Will HBO shows redeemed in Flixster show up in VUDU?

[emmikay]

I've learned from redeeming on HBO. Someone had posted a while back about redeeming direct but just couldn't remember if you had to follow a certain sequence. Thanks!

[bsweetness]

Originally Posted by tormond

I always do vudu then iTunes. I ignore flixster whenever possible. In theory if you redeem as uv in vudu it should carry over to Flixster but that seems to be the pipe dream that is UV.

I have never had an issue with Vudu then iTunes. If you do iTunes first there is a much larger chance of it not working apparently.

There's no "in theory" to it. Nearly all UV copies redeemed through Vudu do show up in Flixster (and in other linked UV services). But for some reason, the Vudu copies of HBO shows are not UV, so that's why they don't carry over to Flixster. The Flixster copies of HBO shows are UV, but since Vudu doesn't recognize that, they won't show up in your linked Vudu library unless redeemed directly there.

So, in this case, the problem is with Vudu not supporting HBO shows as UV. It has nothing to do with "the pipe dream that is UV." This one is all on HBO and/or Vudu.

[J-Mart]

I believe someone told me that you can redeem codes on Vudu and iTunes first. Then you redeem it through Flixster. After that, you have to redeem it through the HBO site right after Flixster if you want the Amazon copy.

[emmikay]

I just redeemed both this way -

Vudu, then Flixster, and then itunes - It worked in that order for all 3 so I think I'll stay in that order with HBO codes.

[TheNewGuy]

yeah pretty sure order doesnt matter, i usually do vudu, itunes flixster.never had an issue with it. Just make sure when your buying codes from someone you list what version you want, or see if code is unused. I have only done this with hbo shows though.

[SoundsLikeBrian]

Just thought I'd chime in (hello, by the way... new member here.

I redeemed Game of Thrones Seasons 1 and 2 thru the HBO website for Amazon and Flixter. I figured having the UV copy would get it in my VUDU account (which was wrong as its been discussed extensively in this thread) so I went the Amazon route. Seeing as how I didn't need it to stream via amazon and via VUDU, I kept the amazon credit for future purchases. Then I read about people using it for iTunes, so I tried it a few days later... worked just fine. So with this one code, I got almost 40 dollars in Amazon Instant Video credit, a UV copy (that I'm still emailing with HBO about to get connected to VUDU) and the iTunes copy.

Loving. Life.

While I'm on the subject.. I redeemed the iTunes code on my iMac and now everytime I open iTunes on my laptop, it tries to download here as well, which I do not want to happen. I barely have enough room to accommodate the HD series and every time I delete it from the download queue, it reappears when I reopen iTunes.

Apple help was of zero help on the matter.

Thanks.

[wzz]

Originally Posted by SoundsLikeBrian

..While I'm on the subject.. I redeemed the iTunes code on my iMac and now everytime I open iTunes on my laptop, it tries to download here as well, which I do not want to happen. I barely have enough room to accommodate the HD series and every time I delete it from the download queue, it reappears when I reopen iTunes..

You have to download it fully at least once.
so that in the event that the shows disappear/pulled-out from iTunes, their support would tell you that they're not responsible for your loss.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by SoundsLikeBrian

Just thought I'd chime in (hello, by the way... new member here.

I redeemed Game of Thrones Seasons 1 and 2 thru the HBO website for Amazon and Flixter. I figured having the UV copy would get it in my VUDU account (which was wrong as its been discussed extensively in this thread) so I went the Amazon route. Seeing as how I didn't need it to stream via amazon and via VUDU, I kept the amazon credit for future purchases.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that Amazon credit can only be used for Game of Thrones.

[SoundsLikeBrian]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that Amazon credit can only be used for Game of Thrones.

so far I've rented three movies with the credit.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by SoundsLikeBrian

so far I've rented three movies with the credit.

Not sure how that happened, but I wouldn't make a habit of that. 9 times out of 10 when you redeem a credit on Amazon for a digital copy, it's for that title only.

In fact, they're so strict with those credits that sometimes you can't even get the HD version, only SD. I had that happen last week with The Grey. The credit was worth $14.99, and Amazon was charging $9.99 for SD and $14.99 for HD. But they wouldn't allow me to use that toward anything but SD, so I have $5 in useless credit just sitting there in my account now.

[wzz]

Originally Posted by SoundsLikeBrian

so far I've rented three movies with the credit.

no kidding? did you check if you were charged instead?

In my experience, I have to agree with Adam_ME.
I bought another movie and that credit was untouchable, I asked Amazon support - and they said that the credit is only meant for the SD version of that (same redeemed) movie.

[SoundsLikeBrian]

ok, so I accidentally applied the first credit to my wife's account. Amazon customer service manually switched the credit to my account and then I added the 2nd season. The amazon customer service rep is actually the one who told me I could use it however I saw fit. It even applied as a credit to the kindle store, the mp3 store, etc. So it could have just been a fluke with the first code.

I'll let you know how it goes when I burn up that initial credit.

[wzz]

Originally Posted by SoundsLikeBrian

ok, so I accidentally applied the first credit to my wife's account. Amazon customer service manually switched the credit to my account and then I added the 2nd season. The amazon customer service rep is actually the one who told me I could use it however I saw fit. It even applied as a credit to the kindle store, the mp3 store, etc. So it could have just been a fluke with the first code.

I'll let you know how it goes when I burn up that initial credit.

oh, then u were lucky to get them to do a manual switch on the credit.

Amazon system works in such a way that the (promotional) credits are deducted first, then the giftcard credits[which I presume customer service has switched it to], then finally via your stated payment(creditcard).

if u've bought any amazon instant videos, and the (promotional) credit didnt get deducted the the first time round, then it's not meant for anything else other than the title that you've redeemed with the code for.

[SoundsLikeBrian]

Originally Posted by wzz

oh, then u were lucky to get them to do a manual switch on the credit.

Amazon system works in such a way that the (promotional) credits are deducted first, then the giftcard credits[which I presume customer service has switched it to], then finally via your stated payment(creditcard).

if u've bought any amazon instant videos, and the (promotional) credit didnt get deducted the the first time round, then it's not meant for anything else other than the title that you've redeemed with the code for.

Ok, so the latest development... you were correct, but the story doesn't end there.

I chatted with an Amazon Customer Service Rep who confirmed they were restricted promotional codes, but the content was no longer available. Very strange, because I could pull up both seasons of Game of Thrones on Instant Video, but it said, "this title cannot be purchased using promotional codes."

The service rep said, "at the time this promotional balance was issued, the season was with different provider and that promotion was meant to apply on their content." So they then converted the restricted balance to a non restricted promotional balance.

I think I'm dodging a lot of bullets here, and I feel as though my karma is running low, so I will not be assuming this again for future promotions.

haha...

Thank you for making me look into this.

[OrionSkywalker]

Can someone please post the hbo select redemption address for True Blood Season 4?