Amazon Prime increasing rates (1 Viewer)

[DaveXA]

They'll probably let you stop watching then, but hey, more money for Lego.

If I cut everything, I could save enough to buy a UCS Falcon in a few months. Lol.

 

[TheRealJRad]

Watching something on Amazon for the first time since ads - I had 4 play before the movie, and all 4 were for Amazon services. Like are ya‘ll really this hard up for me to use your pharmacy?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

apparently if you pay for the ad-free luxury, you can't skip the trailers. B/c amazon, in some strange logic, does not consider trailers to be ads...

As a commie and acknowledged financial noob, I can see a fairly clear distinction between advertisement and promotion

 

[MamaRoux]

As a commie and acknowledged financial noob, I can see a fairly clear distinction between advertisement and promotion

That's a thin wire to see my "Fellow Traveler"~! Ain't a RCH betwixt 'em~! Amazon and Bezos can ALL KMA and Choke on it "Splatty Diarrhea" is what I have to inject into this convo~!

 

[Zztop]

found this chart

 

[Bayouboy]

$2.99 this year, $4.99 next year, then $9.99. I hate capitalism sometimes....

 

[bonnjer]

Anybody use Pluto TV? It's got a lot of channels of good stuff. Plus, on demand with variety of things. For me, it has two Star Trek channels currently playing TNG and DS9. That's my happy place.

Edit: And it's free.

 

[Sailorsaint]

Anybody use Pluto TV? It's got a lot of channels of good stuff. Plus, on demand with variety of things. For me, it has two Star Trek channels currently playing TNG and DS9. That's my happy place.

Edit: And it's free.

Pluto tv is the cord cutter go to, love it.

 

[jboss]

Pluto tv is the cord cutter go to, love it.

For now

 

[Zztop]

Pluto tv is the cord cutter go to, love it.

For now

Pluto is a FAST service "free, ad-supported television" so unless they offer a paid ad-free tier, I don't think it'll change much (other than adding more 'channels') I'm mostly commenting on this to mention they just announced a superbowl classics channel https://cordcuttersnews.com/pluto-tv-adds-a-new-channel-dedicated-to-classic-nfl-super-bowl-games/

 

[Zztop]

Meanwhile

Amazon Prime Video Slapped With Class Action Lawsuit Over Introduction of Ads | Cord Cutters News

Some Amazon Prime customer were angry enough at Prime Video’s introduction of ads that decided to take legal action. The retail giant is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed on Friday that alleges it breached its terms of service and misled customers by introducing ads into Prime Video...

cordcuttersnews.com

They also disabled higher picture/sound quality settings (Amazon probably has to pay Dolby a licensing fee for each use, or something ...so I can see why they chopped it from the cheaper base tier - but on the other hand, kind of sucks to have to pay extra for something you used to have)

Amazon Prime Video won't offer Dolby Vision and Atmos on its ad-supported plan

Amazon isn't only interrupting its Prime Video subscribers' viewing experience with ads -- it's also removing their access to Dolby Vision and Atmos unless they pay $3 a month on top of their subscription fees.

www.engadget.com

 

[sfidc3]

I'm getting ready to cancel Prime Video, the ads are absolutely ridiculous....what exactly am I paying for?

 

[TheRealJRad]

I'm getting ready to cancel Prime Video, the ads are absolutely ridiculous....what exactly am I paying for?

Yea it’s going to be a “pay monthly when something is on” service for me after next renewal. I’m trying to wean off of getting everything off amazon anyway

 

[TheRealJRad]

It argues that those who've already paid for a year-long Prime subscription are expecting to enjoy an uninterrupted viewing experience as Amazon had promised. But since they're also affected by this recent development, Amazon is "depriving them of the reasonable expectations to which they are entitled." The class action is seeking at least $5 million in damages and is asking the court for an injunction "prohibiting [Amazon's] deceptive conduct."

Agreed. My renewal was before the announcement. I’m getting ripped off for almost an entire year.

 

[DaveXA]

Yea it’s going to be a “pay monthly when something is on” service for me after next renewal. I’m trying to wean off of getting everything off amazon anyway

Well, for the longest time, I had prime just for shipping. The other stuff were always extras for me. I've only used prime TV for a handful of shows like Jack Reacher. There's still some value with Amazon shopping and shipping, but it's not nearly the value it used to be because other companies have caught on. Amazon doesn't always have the best prices, and with everyone doing either free shipping, or free with a minimum purchase, Amazon loses that advantage. I'm getting close to cutting them entirely myself.

My wife still orders a lot off of Amazon so the free shipping actually still has value. We'll see.