Amazon Prime Video, General Discussion [Ireland]

Synode · 10-05-2016 3:40pm #1

A few people were discussing this in a Netflix thread and we've been told to stop. Perhaps this thread can be used for discussion of Prime and recommendations for shows that are available on it?

I didn't even know it was available in Ireland until today.

jdelis · 10-05-2016 3:42pm

So far I think that it still isn't but would be happy to find that has changed!

Synode · 10-05-2016 3:43pm

A few people on the other thread have said it's absolutely available in Ireland. Not only that, but you can also sign up for the American one if you wish, without having to use a VPN etc.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 3:51pm

It seems that the streaming services are available in Ireland, it's the other stuff that comes with a Prime account that you encounter difficultly with.

Feck it, I'm going to try to sign up for the free month now and see what's what.

Speedwell · 10-05-2016 3:56pm

I heard a couple weeks ago from an Amazon customer service agent that they want to do Prime for shipping in Ireland, but cannot put it together logistically so that it is reliable enough. I read that as "the delivery infrastructure in Ireland either sucks or costs too much".

syklops · 10-05-2016 4:04pm

Speedwell wrote: »

I heard a couple weeks ago from an Amazon customer service agent that they want to do Prime for shipping in Ireland, but cannot put it together logistically so that it is reliable enough. I read that as "the delivery infrastructure in Ireland either sucks or costs too much".

Ireland and Amazon have history.

Synode · 10-05-2016 4:08pm

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

It seems that the streaming services are available in Ireland, it's the other stuff that comes with a Prime account that you encounter difficultly with.

Feck it, I'm going to try to sign up for the free month now and see what's what.

Are you going to do the US one? I'd say they've a far better selection.

I'd do it myself but I'm off for 2 weeks holidays soon so will wait to sign up until back

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 4:19pm

Synode wrote: »

Are you going to do the US one? I'd say they've a far better selection.

I'd do it myself but I'm off for 2 weeks holidays soon so will wait to sign up until back

I don't know. I was trying to browse through both to see what's there. Primarily I want to watch The Americans, which is on UK/Ireland, although US has the 3rd season.

I'm not seeing a whole lot in the film section of the US one that would make me think I must have it. There doesn't seem to be anything too recent on it, like straight out of the cinema. I'm going to keep looking for a while.

jdelis · 10-05-2016 4:20pm

Are you sure that Amazon video is officially available in Ireland, no need for VPN or anything similar...?

Gator88 · 10-05-2016 4:20pm

You got me all excited there but I checked on Amazon and they still won't deliver fire tv to Ireland. After a few minutes of live chat I've been told that its not available in Ireland due to copyright issues

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 4:23pm

Gator88 wrote: »

You got me all excited there but I checked on Amazon and they still won't deliver fire tv to Ireland. After a few minutes of live chat I've been told that its not available in Ireland due to copyright issues

Fire TV isn't but the Prime streaming service is... apparently.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 4:34pm

So far the only thing jumping out at me from the US one is MacBeth....

I will continue to have this conversation with myself for the rest of the evening.... carry on about your business....

Varik · 10-05-2016 4:39pm

How does the student version of prime work, it's half the price and it's a 6 month trial.

What do they look for.

Synode · 10-05-2016 4:41pm

Varik wrote: »

How does the student version of prime work, it's half the price and it's a 6 month trial.

What do they look for.

I had a quick look earlier and it was an email address that was .ac.uk I think

uck51js9zml2yt · 10-05-2016 4:43pm

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.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 4:45pm

Synode wrote: »

I had a quick look earlier and it was an email address that was .ac.uk I think

Yep, the ask for a UK academic email and then you have to verify it before they'll let you sign up for the student one.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 5:03pm

So, I opted for the UK one and it turns out it is Geo Blocked but that can be worked around in the usual way. It plays the Amazon original content without a VPN but everything else won't.

I'm going to get as much out of the free 30 days and then see what's what.

It does give you an option when you're signing up to go for the full Prime service or just the streaming. It works out at £5.99 a month for just the streaming.

Synode · 10-05-2016 5:17pm

It was Darko on the other thread that said it was available without a VPN

donfers · 10-05-2016 5:21pm

Synode wrote: »

It was Darko on the other thread that said it was available without a VPN

Get the pitchforks out lads and over to the other thread - we've found the false prophet

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 10-05-2016 5:28pm

Synode wrote: »

It was Darko on the other thread that said it was available without a VPN

Maybe if you enter a UK postal address? It did warn me that continuing with the address I have stored with my account would mean streaming wasn't available.

I'm sure they have better technology for tracking such things than just taking your word for it that that is where you live?

Buttros · 10-05-2016 5:35pm

I signed up for the free month and forgot to cancel ( yep, idiot) so I have it about 5 months now. Can only watch a handful of shows via the app on my tv. Using a certain chrome addon I get the full range. Compared to Netflix it's Poor imo

For people looking to use it for a month. Man in the high castle is very good.

10-05-2016 5:47pm

I have had both Primes in recent times and never needed to use my VPN to access the catalogue. It may help that I have UK and US addresses on my account.

Ageyev · 10-05-2016 11:51pm

syklops wrote: »

Ireland and Amazon have history.

Go on... :pac:

Niemoj · 11-05-2016 12:21am

Is this definitely available in Ireland? In their t&cs I see this.

"LIMITED TO UNITED KINGDOM AND NORTHERN IRELAND"

Who knew Amazon were Irish nationalists?:pac:

Harry66 · 11-05-2016 12:13pm

I have the free trial of American Prime $7.99 Dollars a month just for video, had to use a fake American address when signing up and still need a DNS service. A lot of the older HBO shows on there.

Cortina_MK_IV · 11-07-2016 5:08pm

I was going to sign up for the free one-month trial but having just read this it's not a glowing endorsement of it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 11-07-2016 5:16pm

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

I was going to sign up for the free one-month trial but having just read this it's not a glowing endorsement of it.

There's a fair bit on there, it really depends on what you want to see/what you've already seen.

You can browse through the catalog before signing up to see if it's worth it.

Tomorrow seems to be "Prime Day" where Prime customers get access to lots of really good bargains, so it might be worth it for that alone

Having to use a VPN or similar method is the only problem, really.

Occono · 12-07-2016 11:47pm

**** that, I'm not fiddling with a VPN for a service that won't do the paperwork etc. to serve Ireland. I'll pirate anything they have exclusives on that I'm interested in (Just Preacher and Mr. Robot basically), and I've been trying to convince everyone I know to go legit and try Netflix for years.

_Whimsical_ · 13-07-2016 12:57pm

I'm trying the free trial atm too. It works on my PC with necessary dns service but it the phone app won't let me watch anything. Anyone else found the same?

Also for anyone doing the trial you can cancel it immediately in case you forget later on. You still get full service until your trial runs out.

Cortina_MK_IV · 13-07-2016 11:50pm

I signed up for the Prime trial on Monday. Still getting this.

Important Message: Thank you for signing up for Amazon Prime. Your membership should be active in a few minutes. If you continue to receive this message, please contact Customer Service.

I emailed customer service in UK and cis@amazon.com and still no reply. I can't cancel either as I can't "manage" it. :mad:

SachaJ · 13-11-2016 10:30am

Anyone know if we lose the free shipping option to Ireland (over £25) if we sign up to Prime? Read something from a few years ago that we did. Thinking of joining Prime to get early access to the Black Friday deals.

uck51js9zml2yt · 13-11-2016 10:37am

SachaJ wrote: »

Anyone know if we lose the free shipping option to Ireland (over £25) if we sign up to Prime? Read something from a few years ago that we did. Thinking of joining Prime to get early access to the Black Friday deals.

In short ...NO !
Just change your delivery address as required.

mike2084 · 15-11-2016 2:08am

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

So, I opted for the UK one and it turns out it is Geo Blocked but that can be worked around in the usual way. It plays the Amazon original content without a VPN but everything else won't.

I'm going to get as much out of the free 30 days and then see what's what.

It does give you an option when you're signing up to go for the full Prime service or just the streaming. It works out at £5.99 a month for just the streaming.

I'm just interested in The Grand Tour. As that is Amazon original content can I take it that it will work here without a VPN? Thanks

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 15-11-2016 2:25am

mike2084 wrote: »

I'm just interested in The Grand Tour. As that is Amazon original content can I take it that it will work here without a VPN? Thanks

Based on what I could access without a VPN it should work.

Occono · 15-11-2016 8:26pm

mike2084 wrote: »

I'm just interested in The Grand Tour. As that is Amazon original content can I take it that it will work here without a VPN? Thanks

Amazon Video introduced a "Watch while abroad" feature recently. You can watch Amazon Originals through that regardless of country, I believe.

peteeeed · 16-11-2016 10:08am

price reduced to £59 till 18th nov

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/prime/pipeline/promo/?tag=pocketlintc07-21

Agent Coulson · 17-11-2016 3:07pm

It's launching globally.

Amazon Announces International Rollout On Eve Of ‘The Grand Tour’ Launch

It’s been suspected for months but now it’s official: Amazon Prime is going global.

The service is beginning its international rollout officially with The Grand Tour in December, which means viewers in more than 200 countries will be able to access the new show on its download and streaming service.

The news comes as The Grand Tour is gearing up to launch in Amazon’s current territories and was announced by presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond in a YouTube video on Wednesday, in which May said: “We have received a package from Amazon, which contains my glasses and a letter which says in December, we will be launching the show globally, which means you will be able to watch The Grand Tour in over 200 countries around the world.”

The Grand Tour’s first episode, which can be downloaded or streamed on Friday, November 18, will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers in the UK, U.S., Germany, Austria and Japan in addition to five other territories before the service’s global expansion next month. It comes during a period of intense marketing for the new motoring series, which has included three synchronized car crashes in London, Berlin and Los Angeles, with badly damaged cars abandoned in the middle of the street labelled with the show’s branding. Clarkson has also been in the news again this week after a story in The Sun said Clarkson claimed he was barred from a UK-bound flight by an airport employee because of a 2014 Top Gear controversy, during which the show’s members had to flee Argentina because one of their vehicles had a numberplate that appeared to refer to the Falklands War.

In case of any doubt of Amazon’s rollout, Clarkson also tweeted the news:

https://twitter.com/JeremyClarkson/status/798904438853431296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This is a huge step for Amazon, which has been quietly calculating its global outreach, and means the service will soon be available in more countries than rival Netflix, which currently operates in 190 countries around the world.

It became more apparent that Amazon was ultimately setting itself up for expansion with the company reshuffle announced last month, which saw Amazon Studios promote Head of Drama Development Morgan Wandell to a new post of Head of International Productions while Brad Beale, VP TV Content Acquisition for Prime Video, saw his role expand to include overseeing global selection of series for individual countries and licensing television content on a local and worldwide basis.

http://deadline.com/2016/11/amazon-studios-international-rollout-the-grand-tour-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-roy-price-james-may-1201856175/

alanhiggyno1 · 17-11-2016 3:09pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It's launching globally.

Amazon Announces International Rollout On Eve Of ‘The Grand Tour’ Launch

It’s been suspected for months but now it’s official: Amazon Prime is going global.

http://deadline.com/2016/11/amazon-studios-international-rollout-the-grand-tour-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-roy-price-james-may-1201856175/

is it better than netflix though.does this have the music and books for free included and also how many devices can it watch at the same time

peteeeed · 17-11-2016 3:33pm

great news as long as we get the same library as the UK

The Black Oil · 17-11-2016 6:42pm

Are they hoping this will do for them what House of Cards did for Netflix?

icdg · 17-11-2016 6:47pm

Seems to be some confusion as to whether Amazon Video is actually launching globally or if it's just The Grand Tour, but no doubt all will be revealed in due course.

Dave..M · 17-11-2016 7:14pm

I hope it's the full kit & caboodle, it would be great to finally have some legit competition to Netflix, we still live in a veritable digital media dark ages.

Agent Coulson · 17-11-2016 7:17pm

All videos work for me without a VPN today including those not made by Amazon which had previously been geoblocked.

Synode · 17-11-2016 9:13pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

All videos work for me without a VPN today including those not made by Amazon which had previously been geoblocked.

How does the catalogue compare to Netflix?

Agent Coulson · 17-11-2016 9:26pm

Synode wrote: »

How does the catalogue compare to Netflix?

I just had a quick browse and click on things to see if they worked and they did.

It doesn't seem as good as Netflix for me anyway but will be a good companion service.

Occono · 17-11-2016 11:00pm

This is a huge step for Amazon, which has been quietly calculating its global outreach, and means the service could soon be available in more countries than rival Netflix, which currently operates in 190 countries around the world.

I'd imagine this is incorrect, Netflix and Amazon may simply use different counting schemes, "number of countries in the world" is fairly political. Besides, Netflix is everywhere they legally can be.

Anyway, this is good news. I have no interest in Top Gear but hopefully this means Amazon Video in general will be available.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 17-11-2016 11:19pm

I think Netflix is better for TV anyway.

Amazon has some newer films, like Room, Spotlight etc. But there's a lot of dross on there too. I'd say you'd get a few months out of it before you'd start to struggle for something to watch.

Amazon doesn't seem to have any real structure to it's additions either. I check the new arrivals every few days and sometimes there's nothing new for days on end.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 18-11-2016 12:08am

Hmm... it doesn't seem to be working for me. I switched off the VPN to try and I'm getting a Geoblocked message.

I wonder if it's because I only have the monthly membership? I didn't see the point paying for all the other stuff when I couldn't avail of it anyway. Maybe you have to pay full membership now?

EDIT: According to THIS you need the annual membership. It also says it's not launching until December?

Wanderer78 · 18-11-2016 1:49am

what time is the grand tour going out at?

Agent Coulson · 18-11-2016 1:52am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

what time is the grand tour going out at?

It's out I'm watching it now.

Agent Coulson · 18-11-2016 1:04pm

Totally geoblocked today.

Amazon must be trying to figure out and get their region blocking right at the moment for when they finally launch also finding out which rights they have for which Country.

Amazon Prime Video, General Discussion [Ireland]

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