[mxx]

Originally Posted by GeneralJazz

I've read somewhere that Amazon and Google have put an end to their bickering for now, meaning Prime video is available on Chromecast. Any info on this?

Thats true. I have been using Prime app with chromecast since last month.

Originally Posted by JMaruru

Offcourse, You can. I had been doing this for several months.
You just need a amazon account for registration. Prime is NOT necessary.

thanks

[Akash86M]

Originally Posted by riteshritesh

I noticed a strange thing on Prime...Spanish show called 'el juegos de las llaves'....episodes are unviewable.

So, checked what you are saying. Did a search and two options popped up. One with trailer only and the other had episodes, without trailer. Watched 1st and 8th episode, FFW, no problems encountered.

Do check if your wife's account is registered on Amazon's '.com' site and if yours and your friends are on '.in' site. Mine is on .com site so maybe that is the reason behind it.

Do let me know how it goes
Cheers

[riteshritesh]

Originally Posted by Akash86M

Do check if your wife's account is registered on Amazon's '.com' site and if yours and your friends are on '.in' site. Mine is on .com site so maybe that is the reason behind it.

Super. This could be the only explanation to it. I, for sure was on .in ( till the subscription expiry on 15 Sept). Wife isn't sure where she created her's. Checked with my friend and he too is on .in
So the content varies as per registration? I knew that US,UK, India would have different content, but the region is selected as India in my wife's account too. Just can't distinguish what the difference is between the accounts. From the Amazon login page, can't make out any region settings. Everywhere it is India.

[vsrivatsa]

Amazon Prime Membership Price in India to Be Hiked Up to 50 Percent ‘Very Soon’ : Link

Amazon Prime in India is about to become costlier by up to 50 percent. As a result of the update, the annual Amazon Prime membership will be available at Rs. 1,499, up from the existing Rs. 999. The changes will also come into effect for the monthly and quarterly Amazon Prime membership plans in the country, the company confirmed to Gadgets 360. Amazon Prime brings early access to online sales as well as includes benefits such as Prime Video, Amazon Music, Prime Reading, and Prime Gaming.

[Luke1972]

Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

Amazon Prime Membership Price in India to Be Hiked Up to 50 Percent ‘Very Soon’ : Link

Thanks for the update. Just renewed my prime subscription for one year. It expired a few days ago however was putting it off as planning to do it in the next order. Well thanks to you have one more year at 999.

[pandey.jai]

My membership was expiring in a few days - Amazon had a banner message under the Amazon pay menu (on the website) saying they were going to increase the price to 1499 very soon. Renewed another year for 899

I suppose they had to do this considering the ever increasing cost of fuel. I wonder if this means that the minimum purchase amount to qualify for free shipping will also increase.

[JMaruru]

Originally Posted by pandey.jai

My membership was expiring in a few days - Renewed another year for 899

How early can one renew their membership? I have it until next Feb.

[harry10]

Originally Posted by pandey.jai

My membership was expiring in a few days - Amazon had a banner message under the Amazon pay menu (on the website) saying they were going to increase the price to 1499 very soon. Renewed another year for 899

I suppose they had to do this considering the ever increasing cost of fuel. I wonder if this means that the minimum purchase amount to qualify for free shipping will also increase.

You mean 999 I believe.
Mine is till June 2022 so maybe that's why I didn't see any such banner under Amazon pay.

Originally Posted by JMaruru

How early can one renew their membership? I have it until next Feb.

You can't. Only when it expires it is auto renewed or you can renew it yourself. There is no option to stack membership.

[pandey.jai]

Originally Posted by harry10

You mean 999 I believe.
Mine is till June 2022 so maybe that's why I didn't see any such banner under Amazon pay.

No, I mean 899. That was the price I paid last year too. If you renew before the due date, they charge 899 I believe.

Edit: including the screenshot

[naveen.raju]

Originally Posted by harry10

You mean 999 I believe.
Mine is till June 2022 so maybe that's why I didn't see any such banner under Amazon pay.

This was available for all payment methods. I renewed couple of months back and this promotion was added to bring the price down to 899. The offer was valid if you renewed the membership before the due date.

[vsrivatsa]

They have opened up the Early Renewal Offer again but this time it is for ₹999. Just renewed and it stacks up the new subscription.


Offer Displayed to Renew




After Renewal

[JMaruru]

Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

They have opened up the Early Renewal Offer again but this time it is for ₹999. Just renewed and it stacks up the new subscription.

My term ends on 08/02 BUT the same is NOT offered for me.

When is the new prices getting effective on?

[LonelyPlanet]

i have decided not to renew prime this year - not finding any usage paying additional 1000Rs to them

[mayukh42]

Originally Posted by LonelyPlanet

i have decided not to renew prime this year - not finding any usage

I am also thinking the same, once my membership expires. The newer content is not that great on PrimeVideo of late (maybe I have already seen most of the good ones). I also observe they have added several subscription based services like Lionsgate, Discovery+, etc. which is a tactical move, as

a) they also include search results from these services, and the "watch now" is blocked behind those subscriptions.

b) Even movies which were earlier included with Prime have been paywalled behind those subscriptions, like some Bengali movies behind a channel called "Hoichoi". So they want us to pay more than the already increased fee to watch them.

If the content was not paywalled after paying Rs. 1500, then that Rs. 125/ month was actually good deal. But spawning out several channels and putting existing videos behind them is not a customer friendly step. To compare with the "Netflix of Gaming", Microsoft Game Pass does not ask for further money to access EA Play.

Prime Music, on the other hand, is pretty good though I don't use much. And Kindle is anyway separate.

As for Prime Day, etc., it makes more sense to perhaps go for it on a monthly basis that time of the year, and that fee can easily be recovered if the offers are right.

[vsrivatsa]

Originally Posted by JMaruru

When is the new prices getting effective on?

Not sure - but there was a banner today that shows that the offer ends on 13-Dec-2021.