Firestick general discussion thread

K.C wrote: »

Hi all,

Got the 4k firestick and the amazon ethernet adaptor. I didn't realise the adaptor is capped at 100mb so my wifi is actually faster than a wired connection. Does anyone know of a ethernet adaptor compatible with the 4k firestick that allows me to attain higher speeds?

Thanks.

Isn't it more likely you bought the ethernet adaptor for the stability of the connection compared to wifi rather than the actual max speed it can do?

IF you really need 1000mb then the Ugreen is a good choice
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/UGREEN-3-Ports-USB-3-0-Gigabit-Ethernet-Lan-RJ45-Network-Adapter-Hub-to-1000Mbps/152201585121?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

Even 100Mbps is more than enough for 4k firestick.

Are you running both on the same ethernet adaptor? :eek:

Apparently your network is your problem, not the adapter. :cool:

4k streaming requires 20, maybe 25 Mbps at most.

You're welcome.

Ohmeha wrote: »

Peacock now working brilliant for me this weekend on the Firestick

Could someone help me get peacock on the firestick? I have VPNsecure lifetime licence but don't have it on the stick yet

K.C wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. I have seen that product online. There seems to be some confusion as to whether a OTG cable is needed to convert from usb 2.0 to usb 3.0 and if indeed it will actually work as the firestick is usb 2.0?

The 4k only supports usb2 so using an otg and usb3 hub with giga adapter could get you up to 300-400Mpbs. Tbh this is purely academic - can you help explain why you feel that reliable and low-latency 100Mpbs ethernet is constraining you? This is a classic case of trying to perf optimize in the wrong place. Suggest you look at debloating - turning off unneeded services to free up mem and cpu if these kind of things appeal to you.

bobbyg wrote: »

Could someone post a dummys guide to setting up peacock subscription? I've bought the keepsolid lifetime vpn and logged into peacock on my android phone. I'm trying to activate the free trial using PayPal baut keep getting an error message. I've used a random new York address

If you have a Revolut card try setting this up temporarily as your preferred card on Paypal and then make USD as your primary currency on Paypal, this worked for me signing up

Think I tried everything today but couldn't get it to work, it is no longer brining me to the PayPal page just get the error message when I try now. I think they must be blocking PayPal based on the location of the account.

IrlJidel wrote: »

Custom Launchers and home button works again.

See TechDoctorUK youtube tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG6bkiRjJeI

Make sure you uninstall your previous FireTVSettings app.

Working for me now using Wolf Launcher - its a bit more cumbersome now to go back to stock home screen to access settings - but seems to be working fine so far.

So much easier than old way where I had to ADB from pc, might try it on other firesticks now :cool:

Movie Maestro wrote: »

Hey guys, considering getting a 4k Firestick but am wondering if there is a newer version coming soon? Should I wait for it?

IMHO I'd wait to see what the Google TV device is like.It will be officially announced on the 30th.

RTE player v. 1.0 refused to cooperate recently. Whatever I choose to watch, after a while of circle turning and turning all I get is "stream not found" message.

No VPN involved.

Data and cache cleared multiple times.

Anyone else have similar problem?

joujoujou wrote: »

RTE player v. 1.0 refused to cooperate recently. Whatever I choose to watch, after a while of circle turning and turning all I get is "stream not found" message.

No VPN involved.

Data and cache cleared multiple times.

Anyone else have similar problem?

Same for me!

Looks like rte have changed something again. I don't know why they don't just release it officially for fire TV anyway!

joujoujou wrote: »

RTE player v. 1.0 refused to cooperate recently. Whatever I choose to watch, after a while of circle turning and turning all I get is "stream not found" message.

No VPN involved.

Data and cache cleared multiple times.

Anyone else have similar problem?

OK. Are you stilling having issues?

I'm running version 1.0.1 on the 4K stick and that seems to be working as normal. It's the ad free version from Filelinked.

If you are still stuck, I'd look at deleting and reinstalling the app, given that you've already tried clearing cache.

I note that NordVPN have a message on their site saying that they are "currently experiencing issues with BBC streaming on the Firestick".

I've noticed this in the last week or so. Buffering sometimes even when you switch servers.