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Firestick general discussion thread

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    #392
    Nigzcurran
    Registered Users Posts: 2,690 ✭✭✭Nigzcurran


    darrenheaphy wrote: »
    No :-D No experience with IPTV, any recommendations?

    Google gives lots of options, always take a free trial first and if it looks good then try a months worth. €10 a month will get you every channel under the sun


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    #393
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,810 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Nigzcurran wrote:
    Google gives lots of options, always take a free trial first and if it looks good then try a months worth. €10 a month will get you every channel under the sun

    Sounds like choosing a service is a minefield, I'd be grateful for recommendations, privately of course


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    #394
    catrat12
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭catrat12


    Anyone have the url to side load the virgin media player using downloader on the firestick please can’t find it anywhere and I’m a celeb staring tomorrow thanx


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    #395
    Lujan
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Lujan


    Random issue with my 4k firestick.
    Over the last 2 days, when I select a movie/show, the sound starts immediately, but I get the loading circle which stops at 25%, sound just works away as if the video is on though.
    Has anyone encountered this?


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    #396
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Lujan wrote: »
    Random issue with my 4k firestick.
    Over the last 2 days, when I select a movie/show, the sound starts immediately, but I get the loading circle which stops at 25%, sound just works away as if the video is on though.
    Has anyone encountered this?
    Tried unplugging and plugging back in?


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    #397
    Lujan
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Lujan


    Yeah, works ok for a while and then happens again.


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    #398
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Lujan wrote: »
    Random issue with my 4k firestick.
    Over the last 2 days, when I select a movie/show, the sound starts immediately, but I get the loading circle which stops at 25%, sound just works away as if the video is on though.
    Has anyone encountered this?
    Thargor wrote: »
    Tried unplugging and plugging back in?
    Actually this reminds me of a random problem my father is having with his 4k stick:

    When he goes to use it sometimes it refuses to switch on, as in he can press the middle button and every other button on the controller all he wants and nothing happens, he has to unplug it and plug it back in then it works perfectly, it just wont wake up the first time, any clue what thats about? Its not the remote batteries.


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    #399
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    bought a firestick 4k on amazon and its only 5gb in memory,reading online the say the are quad-core 1.7GHz CPU with 8GB of memory.anyone shed some light on this ?.


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    #400
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,830 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    bassy wrote: »
    bought a firestick 4k on amazon and its only 5gb in memory,reading online the say the are quad-core 1.7GHz CPU with 8GB of memory.anyone shed some light on this ?.
    Im not into the technical side of things but I believe that the pre-installed software, apps and OS system are using 3Gb hence you only have 5Gb approx.


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    #401
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    muffler wrote: »
    Im not into the technical side of things but I believe that the pre-installed software, apps and OS system are using 3Gb hence you only have 5Gb approx.

    sure the normal non 4k has 5gb


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    #402
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    the os and apps use up 3gb hence why user is left with 5gb,my mistake lol.


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    #403
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,830 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    bassy wrote: »
    the os and apps use up 3gb hence why user is left with 5gb,my mistake lol.
    Eh?


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    #404
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    muffler wrote: »
    Eh?

    the factory preinstalled apps etc take up 3gb in memory hence why theres only 5gb to use on downloading apps etc


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    #405
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,830 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    bassy wrote: »
    bought a firestick 4k on amazon and its only 5gb in memory,reading online the say the are quad-core 1.7GHz CPU with 8GB of memory.anyone shed some light on this ?.
    bassy wrote: »
    the factory preinstalled apps etc take up 3gb in memory hence why theres only 5gb to use on downloading apps etc
    Why did you ask and answer your own question


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    #406
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    muffler wrote: »
    Why did you ask and answer your own question

    i only realised after lol


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    #407
    darrenheaphy
    Registered Users Posts: 754 ✭✭✭darrenheaphy


    Don't forget to thank yourself for being a helpful forumite :-D


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    #408
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    darrenheaphy wrote: »
    Don't forget to thank yourself for being a helpful forumite :-D

    lol


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    #409
    reni10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭reni10


    Anyone figure out how to get Sky Sports running on the 4k Fire TV Stick?

    I have an official Sky Sports subscription with Virgin Media and have sideloaded and can login to the Sky Sports App but it says it needs Google Services to run once I select a stream, is there any way around this?


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    #410
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    Properly been asked before, cant seem to get Nowtv on my Firestick, use the downloader with online links, downloads fails to install.


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    #411
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Properly been asked before, cant seem to get Nowtv on my Firestick, use the downloader with online links, downloads fails to install.

    don,t think you can get it on the stick,well you can put the apk on but it will not work.


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    #412
    Lujan
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Lujan


    reni10 wrote: »
    Anyone figure out how to get Sky Sports running on the 4k Fire TV Stick?

    I have an official Sky Sports subscription with Virgin Media and have sideloaded and can login to the Sky Sports App but it says it needs Google Services to run once I select a stream, is there any way around this?

    Hi,
    I hadn't considered using virgin on the Firestick. Quick google and I had it setup in about 15mins.
    I installed "apps 2 fire" on my phone, then installed the virgin app from my phone to the firestick.

    Seems to work fine, however, I find that navigating the tv guide quite tough. I end up just typing in the name of the channel. I use the "firetv" app on my phone for quicker typing on the firestick.


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    #413
    reni10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭reni10


    Lujan wrote: »
    Hi,
    I hadn't considered using virgin on the Firestick. Quick google and I had it setup in about 15mins.
    I installed "apps 2 fire" on my phone, then installed the virgin app from my phone to the firestick.

    Seems to work fine, however, I find that navigating the tv guide quite tough. I end up just typing in the name of the channel. I use the "firetv" app on my phone for quicker typing on the firestick.
    Did you get the sky sports app running on it properly or just the virgin TV anywhere app which does not have the premium sky sports channels?


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    #414
    Lujan
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Lujan


    reni10 wrote: »
    Did you get the sky sports app running on it properly or just the virgin TV anywhere app which does not have the premium sky sports channels?

    I just checked there, the standard channels work fine. No access via internet for movies or sports. I assumed once I got the regular channels working that it meant all channels were. I didnt realise you needed a separate app for sports.

    Apparently downloading sky sports app and logging in under virgin option works. Will try side load and test it later.


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    #415
    reni10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭reni10


    Lujan wrote: »
    I just checked there, the standard channels work fine. No access via internet for movies or sports. I assumed once I got the regular channels working that it meant all channels were.

    Apparently downloading sky sports app and logging in under virgin option works. Will try side load and test it later.
    That is exactly what I said I tried earlier in the thread and it will not work as it says it required Google services....


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    #416
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    reni10 wrote: »
    That is exactly what I said I tried earlier in the thread and it will not work as it says it required Google services....
    Try these methods especially the cache clearing one, I occasionally have to clear cache to get my Google services back:

    https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/9037938?hl=en


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    #417
    reni10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭reni10


    Thargor wrote: »
    Try these methods especially the cache clearing one, I occasionally have to clear cache to get my Google services back:

    https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/9037938?hl=en

    So you have Google services installed on your firestick?
    If so how did you install it?


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    #418
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,869 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    reni10 wrote: »
    So you have Google services installed on your firestick?
    If so how did you install it?
    Oh sh1t I thought I was in the Chinese Android Phones thread when I posted that, sorry!

    Try this maybe?

    https://firestickhacks.com/install-google-play-on-firestick/


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    #419
    but1er
    Registered Users Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭but1er


    4k firestick on curry 45eur delivered. 43eur on amazon.


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    #420
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭bassy


    but1er wrote: »
    4k firestick on curry 45eur delivered. 43eur on amazon.

    Crap from Amazon I got 4k stick 2 weeks ago from Amazon for 33 euros delivered.


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    #421
    tonc76
    Registered Users Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭tonc76


    bassy wrote: »
    Crap from Amazon I got 4k stick 2 weeks ago from Amazon for 33 euros delivered.

    £29.99 at the moment


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