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Amazon Prime Video, General Discussion [Ireland]

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  • #1142
    fman
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭fman


    Yep the interface is odd. As an example, yesterday I saw mention Elementary had been added so went to check it out. Searched on the title of "elementary" and the show was only about fourth or fifth title returned. The earlier titles didn't have any variation of elementary in their titles either.
    And to add to that I noticed it was titled something like "Elementary-s05.0". Just a weird lack of attention to detail.


  • #1143
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Just on the subject of terrible interface, can anyone tell me if Baz Luhrmann's Australia is on Prime Ireland. JustWatch keeps telling me it is but I've searched just about every possible version of Australia, the actors, the director, etc. and can only find 2 documentaries by the same name. no film.


  • #1144
    fman
    Registered Users Posts: 379 ✭✭fman


    Seems to be bad info on just watch. If you search for Australia and then click on the prime video logo it links to a travel destinations, Australia programme.


  • #1145
    patmahe
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭patmahe


    Hi All,

    Sorry if this has been covered I did skim the thread but not every page. Is there a workaround for the issue where you need a uk based credit card to pay for additional content? Perfectly happy to pay for the content but cannot with an Irish card, driving me mad when I am trying to purchase it legitimately.

    Thanks

    Pat


  • #1146
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,227 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    patmahe wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Sorry if this has been covered I did skim the thread but not every page. Is there a workaround for the issue where you need a uk based credit card to pay for additional content? Perfectly happy to pay for the content but cannot with an Irish card, driving me mad when I am trying to purchase it legitimately.

    Thanks

    Pat

    Would Revolut work?


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  • #1147
    Ro-76
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Ro-76


    I've had this exact problem and can't get it working.

    I have UK region set by amazon, I changed my Revolut billing address to Parcel Motel address and I still cannot pay for any content.


  • #1148
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,867 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    dulpit wrote:
    Would Revolut work?

    patmahe wrote:
    Sorry if this has been covered I did skim the thread but not every page. Is there a workaround for the issue where you need a uk based credit card to pay for additional content? Perfectly happy to pay for the content but cannot with an Irish card, driving me mad when I am trying to purchase it legitimately.

    Get a Revolut card. Its free & you can use it to pay for content


  • #1149
    Ro-76
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Ro-76


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Get a Revolut card. Its free & you can use it to pay for content

    This has never worked for me.


  • #1150
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,867 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Ro-76 wrote:
    This has never worked for me.

    Your prime video has to be UK content. People who have Irish prime content shouldn't be able to rent movies no matter what card you use AFAIK.

    You need to set your payment for digital services to the revolut card. When setting up the the card on amazon you will need to enter a UK billing address for the card. A parcel motel address in Antrim works for everyone. If it's still not working then settings are wrong somewhere.


  • #1151
    qwabercd
    Registered Users Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭qwabercd


    There should really be a sticky explaining the UK/revolut option. About 80% of the discussion on the thread ends up coming back to it (this isn't meant as a criticism of those posting, I'm sure I had similar questions when I set it up).


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  • #1152
    Ro-76
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Ro-76


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Your prime video has to be UK content. People who have Irish prime content shouldn't be able to rent movies no matter what card you use AFAIK.

    You need to set your payment for digital services to the revolut card. When setting up the the card on amazon you will need to enter a UK billing address for the card. A parcel motel address in Antrim works for everyone. If it's still not working then settings are wrong somewhere.

    I have finally figured this out. Firstly, I had done exactly as you said with my Revolut and the PM address. It did not work for me. I think it was because I had previously added the card and associated it with a billing address in ROI. Even after changing the billing address on Amazon and in the Revolut app to the PM address, it would not work.

    Here's how I got it working:
    Created a new virtual card in the Revolut app.
    Added this 'new' card to amazon for digital payments associated with the PM address.
    Now it works perfectly.


  • #1153
    TheValeyard
    Registered Users Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Picard is out now.

    Fcuk Putin. Glory to Ukraine!



  • #1154
    2smiggy
    Registered Users Posts: 19,908 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    TheValeyard wrote: »
    Picard is out now.

    Enjoyed the first episode!! Would have liked to watch a few together, getting to used to all episodes landing at once !!


  • #1155
    peteeeed
    Registered Users Posts: 13,563 ✭✭✭✭peteeeed


    Books smart added today


  • #1156
    Muinteoir2018
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Muinteoir2018


    Vikings - anyone else here watching Vikings series 601 on prime and having trouble with the latest episode not being available to view???


  • #1157
    Johnny Sausage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    Saw that The OC and One Tree Hill have been added

    That takes me back to my school days


  • #1158
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,889 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    Johnny Sausage wrote: »
    Saw that The OC and One Tree Hill have been added

    That takes me back to my school days

    Same here, man it's hard to believe that they first aired in 2003.


  • #1159
    Klonker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭Klonker


    peteeeed wrote: »
    Books smart added today

    Very funny film, I'd highly recommend.


  • #1160
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I was browsing through a list of recent additions and I notice I Am Not A Serial Killer was added a few weeks back. I watched it a couple of years back and enjoyed it. RT description

    "Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer-but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a psychopath and protect those around him, John must unleash his darkest inner demons. Based on the cult novel by Dan Wells, this twisted, genre-bending thriller co-stars Christopher Lloyd and Breaking Bad's Laura Fraser."

    I think the director Billy O'Brian is Irish and cinematography is by Robbie Ryan


  • #1161
    PhiloCypher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,388 ✭✭✭PhiloCypher


    Just noticed Justified's on this. Don't know if it was recently added or I just somehow managed to miss it. Regardless, a rewatch is in order.


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  • #1162
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    PhiloCypher wrote: »
    Just noticed Justified's on this. Don't know if it was recently added or I just somehow managed to miss it. Regardless, a rewatch is in order.

    It's a fairly recent addition. There was a whole pile of TV shows added about a week ago, varying in quality.

    NCIS
    House
    2 Broke Girls
    Futurama
    Smallville
    Bob's Burgers
    Elementary
    Madam Secretary
    Last Man Standing
    The Middle
    Psych
    The Librarians
    Downton Abbey
    The Last Ship
    Scream Queens
    The Tudors
    Roswell
    Justified


  • #1163
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    It's a fairly recent addition. There was a whole pile of TV shows added about a week ago, varying in quality.

    NCIS
    House
    2 Broke Girls
    Futurama
    Smallville
    Bob's Burgers
    Elementary
    Madam Secretary
    Last Man Standing
    The Middle
    Psych
    The Librarians
    Downton Abbey
    The Last Ship
    Scream Queens
    The Tudors
    Roswell
    Justified

    The Tudors and Justified have been on it for ages. Trouble is you'd have to stumble across them. It's a really terrible interface hiding a lot of good material.


  • #1164
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users Posts: 8,535 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    The interface really is awful, struggle to find shows or movies


  • #1165
    GreenandRed
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭GreenandRed


    Watching Hand of God. Ron Perlman and Dana Delaney, who looks mighty for a woman in her sixties. First season starts well. Strange storyline and some interesting characters. Getting bored with second season, very predictable, but might as well see how it ends.


  • #1166
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,316 ✭✭✭naughto


    PsychoPete wrote: »
    The interface really is awful, struggle to find shows or movies

    Have prime just before Christmas I like it but the interface and search are all over the place


  • #1167
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,227 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    naughto wrote: »
    Have prime just before Christmas I like it but the interface and search are all over the place

    The choice on Prime is good. XRay is fab, and I wish Netflix had it. But the UI and subtitle behaviour of Prime is a pain in the neck. I don't like how they split their TV shows into different seasons, and I really don't like how they bury good stuff underneath absolute rubbish.


  • #1168
    naughto
    Registered Users Posts: 7,316 ✭✭✭naughto


    dulpit wrote: »
    The choice on Prime is good. XRay is fab, and I wish Netflix had it. But the UI and subtitle behaviour of Prime is a pain in the neck. I don't like how they split their TV shows into different seasons, and I really don't like how they bury good stuff underneath absolute rubbish.

    How does the xray work never bothered with it


  • #1169
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,227 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    naughto wrote: »
    How does the xray work never bothered with it

    If you are on tablet/phone just tap the screen, if you are using app on console/TV/fire stick just press up arrow. It will show you details of who the actors are on screen, you can click into them if you want. It's linked to IMDB (Amazon own it). For some shows (Prime Originals mostly) you will also get information such as the song playing, trivia, etc.

    If you cast from phone to device, then you have the xray on phone and doesn't interupt what's on screen.


  • #1170
    PabloAndRoy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    dulpit wrote: »
    If you are on tablet/phone just tap the screen, if you are using app on console/TV/fire stick just press up arrow. It will show you details of who the actors are on screen, you can click into them if you want. It's linked to IMDB (Amazon own it). For some shows (Prime Originals mostly) you will also get information such as the song playing, trivia, etc.

    If you cast from phone to device, then you have the xray on phone and doesn't interupt what's on screen.

    And on the live footbal, you could use it to see the stats and scroll through the timeline and even watch any goals that you had missed*. Excellent.

    * I only saw that feature in the early December matches and not the late December ones.


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  • #1171
    GreenandRed
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭GreenandRed


    Bridger Drab Panel wrote: »
    I've got the uk primecand need to use a VPN to get movies. I use smart DNS on the router to get it on the TV and a VPN on my laptop to get it there.
    Nice thing is that you can download the movies and watch them on the move.

    Is there much difference between what you get on Prime in Ireland and the UK? I know the music streaming won't work here but seemingly is included in Prime in UK?


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