AI reviews summary
The overall sentiment for Amazon Prime Video is overwhelmingly negative, with users expressing significant frustration over recent changes to the service's value proposition. The most prominent grievances centre on the introduction of advertisements for paying subscribers and the requirement to pay additional rental or purchase fees for high-quality content. Significant concerns were also raised regarding deceptive billing practices and a perceived lack of accessible customer support.
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Amazon Prime Video is currently viewed by consumers as poor value for money due to the combination of mandatory advertising and frequent prompts for additional payments. Potential subscribers should be wary of difficult cancellation processes and inconsistent billing practices.
NO FREAKING JOKE ages ago I was watching Mr Robot like across a few months for free on Prime. One day a few months later I came back and it said I had to purchase each episode or the whole season and I was like tf oh ok. NOW I HAVE BEEN WATCHING TRUE DETECTIVE NIGHT COUNTRY. I was watching it on Prime FOR FREE last night, this morning before work, and now I'm in bed, I reload the tab and it says I HAVE TO FREAKING BUY IT????
I've cancelled both my Amazon Prime subscriptions one in October 2022 and the other April 2025 yet they continue to deduct money from my account each month. I have been in contact with their customer service team on so many occasions to have this matter resolved, nothing has been actioned. Last contact the team member was extremely rude and… Read more
stated this isn't their issue and I will need to discuss with my bank, today I was advised it would be looked into again and I would receive an email, the reply was a generic response as below, this is completely unacceptable, I outlined in detail what the issue was. Clearly Amazon have no intention of taking any action, I'm now left with the only option to cancel my card and have it reissued meaning I have to set up all my direct debits again.
REALLY POOR AMAZON!!!
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I can't stand that you pay for streaming service, then have to pay to get rid of ads. Amazon is a greedy company. I turn off the sound so there's no benefit for the companies advertising (and annoying me) and especially now that I've decided to keep track (if I notice ) of who advertises and consciously avoid buying any product or services from… Read more
those advertising. Greedy, greedy billionaires, the sooner these selfish id*ots get their karma the better.
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Last night we sit down to watch the next episode of Night Manager and all we get is a black screen. After an hour of switching things off and on Prime started displaying stuff but some time before we could watch our show. Tonight some very faint content displayed but pulsing and no opportunity to watch anything. Back to switching things off and on for another couple of hours.
Customer service has deteriorated. Photo shows I have one account but billed separately twice and I can’t press the end button as it’s locked and I need to contact customer service. Literally just asking about one month credit for double up payment on my account through Amazon and App Store. I spoke to someone who didn’t care, paid overseas call… Read more
centre, I was told all customers are the same, I said I’m sure they don’t all have my problem, didn’t want to raise a ticket or escalate, he told me he has had the training to make all decisions and nothing he can do. I’m only asking to submit a request for a manger, to see if there is something in this rare circumstance that would allow them to credit the one month since he could see I had two accounts. What happened to customer service, it’s a legit double up and the customer service would go a lot further to customer loyalty. I thought Amazon Prime staff would be better, this is the first time I’ve been disappointed in Amazon as a whole and leaves a sours taste on the ecosystem I use.
Not a great selection. The app is not intuitive and very time consuming for me to get to where I want to be. The Resume button often doesn't resume where I left off. I took the 30 days trial but I wouldn't pay. I will see if I have any trouble when I try to cancel ...
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Krypto the runt watch season 1 on prime video with a adult subscription
[Content Removed] streaming service!! Adds through movies – Adds halfway through movies it's a really [Content Removed] streaming service. Do yourself a favour and don't bother subscribing you'll be more than disappointed if you do. If I wanted adds I'd just watch free to air TV
Latest follow-ups
Amazon is Changing the Rules Mid Stream by Forcing Prime Members to Pay for Advertising – Amazon is seriously again trying to scam funds from those who have Prime Memberships. I joined Prime as I felt for the small initial outlay I would benefit from the Prime Video (Advert Free ) Streaming, Free shipping and Offers for shopping. After a… Read more
few months I was offered a discount on my monthly subscription if I paid annually which made sense. When my annual membership came up for renewal I calculated that the $59 cost had definitely been worth the outlay. My Renewals are in February of each year. Half way through the 2nd year Amazon tell me my Subscription to Prime (Best Value Offer ) is increasing to $79 and I challenge them as we have an agreement that I pay $59 per year . Amazon then back off and apologise and my Prime membership continues at the previous rate until the year is up when I then choose to continue and Pay the $79 new fee. A couple of weeks back I get an email stipulating that Amazon is upgrading their content and I will be required to pay and additional $2.99 per month for Advert Free Streaming . I don't watch any live content either Sport or Concerts etc and I contact Amazon as they are doing exactly what they did when they upped my Membership Fee when I already had paid my Annual fee. This would put my Annual Fee for Amazon Prime from $79 up to $115.83.
This is a breach of Australian Consumer Law and I have made my case to Amazon and left it with them to resolve.
Follow-up · Amazon chooses not to engage with Customer Complaints. For example I made a Purchase with FREE Prime Shipping as I have a contract with Amazon Prime and International Free Shipping comes when Amazon Market Place ships the Item from their Warehouse. In a recent purchase from Amazon where Free Shipping was included ,when I received the Parcel there… Read more
Impossible to contact for support. My subscription was cancelled for unknow reason. Unable to contact any one to find out why. Attempted to… Read more
resubscribe. Charged my debit card but I was unable to login to complete details. Impossible to speak to anyone and support home page was not working. Had to contact bank to cancel charge. This is a repeat of my previous experience when I tried to subscribe previously. Seems that I have just joined the long list of other dis satisfied customers
Follow-up · The last straw was when subsequent episodes to a program we were watching were not accessible. Email addresses for support obtained from their website were not operating and every attempt to contact support was either not operating or unresponsive. It was evident that there was a deliberate attempt to avoid providing support. We cancelled… Read more
Follow-up · The problems with the funds was resolved and we did receive a refund but again the communication was either absent or very poor. No explanation was received
So sick of the Ads Amazon Prime are jamming up every freaking TV show and movie. So many of us are earnestly looking for alternatives. When will Amazon realize that we pay for this service so we don't have to watch Ads! Can't wait to can these guys!
Follow-up · Many years ago I was a high-paying long-time Foxtel subscriber and after countless problems without end I decided to quit Foxtel. They attempted to woo me back with financial offers after 12-years they apparently did not want me talking around the BBQ about Foxtel's bad service, & even had a state manager call. I'd had enough and refused saying I… Read more
Positive reviews
Amazon Prime – Love my Cricket, so have to switch from Foxtel to Prime. Well, it's a typical streaming service. The picture quality is not that crisp and strong on my 8K TV. I think having Foxtel over 27 years has spoilt me in terms of picture quality and of course the content. But for $10 per month this is just reviewing the service. It's good. I am just annoyed Foxtel lost the rights to ICC T20 World Cup. Show details
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Fraud – Joined Amazon prime and cancelled the subscription the next day. Was sent a confirmation email saying that my subscription was cancelled. Two times now they have debited my account. Have sent them two emails in regards to cancelled subscription and screen shots. No reply what so ever
Tech support Prime video – Had issues today trying to open prime video.I was put through to a couple of different technicians who were very helpful & patient! My phone connection was poor but they persisted & eventually it worked thanks heaps
Negative reviews
After cancelling my free trial a week before the free trial ended, I received an email confirmation of my cancellation. Over the next few weeks l was billed 3 times for no reason. A total over $30+. For what l do not know. Trying to lodge a response from Amazon is impossible. All l can do is cancell my credit card.
I hate Prime Video, I keep it because it has some good shows. They used to not have ads, now you have to pay more and it absolutely burns my p*ss. I downloaded an app called JustWatch, if there is something I want to watch that is on anything else like Netflix, Binge, Stan, Disney+, I will watch it on there. Services like Prime Video that make you pay extra to have ad free service are scum. Pick your trash up! Show details
Appuling 1st time member last time wont be back to watch any orignal movies etc u have to pay extra i dont think do rediculas and most of the remakes are awfull. Wont be back cancel description was a member for 4 hrs so sad. We no who runs this rubish wont be getting anymore of my money
Recent reviews
Forced 30 second ads for something I pay money for. I’m Australian with 1/1000th the options Americans have so I don’t use Amazon prime for shopping. I’d happily pay $5 more to achieve the same results with YouTube $25 a month which I already pay to remove these….. silly greedy fellas
Do NOT give your credit card details to Amazon's shysters. Without reading the fine print, I ticked the free delivery option of some rubbishy item I bought from Amazon thinking it was just a promotion to allow them to send their advertising material. Soon however I started being billed for Prime Video. This lowbrow streaming service, which has… Read more
nothing worth watching, is relatively inexpensive and I think they hope you will not notice when they start taking money from your account. I have cancelled it twice already, have received a partial refund both times and now I have just been billed again. I will be going to Consumer Affairs but in the meantime I suggest you read carefully before agreeing to anything from Amazon.
WHAT A RIP OFF. Pay more to take ads off and most movies are still locked. How Sneaky are they to allow you to watch one episode of a TV Series free, then you pay to watch the rest.You're a joke !! WILL NOT BE Wasting my money on you.
What's the point in paying $10 for a scrolling screen of tv shows and movies that require further payment? You might get one episode for free, but mostly they have a yellow ticket attached and so $$$. Dreadful selection of free movies and shows that hasn't changed since the last time I had Prime about two years ago.
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Highest proportion of unsubtitled programs. I’m hearing impaired and require subtitles to follow programs. I can’t be alone in this. They have some good shows but I can’t watch them !!!!!!
DONT NOT START FREE TRAIL!! Honestly this steaming service is beyond a joke. They offer FREE trails but charge you at the end after you have already cancelled and you have no account left. There isn’t a customer service/ support number and if/when you find a number that attached to prime it doesn’t work. There assistance chat is laughable, an… Read more
absolute joke and they should be ashamed. I have no possible way of finding out how I was charged when I canceled/ if I will be charged again as prime says I don’t have an account and I CANT contact anyone!!
Amazon are stealing money from my account that i never authorised. Funny how its impossible to get in touch. So far, you owe me a few months worth of nothing. Thieves
Adds same old 5 ads repetitive nonsense. Long ads before every movie and watching NBA is a joke you miss half the game to add. Worse then regular YouTube. Nothing special on there either
Constant lag, crashes and they had to have paid consultants to identify the most annoying places to out the longest ads. Stay away and sail the high seas if there is something you really want to watch.
The movies are edited, so you won’t be able to enjoy them as originally intended. I watched a family-friendly movie, and many small details that added fun and depth were removed. It was a big disappointment. I’d recommend going somewhere else to watch movies.
A few months ago I signed up for a free trial .. Cancelled just after. Its still taking $9.99 off me a month Im not using it even if I did i cant doesn't let me . I dont want it wont let me cancel says I dont have any subscriptions , there is no number to call? I honestly don't know if I signed up in Australia or USA . But both accounts have no subscription , money grabbing company. .is there any number to contact?? . Very disappointing
Would give a 0 if it was an option, I no longer have access to my old phone number so even though the app states to ring customer service after 20 mins i was told me too bad and call my bank to dispute charges, regardless of the fact we wanted to continue the subscription, absolutely useless and waste of my time and money calling them. Don't even bother subscribing
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