Amazon Prime Video, General Discussion [Ireland]

world class wreckin’ cru

kingaaa wrote: »

Ok, I have Parcel Motel and I have a Revolut card, what exactly did you say to them though? I mean, did they ask questions why you were using it in the Republic of Ireland?

I think I might have used a vpn to base myself in the uk when I contacted them and signed in when I logged the request.

I just said my region isn’t showing as UK for Prime and I think it should be. It worked.

kingaaa

Nervous Laugh wrote: »

I think I might have used a vpn to base myself in the uk when I contacted them and signed in when I logged the request.

I just said my region isn’t showing as UK for Prime and I think it should be. It worked.

Oh, don't want to go down the VPN route...thanks for the info though

ButtersSuki

Question: how do you go about getting a sterling Revolut card?

kingaaa

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Question: how do you go about getting a sterling Revolut card?

I just have a premium revolut card, it can be euros, dollars or sterling?

world class wreckin’ cru

kingaaa wrote: »

Oh, don't want to go down the VPN route...thanks for the info though

I don't use a vpn for accessing Prime. I just used the free tunnel bear service for that one thing. Good luck with it.

kingaaa

Nervous Laugh wrote: »

I don't use a vpn for accessing Prime. I just used the free tunnel bear service for that one thing. Good luck with it.

oh, so once you signed into prime UK using it that was it? no need for a VPN after Amazon changed the settings?.... funnily enough I just signed into prime video on the p.c. it has me being in the UK and asked me if I wanted to change it to Ireland, I wonder if it would work....

world class wreckin’ cru

kingaaa wrote: »

oh, so once you signed into prime UK using it that was it? no need for a VPN after Amazon changed the settings?.... funnily enough I just signed into prime video on the p.c. it has me being in the UK and asked me if I wanted to change it to Ireland, I wonder if it would work....

I just signed in on a vpn and left the session open while I started a chat with customer care. In case they checked there and then. That’s all.

dulpit

A chromecast might be a handy option for the non-smart tvs, casting was added a few months ago..

Mantis Toboggan

When getting the English prime content I didn't use a VPN, revolut or change anything, just contacted them on the chat.

world class wreckin’ cru

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

When getting the English prime content I didn't use a VPN, revolut or change anything, just contacted them on the chat.

Yeah I heard that wasn’t working for some so just did so as a precaution.

sligojoek

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Question: how do you go about getting a sterling Revolut card?

I think you'd need a UK / NI address, driver's licence, passport.

kingaaa

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

When getting the English prime content I didn't use a VPN, revolut or change anything, just contacted them on the chat.

thanks !!! nobody has answered the question though, do Amazon allow you to bring the firestick on your travels? they obviously know your location hence it not working for lots of people - but once you get it sorted with their support team is there a cap on how long it can be operated outside the country of your plan?

Sleeper12

kingaaa wrote:

thanks !!! nobody has answered the question though, do Amazon allow you to bring the firestick on your travels? they obviously know your location hence it not working for lots of people - but once you get it sorted with their support team is there a cap on how long it can be operated outside the country of your plan?

You can bring it anywhere in the EU and your prime will work perfectly. Outside of the EU I can't see prime working as it's geo blocked

qwabercd

Sleeper12 wrote: »

kingaaa wrote:

thanks !!! nobody has answered the question though, do Amazon allow you to bring the firestick on your travels? they obviously know your location hence it not working for lots of people - but once you get it sorted with their support team is there a cap on how long it can be operated outside the country of your plan?

You can bring it anywhere in the EU and your prime will work perfectly. Outside of the EU I can't see prime working as it's geo blocked

It worked for me in South America but there wasn't as much content.

Sleeper12

qwabercd wrote: »

It worked for me in South America but there wasn't as much content.

Did you just get Prime originals or was it like when Irish Prime first set up. We had Prime Originals & a tiny amount of content?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I sort of accidentally signed up for a Prime free trial the other day and I've had a good old nosy around the site and while it's definitely improved since first launching there's still not a whole lot of content there. I reckon with a bit of time management Id get through everything I wanted to watch before the trial runs out.

The Nal

Yeah signed up and forgot to cancel so had a month to have a mooch about. Nothing there really to keep me paying every month.

sweetie

Really enjoyed Undone S1. A rotoscoped show about mental illness

Ethereal Cereal

sweetie wrote: »

Really enjoyed Undone S1. A rotoscoped show about mental illness

Came in to say this. Absolutely loved it. All the characters was very likable and kept the show moving at a good pace. It didn't hurt that they were half hour long episodes, easy to watch on the train home etc. Although I generally tended to get through 2 or 3 of them at a time.

Makes me want to check out the Keanu Reeves movie, "A Scanner Darkly". Its animated by the same studio.

Drumpot

Is there a legitimate way of changing prime from Ireland to UK?

Mantis Toboggan

Drumpot wrote: »

Is there a legitimate way of changing prime from Ireland to UK?

You need to contact them on the chat, whether you think that's legit or not I'm not sure. Don't think there's another way.

steve_r

People should note that the Premier League games will not be on Amazon Prime Ireland, as Premier sports have the distribution rights in Ireland

FunLover18

steve_r wrote: »

People should note that the Premier League games will not be on Amazon Prime Ireland, as Premier sports have the distribution rights in Ireland

What if you're registered to the UK Prime but in Ireland? Will they block it because it's an Irish IP?

Unearthly

steve_r wrote: »

People should note that the Premier League games will not be on Amazon Prime Ireland, as Premier sports have the distribution rights in Ireland

Will premier sports have all games available? I thought they only had the Saturday 3pm games and the Amazon games were a separate package.

icdg

Unearthly wrote: »

Will premier sports have all games available? I thought they only had the Saturday 3pm games and the Amazon games were a separate package.

They have the Amazon games too and have promised to make them available. It’ll be interesting to see how they do it. My understanding is that Amazon will be making the games available on Sky for commercial customers (most of whom just aren’t set up to do streaming) and it may be that Premier will be able to piggy back on that.

Unearthly

icdg wrote: »

They have the Amazon games too and have promised to make them available. It’ll be interesting to see how they do it. My understanding is that Amazon will be making the games available on Sky for commercial customers (most of whom just aren’t set up to do streaming) and it may be that Premier will be able to piggy back on that.

Thanks for the information

Mickeroo

Strike me roan! All 200 glorious episodes of season 1 of Home & Away have been added.

pixelburp

Season 1.

Google says: 1988. My god.

dulpit

Jack Ryan season 2 is back November 1st. Man in the High Castle season 4 (final season) is back November 15th. :pac:

Jayisplay

Hi just wondering if anyone is having problems viewing fleabag or tin star on prime video, they are on mine but not available to play for some reason.

Decoda

I've no problems playing fleabag but Tin Star is only available to me by purchase. I'm on UK Prime.

Mickeroo

Jayisplay wrote: »

Hi just wondering if anyone is having problems viewing fleabag or tin star on prime video, they are on mine but not available to play for some reason.

What season of Fleabag you trying to play? Only the first one is on there I think.

Decoda

With me Season 1of Fleabag is available with prime, season 2 is is there but for purchase only

Jayisplay

Both of them are on it but all episodes says unavailable, I just have amazon prime video Ireland , nothin ever comes up about renting or buying stuff.

Jayisplay

Decoda wrote: »

I've no problems playing fleabag but Tin Star is only available to me by purchase. I'm on UK Prime.

How do I get uk prime

icdg

Jayisplay wrote: »

Both of them are on it but all episodes says unavailable, I just have amazon prime video Ireland , nothin ever comes up about renting or buying stuff.

Tin Star is a Sky commission and is on Sky Atlantic/Sky Go/Now TV.

Afaik even in the UK it’s only available to purchase from Amazon.

Jayisplay

icdg wrote: »

Tin Star is a Sky commission and is on Sky Atlantic/Sky Go/Now TV.

Afaik even in the UK it’s only available to purchase from Amazon.

Don’t understand why it’s on it then ,fleabag also

Decoda

Jayisplay wrote: »

How do I get uk prime

All I did was contact Amazon on chat and say that I was living in Northern Ireland. I had my primary address set as my Parcel Motel address. They had no issues changing it or for me.

8-10

Jayisplay wrote: »

Both of them are on it but all episodes says unavailable, I just have amazon prime video Ireland , nothin ever comes up about renting or buying stuff.

Yep same with me since about a week ago. Both seasons fail to play. Using Apple TV app

Mantis Toboggan

Finished season 1 of The Fall and it's really good.
Hadn't seen it when it was on TV.

Jayisplay

Mickeroo wrote: »

Strike me roan! All 200 glorious episodes of season 1 of Home & Away have been added.

Like mine must be different, not one episode of home and away on mine

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Finished season 1 of The Fall and it's really good.
Hadn't seen it when it was on TV.

If stop there if I were you.

Mantis Toboggan

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

If stop there if I were you.

Really?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Really?

In my opinion, yes. It got progressively worse through S2 and 3. It was just so dragged out and ridiculous. It really felt like something they planned for one series of and then decided to drag it out for several more but had nothing to say. Dornan isn't a great actor either and it shows when he actually has to do proper scenes, not just skulk around and say the odd line here and there. Anderson's character wasn't much better as the seasons went on.

And to be honest, as a woman, I felt a bit uncomfortable watching it at times. I can't really explain it but some of the writing and scenes felt like they'd lost sight of the fact their main character is a rapist and murderer.

ollkiller

Yep. Season 1 was great. Season 2 ok. Season 3 is desperate. Should only have been 2 seasons long.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The Breadwinner.

Been wanting to watch this for ages now. I'm sure it was on Netflix for a while but it's on Prime now.
Stunningly beautiful animation from Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon. Set in Afghanistan it tells the story of a young girl who has to pretend to be a boy to provide for her family when her father is arrested by the Taliban. It's quite dark in places but a lot of it is hinted at rather than being shown and it's ultimately a very hopeful film, I guess?
Well worth checking it out.

Mickeroo

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

The Breadwinner.

Been wanting to watch this for ages now. I'm sure it was on Netflix for a while but it's on Prime now.
Stunningly beautiful animation from Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon. Set in Afghanistan it tells the story of a young girl who has to pretend to be a boy to provide for her family when her father is arrested by the Taliban. It's quite dark in places but a lot of it is hinted at rather than being shown and it's ultimately a very hopeful film, I guess?
Well worth checking it out.

Fantastic film.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The Red Turtle

Animated film from a few years back about a man who finds himself stranded on a desert island and all attempts to escape it are thwarted by a big red turtle. And then things get weird....

I'm not sure how I felt about this, tbh. It's about 80 minutes long, no dialogue, and I'm not 100% sure what it was even about.... but I couldn't take my eyes off it.

Mark Kermode's review probably sums it up a bit better.... https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/28/the-red-turtle-review-studio-ghibli-masterpiece

PTH2009

I wonder will they stop the free month for December cause of the soccer boxing day

8-10

PTH2009 wrote: »

I wonder will they stop the free month for December cause of the soccer boxing day

No chance, sure that's a perfect reason to have the offer, they'll get loads of sign ups