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Amazon Prime Day - 13th/14th October 2020

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    #332
    Kowerski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Kowerski


    dan786 wrote: »
    Just had a look, warehouse prices are awful this year, even with 20% you would not be getting a great deal.

    It used to be good 2018 and before. Last year was awful too.

    Now more and more people buying new items on Amazon and sending faulty ones back in same box for refund. So high chancing of getting something thats broken.

    EU sites will start same offer at 11pm as opposed to 12am in UK.


    I buy loads of stuff during the year from warehouse, most of the stuff is the exact same as buying new as they have just been returned. Some come without a manual but sure nobody reads that.

    I guess more people have figured out to pick up stuff from warehouse so they have less stock so deals are limited.


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    #333
    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,450 ✭✭✭blastman


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Ethernet. For the fire stick you need to buy an adapter for Ethernet

    A friend bought the Cube lately having owned a Firestick and he reckons its much faster...


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    #334
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 32,104 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Ethernet. For the fire stick you need to buy an adapter for Ethernet
    Is the fire cube any better than fire tv (first gen)?
    I already have that and it has ethernet connection


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    #335
    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    blastman wrote: »
    A friend bought the Cube lately having owned a Firestick and he reckons its much faster...

    I'm pretty sure it's identical hardware and software to the 4k fire stick


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    #336
    Kowerski
    Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭Kowerski


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure it's identical hardware and software to the 4k fire stick


    More memory etc. It is a faster device and has better picture quality.


    On most standard TV it will make f**k all difference. If you have paid thousands for a TV and have the bandwidth to support high quality streaming then use the Cube will be superior.


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    #337
    el Fenomeno
    Registered Users Posts: 3,139 ✭✭✭el Fenomeno


    Need a good few Hue Colour + White G10 bulbs. I'll assume these will be on offer - are there any other brands that work with the Hue bridge and app out of curiosity?


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    #338
    tommycahir
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭tommycahir


    Kowerski wrote: »
    More memory etc. It is a faster device and has better picture quality.


    On most standard TV it will make f**k all difference. If you have paid thousands for a TV and have the bandwidth to support high quality streaming then use the Cube will be superior.


    Agree bugger all difference really unless your using high end equipment and then i'd be going for nvidia shield rather than a firestick-
    Comparison of the devices - https://www.firesticktricks.com/firestick-4k-vs-fire-tv-cube.html


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    #339
    deathbomber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 332 ✭✭deathbomber


    does this sale offer laptops, pc's, printers etc too?


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    #340
    ElNino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,503 ✭✭✭ElNino


    deathbomber wrote: »
    does this sale offer laptops, pc's, printers etc too?

    If you wait until Black Friday you will get better deals on those. The best Prime day bargains are on Amazon manufactured products.


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    #341
    horgan_p
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭horgan_p


    el Fenomeno wrote: »
    Need a good few Hue Colour + White G10 bulbs. I'll assume these will be on offer - are there any other brands that work with the Hue bridge and app out of curiosity?

    I've had good results with innr bulbs.


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    #342
    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,469 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Do we expect any deals on prime membership this year or Amazon won't bother as everyone is going to be buying online due to Covid anyways


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    #343
    bren2002
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭bren2002


    el Fenomeno wrote: »
    Need a good few Hue Colour + White G10 bulbs. I'll assume these will be on offer - are there any other brands that work with the Hue bridge and app out of curiosity?

    Pretty sure ikea ones work too, but that's worth double checking


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    #344
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,032 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Just got a dispatch notice from Amazon for my Show 5... It's being delivered by Amazon not An Post. Having had my first Amazon delivery by Amazon on Saturday I'm not thrilled with this. Guess it's the way it's going to be going forward


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    #345
    adox
    Registered Users Posts: 19,017 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Caranica wrote: »
    Just got a dispatch notice from Amazon for my Show 5... It's being delivered by Amazon not An Post. Having had my first Amazon delivery by Amazon on Saturday I'm not thrilled with this. Guess it's the way it's going to be going forward

    What happened?

    I got a dispatch email today for my kindle. Tracking is with An Post.


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    #346
    diggerdigger
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭diggerdigger


    Kowerski wrote: »
    More memory etc. It is a faster device and has better picture quality.


    On most standard TV it will make f**k all difference. If you have paid thousands for a TV and have the bandwidth to support high quality streaming then use the Cube will be superior.

    The cube is 3 things, a firestick 4k, an ethernet adapter, and an echo dot combined.
    So if that's what you want, then it is a good buy. If you just want a firestick, get the 4k.


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    #347
    horgan_p
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭horgan_p


    bren2002 wrote: »
    Pretty sure ikea ones work too, but that's worth double checking

    The Ikea ones are fiddly. Strange as it sounds, you need to move the bulb very close to the hub to get them recognised.


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    #348
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users Posts: 6,208 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    Caranica wrote: »
    Just got a dispatch notice from Amazon for my Show 5... It's being delivered by Amazon not An Post. Having had my first Amazon delivery by Amazon on Saturday I'm not thrilled with this. Guess it's the way it's going to be going forward

    What part of the country?


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    #349
    Grumpypants
    Registered Users Posts: 7,768 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    Go for it - Ive had one a few months now and despite some negative reviews I wouldnt be without it.

    I'm trying to figure out how it connects. From what I can tell the echo auto connects to your phone and then your phone connects to the car.

    I was hoping to auto would connect direct to the car. My phone / car blue tooth relationship isn't the best.

    But the main issue is I set my voice activation on the phone to Alexa so I just ask the phone and she will put on Spotify. Kinda makes the echo auto pointless.


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    #350
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Grumpypants wrote: »
    I'm trying to figure out how it connects. From what I can tell the echo auto connects to your phone and then your phone connects to the car.

    Or else through aux which is what I use. The echo auto only uses your phone for data.
    But the main issue is I set my voice activation on the phone to Alexa so I just ask the phone and she will put on Spotify. Kinda makes the echo auto pointless.

    It kind of does.But I could never get my phone to wake up on the alexa wake word.

    I set up the echo,connected my phone once and then whenever I get into the car it just works. I can turn the lights on,heating on drop in on the echos at home all on my way home.


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    #351
    Skill Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭Skill Magill


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    Or else through aux which is what I use. The echo auto only uses your phone for data.



    It kind of does.But I could never get my phone to wake up on the alexa wake word.

    I set up the echo,connected my phone once and then whenever I get into the car it just works. I can turn the lights on,heating on drop in on the echos at home all on my way home.

    For mine to work in the car I have to have the app open on the phone and its not great to tell you the truth. If the auto does away with this I might get one, 30stg isnt too bad


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    #352
    barrier86
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭barrier86


    Picked up a dot and smart plug for 28.99 stg. Happy enough. Would anyone know if I need anything else to use them? As in, will the smart plug link to dot or do I need anything else to bridge the gap? WiFi excluded, of course


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    #353
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,166 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Caranica wrote: »
    Just got a dispatch notice from Amazon for my Show 5... It's being delivered by Amazon not An Post. Having had my first Amazon delivery by Amazon on Saturday I'm not thrilled with this. Guess it's the way it's going to be going forward
    adox wrote: »
    What happened?

    I got a dispatch email today for my kindle. Tracking is with An Post.

    Not sure what Caranicas issue was. Sample report on them:
    Grahamer72 wrote: »
    My third Amazon delivery in a row to be delivered by Amazon Logistics. Was due this Wednesday but is out for delivery this morning.
    One of the items was shipped from Italy too. Much quicker than AP so far.

    And....delivered. Delivery chap was wearing an Amazon work shirt too.

    Theres a thread in the Consumer section about the changes.
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058118872


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    #354
    DelBoy Trotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭DelBoy Trotter


    barrier86 wrote: »
    Picked up a dot and smart plug for 28.99 stg. Happy enough. Would anyone know if I need anything else to use them? As in, will the smart plug link to dot or do I need anything else to bridge the gap? WiFi excluded, of course

    You’ll need an app to set up the smart plug (I use Smart Life), and that’s it then, the Echo Dot will turn on and off the smart plug with your voice commands


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    #355
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,592 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Skill Magill wrote: »
    For mine to work in the car I have to have the app open on the phone and its not great to tell you the truth. If the auto does away with this I might get one, 30stg isnt too bad

    That's what mine does..Have to leave phone on and the app open.

    The auto does do away with that. Usually you set it up once and then every time you get into the car it connects automatically. The odd time you have to open the alexa app for it to reconnect. I find it happens less on aux rather than Bluetooth and I think its more to do with my phone setup than anything else as I have a habit of closing apps completely rather than leave them running in the background.


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    #356
    dan786
    Registered Users Posts: 3,307 ✭✭✭dan786


    recyclops wrote: »
    prime doesnt carry over to different countries I thought

    Use free trial. I do it every year. You get free 30 day trial on same account every year.


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    #357
    recyclops
    Registered Users Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭recyclops


    Thankfully decided I don't need a switch but good to know I can do that.


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    #358
    donegal12
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭donegal12


    I hope it's ok to ask here about the Amazon prime membership. I pay every month I think it's around £7.99. can you get it cheaper for the year? On top of this I have audible and music, both of these cost around another £20 per month for both. Is there a cheaper way? The music is for Alexa I think and the audible gets me an audio book per month. Thank you.


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    #359
    limerickpat
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭limerickpat


    I was hoping to buy a 4k firestick but Amazon wont deliver to Ireland or my UK addresspal. Any way of getting one delivered to Ireland
    thanks


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    #360
    brightkane
    Registered Users Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭brightkane


    limerickpat wrote: »
    I was hoping to buy a 4k firestick but Amazon wont deliver to Ireland or my UK addresspal. Any way of getting one delivered to Ireland
    thanks

    Parcel wizard or parcel motel


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    #361
    accensi0n
    Registered Users Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭accensi0n


    donegal12 wrote: »
    I hope it's ok to ask here about the Amazon prime membership. I pay every month I think it's around £7.99. can you get it cheaper for the year? On top of this I have audible and music, both of these cost around another £20 per month for both. Is there a cheaper way? The music is for Alexa I think and the audible gets me an audio book per month. Thank you.

    For audible, I go to cancel and choose the option to get cheaper for the following 3 months, then fake cancel again, repeat.


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