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Yup, I got rid of Netflix because they often didn't have what I wanted to watch, and only have Amazon Prime Video because I don't pay any extra for it with my P

by starky 7y ago

Yup, I got rid of Netflix because they often didn't have what I wanted to watch, and only have Amazon Prime Video because I don't pay any extra for it with my Prime subscriptions. Not to mention that not every streaming service is available in Canada. If I have to worry about where to find the show I want to watch or whether it is available in my country, then I may as well just go straight to a source that I know will have it.

Lammy 7y ago
> because I don’t pay any extra for it with my Prime subscription. I see their advertising is effective. The price of Prime was even increased recently to help fund video production.
- OJFord 7y ago
  Advertising or not, you can't get Prime without VoD, so if GP likes the deal just for shipping, or for shipping and music, then fine. Personally I have it mainly for shipping, and get good value out of that (especially since here it's next day by default, some items same day), and stream occasionally.
  - Lammy 7y ago
    I meant advertising in the sense that GP now thinks of Prime Video as a $0 extra and not Prime as a bucket that contains all these things and is priced accordingly. In reality all Prime customers are paying for Prime Video even if they don’t use it.
- starky 7y ago
  Amazon Prime price is still $79CAD as it has been since I signed up and I definitely get my money's worth. I actually didn't even realize it came with Prime Video when I signed up. Additionally, I make use of Amazon Photos unlimited backup for ~250GB of the raw files from my camera, any other cloud backup service would cost a similar amount every year.
  - Lammy 7y ago
    I'm still a member, at least for now, but have been through two price increases: first from USD $79/yr to $99, and again recently from $99 to $119. I'm glad it works for you, but I doubt I'll renew this year due to the increased price, the horrible ways Amazon treats its employees, and the way the Amazon marketplace itself has become a wasteland of counterfeit products. [] Not even talking about the warehouses, but literally every SWE friend of mine who has worked for them has a horror story.
diffeomorphism 7y ago
> and only have Amazon Prime Video because I don't pay any extra for it with my Prime subscriptions While I pay extra all the time on my Prime subscription for all the stuff I don't use but Amazon bundled in anyways.
Kaiyou 7y ago
I remember Prime costing $20 per year. Then Prime Video was introduced and the price went up and up. I canceled.

by starky 7y ago

Lammy 7y ago

> because I don’t pay any extra for it with my Prime subscription. I see their advertising is effective. The price of Prime was even increased recently to help fund video production.

OJFord 7y ago
Advertising or not, you can't get Prime without VoD, so if GP likes the deal just for shipping, or for shipping and music, then fine. Personally I have it mainly for shipping, and get good value out of that (especially since here it's next day by default, some items same day), and stream occasionally.
- Lammy 7y ago
  I meant advertising in the sense that GP now thinks of Prime Video as a $0 extra and not Prime as a bucket that contains all these things and is priced accordingly. In reality all Prime customers are paying for Prime Video even if they don’t use it.
starky 7y ago
Amazon Prime price is still $79CAD as it has been since I signed up and I definitely get my money's worth. I actually didn't even realize it came with Prime Video when I signed up. Additionally, I make use of Amazon Photos unlimited backup for ~250GB of the raw files from my camera, any other cloud backup service would cost a similar amount every year.
- Lammy 7y ago
  I'm still a member, at least for now, but have been through two price increases: first from USD $79/yr to $99, and again recently from $99 to $119. I'm glad it works for you, but I doubt I'll renew this year due to the increased price, the horrible ways Amazon treats its employees, and the way the Amazon marketplace itself has become a wasteland of counterfeit products. [] Not even talking about the warehouses, but literally every SWE friend of mine who has worked for them has a horror story.

diffeomorphism 7y ago

> and only have Amazon Prime Video because I don't pay any extra for it with my Prime subscriptions While I pay extra all the time on my Prime subscription for all the stuff I don't use but Amazon bundled in anyways.

Kaiyou 7y ago

I remember Prime costing $20 per year. Then Prime Video was introduced and the price went up and up. I canceled.