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How to sign up for an Amazon Prime free trial
Prime Day is quickly approaching, and if you want access to the best deals and free (and fast) delivery, an Amazon Prime membership might be for you.
Prime membership costs £95/$139 per year or £8.99/$14.99 if you prefer to pay monthly, but also gives you access to a host of other benefits. Unlimited free one-day delivery (on many items) is probably the best known, but you can also use the streaming service Prime Video and store unlimited photos in cloud storage. The full range of benefits can be found on the Amazon website.
The biggest incentive to sign up for Prime now is Prime Day, scheduled for July 16 and 17, 2024. This includes huge discounts on a range of items – we’ll round up the best Amazon deals here.
If you’ve never subscribed to Amazon Prime, signing up now will get you a 30-day free trial. Here’s what you need to know.
How to sign up for Amazon Prime on your desktop
Go to Amazon’s dedicated Prime sign-up page
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The first month is free, as part of the 30-day free trial
If you don’t have an account yet, click ‘Create your Amazon account’
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Click on the gray box below the section that says “New to Amazon?”
You should immediately see a page asking for your credit card and address information if it is not already stored with Amazon
Once on the home page, hover the ‘Prime’ button just below your shopping cart
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Click on the golden ‘Get started’ button
You should see Amazon’s Prime sign-in page again.
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Click ‘Start your 30-day free trial’
Amazon will ask you to confirm your credit card information and billing address
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If everything looks good, click ‘Try Prime FREE – Pay Later’
You should now see a confirmation page welcoming you to Amazon Prime
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You now have access to free delivery, video streaming and more
How to sign up for Amazon Prime on mobile
The process is slightly different via the mobile app, which you must first download from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android). A full guide to the process is available in our separate article on how to get Amazon Prime for free.
Please note that Amazon will charge you the Prime membership fee every month (or every year) after the free trial ends unless you cancel your membership. If you do this before the 30 days are up, you’ll have access to all the Prime Day deals without having to pay extra.
How to sign in to Prime with Amazon Alexa
If you have an Echo device or smart home speaker running Amazon Alexa, you can also sign up for Amazon Prime by simply saying “Alexa, sign me up for Prime.”
