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06-03-2014, 02:22 PM | #16 |
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video only works for the primary account holder, not the household accounts, they only get the free 2 day shipping.
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06-03-2014, 02:23 PM | #17 | |
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06-03-2014, 02:24 PM | #18 |
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it's different. Of couirse they did just add some old HBO catalog, so that may help it.
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06-03-2014, 02:33 PM | #19 |
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It was always a screaming deal for me because of the free 2 day shipping on most items as Im an internet shopping "whore". Others have pointed out that the streaming service isn't very good (I have a sound bar and the sound skips a lot). However, in addition to their library of free streaming videos they just added a lot of the HBO library (Sopranos, Wire, True Blood, Rome, Deadwood, 6 Ft Under) to Prime Streaming....Its now absolutely worth it.
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06-03-2014, 02:44 PM | #20 |
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I have AP.. I like it somewhat because of the sped of shipping but I don't like it when they jack up the price to do so
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06-03-2014, 02:45 PM | #21 |
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You can also share it with 4 others, so find 4 buddies to split it with and it costs even less.
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06-03-2014, 02:47 PM | #22 |
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06-03-2014, 02:49 PM | #23 |
'Tis my eye!
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We have AP due to the shipping savings. We buy pretty much everything online.
We have both AP and Netflix and our usage is about 70/30 in favor of AP. |
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06-03-2014, 02:56 PM | #24 | |
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06-03-2014, 02:57 PM | #25 |
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For TV shows and videos the only things I really watch on it are BBC mysteries.
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06-03-2014, 02:58 PM | #26 |
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Hmmmm, sounds to me like this thread might had just saved you ~$100 a year (unless the 30% is super important to you)...
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06-03-2014, 03:02 PM | #27 |
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Another question about AP and the edu email... Since it'll be my son's edu email, how much does that email address matter beyond proving you're a student? Or would all the AP information flow through my son's email account at school?
Not the worst thing in the world, and the coin saved might mean it's worth it, I just want to know if that up-front effort and little bit of extra work (proving you are a student) is just that, a little bit of work, or do I have to count on the son sending us all the other information... From what I've seen, the "main" account would be build using his edu account, garnering the savings, but after that "Mom and Dad" get "buddy" accounts. Is that about right? |
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06-03-2014, 03:06 PM | #28 | |
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For streaming, Netflix is easily better. The selection is just infinitely larger with Netflix, and includes far more popular shows. Purchasing TV/Movies, Amazon has an edge. But just normal streaming selection included with the subscription, Netflix is much better in my opinion.
Lifehacker did a review of the most popular shows, and their availability on both streaming platforms. http://lifehacker.com/tv-streaming-h...-pr-1536006625 Quote:
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06-03-2014, 03:06 PM | #29 |
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Prime just added some HBO shows like The Sopranos, Deadwood, The Wire, Oz and Eastbound and Down for all season as part of your prime membership.
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06-03-2014, 03:12 PM | #30 |
Ain't no relax!
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Have you considered an Amazon Fire TV? That would give you the best of everything!
http://www.amazon.com/Fire-TV/dp/B00...f_=oc_daisy_rm $99 for Fire TV. It can do Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, in addition to running XBMC. Run XBMC for a while, and you'll barely touch Netflix or Amazon Prime Video again........ Plus, the purchase gives you a month of Prime membership for free. Test it out, if you like it you have the best available method for watching it. Plus you still have access to all the other stuff if you want.
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