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Firestick general discussion thread

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  • #692
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,861 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    dinneenp wrote:
    Any idea why & how to fix?


    Try unpairing the remote and then pairing again. Google "how to unpair Firestick remote control" & you will see a walk through. Hopefully this will resolve the issue


  • #693
    captainshamroc
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭captainshamroc


    Apologies if discussed anywhere else but I haven't seen it.
    I lost access to my Prime video at the start of the year. I had a location issue once before and customer service reset it for me and all good but this was around Brexit time so suspicious
    I finally got on to Amazon support today and as suspected it's Brexit. Its location based no matter where my account and credit card are registered.
    Primevideo.com was their suggestion but it only works through a browser which I couldn't be bothered with on the firestick when I have netflix and Disney in 1 click
    Has anyone found a way around it? Thinking of cancelling my Prime membership.


  • #694
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,700 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    captainshamroc wrote: »
    Apologies if discussed anywhere else but I haven't seen it.
    I lost access to my Prime video at the start of the year. I had a location issue once before and customer service reset it for me and all good but this was around Brexit time so suspicious
    I finally got on to Amazon support today and as suspected it's Brexit. Its location based no matter where my account and credit card are registered.
    Primevideo.com was their suggestion but it only works through a browser which I couldn't be bothered with on the firestick when I have netflix and Disney in 1 click
    Has anyone found a way around it? Thinking of cancelling my Prime membership.

    Assuming your Prime account has been switched to Ireland from the UK, there's a Prime app for Android TVs you can install which works with Irish Prime:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115029051&postcount=303


  • #695
    captainshamroc
    Registered Users Posts: 159 ✭✭captainshamroc


    loyatemu wrote: »
    Assuming your Prime account has been switched to Ireland from the UK, there's a Prime app for Android TVs you can install which works with Irish Prime:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115029051&postcount=303

    Cheers. I'll give that a try.


  • #696
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,671 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    i have keepsolid on my firestick. It's worked for a couple of days with prime uk account, but now I'm getting the vpn error message when i try to watch something.

    is there a way to solve this or do i need a different vpn for the firestick?


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  • #697
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users Posts: 16,861 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    ablelocks wrote:
    is there a way to solve this or do i need a different vpn for the firestick?

    They block VPNs from time to time. I'm not sure what ones are working right now. Express vpn was a few weeks ago according to a poster.

    Smart dns is cheaper and more reliable


  • #698
    Monokne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭Monokne


    ablelocks wrote: »
    i have keepsolid on my firestick. It's worked for a couple of days with prime uk account, but now I'm getting the vpn error message when i try to watch something.

    is there a way to solve this or do i need a different vpn for the firestick?

    I've always found ExpressVPN to be the only one that eventually gets around everything - Netflix, Tubi, Peacock, Crackle, ESPN+, Hulu etc. It's not cheap but all the others I've tried either didn't work or ended up getting caught and blocked.


  • #699
    dougm1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭dougm1970


    expressvpn mediaserver dns works


  • #700
    boardtc
    Registered Users Posts: 814 ✭✭✭boardtc


    boardtc wrote: »
    I have the TG4 app sideloaded on the firestick and it worked fine. I could not find Cúl4Scoil on it and wanted to make sure I had the latest version.

    I found https://github.com/rumboalla/apkupdater which seemed a handy way of checking for sideloaded app updates.

    apkupdater said both RTE and TG4 had updates so I updated both via this app. Now when I go into TG4 or RTE players they do not load :mad:

    How have others got on updating side loaded apps?

    I tried the version of RTE player from m.apkpure and it does not work. What version of rte player and TG4 player do people have working on the firestick and where can I download them please?


  • #701
    IrlJidel
    Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭IrlJidel


    boardtc wrote: »
    I tried the version of RTE player from m.apkpure and it does not work. What version of rte player and TG4 player do people have working on the firestick and where can I download them please?

    You don't need to sideload TG4 - it's in the Appstore and since update in Nov works perfect. For rte - use tanyas filelinked store linked in OP sticky - doesnt have live tv but has 0 ads


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  • #702
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,384 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Anyone have issues with ITVHUB and endless advert loops? STV seems to be better for the ads but Tanya's version is more an android version that requires mouse toggle


  • #703
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    IrlJidel wrote: »
    You don't need to sideload TG4 - it's in the Appstore and since update in Nov works perfect. For rte - use tanyas filelinked store linked in OP sticky - doesnt have live tv but has 0 ads

    and that no ads RTE player actually works so well that you can actually rely on it.


  • #704
    Trevord
    Registered Users Posts: 939 ✭✭✭Trevord


    Bad news for anyone who has been using NBCSN app. Seems NBCSN will be shut down later this year.

    https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1352700248800579588?s=20


  • #705
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    I signed up for s sport plus last night . It's an official premier league ,ufc, f1 , nba , la liga, bundles liga, moto gp, nfl broadcaster in Turkey. It's 17.99 turkish lira a month or about 2 euro a month.

    App is in turkish but you can figure out what buttons to press. Seems to offer english commentary and turkish.

    Showing mcgregor tonight so will see how it is then.

    https://www.ssportplus.com/

    I had to sign up through app.


  • #706
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,542 ✭✭✭bassy


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    I signed up for s sport plus last night . It's an official premier league ,ufc, f1 , nba , la liga, bundles liga, moto gp, nfl broadcaster in Turkey. It's 17.99 turkish lira a month or about 2 euro a month.

    App is in turkish but you can figure out what buttons to press. Seems to offer english commentary and turkish.

    Showing mcgregor tonight so will see how it is then.

    https://www.ssportplus.com/

    I had to sign up through app.

    I get the Turkish s sports on sateliite :) all eng commentry


  • #707
    dougm1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭dougm1970


    IrlJidel wrote: »
    You don't need to sideload TG4 - it's in the Appstore and since update in Nov works perfect. For rte - use tanyas filelinked store linked in OP sticky - doesnt have live tv but has 0 ads

    watched a great jim driscoll (boxer) doc on the tg4 app....only shame is it doesnt have subtitles option


  • #708
    el Fenomeno
    Registered Users Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭el Fenomeno


    When is the update/facelift coming?


  • #709
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    I signed up for s sport plus last night . It's an official premier league ,ufc, f1 , nba , la liga, bundles liga, moto gp, nfl broadcaster in Turkey. It's 17.99 turkish lira a month or about 2 euro a month.

    App is in turkish but you can figure out what buttons to press. Seems to offer english commentary and turkish.

    Showing mcgregor tonight so will see how it is then.

    https://www.ssportplus.com/

    I had to sign up through app.

    Have you watched anything on it this afternoon?

    The fight looks to cost extra. Tho my Turkish isn't great....


  • #710
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    mightybashful wrote: »
    Have you watched anything on it this afternoon?

    The fight looks to cost extra. Tho my Turkish isn't great....

    It doesn't cost extra. If you can sign up on the website and use code UFC57 at the checkout the price drops to 9.99 or €1.11 for the first month

    Yeah I've been looking at bits and pieces throughout the day. Great the way you can go and look at old fights or old games.


  • #711
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,384 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Is there a native app for firestick?


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  • #712
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Is there a native app for firestick?

    Apk is available on apkpure.

    https://apkpure.com/s-sport-plus/com.ssportplus.dice

    It works fine on firestick.


  • #713
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    It doesn't cost extra. If you can sign up on the website and use code UFC57 at the checkout the price drops to 9.99 or €1.11 for the first month

    Yeah I've been looking at bits and pieces throughout the day. Great the way you can go and look at old fights or old games.

    Thanks for this. I use elevensports Poland for the Bundesliga, but this seems to carry more.
    Did you use a VPN signing up?


  • #714
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    mightybashful wrote: »
    Thanks for this. I use elevensports Poland for the Bundesliga, but this seems to carry more.
    Did you use a VPN signing up?

    Surfshark yes.


  • #715
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    Surfshark yes.

    Is that a decent one to use?


  • #716
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    Surfshark yes.

    Last question sorry...... What card you use? Struggling with revolut


  • #717
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    mightybashful wrote: »
    Last question sorry...... What card you use? Struggling with revolut


    Revolut through the app on phone but it went through Google play.


  • #718
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,384 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Do u need a VPN to watch or just to sign up


  • #719
    Lucas Hood
    Registered Users Posts: 7,205 ✭✭✭Lucas Hood


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Do u need a VPN to watch or just to sign up

    Watch they don't have any offerings over here like netflix/tidal/youtube.


  • #720
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    Lucas Hood wrote: »
    Revolut through the app on phone but it went through Google play.

    Brilliant! In the words of my daughter.....TYSM


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  • #721
    mightybashful
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭mightybashful


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Do u need a VPN to watch or just to sign up

    works fine with Keepsolid. Always offers on that VPN posted here

    Nord seems ok too


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