an expansion to its Plus subscription service, now offer subscribers "no questions asked" camera replacements in the event their own camera breaks. The new do good started on Jan 31st, and is available to both existing and new Plus customers. The photographic camera replacement offer is in improver to Plus's other diverse perks, including mobile backups and priority client support.

For now, GoPro's $5/month "enhanced" Plus plan is only available to US customers, though expansions into other markets are expected to first later in 2018. The camera replacement perk is bachelor for customers who have a Hero5 or newer, though it is non a free replacement. GoPro charges the following "exchange fees" for the four replaceable GoPro camera products:

  • HERO5 Session: $39
  • HERO5 Blackness: $59
  • HERO6 Black: $79
  • Fusion: $139

Per GoPro's FAQ, Plus customers must return their quondam camera to get the replacement—which is washed using a render aircraft label the visitor provides—and then the replacement plan doesn't cover cameras that are lost. Additionally, subscribers are express to two camera replacements per 12 billing cycles, though the exchanges tin happen whatever time during those 12 months.

In improver to device replacement, Plus subscribers will soon also take admission to mobile cloud backups for photos and videos—unlimited image fill-in and upward to 35 hours of video fill-in. Apple tree customers get the backup characteristic first via its February 20th iOS availability, while Android users volition become the same backup do good on an unspecified appointment this Spring.

Finally, GoPro Plus includes forepart-of-the-line customer support priority status and a twenty% discount on accessories on the GoPro.com website.

A free 30-day trial is available now for new customers. To acquire more, visit the GoPro website.

Press Release

GoPro Rolls Out Enhanced Subscription Service: Plus

New Benefits. No Boosted Price. Damage Replacement, Mobile Cloud Backup and Unlimited Photo Storage Added to $4.99 Monthly Service

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) is building on the success of its Plus subscription service with the introduction of new benefits that evangelize meaning value to GoPro customers at no boosted cost.

Today, the company announced details of the expanded Plus monthly service:

  • Camera replacement – If y'all break your GoPro we'll replace it, no questions asked
  • Mobile cloud fill-in – The GoPro App now automatically backs up your photos and videos, eliminating the need to connect to a estimator or buy new SD cards
  • Unlimited photo storage
  • 35 hours of video storage
  • 20% off accessories at gopro.com
  • Front-of-the-line priority phone and chat support

Mobile deject backup will be available on iOS February 20 and on Android in the spring.

"Plus streamlines the GoPro experience and delivers outsized value for our customers," said GoPro Founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman. "Our subscription business, Plus, has proven popular with consumers and the roll out of our enhanced service marks the first of several subscription initiatives we will introduce this year."

The new GoPro Plus is now available in the US for $4.99 a month with a xxx-solar day costless trial and will expand to global markets later this twelvemonth. Visit The Inside Line for more details on all the benefits of becoming a subscriber and the GoPro Plus page to sign up.