So you upgraded to an ad-free plan and they still show this?
Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan.
Submitted 1 month ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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capnminus@lemmy.world 1 month ago
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yup.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Wow. Makes me want to cancel them twice.
comador@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Paramount does this shit too.
If you have Ad Free Paramount+ you get 30s intro ads where you have to hit the >> or OK button to make it go away.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
at least you can skip them
AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 1 month ago
then you start your ad-free viewing by selecting a show… and they show you an ad for a different show. this aggravated me more than the ads on the page shown there.
nogooduser@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is the same as all the games that advertise themselves as having no ads but they do have ads for in app purchases.
For some reason they don’t consider those as being ads.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
[deleted]possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
While I don’t personally engage in piracy I can definitely see why people go that route. Streaming services suck so much. All these companies had to do was make it more convenient to not pirate everything.
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
there’s a reason why video game and music piracy has had a dramatic reduction, and why tv/movies still have a significant number of pirates.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 month ago
Hm seems to be missing the “Fuck off” button
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
That can be found right here:
Jhex@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I left when they started charging more so they wouldn’t ruin your service with ads… which they did anyway
teft@piefed.social 1 month ago
I’m sorry but if i pay for a service that’s ad free and they put ads in the media i’m watching then i will instantly cancel that service. Anyone who doesn’t is just enabling that behavior.
TeddE@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’ve graduated to not considering any service they has an advertising tier. It’s like being in the court watching Gríma Wormtongue whisper into the ear of King Théoden of Rohan. No amount of concessions is good enough, they’ll always ask for more.
P1nkman@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Happened to me with HBO Nordic. I mean HBO Max. No. Max. It was an episode of Rick and Morty, and the ad was on the video itself. It was like it was downloaded from somewhere. Cancelled in an instant.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 month ago
Steal from them.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Already am.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 month ago
I remember a time when Hulu was free and without ads. Then it was not free with ads.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
isn’t Hulu shutting down
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 month ago
God damn it. I knew Disney getting into the streaming biz was going to suck balls. I was already pissed off when they pulled their content to form their own service.
Well, guess I’ll be watching more anime. Only got Crunchyroll left. And I’m not sure how long that’s gonna last either. They are making stupid choices as well.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 month ago
Oh so it is. I hadnt heard this news until just now looking up what you’re talking about.
points at Hulu Ha ha!
Jayayess1190@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It isn’t shutting down, it is just being folded into Disney+. You can still get a standalone Hulu subscription but as of sometimenext year will only be accessible through the the Disney+ app.
morriscox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Draces@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m pretty sure it was never free and without ads. There were much fewer and even sometimes would have really quick “thanks for watching now get back to the show” ads but ad free has always been paid
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 month ago
It was only ad free for like a year, if that. I originally thought it was a piracy site when I first found it.
bladerunnerspider@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sounds like you’re ready to stop buying anything from Amazon. One of us. One of us…
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 1 month ago
I’m on their ad-free plan myself. but the free one, that you don’t pay anything for.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
same! I like that buffering is never an issue. and I don’t even have to deal with their shitty UI!
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 1 month ago
and they don’t even mind you sharing your password with family either
Little8Lost@lemmy.world 1 month ago
fmhy.net
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Bezos has enough money
mrfriki@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You better sail the high seas and watch your shows Amazon-free.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Options are “close” and “close and give us even more data”
Interesting
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
don’t forget “close and give misleading data”
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 1 month ago
the only thing that I think that you can do about it is cancel and not use the service.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 month ago
The parasite only understand a one language...
Deny it prodit and engagement.
If you are using these normie services, you are the problem.
They treat you like cattle, do something
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
There’s definitely something in their terms of service that says the ad-free doesn’t apply to their products.
kepix@lemmy.world 1 month ago
have you unsubscribed?
la508@lemmy.world 1 month ago
ReVanced, SmartTubeNext, a Fen Lite build of Kodi, and Real-Debrid. You’ll never sit through any adverts ever again.
mrductape@eviltoast.org 5 weeks ago
Last week I canceled HBO. They increased prices and if I did not want that, I’d have to watch ads. I’m not watching ads. And they did not provide enough value to increase the price. Vote with your wallet. I certainly do.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Ad-blockers are a must
The only time I see ads are when I’m streaming something live. And that’s because they have actual commercial breaks
MissJinx@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Prime streaming is shit. The only reason I have prime video is because I use the free delivery. I never watch it
BCBoy911@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
That would be an instant unsubscribe from me. Otherwise you’re just giving them permission to keep doing this.
Starski@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Cough cough fmhy cough cough
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Amazon: "Oh, we didn’t mean those ads. That’s clearly stated in line 684 of the user agreement.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
In the advertising world, it’s not advertising, it’s a promotion
For example, if you go to the grocery store, there is a difference between hearing/seeing something that says, “bananas are on special today” vs “go buy [specific brand] of cereal today!”
still sucks though
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Gotta call BS. I didn’t go anywhere and happen across a promotion, Amazon pushed this ad into my home, despite charging me a monthly fee not to do so.
Zorque@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Promotions are a form of advertising. Just because they have the excuse that it’s advertising on their own service doesn’t make it not advertising.
capnminus@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Nah, they’re promoting their retail business on their streaming platform. Not the same thing.