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Firestick general discussion thread

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  • #902
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,756 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Should be on the regular UK app store but you'll need a UK VPN too

    Ok. Thanks ðŸ‘


  • #903
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    Sorry if this has been asked a million times, but if I change my country of residence to the UK, I can get the UK apps, including TV player, but prime video won't work? And if I switch back to Ireland, I'll still have those UK apps?


  • #904
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,155 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Beanstalk wrote:
    Sorry if this has been asked a million times, but if I change my country of residence to the UK, I can get the UK apps, including TV player, but prime video won't work? And if I switch back to Ireland, I'll still have those UK apps?


    Yes I think you should have. I changed to the US for HBO, Hulu etc and back to the UK. I didn't lose any apps


  • #905
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Beanstalk wrote: »
    Sorry if this has been asked a million times, but if I change my country of residence to the UK, I can get the UK apps, including TV player, but prime video won't work? And if I switch back to Ireland, I'll still have those UK apps?


    Anyone care to offer a step by step on how to do this?

    Tried to do this before on the website and it didn't seem for work for me.


  • #906
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,155 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Trevord wrote: »
    Anyone care to offer a step by step on how to do this?

    Tried to do this before on the website and it didn't seem for work for me.

    Google is your friend :)

    https://playmo.tv/2017/03/how-to-install-apps-from-different-regions-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/


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  • #907
    Mav11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Mav11


    tonc76 wrote: »
    In expressvpn use the UK>Wembley server for iPlayer. Works the majority of the time for me but can buffer at times also (particularly when windy which makes no sense?!). Have been trying keepsolid vpn over the weekend and have had no such issues.

    I’m using Surfshark and having the same buffering issues with the iPlayer. I’m also finding that the ITV player is now detecting that I’m not in the uk. Any suggestions on how to fix this?


  • #908
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,579 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Try stv player


  • #909
    Mav11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Mav11


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Try stv player

    Perfect. Not an app on the firestick, but managed to watch the last episode of the Singapore Grip to find out what the "Grip" was.:)


  • #910
    podge018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭podge018


    I have a problem with my FireTV box in that sometimes when I open an app (and always when I open All4) that the screen goes black and stays like that. I have to restart the box and clear the app's cache and then it starts. I have about 1GB of space free. Anyone ever get anything like this?


  • #911
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Google is your friend :)

    https://playmo.tv/2017/03/how-to-install-apps-from-different-regions-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/

    Thanks I tried following instructions from the web before but it didn't seem work for me, as I still couldn't find the the UK only apps in the amazon store. So clearly I was doing something wrong. I will give in another go when I get a chance


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  • #912
    boardtc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭boardtc


    chrisire wrote: »
    Didn't get that error but when my year was up I rang eir and signed another 12 month contract and the lad on the phone said to cancel my prime video and sign up again with them as its a new contract so now I'm on my 2nd free year of prime video.


    chrisire, I rang up and was told in order to get free amazon prime again I needed to have eir TV as part of my package, that involved signing up with them to AppleTv for €15pm!


  • #913
    chrisire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭chrisire


    boardtc wrote: »
    chrisire, I rang up and was told in order to get free amazon prime again I needed to have eir TV as part of my package, that involved signing up with them to AppleTv for €15pm!

    Strange,i don't have eir tv,just broadband,,what he told me to do was to cancel prime in the my eir app which i did,then when the month was up and it was cancelled then i just went into the eir app again and signed up again


  • #914
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Google is your friend :)

    https://playmo.tv/2017/03/how-to-install-apps-from-different-regions-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/

    Got the UK apps - many thanks.


  • #915
    Sup08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭Sup08


    Trevord wrote: »
    Thanks I tried following instructions from the web before but it didn't seem work for me, as I still couldn't find the the UK only apps in the amazon store. So clearly I was doing something wrong. I will give in another go when I get a chance

    UK prime doesn't work in Ireland unless you had a previous UK address set up prior to Brexit.

    Not sure if it will still work.
    But you must assign a UK address to your amazon account and tell them you're a UK user resident abroad and would like to have access to the UK content when you return.
    Then you use the VPN or DNS to change your loactin the UK on the device and Prime UK should then work.


  • #916
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Sup08 wrote: »
    UK prime doesn't work in Ireland unless you had a previous UK address set up prior to Brexit.

    Not sure if it will still work.
    But you must assign a UK address to your amazon account and tell them you're a UK user resident abroad and would like to have access to the UK content when you return.
    Then you use the VPN or DNS to change your loactin the UK on the device and Prime UK should then work.

    Misunderstanding there. I was switching country to access UK only apps, wasn't looking to access prime.


  • #917
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,579 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    I watched Tanya's "live" feature and I've realised that it still goes and opens the app from the guide. You'd be as handy to just open TVPlayer itself and watch TV from there?


  • #918
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    TheDriver wrote: »
    I watched Tanya's "live" feature and I've realised that it still goes and opens the app from the guide. You'd be as handy to just open TVPlayer itself and watch TV from there?

    Agreed. It's being over hyped like it's some new capability. All it is really is a new menu function.


  • #919
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,756 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Google is your friend :)

    https://playmo.tv/2017/03/how-to-install-apps-from-different-regions-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/

    I tried this but I can't see device listed in my account. It only shows content. Doesn't even have a device tab when I click into the Content and Devices.

    Any ideas?


  • #920
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    I tried this but I can't see device listed in my account. It only shows content. Doesn't even have a device tab when I click into the Content and Devices.

    Any ideas?

    TIP - Add a UK address to your address book first.

    Then from the HOMEPAGE

    CLICK Accounts and List (top of home page)

    SELECT Manage Your Contents and Devices (in the popup menu)

    Now SELECT Preferences.

    Then SELECT Change your country region

    Pick the UK address you added to the address book.

    Remember to switch it back when you are done


  • #921
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,756 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    Trevord wrote: »
    TIP - Add a UK address to your address book first.

    Then from the HOMEPAGE

    CLICK Accounts and List (top of home page)

    SELECT Manage Your Contents and Devices (in the popup menu)

    Now SELECT Preferences.

    Then SELECT Change your country region

    Pick the UK address you added to the address book.

    Remember to switch it back when you are done

    Thanks for the advice. Turns out my amazon account was registered on amazon.com.au and I had my device registered to that account. All good now. Thanks for all the help!

    EDIT: One last question; is the "Switch it back" absolutely needed? Or is it more of a remember to switch it back if you're going to be ordering stuff to your home address?


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  • #922
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,756 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    TheDriver wrote: »
    I watched Tanya's "live" feature and I've realised that it still goes and opens the app from the guide. You'd be as handy to just open TVPlayer itself and watch TV from there?

    Just to say, TVplayer app is so good.


  • #923
    JCDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭JCDUB


    Can anybody recommend a good remote control app for the firestick, if there is such a thing?

    The search process or entering a web address using the firestick remote is painful. I'm just looking for one that can override that using the keyboard on my phone.

    Thanks, great thread, so great in fact that I'm ditching sky TV and just going with broadband and a stick.


  • #924
    chrisire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭chrisire


    JCDUB wrote: »
    Can anybody recommend a good remote control app for the firestick, if there is such a thing?

    The search process or entering a web address using the firestick remote is painful. I'm just looking for one that can override that using the keyboard on my phone.

    Thanks, great thread, so great in fact that I'm ditching sky TV and just going with broadband and a stick.

    This works fine for me https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp&hl=en_IE&gl=US


  • #925
    JIdontknow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭JIdontknow


    What’s the story now with ordering firesticks from Amazon, says only delivers to UK address and also doesn’t accept parcel motel address as a UK option. How does one go about ordering a fire stick now or has the ship sailed? Try Amazon in a European location instead?


  • #926
    Lujan
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Lujan


    Currys sell them, but I think people are having issues with deliveries.
    I am trying to decide on a 4k firestick or the fire cube myself. Not willing to buy from Done Deal and Currys seem to be the only place stocking the 4k or the cube


  • #927
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,299 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    JIdontknow wrote: »
    What’s the story now with ordering firesticks from Amazon, says only delivers to UK address and also doesn’t accept parcel motel address as a UK option. How does one go about ordering a fire stick now or has the ship sailed? Try Amazon in a European location instead?


    Isn't parcel motel only a Dublin address now, no UK option?


  • #928
    JIdontknow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭JIdontknow


    SCOOP 64 wrote: »
    Isn't parcel motel only a Dublin address now, no UK option?

    I’m honestly not sure, haven’t used it in ages and just tried it to see if it was even feasible as an option.


  • #929
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,299 ✭✭✭SCOOP 64


    JIdontknow wrote: »
    I’m honestly not sure, haven’t used it in ages and just tried it to see if it was even feasible as an option.


    Just checked on line,
    UK virtual address service temporarily suspended. For more information, please refer to the support section,so no more cheaper UK delivery.


  • #930
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,579 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    CAn't do the parcel motel trick unless you are willing to double pay VAT and admin charge. However if it's on sale on amazon, it might work out cheaper to use adresspal than buying off currys.


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  • #931
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,429 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    JIdontknow wrote: »
    What’s the story now with ordering firesticks from Amazon, says only delivers to UK address and also doesn’t accept parcel motel address as a UK option. How does one go about ordering a fire stick now or has the ship sailed? Try Amazon in a European location instead?


    Argos has the Lite version for €36 if that's any good for you...

    https://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=15051&langId=111&searchTerms=firestick&authToken=-1002%252CTb6zd56kFOpztp1WPmC9rktuDxQ%253D


  • #932
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,155 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    JIdontknow wrote:
    What’s the story now with ordering firesticks from Amazon, says only delivers to UK address and also doesn’t accept parcel motel address as a UK option. How does one go about ordering a fire stick now or has the ship sailed? Try Amazon in a European location instead?


    The can be bought on Donedeal and Adverts. Other posters have bought this way


  • #933
    Mardyke
    Registered Users Posts: 576 ✭✭✭Mardyke


    Argos seems to be the best bet. Keep an eye out for discounts, I got one reduced to €36 a few weeks ago.


  • #934
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    ITV hub, even installed after changing the country of residence etc, is just not playing ball with Nordvpn. Notification keeps telling me Im outside uk. Very frustrating!


  • #935
    boardtc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 838 ✭✭✭boardtc


    boardtc wrote: »
    After the Eir Amazon prime deal ended I'm now paying for prime, which I watch on the firestick. Incidentally, that seems to mean I've got Amazon prime free postage too which I had not realised.

    Has anyone had any issues with the switch from free to pay? I tried to watch The Rental last night and got this message:

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    Just off chat with Amazon about why my firestick has not been able to access prime video this year:

    "Due to the brexit starting on January 1, 2021 all customer that was not resident to UK will not able to access the Prime video UK.That's why the alternative ways to access or still able to watch Prime video is though www.Primevideo.com.
    However, this will only able to access through website and not an app.
    This site is built specially to the customer who don't have there Amazon site in their country."


  • #936
    glen123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 579 ✭✭✭glen123


    boardtc wrote: »
    Just off chat with Amazon about why my firestick has not been able to access prime video this year:

    "Due to the brexit starting on January 1, 2021 all customer that was not resident to UK will not able to access the Prime video UK.That's why the alternative ways to access or still able to watch Prime video is though www.Primevideo.com.
    However, this will only able to access through website and not an app.
    This site is built specially to the customer who don't have there Amazon site in their country."

    My account was set to UK and because I am physically in Ireland, a lot of content stopped working that should have worked for Irish customers (tennis, for example). It took me 2 chat attempts for Amazon (had to be transferred to Digital Team) to change some setting on my account back to Ireland before things started working. First chat kept quoting me Brexit and 1st of Jan :)


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  • #937
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,626 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    JIdontknow wrote: »
    What’s the story now with ordering firesticks from Amazon, says only delivers to UK address and also doesn’t accept parcel motel address as a UK option. How does one go about ordering a fire stick now or has the ship sailed? Try Amazon in a European location instead?

    Order from Curry's. I ordered last week, had it within a couple of days, no hassle.


  • #938
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,805 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    boardtc wrote: »
    Just off chat with Amazon about why my firestick has not been able to access prime video this year:

    "Due to the brexit starting on January 1, 2021 all customer that was not resident to UK will not able to access the Prime video UK.That's why the alternative ways to access or still able to watch Prime video is though www.Primevideo.com.
    However, this will only able to access through website and not an app.
    This site is built specially to the customer who don't have there Amazon site in their country."

    You have to download a separate prime video app to access the Irish content on your firestick.


  • #939
    Cudster
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Cudster


    My Amazon fire stick seems to be stuck on the fire tv logo and won’t move to the main menu..tried unplugging/ tried on other tv / tried resetting with remote but seems to be crashed/ stuck on Firetv logo ..anyone know what to do or how to fix ?


  • #940
    johnire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭johnire


    I'm the same with Express VPN. It's very annoying... BBC IPLAYER is the same.
    Beanstalk wrote: »
    ITV hub, even installed after changing the country of residence etc, is just not playing ball with Nordvpn. Notification keeps telling me Im outside uk. Very frustrating!


  • #941
    johnire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭johnire


    AFAIK An Post with their Address Pal service are the only ones offering this UK address facility... it's a bit pricey but it's better than nothing.
    JIdontknow wrote: »
    What’s the story now with ordering firesticks from Amazon, says only delivers to UK address and also doesn’t accept parcel motel address as a UK option. How does one go about ordering a fire stick now or has the ship sailed? Try Amazon in a European location instead?


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  • #942
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,155 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    johnire wrote:
    I'm the same with Express VPN. It's very annoying... BBC IPLAYER is the same.


    A smart DNS is much more reliable than a VPN. Another poster (on this thread I think) that has Express VPN says that they have a DNS service included in your subscription

    I use Smart dns Proxy and have no issues with UK or US content.


  • #943
    johnire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭johnire


    Is TVPlayer just live TV? Thanks.
    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Where can I get TVplayer app from?


  • #944
    Sup08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭Sup08


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    A smart DNS is much more reliable than a VPN. Another poster (on this thread I think) that has Express VPN says that they have a DNS service included in your subscription

    I use Smart dns Proxy and have no issues with UK or US content.

    Go to the Bargain Alerts forum and there's a getflix thread. Getflix have DNS for UK content.


  • #945
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,155 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Sup08 wrote:
    Go to the Bargain Alerts forum and there's a getflix thread. Getflix have DNS for UK content.


    I have lifetime getflix but iplayer buffered a lot & UK NOW TV was unusable for a while. I moved to smart dns proxy and this resolved the issues I was having.


  • #946
    Beanstalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭Beanstalk


    Nord VPN also have a smart vpn but it's still only partially resolving. It's seems that itv hub have blocked some of the common server numbers but theres no way to select a particular server via the firestick app. Hopefully they'll sort it soon


  • #947
    bassy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,580 ✭✭✭bassy


    anyone using keepsolid vpn with the s sport app,if so hows it working?.


  • #948
    Brock Turnpike
    Registered Users Posts: 3,756 ✭✭✭Brock Turnpike


    johnire wrote: »
    Is TVPlayer just live TV? Thanks.


    Mainly. Does have some on Demand stuff from the like of MTV, NAT Geo, Sky History, etc.


  • #949
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Brock Turnpike wrote: »
    Just to say, TVplayer app is so good.

    Sorry, how did you get this?
    I changed location and its coming up as unavailable for me.


  • #950
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Beanstalk wrote: »
    Nord VPN also have a smart vpn but it's still only partially resolving. It's seems that itv hub have blocked some of the common server numbers but theres no way to select a particular server via the firestick app. Hopefully they'll sort it soon

    The Nord Firestick app is poorly designed, but it is possible to pick a specific server.

    The Nord server numbers are here. The ones with a UK prefix are the UK servers

    https://nordvpn.com/ovpn/

    In the Nord firestick app search box type the server number only. Don't type the country prefix.

    This will bring up all nord servers (in various countries) with that number. Pick the UK server you want that way.

    BTW I just tried 1840 and it worked for ITV Hub.


  • #951
    johnire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭johnire


    I'm using Express VPN and it's working fine. I set up an account with them which is very straight forward and then I log in. It is very good for Live TV.
    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Sorry, how did you get this?
    I changed location and its coming up as unavailable for me.


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