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alistaircranium · 08-13-2017, 01:50 PM

Just curious if anyone subscribed for the main purpose of watching Unsolved Mysteries. I did. I don't use Amazon for much more than buying books every few months, so I haven't really taken advantage of the other Prime benefits.

For me, it's money well spent. For a year's subscription, we get one new season a month for a year.

I just wish Amazon would hurry up with their AppleTV app so I don't have to airplay with my phone!

amandab1234 · 08-13-2017, 02:37 PM

Yes & it's one of the best investments I've ever made. They have a few other shows that I've become a huge fan of. I actually prefer prime over Netflix & Hulu

RevengeTypeBurn · 08-13-2017, 02:38 PM

Yep. I'd been considering it, but UM put it over the edge for me.

Hot Jock · 08-13-2017, 03:15 PM

I already had a subscription, along with roughly 80 million other people.

alistaircranium · 08-13-2017, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Hot Jock

I already had a subscription, along with roughly 80 million other people.

I don't know why 80 million people would pay to become a member of a store. You're already paying for things by buying from the site, and now they want you to pay even more to become a member. I'm against it in principle, so I held out until Unsolved. I justify it by viewing it as paying for a streaming service like Netflix rather than being a paid member of an online store.

hostedbyrobertstack · 08-13-2017, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by amandab1234

Yes & it's one of the best investments I've ever made. They have a few other shows that I've become a huge fan of. I actually prefer prime over Netflix & Hulu

Same here...I watch prime more than Hulu or Netflix, and I have all 3. Prime has a lot of older shows.. (Mr. Rogers for my kids, for that old-school "unsolved" vibe, haha!).+HBO shows. I was already a member prior to Unsolved and we pretty much order a majority of things off of Amazon anyway, so the 2 day shipping always puts it over the edge for us to order stuff from them. I think it's funny how people can actually be against signing up for it...if you break it up over 12 months, it's really only $9 or so per month.

LakeForestPI · 08-13-2017, 08:50 PM

No. That would be absurd

alistaircranium · 08-14-2017, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hostedbyrobertstack

Same here...I watch prime more than Hulu or Netflix, and I have all 3. Prime has a lot of older shows.. (Mr. Rogers for my kids, for that old-school "unsolved" vibe, haha!).+HBO shows. I was already a member prior to Unsolved and we pretty much order a majority of things off of Amazon anyway, so the 2 day shipping always puts it over the edge for us to order stuff from them. I think it's funny how people can actually be against signing up for it...if you break it up over 12 months, it's really only $9 or so per month.

I'm against it because you're essentially paying to shop. If I'm already spending money on items bought through Amazon, would in the world would I want to pay an additional fee on top of that? This is exactly why I would never get a Costco membership.

NCRavensFan86 · 08-14-2017, 02:23 PM

I was 100% Pro-Netflix and nothing but Netflix, but I did decide to subscribe to Amazon Prime because of UM. I will probably keep it for a while too, so I can watch UM again and again!!! Plus, Amazon has all of the HBO shows (over 3 years old) and they are going to stream NFL Thursday Night Games starting on 9/27.

So, you can say I came for the Unsolved Mysteries and I stayed for HBO and NFL games.

Plus, there are channels that you can add to your Amazon Video account for an extra $5-$10 a months and they all have free 7 day trials too. That is pretty sweet too!

Awsi Dooger · 08-16-2017, 04:24 AM

I like boxes

drew790 · 08-23-2017, 06:53 PM

Delurking after many years of reading this board for updates.

In Canada, where I live, Prime has been pretty useless up until very recently. We only started getting video within the last year. It's main benefit up until that being the 2-day shipping (which I basically got for free from my proximity to the GTA).

I've worn through the dvd compilations many a time and when I realized Canada was finally getting UM on Prime along with the US I impulse bought it and haven't regretted it, even though it's literally the only thing I've watched on Prime.

alistaircranium · 08-24-2017, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by drew790

Delurking after many years of reading this board for updates.

In Canada, where I live, Prime has been pretty useless up until very recently. We only started getting video within the last year. It's main benefit up until that being the 2-day shipping (which I basically got for free from my proximity to the GTA).

I've worn through the dvd compilations many a time and when I realized Canada was finally getting UM on Prime along with the US I impulse bought it and haven't regretted it, even though it's literally the only thing I've watched on Prime.

Same here. I'm also Canadian and this is my exact experience as well.

It's only $79 a year here and that's completely worth it for just Unsolved.

View Poll Results: Did you subscribe to Amazon Prime specfically to watch Unsolved Mysteries?
Yes, I subscribed specifically to watch Unsolved Mysteries	12	42.86%
No, I did not subscribe specfically to watch Unsolved Mysteries	1	3.57%
I already had a subscription	15	53.57%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

08-13-2017, 01:50 PM	#1
alistaircranium Banned Banned!! Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 10, 2015 Posts: 503	Did you subscribe to Amazon Prime specifically for Unsolved Mysteries? Just curious if anyone subscribed for the main purpose of watching Unsolved Mysteries. I did. I don't use Amazon for much more than buying books every few months, so I haven't really taken advantage of the other Prime benefits. For me, it's money well spent. For a year's subscription, we get one new season a month for a year. I just wish Amazon would hurry up with their AppleTV app so I don't have to airplay with my phone!

08-13-2017, 02:37 PM	#2
amandab1234 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 573	Yes & it's one of the best investments I've ever made. They have a few other shows that I've become a huge fan of. I actually prefer prime over Netflix & Hulu

08-13-2017, 02:38 PM	#3
RevengeTypeBurn Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 20, 2016 Posts: 99	Yep. I'd been considering it, but UM put it over the edge for me.

08-13-2017, 03:15 PM	#4
Hot Jock Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2016 Posts: 493	I already had a subscription, along with roughly 80 million other people.

08-13-2017, 08:50 PM	#7
LakeForestPI Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 20, 2017 Location: IL Posts: 255	No. That would be absurd

08-14-2017, 02:23 PM	#9
NCRavensFan86 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 22, 2011 Posts: 176	I was 100% Pro-Netflix and nothing but Netflix, but I did decide to subscribe to Amazon Prime because of UM. I will probably keep it for a while too, so I can watch UM again and again!!! Plus, Amazon has all of the HBO shows (over 3 years old) and they are going to stream NFL Thursday Night Games starting on 9/27. So, you can say I came for the Unsolved Mysteries and I stayed for HBO and NFL games. Plus, there are channels that you can add to your Amazon Video account for an extra $5-$10 a months and they all have free 7 day trials too. That is pretty sweet too!

08-16-2017, 04:24 AM	#10
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	I like boxes

08-23-2017, 06:53 PM	#11
drew790 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 17, 2017 Posts: 847	Delurking after many years of reading this board for updates. In Canada, where I live, Prime has been pretty useless up until very recently. We only started getting video within the last year. It's main benefit up until that being the 2-day shipping (which I basically got for free from my proximity to the GTA). I've worn through the dvd compilations many a time and when I realized Canada was finally getting UM on Prime along with the US I impulse bought it and haven't regretted it, even though it's literally the only thing I've watched on Prime.