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Old 13-02-2015, 19:06
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..... First off all I apologise if this is in the wrong forum, but I hope someone can help me with this.....

I am currently a "normal" customer to Amazon ie buying goods and I know of the AmazonPrime situation but is this payment (approx. £80.00 per year) a one off and you do not pay anything extra or is this a "deposit" and you have to ALSO pay for any films you download/watch - and can I assume that you cannot copy these programmes to your computer. and what is the situation concerning "batch programmes" can I was ALL of the series one after another.

And what is the situation with Netflix ie is there just a one off payment or is there a rental charge.

I apologise for any inconvience I may cause you on this thanks a lot bbuk
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Old 13-02-2015, 19:22
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Amazon prime like Netflix is a streaming service so you do not actually download anything. Amazon do charge extra for recent films & some TV series but a lot are included in the price. Netflix is a lot simpler, the monthly charge includes everything with no extra charges.
Don't forget though that the higher price for Amazon prime also includes free next day delivery for nearly all items that you purchase from them in their 'normal shop'.
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Old 13-02-2015, 19:27
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Netflix have plans from £5.99 a month, watch as much as you like whenever you like, cancel whenever you like.
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Old 13-02-2015, 20:25
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You can get a free month's trial, which includes the next day postage, to see what you get.
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Old 13-02-2015, 22:23
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Be very careful I cancelled it and they still took money and had a carry on with some kind of American online chat
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Old 13-02-2015, 22:50
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You don't necessarily have to have the next day delivery service. I only pay for the Prime streaming of films and/or TV shows.
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Old 14-02-2015, 17:05
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You don't necessarily have to have the next day delivery service. I only pay for the Prime streaming of films and/or TV shows.
You are losing out doing it that way. It only works out an extra £8 per year to have the delivery option as well.
Streaming service £5.99pm X 12 = £71.88
With delivery £79 per year
So for a extra £7.12 you get unlimited free next day delivery. Even if you only buy a couple of items from them you are still better off.
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Old 18-02-2015, 05:49
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You are losing out doing it that way. It only works out an extra £8 per year to have the delivery option as well.
Streaming service £5.99pm X 12 = £71.88
With delivery £79 per year
So for a extra £7.12 you get unlimited free next day delivery. Even if you only buy a couple of items from them you are still better off.
Not if I never use "next day delivery". If I buy from Amazon, I use the free postage option. But I take your point.
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Old 20-02-2015, 15:45
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With Amazon Prime, it is a yearly charge of £79 and for that you get next day delivery (only on Prime eligible items, though, but that is a lot, and not on items from third-party sellers), also you get to borrow one free kIndle book a month (woop-di-do!). And also you get Prime Instant Video, with unlimited streaming.

With Netflix, there is a monthly charge (about £6 I think).

On Amazon Prime, basically films, programmes with the 'Prime' banner across the corner are included in this. There is quite a lot of choice, but you have to be careful as they also have 'Amazon Instant Video' where they charge (often for more recent stuff). So make sure the film you are trying to watch is in 'Prime', to avoid unexpected charges. Yes they have a lot of TV series but you also have to be careful here as you may be watching it 'free' on Prime, and then later on the series may be removed from Prime, and they will start charging you per episode. A lot of people have been caught out like this. Whereas with Netflix there are no chargeable films or programmes as far as I am aware, so this cannot happen.

Other annoying things: only one person at a time can use your Prime Instant video, and they would have to be logged into your Amazon account to do so (so they can see what you have been buying and all your account details!). Whereas with Netflix up to 3 (I think) people can use the account, I think simultaneously.

Also Amazon videos are not compatible on many devices, for instance won't work with Google Chromecast (which is annoying). I think they are trying to push people into buying the 'Amazon fire tv' device.

Having said that, there is some good content on Amazon Prime Video, and you also do of course get the fast delivery on shopping which can be very convenient.
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Old 21-02-2015, 13:41
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Thanks for the info about Kindle free books. I think I will add it to my Prime.
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Old 21-02-2015, 14:39
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I find the Amazon interface a lot harder to navigate compared with Netflix. Also annoyingly on the PlayStation app, Amazon mixes Prime (free included in the price) films and rental downloads.
So you can scroll for ages find something to watch only to discover they want £3.99
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Old 28-02-2015, 11:57
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On Amazon Prime it's hard finding new films to watch if you're using only the TV. Not so with Netflix.
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Old 28-02-2015, 17:02
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You are losing out doing it that way. It only works out an extra £8 per year to have the delivery option as well.
Streaming service £5.99pm X 12 = £71.88
With delivery £79 per year
So for a extra £7.12 you get unlimited free next day delivery. Even if you only buy a couple of items from them you are still better off.
Bear in mind the monthly subscription means you can cancel at the end of any month. You're not committed for a year. Personally, I only subscribe to a streaming service for long enough to watch all the content I'm interested in, and then I cancel. I can then rotate between Amazon, Netflix and Now TV, getting access to more content in total.
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Old 28-02-2015, 17:09
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By the way, am I the only one who thinks the name "Amazon Prime Video" is misleading? It makes it sound like this gives you access to the premium content. But actually the premium content (much of the latest TV and movies) isn't included. Instead of paying extra for the Prime content, you pay extra for the non-Prime content! "Prime" doesn't really mean "prime".
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Old 01-03-2015, 14:18
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Not if I never use "next day delivery". If I buy from Amazon, I use the free postage option. But I take your point.
That was how I used to do things until I tried Prime. Now I don't know how I managed without it.

There are 5 people in our household and they all qualify for free next day delivery using the one Prime account.
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Old 01-03-2015, 14:28
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By the way, am I the only one who thinks the name "Amazon Prime Video" is misleading? It makes it sound like this gives you access to the premium content. But actually the premium content (much of the latest TV and movies) isn't included. Instead of paying extra for the Prime content, you pay extra for the non-Prime content! "Prime" doesn't really mean "prime".
I agree, you have to be careful which programmes you watch and stick with the Prime ones to avoid extra charges. Something that isn't a problem with Netflix of course.
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Old 02-03-2015, 10:58
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Another consideration is how are you going to watch it on your tv? Can you connect your pc to your tv? Is there already a built in app on your tv? Games console? Additional box such as chrome cast or AppleTV?

I went/stuck with netflix as I prefer their content, but also my AppleTV has a Netflix app, but it doesn't have an Amazon Prime app.
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Old 02-03-2015, 15:22
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By the way, am I the only one who thinks the name "Amazon Prime Video" is misleading? It makes it sound like this gives you access to the premium content. But actually the premium content (much of the latest TV and movies) isn't included. Instead of paying extra for the Prime content, you pay extra for the non-Prime content! "Prime" doesn't really mean "prime".
I agree, you have to be careful which programmes you watch and stick with the Prime ones to avoid extra charges. Something that isn't a problem with Netflix of course.
I agree with both posts, all the TV series I like are available on Amazon "Prime" but you have to pay for them. Also [and perhaps I may be doing something wrong?] but I find the subtitles on Prime miniscule and of no use whatsoever, I am somewhat hard of hearing and am finding this a big disadvantage. The subtitles on Netflix are fine.
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