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My 88 and 95 yo parents moved to a facility where they can’t use instant ink (don’t have their own router), They called and discontinued the service, they installed new ink cartridges, they did a hard re-start, they printed a test page and still every time they try to print from their computer they get a message about connecting to instant ink. I tried to help them remotely for two hours and I have great sympathy for over the phone tech people. HELP! 
update, Instant Ink customer service told me they need to connect to the internet and transferred my to tech support to help my parents. Tech support said this printer doesn’t work on a public network (their assisted living facility) and for tech support to help would cost $99. Basically my parents printer has been disabled by Instant Ink. 

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@Jean327 Once you've got the Instant Ink service cancelled, you may want to turn off the web services to start using the printer normally, here's how you do it:

 

Note: After turning off Web Services, your printer can no longer communicate over the Internet with the HP server to access web-connected printing services, such as HP ePrint. Turning off Web Services is recommended if you plan to sell your printer, transfer HP Smart accounts, or no longer plan to use web-connected printing services.

If you are currently using web-connected printing services, the following services and features do not work after turning off Web Services:

  • HP ePrint email: Disables the HP ePrint printer email address.

  • HP Instant Ink: Blocks communication between your printer and HP Instant Ink. Monthly enrollment and billing continues.

    • Without Web Services, the HP server cannot communicate with the printer to monitor ink levels. HP Instant Ink cannot send new ink cartridges, and the printer might stop printing. If you enrolled in the HP Instant Ink service, you need to cancel your HP Instant Ink service separately. Go to How to Cancel Your HP Instant Ink Plan.

    • To continue using your HP Instant Ink service, turn on Web Services, and then follow the instructions on the info page to add your printer to HP Connected.

  • Print Anywhere: Disables the Print Anywhere feature.

  • HP Printer Apps: Disables all HP Printer Apps.

Read the section that matches your printer control panel type for steps to turn off Web Services.

 

FOR DETAILS & FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS, USE THIS LINK: CLICK HERE & SCROLL DOWN TO SELECT YOUR PRINTER TYPE

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