for anyone still offering suggestions.... i did try most of them before starting this thread.
for someone NOT already subscribed to youtube premium ............. the link which Rolf supplied opened up
a very CLEAR and Simple choice page . I clicked on Individual and that was it . free one month.... email confirmation sent....... https://www.youtube.com/premium
NOTE: now that i have premium , if i click on that link it does NOT show all plans, but rather tries to move me to family plan ( click on "see all plans" no results)