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Nope, grandfathering is limited to both the account the printer that was previously enrolled in the free plan under that account. With that said, it never hurts to ask nicely you might get a willing CSR.
Nope, you can still use both (I think the limit was 10 printers or so enrolled under the same account).- Do i have to cancel the old printer or can i use both???
You can use the printer, just not with any instant ink that was enrolled with the printer. So yes, whatever instant ink you have remaining you are supposed to discard (or send back) once you cancel.
What happens if you keep using the printer ink without returning it? I can always disable to the internet access of the printer via router
You should give HP more credit than that
They know people would do exactly that and that's why an enrolled printer will lockup if not allowed to phone home and confirm enrollment status past the current billing cycle. Once the printer manages to phone home and knows it's no longer enrolled it will blacklist any instant ink cartridge that was previously used with it as well as the currently installed one. My borderless prints at maximum resolution (HP Envy) are no different (if not tad better) than my WM and Costco prints. It uses the same ink and has the same resolution as many other HP desk/office jets so I think they will be of similar quality regardless (support for boardless printing varies though).
+ whatever you pay for photo paper.It’s basically $1.25 a month for 15 pages?
Yup, that is exactly what many here (me included) have been doing for the last couple of years.So I could technically print 15 8.5x11 photos each month ?
Almost 3 years of ownership, hundreds of 8.5x11 photos printed at highest resolution and quality possible $0 spent on ink
So I don't really think HP is making money out of my use case. Even if it's no longer free, it's less than a small cup of coffee a month.
Yes for BW volume printing, no way for color. Remember the whole point of the instant ink program is that you don't deal with changing ink all the timeWould it be more worth it to invest a little more in a laser printer and not have to worry about dealing with changing the ink all the time?
Ah I see. Thanks so much. That does sound enticing $1.25 for 15 pages. I wasn't sure if it was "too good to be true" other than buying photo paper and printer.aasoror wrote: ↑ My borderless prints at maximum resolution (HP Envy) are no different (if not tad better) than my WM and Costco prints. It uses the same ink and has the same resolution as many other HP desk/office jets so I think they will be of similar quality regardless (support for boardless printing varies though).
+ whatever you pay for photo paper.
Yup, that is exactly what many here (me included) have been doing for the last couple of years.
Envy 4520 (entry not the higher end photo variants) for $40 from 2018, the most recent successor was the 5070 (also went as low as $40 late last year) now revamped as white, no screen, protruding tray 6055 ($150) for whatever reasons HP might have!
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