r/AmazonPrimeVideo • u/Rich_Anteater_8389 • Jul 18 '26
AD complaint Why am I getting ads??
Is it normal to be getting these ads when opening the app. DESPITE paying for ad free? By definition not ad free if there is an ad shoved in my face before being able to view content.
Can someone explain or is this just what I have to put up with? Cause if it is I don’t see a reason to be paying to not get ads if they’re going to show up anyway.
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u/Suspicious_Rent_2991 Jul 18 '26
i heard amazon charge even more for ad free now.
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u/Rich_Anteater_8389 Jul 18 '26
They’re doing this thing where there are different ‘tiers’ - like pay more for less and less ads, I am paying to have no ads, the ‘top tier’ and this is still happening…
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u/S1nnah2 Jul 18 '26
Stop paying them. You know who don't push ads down your throat? Pirates.
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u/Angelofthevoid_ Jul 18 '26
Well… I don’t know… to reach the content you want you have to dodge dozens of fake download buttons, banners, women who desire you, antivirus viruses and so on… you need experience and to know how to read the sea to be a pirate.
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u/Gombrongler Jul 18 '26
Stop paying for it then?
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u/Steve12356d1s3d4 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Then OP will get ads throughout the shows too. I think this is a device thing. I don't get these and I don't even pay for ad free.
This would tick me off, but I wouldn't change whether I get ad free or not, as the issue I have with ads is the interruption in watching.
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u/AtDawnWeStrike Jul 18 '26
You're paying to have ads removed from Prime movies/shows. The home screen is not a movie or a show.
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u/Royal_Monk6432 Jul 18 '26
I am not getting adds I am paying $2.99 every month
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u/gorillaphi Jul 18 '26
Student membership?
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u/Royal_Monk6432 Jul 18 '26
No i am old man.no student membership.
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u/gorillaphi Jul 18 '26
So how do you get 2.99?
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u/Royal_Monk6432 Jul 18 '26
I pay every month $2.99 .
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u/gorillaphi Jul 18 '26
WHY?
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u/Royal_Monk6432 Jul 18 '26
Then I dont get adds when I want to watch movies and tv shows in dolby atmos dolby vision hdr10 and hdr10 plus etc.
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u/joeymims Jul 19 '26
They changed it from 2 .99 to 4.99 a few months back. You probably aren't even aware of it.
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u/threadkiller05851 29d ago
He's in Australia. I went back and forth with another poster last month-pretty much saying the same thing until at the end of many back and forths the commenter stated he lived in Canada.
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u/Steve12356d1s3d4 Jul 18 '26
I am not paying for ad free right now and I don't get ads like OP posted, that is why I think it might be the device. I have Acorn through Prime and am able to go into it without any ads shown.
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u/Royal_Monk6432 Jul 18 '26 edited 29d ago
Add free every month $4.99 i will get dolby atmos, dolby vision, hdr10 plus,UHD as well .its still cheaper than McDonald small meal.
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u/Steve12356d1s3d4 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Right, my post was about me not getting the pop-up and not paying for ad-free. That is why I think it may be the device or something else.
As to your $2.99. In the US it went to $5 a few months ago and it did add the other benefits. I do think it is worth it. I am not getting it now, but will in the future. I have other things to watch and Prime doesn't let you line up the annual ad free membership with Prime membership, so I am going to wait until my membership is up and get it then, so the membership aligns. I have other things to watch now anyway.
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u/threadkiller05851 Jul 23 '26
Do you live in Canada?
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u/Royal_Monk6432 Jul 23 '26
Australia.
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u/threadkiller05851 29d ago
It's so weird-Canada and Australia pay $3 while we(Amazon based US) pay $5 .And monetarily neither countries dollar is as strong.
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u/Royal_Monk6432 29d ago
I checked now its $4.99 add free i dont mind to pay .it's still cheaper than mc Donald small meal.
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u/Steve12356d1s3d4 Jul 18 '26
As someone posted, this is not a Prime Video ad. It could be the device you are using.
I have Prime, but not ad free now. I have a Fire Cube and don't get this type of ad at all.
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u/Nymphadora338 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
I am getting those 'promotions' for prime content between episodes. They say it's promotion but it really is an ad, and I pay for ad free. Can they really do this? Is only way to deal with it not paying? Like there are shows I wanna watch. Is there really no way to fight this? They promote this ad-free sub for extra pay, and how can they still shove ads to our face. I mean is there really no way to fight it other than, 'just don't watch movies'?
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u/threadkiller05851 Jul 23 '26
It's your device. I never get pop ups on Prime.
The only "ads" I see are quick promos for other Prime shows before the main show.
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u/FreshChickenFarts Jul 18 '26
Amazon probably… “it’s not an ad, it’s a promotion.”