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Amazon Prime Video, General Discussion [Ireland]

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    #2012
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Klonker wrote: »
    I've contacted Amazon and got my location changed to Ireland and got a few shows back. But Vikings seems to have random episodes, particularly for season 5. Anyone have Vikings working ok on Irish Prime?

    Season 5 is unavailable for me. I can see the episodes but all are listed unavailable.


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    #2013
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    It's this kinda messing that encourages people to find other means.


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    #2014
    Decoda
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭Decoda


    beauf wrote: »
    Season 5 is unavailable for me. I can see the episodes but all are listed unavailable.

    No issues here with Vikings, all seasons available to me. Prime Ireland.


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    #2015
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,778 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Decoda wrote: »
    No issues here with Vikings, all seasons available to me. Prime Ireland.

    Have you got a VPn or fire stick or residing in UK? Just enquiring as I'm after trying to search and view Vikings season 1 and got the message, '.... Not available in your current location'.

    How did you get sorted?
    Thanks.


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    #2016
    Decoda
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭Decoda


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    Have you got a VPn or fire stick or residing in UK? Just enquiring as I'm after trying to search and view Vikings season 1 and got the message, '.... Not available in your current location'.

    How did you get sorted?
    Thanks.

    No firestick or VPN and living in Ireland.

    I had awful issues early on and was left with just amazon original tv and films only after New Years Day. Got onto Amazon chat and they were able to sort it for me.


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    #2017
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Decoda wrote: »
    No issues here with Vikings, all seasons available to me. Prime Ireland.

    You can play all episodes not just see them?


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    #2018
    Decoda
    Registered Users Posts: 981 ✭✭✭Decoda


    beauf wrote: »
    You can play all episodes not just see them?

    Yup, gone in and played episodes from seasons 1, 3, 5 and 6 no problem.


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    #2019
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,329 ✭✭✭naughto


    Klonker wrote: »
    I've contacted Amazon and got my location changed to Ireland and got a few shows back. But Vikings seems to have random episodes, particularly for season 5. Anyone have Vikings working ok on Irish Prime?

    Is Vikings worth watching 5 seasons seems like a lot


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    #2020
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users Posts: 6,402 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    This makes no sense?

    I've just bent the ear of several Amazon reps (metaphorically) and after they totally failed to answer my question why can't I see the content for Irish customers and not have to see 90% of stuff I can't watch without paying extra I've just logged off and logged back on and gone to Amazon.com I've got access to everything I had before AND my watchlist which disappeared about a fortnight back?

    Previously about a week back the customer reps couldn't get my vanished wish list back?

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    #2021
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    This is why I switched to the UK originally. I couldn't get the Irish one working. Looks like we still have the same random issues.


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    #2022
    Full_Circle_81
    Registered Users Posts: 510 ✭✭✭Full_Circle_81


    When you switch back to the Irish version, you should have access to all seasons of Vikings. I don't think the your UK watchlist will carry over to your normal Irish version.


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    #2023
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users Posts: 6,402 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    One thing I noticed is that I'm back to the old limited interface with the search thats just for Prime Video (logged in via Chrome on a Windows PC).

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    #2024
    eposhea
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭eposhea


    Found an easy way to change region to Ireland...go to www.primevideo.com ...it asked me which region to choose from (UK/US/IRE) and I chose Ireland.

    A lot of content is now back - the 3 year old is devastated tho.... Blaze and the Monster Machines is not on the Irish version

    Confirming it updates in Firestick too. Not the same content, a lot still missing.

    Edit: I usually watch by clicking on the Amazon Prime tab on the Amazon.co.uk site...this was the first time I went to www.primevideo.com, maybe that's why I could choose location.


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    #2025
    adaminho
    Registered Users Posts: 2,585 ✭✭✭adaminho


    beauf wrote: »
    You can play all episodes not just see them?

    I'm watching Season six part two at the moment on the Irish Amazon. I noticed that most of it is broken up into two parts though so Season 4,5 and 6 are split.


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    #2026
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users Posts: 6,402 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    I think I know what might have made my Prime Video behave strangely. I was in the UK for a week before Christmas. Didn't use Prime Video but logged into Amazon once when I was there to check the price of something so that might have set my settings to the UK and trashed my Irish watch list.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    #2027
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,778 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    eposhea wrote: »
    Found an easy way to change region to Ireland...go to www.primevideo.com ...it asked me which region to choose from (UK/US/IRE) and I chose Ireland.

    A lot of content is now back - the 3 year old is devastated tho.... Blaze and the Monster Machines is not on the Irish version

    Confirming it updates in Firestick too. Not the same content, a lot still missing.

    Edit: I usually watch by clicking on the Amazon Prime tab on the Amazon.co.uk site...this was the first time I went to www.primevideo.com, maybe that's why I could choose location.


    That's great. Worked perfectly.


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    #2028
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,510 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    naughto wrote: »
    Is Vikings worth watching 5 seasons seems like a lot

    If you like that kind of thing, then yes.

    Been around 2 years since I completed it a 2nd time and 1/3 of the way into my 3rd viewing now.


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    #2029
    garden
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭garden


    Vikings season 5 is not available for me- it just says unavailable (doesn’t mention region). I spent an hour on amazon chat last night and didn’t really get any help but the episodes from season 1 that had been unavailable became available to watch.... so annoying


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    #2030
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users Posts: 6,402 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    garden wrote: »
    Vikings season 5 is not available for me- it just says unavailable (doesn’t mention region). I spent an hour on amazon chat last night and didn’t really get any help but the episodes from season 1 that had been unavailable became available to watch.... so annoying

    Have you tried to log out of Amazon completely and then log back on again?

    Nothing changed for me until I did that.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    #2031
    garden
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭garden


    The Continental Op wrote: »
    Have you tried to log out of Amazon completely and then log back on again?

    Nothing changed for me until I did that.

    I tried that thanks but no change- thankfully all the random episodes from the other seasons are available so hopefully season 5 appears soon....


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    #2032
    davetherave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭davetherave


    garden wrote: »
    Vikings season 5 is not available for me- it just says unavailable (doesn’t mention region). I spent an hour on amazon chat last night and didn’t really get any help but the episodes from season 1 that had been unavailable became available to watch.... so annoying

    Are you trying to access it on amazon.co.uk or primevideo.com. If you have visited primevideo.com and set your region to Republic of Ireland it should be visible there but will be marked as "This title isn't available in your location" on amazon.co.uk


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    #2033
    MorganIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭MorganIRL


    davetherave wrote: »
    Are you trying to access it on amazon.co.uk or primevideo.com. If you have visited primevideo.com and set your region to Republic of Ireland it should be visible there but will be marked as "This title isn't available in your location" on amazon.co.uk

    I made this mistake last night, and until it was mentioned and I went to primevideo to change location I'd still be lost . :-)


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    #2034
    garden
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭garden


    davetherave wrote: »
    Are you trying to access it on amazon.co.uk or primevideo.com. If you have visited primevideo.com and set your region to Republic of Ireland it should be visible there but will be marked as "This title isn't available in your location" on amazon.co.uk

    Yesterday I went into primevideo site and changed region there. Logged out and back in. Still problems with videos being unavailable (not because of location) on various devices. Season 5 not available on any devices


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    #2035
    Jheaney
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Jheaney


    is it true amazon have just increased their VAT?


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    #2036
    Doodah7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,731 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Jheaney wrote: »
    is it true amazon have just increased their VAT?

    No. Only governments can increase or decrease VAT rates.


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    #2037
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,250 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Switched back to Ireland and going via the prime video app, I don't mind it tbh at least you only see content that's included!


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    #2038
    wingnut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭wingnut


    gmisk wrote: »
    Switched back to Ireland and going via the prime video app, I don't mind it tbh at least you only see content that's included!

    Happy prime video customer for many years but looking at the complications of the thread it's hard not to look at one of the many android apps that don't have these complications!


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    #2039
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,250 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    wingnut wrote: »
    Happy prime video customer for many years but looking at the complications of the thread it's hard not to look at one of the many android apps that don't have these complications!
    ....I have plenty of those too lol


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    #2040
    Knine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Knine


    eposhea wrote: »
    Found an easy way to change region to Ireland...go to www.primevideo.com ...it asked me which region to choose from (UK/US/IRE) and I chose Ireland.

    A lot of content is now back - the 3 year old is devastated tho.... Blaze and the Monster Machines is not on the Irish version

    Confirming it updates in Firestick too. Not the same content, a lot still missing.

    Edit: I usually watch by clicking on the Amazon Prime tab on the Amazon.co.uk site...this was the first time I went to www.primevideo.com, maybe that's why I could choose location.

    Thank you. This sorted mine!


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    #2041
    knightfly
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭knightfly


    I've had some really strange problems with Amazon Prime video and I was just wondering if anybody else has had similar issues and if so, what can be done.

    The short story is that I got Amazon Prime for the video streaming; the fast delivery is a nice to have, but ultimately not a big deal. I’m fairly tech savvy, but setting up the streaming from an Amazon FireTV was problematic and I had to get on to the tech supports to make it work. Every video I tried to watch failed with the RLR_PRS_CALL_FAILED error. Eventually the girl in Tech Support changed my country to UK and everything worked… Then Brexit happened…

    In late December Amazon sent me an e-mail telling me I should change my location back to Ireland, which I did. The RLR_PRS_CALL_FAILED returned and Tech support had to change my country back to UK.

    On the first of Jan all the video failed with the INVALID_GEO_IP error. I got back on to tech support they flipped me back to Ireland and the RLR_PRS_CALL_FAILED error returned. I got passed through to 3 different people in Tech support who all failed to fix the problem.

    Today I tried tech support over the phone… The first person I spoke to wasn’t able to help so she transferred me to a more senior tech support; he tried a few things and then abruptly cut me off. I phoned back, and the (different) person I got told me that because of Brexit I need to get a separate PrimeVideo subscription, and even then, I’ll get a reduced choice of programs.

    Surely, I can’t be the only person this has happened to. Is there even a way to complain to Amazon


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