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The Ayatolla · 20-05-2015 1:41pm

Can anyone tell me if the WWE network app is available on this ?

robcon · 20-05-2015 5:21pm

The Ayatolla wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if the WWE network app is available on this ?

Just had a look on Amazon.com and it will deliver the app to my fire tv stick so looks like it's fine.

Joziburg · 23-05-2015 6:40pm

I see it offers BBC I player which is great but obv cos it will pick up that I'm using it in Ireland is it possible to get it to work. I use Halo for my laptop but for the fire stick is there anything?

The Ayatolla · 23-05-2015 10:13pm

Joziburg wrote: »

I see it offers BBC I player which is great but obv cos it will pick up that I'm using it in Ireland is it possible to get it to work. I use Halo for my laptop but for the fire stick is there anything?

Unotelly.

Signed up after I got mine.

moodrater · 24-05-2015 4:18pm

Joziburg wrote: »

I see it offers BBC I player which is great but obv cos it will pick up that I'm using it in Ireland is it possible to get it to work. I use Halo for my laptop but for the fire stick is there anything?

Used to use unotelly but I just use usaccess now its only $20 for the year. It doesn#t support as many sites as unotelly and theres no region switching but it has all the channels I needed.

https://accounts.usaccess.ca/plugin/order/main/index/reddit

http://kb.usaccess.ca/?p=10

Another option is smartdns proxy, if you sign up for their 14 day trial and don't pay at the end they will send you an offer after a few days for $19.99 per year or $34.90 for 2 years.
https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/

Joziburg · 24-05-2015 4:51pm

moodrater wrote: »

Used to use unotelly but I just use usaccess now its only $20 for the year. It doesn#t support as many sites as unotelly and theres no region switching but it has all the channels I needed.

https://accounts.usaccess.ca/plugin/order/main/index/reddit

http://kb.usaccess.ca/?p=10

Another option is smartdns proxy, if you sign up for their 14 day trial and don't pay at the end they will send you an offer after a few days for $19.99 per year or $34.90 for 2 years.
https://www.smartdnsproxy.com/

Why did you change from unotelly?

moodrater · 24-05-2015 9:22pm

Joziburg wrote: »

Why did you change from unotelly?

Because it was more than twice the price at renewal and usaccess had everything I needed.

beardo81 · 25-05-2015 7:19am

Joziburg wrote: »

Why did you change from unotelly?

Are these cheaper alternatives to unblock.us?

daytob · 25-05-2015 8:15am

Not as cheap as some but Torguard have a deal for half price if you input this code - TGLifetime50.works out as $30, but you can connect up to 5 devices with the basic deal. if you need more just select extra viscosity licenses

Scruff · 25-05-2015 2:51pm

can this access network shares (smb) if kodi is side loaded?

The Ayatolla · 25-05-2015 3:00pm

Yep well worth it.

Link

NegativeOne · 25-05-2015 3:13pm

Loaded up kodi but things on kodi are constantly buffering. Is this an issue for anyone else?

Ste- · 25-05-2015 3:59pm

NegativeOne wrote: »

Loaded up kodi but things on kodi are constantly buffering. Is this an issue for anyone else?

Nope. One is right next to the router, adn the other in the kitchen were my pi used to buffer, wifi on the stick is better than the adapter I had for my pi.

NegativeOne · 25-05-2015 5:24pm

Ste- wrote: »

Nope. One is right next to the router, adn the other in the kitchen were my pi used to buffer, wifi on the stick is better than the adapter I had for my pi.

Might give it a go in the TV beside the router and see how I get on. If I sorted the buffering I'd use it over the chromecast no contest.

NATLOR · 25-05-2015 5:39pm

NegativeOne wrote: »

Might give it a go in the TV beside the router and see how I get on. If I sorted the buffering I'd use it over the chromecast no contest.

Check your internet speed through the total installer addon

link to you tube tutorial

beardo81 · 25-05-2015 10:11pm

Ordered the Fire stick only I missed on the fact that its out of stock until the 9th June!! Damnit.

Do they ever come back in earlier?

moodrater · 25-05-2015 10:44pm

NegativeOne wrote: »

Loaded up kodi but things on kodi are constantly buffering. Is this an issue for anyone else?

This is for the fire tv but the advancedsettings buffer settings are similar for fire tv stick.

" 1080p MKV playback without buffering issues …
It can happen that playback of a 1080p MKV file can show buffering problems … if this happens to your setup, then consider pushing a modified configuration file (using adbfire) to you Amazon Fire TV and restart Kodi.
I always recommend a WIRED network (Ethernet) over a WiFi network, for best perfomance, and YES it makes a difference.
I also recommend using a SMB (Samba / Windows Network) share over a DLNA or PLEX video source (streaming sucks).
Anyhow … First we need to create a “advancedsettings.xml” plain text file, for example in Notepad (Windows), TextWrangler (Mac) or Nano (Linux/Mac), with the following content:

<advancedsettings>
<network>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<cachemembuffersize>20971520</cachemembuffersize>
<readbufferfactor>10</readbufferfactor>
</network>
</advancedsettings>

See Kodi Wiki – Modifying the Video Cache, if you’d like to know more about the suggested config.
If you already uploaded an “advancedsettings.xml” file before, then this action would overwrite the existing one. Instead of creating a new file, add these lines to the one you previously uploaded instead and push that file instead.
Next step is to start AdbFire and Connect to your Amazon Fire TV.
From the “Push/Pull/Delete Files” dropdown list, select “userdata“, click “Push” and select the “advancedsettings.xml” file you just created and click “Open“.
Once the file has been uploaded, click “Disconnect” and restart Kodi."

http://www.tweaking4all.com/home-theatre/xbmc/kodi-on-amazon-fire-tv/

markiid · 25-05-2015 11:39pm

Its 29 euro on amazon.de atm but cant seem to purchase it from there with an irish address. I get this message when I try,

"Fire TV Stick unfortunately can not be sent to the selected address . To purchase a Kindle , you can visit the Kindle product detail page on Amazon.co.uk . More information regarding the international availability of our equipment and digital content can be found on our help pages "

Stryderman · 26-05-2015 10:48am

markiid wrote: »

Its 29 euro on amazon.de atm but cant seem to purchase it from there with an irish address. I get this message when I try,

"Fire TV Stick unfortunately can not be sent to the selected address . To purchase a Kindle , you can visit the Kindle product detail page on Amazon.co.uk . More information regarding the international availability of our equipment and digital content can be found on our help pages "

You could use http://mailboxde.com/

Tinie · 26-05-2015 9:16pm

Can you do much with this in Ireland or is it very region locked to UK IP addresses only?

brightkane · 27-05-2015 1:41pm

I have an mxiii and an mk808b plus. Was thinking of using one of these and sideloading kodi. Has anyone got one of the regular android boxes to compare how it runs? I am aware of the dual core / quad core difference. Cheers

moodrater · 27-05-2015 1:54pm

brightkane wrote: »

I have an mxiii and an mk808b plus. Was thinking of using one of these and sideloading kodi. Has anyone got one of the regular android boxes to compare how it runs? I am aware of the dual core / quad core difference. Cheers

Doubt it would be an improvement on the mk808b plus with finless rom.

CantGetNoSleep · 27-05-2015 1:55pm

Anyone reckon I would pick one of these up in store in a Tesco or Argos in the UK next week?

Allyall · 27-05-2015 2:55pm

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Anyone reckon I would pick one of these up in store in a Tesco or Argos in the UK next week?

Argos UK have them for £25.

jakdublin · 27-05-2015 3:35pm

Tinie wrote: »

Can you do much with this in Ireland or is it very region locked to UK IP addresses only?

I don't think it's region locked (although some apps are) but I really just use it for Plex and Kodi. Worth having it for those two alone but I don't think I'd have been happy to pay full price. I got mine for £19.

Kolido · 28-05-2015 6:23am

Stryderman wrote: »

You could use http://mailboxde.com/

Has anyone here used this service before, if yes how did you find them. How much would this cost to post here if postage to Germany is free?

biebiebie · 28-05-2015 6:50am

Kolido wrote: »

Has anyone here used this service before, if yes how did you find them. How much would this cost to post here if postage to Germany is free?

Prices are on their website and are very easy to find!

Allyall · 28-05-2015 8:46am

They're not available in Germany until 8th of June.
I was ordering one for a friend of mine who lives there, last night.

Scruff · 28-05-2015 11:57am

prices gone back up to £35 on .co.uk

mrincredible · 06-06-2015 3:35pm

Got myself one of these for 25 stirling (and parcel motel.) Really impressed with the netflix functionality and planning to side load kodi.. but I can't access any of the prime content. I'm a prime member and can access on my laptop (using a DNS or vpn) but have tried setting up DNS on this and the bloody thing keeps bringing up "Video unavailable... Error Code: License_error' - so I'm assuming thats the geo block. I've tried a few different DNS sites - but no joy - anyone care to help me out on this?

Cherry_Cola · 06-06-2015 3:51pm

mrincredible wrote: »

Got myself one of these for 25 stirling (and parcel motel.) Really impressed with the netflix functionality and planning to side load kodi.. but I can't access any of the prime content. I'm a prime member and can access on my laptop (using a DNS or vpn) but have tried setting up DNS on this and the bloody thing keeps bringing up "Video unavailable... Error Code: License_error' - so I'm assuming thats the geo block. I've tried a few different DNS sites - but no joy - anyone care to help me out on this?

Experiencing the same myself. The only problem is it used to work flawlessly for me and suddenly stopped. Tried everything including resets, new device, new account, different DNS services, factory resets and clearing app data. Still no joy. If anyone has an idea, it would be great.

FobleAsNuck · 06-06-2015 4:02pm

try blocking google dns on your router

TheDriver · 06-06-2015 4:26pm

I use kodi on mine and it works great, especially if u set up for direct boot into kodi, even missus can work it

Munsterbhoy · 08-06-2015 12:11pm

TheDriver wrote: »

I use kodi on mine and it works great, especially if u set up for direct boot into kodi, even missus can work it

I have 2 of them both running kodi quite nicely. Was it tricky setting up the direct boot to the home page?

TheDriver · 08-06-2015 12:15pm

Simples to do, just google it. You must download an app from amazon and the adbfire overrides it with kodi. Its not boot straight to it but rather it runs Kodi automatically once it gets to main amazon screen.

Munsterbhoy · 08-06-2015 5:37pm

TheDriver wrote: »

Simples to do, just google it. You must download an app from amazon and the adbfire overrides it with kodi. Its not boot straight to it but rather it runs Kodi automatically once it gets to main amazon screen.

All done , cheers for that

robbe · 09-06-2015 8:50am

Kodi app now available from appstore in amazon - you can download to another device (it says it's not compatible with aftv/fore stick but once you've synced your purchases and/or deregistered/reregistered your device then it appears in your list of recent apps rather than going the slightly more convoluted llama/sacrificial app, you still need to sideload Kodi mind you but it gets past the relative hassle of llama...

moodrater · 09-06-2015 9:23am

robbe wrote: »

Kodi app now available from appstore in amazon - you can download to another device (it says it's not compatible with aftv/fore stick but once you've synced your purchases and/or deregistered/reregistered your device then it appears in your list of recent apps rather than going the slightly more convoluted llama/sacrificial app, you still need to sideload Kodi mind you but it gets past the relative hassle of llama...

SPMC works much better for me. Just use Aptoide to install it. Wukong remote on an android phone works as launcher, app manager, keyboard, mouse and remote

breeno · 10-06-2015 11:40am

Hi guys,

I'm interested in purchasing one of these sticks. It's up to 35 sterling now which would be about 51 euro Inc parcel motel from Amazon UK. Are there any cheaper ways to get it at present? Any stores on the border stock it or any other European amazon's work out any better? All help appreciated!

Kolido · 10-06-2015 11:52am

I ordered 2 of them from Amazon Germany last week for 30eu each and postage with mailboxde.com worked out at 13eu for both. Haven't actually received them yet though, expecting them any day now.
Think they are back up to 39eu on Amazon Germany now though, they might be on sale again if you hold out.

The Ayatolla · 10-06-2015 12:23pm

Just got Sky Go working on it.

Uploaded the APK file to it using ADBFire and then used an Android remote app to login, a bit clunky but once logged in its not too bad. Def better than other streaming options.

Snake Plisken · 20-06-2015 9:55pm

Lads setting up one of these for my Dad I stuck TVMC on it and Mobdro any other good apps worth side loading?

TheDriver · 20-06-2015 10:09pm

Don't think we can say it on thread? Google best kodi addons and you'll have your answer.....

Cantona's Collars · 20-06-2015 10:09pm

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Lads setting up one of these for my Dad I stuck TVMC on it and Mobdro any other good apps worth side loading?

PM sent.

ActingDanClark · 20-06-2015 10:39pm

breeno wrote: »

Hi guys,

I'm interested in purchasing one of these sticks. It's up to 35 sterling now which would be about 51 euro Inc parcel motel from Amazon UK. Are there any cheaper ways to get it at present? Any stores on the border stock it or any other European amazon's work out any better? All help appreciated!

Argos uk sell it metinx

Snake Plisken · 20-06-2015 10:53pm

TheDriver wrote: »

Don't think we can say it on thread? Google best kodi addons and you'll have your answer.....

No outside of Kodi I'm talking about TVMC is a modified version of Kodi it's actually in the Amazon App Store so you can tie it to the side loaded app and it appears on the home screen.

Kolido · 20-06-2015 11:34pm

Snake Plisken wrote: »

No outside of Kodi I'm talking about TVMC is a modified version of Kodi it's actually in the Amazon App Store so you can tie it to the side loaded app and it appears on the home screen.

You can put kodi on the home screen also

Joo0 · 28-07-2015 12:07am

Have one ordered for 19£ since Prime day and is now ready to dispatch. No longer need it so will give it away to the first person to message me for the 19£. I will get it sent to your parcelmotel

ActingDanClark · 28-07-2015 12:27am

Joo0 wrote: »

Have one ordered for 19£ since Prime day and is now ready to dispatch. No longer need it so will give it away to the first person to message me for the 19£. I will get it sent to your parcelmotel

pmd you there, I'll take that please

Joo0 · 28-07-2015 12:29am

Sorry it's gone

Amazon Fire Stick Launch Sale Tomorrow Morning [Amazon]

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