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Learn more how customers reviews work on AmazonCustomers like the content, quality and programming of the mobile application. For example, they mention that it has wonderful shows, great information and educational programs. That said, they appreciate the selection and the fact that the station continues to create great programming. Opinions are mixed on performance, ease of use, and streaming.
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Customers like the content of the mobile application. They say it has wonderful shows, great information, and educational programs. They also say it's a great channel for educational programs, featuring superb research and awe inspiring cinematography. Customers also mention that it mixes great fiction with excellent documentaries and art. They find it a good way to learn about beginnings and historical events.
"...Subsequently, I became a PBS Passport member. Many more shows are now available. For as little as $5/year, anyone can join...." Read more
"...There is an A to Z list of all programs and it is extensive...." Read more
"(FIre TV Stick with Alexa Remote). Great content. Terrible app...." Read more
"...That said, all the reports are provided, even before the episode airs and PBS is contractually allowed to post the episode online...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the mobile application. They mention it's a decent enough app, has good streaming service, and is a great little app for accessing national and local PBS stations. They also say it has quality shows, and that the stream quality is great.
"...I wouldn't like without PBS. The app itself is nice in that it allows one to put items on a WATCHLIST so he can schedule the things in advance..." Read more
"...This PBS app is easily far better than some of the commercial broadcasters's apps." Read more
"...To add to that, it seems to be rather resistant to crashing or freezing...." Read more
"(FIre TV Stick with Alexa Remote). Great content. Terrible app...." Read more
Customers find the programming excellent, enjoyable, and quality. They also say the station continues to create great programming, and the PBS Passport opens up a treasure trove of programming. Customers also mention that the history, educational, and informational programming is entertaining for all ages.
"PBS is the best programming to be found. One can find something to fit nearly everyones likes...." Read more
"...6/2/2016 - Got an App update for this last night and the interface is much improved. Biggest thing, Close Caption is back!..." Read more
"...There is a generous amount of great programming available here, completely free...." Read more
"Excellent programming, but unreliable service! We were watching "Call the Midwife," season 3, and encountered several problems...." Read more
Customers like the selection of the mobile application. They say it has many shows to choose from, and offers a huge selection of programs. Some say the selection is phenomenal, and the variety of programming every year is phenomenal.
"...the pleas for money, but someone is buying a lot, because their shows are diverse and very well done...." Read more
"...Love the program availability, thanks, excited to have access. Helen." Read more
"...A good variety of shows & movies plus also is always updating with mew movies but wish the ones i like seem to go in place of these new movies but..." Read more
"I liked the selection of programs to choose from, but I disliked the difficulty I had selecting a new program to watch after I had finished one...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the mobile application. Some mention that it works well, while others say that it simply isn't working well. Some customers also mention that the watchlist function doesn't seem to work very well.
"...to only show clips of a few videos before it is activated, and they work very well so maybe there is hope if I could just activate it...." Read more
"...I haven't tried yet that may fix it, but out of the box, it simply isn't working well...." Read more
"...I have to say, this app works flawlessly on my Kindle Fire. As far as the programming goes, well PBS has come up short there...." Read more
"...The kindle version lives up to expectations but the fire stick version has some serious problems...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the mobile application. Some mention it's easy to navigate, browse content, and choose a video to watch. However, others say it't at all user friendly, the interface is not very friendly, and the navigation cues are not as clear.
"My grandson absolutely loves PBS shows. The menu of shows is easy to navigate and features thumbnail pictures of each show in a grid...." Read more
"...For most people, this isn't an issue. Also, browsing content is fairly intuitive. The ability view content from my local PBS station is nice...." Read more
"Autoplays the wrong episode in the sequence. Takes forever to load menus. Spontaneously exits. Occasionally freezes. Choppy buffering." Read more
"...I found it reasonably easy to locate the videos I am looking for although it works a bit differently than other television apps because PBS is often..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the streaming. Some mention that the app is easy to use and the videos easily load. They say that the episodes load rather quickly, making it easy to catch up on shows. However, some customers say that they can't advance shows without triggering a commercial, and experience delayed buffering. They also say that it's a little slower to bring things up than when using the Amazon website.
"This app is great for watching many videos available on PBS...." Read more
"...shows over my home wifi and internet and although it's not the fastest device (click and wait sometimes) it does function as expected for a small..." Read more
"...I was able to start the videos instantly with no lag, no buffering, no issues at all...." Read more
"...Even after selecting full screen the video refused to play in landscape, so there was no real "full screen" experience...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the shows in the mobile application. They mention that the list of episodes is not complete, some past shows are not available, and the UI does not remember which episodes they have already seen. They also say that the programs to view are rather limited and done on a feature basis.
"Autoplays the wrong episode in the sequence. Takes forever to load menus. Spontaneously exits. Occasionally freezes. Choppy buffering." Read more
"...VERY Limited programming available. which reminds me, another person said he could not get the shows he was getting where he used to live...." Read more
"...The menu of shows is easy to navigate and features thumbnail pictures of each show in a grid. When you hover over one of the thumbnails it expands...." Read more
"I am unable to access viewing PBS episodes unless I go through my local PBS station and I am unable to access any episodes unless I commit to a..." Read more