Accessing Amazon Prime programmes

[siousxiesue]

Hi all,

My brother loved Top Gear on TV but is a total luddite when it comes to techno stuff. He doesn't have internet at home but has a tablet. His TV is too old for a 'dongle' type thing.

Basically is there any way he can watch the new Top Gear thing (called The Grand Tour) any other way at all?

[Loz]

Nope. You need an internet connection and a Amazon Prime subscription.

Or a friend with an internet connection and a Amazon Prime subscription and, given your brother's Ludditeness, a VCR.

[rendelharris]

He could take the tablet to a cafe/library/your place and use that wifi to download to watch offline? But would still need a Prime subscription - though you can get a month's free trial at the moment.

[pablogrande]

If you have an amazon prime account yourself you can give him login details as you can stream on up to two devices simultaneously. they have a discounted yearly subscription available for the next few days. it's worth it if you order a lot on amazon, you also get amazon music which is similar to spotify included.

[Jeremy]

Could always get the subscription yourself, and burn the show onto a DVD for him. A bit of a hassle though.

[siousxiesue]

I asked a mate who has an account and he didn't think you could burn it-maybe he is wrong?

IF ANYONE OUT THERE COULD BURN IT I'D PAY!!

Loz Wrote:

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> Nope. You need an internet connection and a

> Amazon Prime subscription.

>

> Or a friend with an internet connection and a

> Amazon Prime subscription and, given your

> brother's Ludditeness, a VCR.

[edcam]

You could tell him to watch something less stupid.

[Jeremy]

siousxiesue Wrote:

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> I asked a mate who has an account and he didn't

> think you could burn it-maybe he is wrong?

There's no way to *legally* burn it to DVD... plenty of info online if you want to go down that route. I dare say it is morally justifiable if you have purchased the subscription especially.

edcam's suggestion is also a good one. Buy him a copy of Russian Ark, and prescribe a course of self-flagellation and bus travel.

[Lowlander]

Apparently you can download Amazon Prime titles to watch offline:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201460850

Does he have a landline? You can get line rental + broadband for around ?15 a month from Sky or PlusNet with a free wifi router.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-broadband

Or go to a pub / caf? / place with free wifi, buy a drink and a snack, and watch there?

[Bic Basher]

Amazon don't like to promote it, but there is an Amazon Video subscription without Prime for ?5.99pm. However I wouldn't suggest that he watches the show over mobile broadband as it'll consume the data very quickly.

Dulwich Library has free wifi, along with many cafes and Sainsbury's DKH where he can sit in Starbucks, but don't connect to their own wifi as they charge.

[Loz]

Bic Basher Wrote:

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> Amazon don't like to promote it, but there is an

> Amazon Video subscription without Prime for

> ?5.99pm.

Fine for temporary use, but if you keep it for a year the cost would be 12x5.99 = ?71.88. You get the full prime for ?79 a year.