Amazon Prime increase.

whattochoose

Presently, I subscribe to Amazon Prime (videos only) at £5.99 a month and the add-free component at £2.99 a month. I also have the Paramount Channel which I took out last year for an annual fee of £35.49, special offer, which expires 21st November 2025.
However, I've received an email telling me the £5.99 charge is increasing by £2 to £7.99. 
This means, in total, I'll be paying £10.98 a month, and honestly, I just don't think it's worth it, so it's probably time to cancel.
My only concern is Paramount which, as mentioned, I've paid for up to 21st November 2025. If I cancel, will my Paramount subscription remain in place, or, because it was taken out under the Amazon umbrella, will I lose that too?
I've purchased a fair number of films and tv series from Amazon, so I'm assuming any cancellations I undertake will not affect their status as my property?
Thank you.

born_again

You keep them, but you do not physically buy the films, you buy the right to watch them.

AI awswer
When you purchase a film through Amazon Prime Video, you don't technically own the film, but you are granted a license to view it for an indefinite period. This license is subject to Amazon's terms and conditions, which allow them to remove content from your library, even after purchase, if they lose the rights to it. 

MattMattMattUK

whattochoose said:

Presently, I subscribe to Amazon Prime (videos only) at £5.99 a month and the add-free component at £2.99 a month. I also have the Paramount Channel which I took out last year for an annual fee of £35.49, special offer, which expires 21st November 2025.
However, I've received an email telling me the £5.99 charge is increasing by £2 to £7.99. 
This means, in total, I'll be paying £10.98 a month, and honestly, I just don't think it's worth it, so it's probably time to cancel.
My only concern is Paramount which, as mentioned, I've paid for up to 21st November 2025. If I cancel, will my Paramount subscription remain in place, or, because it was taken out under the Amazon umbrella, will I lose that too?

My understanding is that you would be able to access Paramount content, but not Prime content.

whattochoose said:

I've purchased a fair number of films and tv series from Amazon, so I'm assuming any cancellations I undertake will not affect their status as my property?

Cancelling your Prime subscription would not impact your ability to watch films, but they are also not your property, you purchased a non-transferable license to be able to watch them, subject to terms and conditions, which is very different from them being your property.

matelodave

if you want a film thats your s to keep you need to get on DVD

TimeLord1

Amazon isn't what it used to be. I used to use it regularly; however, I haven't bought anything in years from there because the customer service and delivery are a shambles—drop and go.

flaneurs_lobster

You should be able to keep access to the films that you have purchased because your Amazon account remains valid (a "free" account), it just no longer has access to Prime. Just ensure that you are only cancelling the Prime subscription, not the account

I assume ditto for the Paramount subscription although not tested this myself.

whattochoose

Thank you for comments so far. 
With the price increase Amazon are going to implement for the "videos only" service, it appears there's not going to be much difference between that and upgrading to a full Amazon account. 

Farway

FWIW I do not have the Add Free option but find the ads are not that intrusive, seem to be at the beginning mainly, and I just mute them anyway

Nowhere near as bad or annoyingly intrusive like YouTube or ITV

Officer_Dibble

TimeLord1 said:

Amazon isn't what it used to be. I used to use it regularly; however, I haven't bought anything in years from there because the customer service and delivery are a shambles—drop and go.

But if they drop in the wrong place and go (or it gets stolen) they'll send out again. If you've nominated your doorstep as a "safe place" you might not get far asking for a replacement, but I've steadfastly refused to tell them that anywhere's safe. Much better than them running off with the parcel if you don't get to the door in time and trying to deliver again when you're out. The locker delivery's excellent too.