Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans.

  • GamingChairModel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    Don’t set a reminder, just cancel now. If you cancel, you get the rest of the time you paid for and it just doesn’t automatically review, so there’s no penalty to canceling early versus right before the deadline.

    • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      5 months ago

      I’m not sure that’s true. There’s a pause option and a cancel option. It sounds like canceling ends your benefits immediately, and the pause leaves them. I want to cancel, but at the right time.

        • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          5 months ago

          Well, I’ve set the reminder. There’s no urgency to cancel with 6 months left on the clock.

      • GamingChairModel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        I’m not sure that’s true.

        Well, I’m sure it’s true. I’ve started and stopped Prime benefits multiple times.

      • diannetea@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        It’s true, I canceled mine last year. I also haven’t missed it, if I need things from Amazon I just have to spend over 35 for free shipping, and while it’s slower it really doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it might.