Ytowngirlinfla
Posts: 2,295
Sep 20, 2012 1:46pm
Looking into getting it. Is it worth it? I know the 2 day shipping is but how is the streaming? I currently have Netflix but I'd drop it for prime.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Sep 20, 2012 1:52pm
We have it. My wife says it's worth it. I don't use amazon very much.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 20, 2012 1:53pm
It's worth it if you have a kindle fire.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 20, 2012 2:02pm
We have it because we can get it for half price. The two day shipping is nice and there are some decent shows available to stream.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 20, 2012 2:18pm
explain pleasejustincredible;1276057 wrote:We have it because we can get it for half price. The two day shipping is nice and there are some decent shows available to stream.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Sep 20, 2012 2:18pm
With Prime you can stream shows? I did not know this.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Sep 20, 2012 2:19pm
StudentRaw Dawgin' it;1276077 wrote:explain please
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 20, 2012 2:27pm
This. My wife used her .edu email when she worked at UC to get it half off.Commander of Awesome;1276079 wrote:Student
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 20, 2012 2:38pm
Wait...if i have an edu email i'll get half off, even if I'm not a student?justincredible;1276086 wrote:This. My wife used her .edu email when she worked at UC to get it half off.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 20, 2012 2:42pm
If it is still an active account, probably. They arent going to investigate. If an .edu address works, most places will just give the student discount.Raw Dawgin' it;1276103 wrote:Wait...if i have an edu email i'll get half off, even if I'm not a student?
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 20, 2012 2:44pm
I'll definitely look into this. My free membership is up on the 14th, so i'll see if it works.Laley23;1276113 wrote:If it is still an active account, probably. They arent going to investigate. If an .edu address works, most places will just give the student discount.
Justin - did you have to provide anything other than you .edu email?
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 20, 2012 2:51pm
Yeah, worth a try for sure. I get a lot of that stuff because I am an alumni member at Indiana...for 20$ a year. Pays for itself considering my .edu address stays active from college, though I never check it. Just put that as my email and get a lot of discounts.Raw Dawgin' it;1276119 wrote:I'll definitely look into this. My free membership is up on the 14th, so i'll see if it works.
Justin - did you have to provide anything other than you .edu email?
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 20, 2012 2:59pm
I changed my address then went to renew prime and it still said $79. I guess I'll wait until it's over and call them about it.Laley23;1276128 wrote:Yeah, worth a try for sure. I get a lot of that stuff because I am an alumni member at Indiana...for 20$ a year. Pays for itself considering my .edu address stays active from college, though I never check it. Just put that as my email and get a lot of discounts.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 20, 2012 3:53pm
justincredible;1276057 wrote: there are some decent shows available to stream.
I'm not a prime member but we can still stream tv shows.
Is there more shows?
I don't shop on amazon so is it worth it just for the streaming?
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 20, 2012 4:51pm
I'm a prime member.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Sep 20, 2012 8:19pm
Tiger2003;1276192 wrote:I'm not a prime member but we can still stream tv shows.
Is there more shows?
I don't shop on amazon so is it worth it just for the streaming?
We dropped netflix and switched over. Head to head, netflix is better, but we're cheap. Amazon is "good enough" for us, given that we don't watch much tv.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 20, 2012 9:44pm
fan_from_texas;1276284 wrote:We dropped netflix and switched over. Head to head, netflix is better, but we're cheap. Amazon is "good enough" for us, given that we don't watch much tv.
Huh who said anything about Netflix.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
Sep 20, 2012 9:45pm
Tiger2003;1276337 wrote:Huh who said anything about Netflix.
The OP.
imex99
Posts: 4,927
Sep 20, 2012 9:49pm
Prime definitely is behind Netflix but they're signing new studios and expanding there streaming library. Plus, you can't beat amazon 2 day shipping when you can find great prices on every day items to ur Christmas or bday shopping.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 20, 2012 9:59pm
WTF? The thread is about dropping Netflix for Amazon Prime lolTiger2003;1276337 wrote:Huh who said anything about Netflix.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Sep 21, 2012 8:21am
the 2 day shipping is money and makes it worth it. Plus i have a kindle fire and a free book a month is pretty sweet too - although most of the free books are less than $5 anyways ha.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 21, 2012 8:49am
I don't use the streaming, but will have to look more into it. I'm with you... the free 2-day shipping is sweet. There are A TON of times where the item will even arrive the next day. I will keep Prime just for the shipping, but my wife also likes the book-a-month, and discounted books for her kindle.Raw Dawgin' it;1276505 wrote:the 2 day shipping is money and makes it worth it. Plus i have a kindle fire and a free book a month is pretty sweet too - although most of the free books are less than $5 anyways ha.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Sep 21, 2012 9:58am
You're not being serious, right? On streaming content, Netflix & Amazon Prime are the two leaders. Netflix, IMO, is better, but the question is whether the other Amazon benefits (free 2-day shipping, free books, etc.) are worth the cost. For us, they are, but we don't watch much TV. It enabled us to drop cable, but others may view things differently.Tiger2003;1276337 wrote:Huh who said anything about Netflix.
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NilesPacMan
Posts: 452
Sep 21, 2012 5:07pm
As a student, I absolutely love Amazon Prime (especially the half-off price I get for it). The free two-day shipping is really nice to have when buying textbooks, and they have a decent collection of movies/TV shows.
I think that if you buy from Amazon, and/or you are feeling Netflix's collection is getting stale, I'd switch. However, I think that Netflix does have the better selection of movies/TV shows (more TV shows that are still on are on Netflix, I believe). If you are going off from a pure selection standpoint, it's a toss-up depending on what you want.
The streaming with Amazon Prime is pretty good; I haven't had any problems with it so far. The only times where it is left to be desired is when my own internet connection isn't the strongest.
I think that if you buy from Amazon, and/or you are feeling Netflix's collection is getting stale, I'd switch. However, I think that Netflix does have the better selection of movies/TV shows (more TV shows that are still on are on Netflix, I believe). If you are going off from a pure selection standpoint, it's a toss-up depending on what you want.
The streaming with Amazon Prime is pretty good; I haven't had any problems with it so far. The only times where it is left to be desired is when my own internet connection isn't the strongest.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Sep 21, 2012 5:09pm
Netflix is available on more devices, too. Not mobile, but tvs, gaming systems, etc.