Amazon 4K Fire Stick back down to £34.99

Grumpypants · 24-05-2019 10:16pm

JamesBond2010 wrote: »

Does the 4k fire stick work here or not i am reading different stories saying some do & some dont. (be handy for travelling already have a android box)

Basically it works fine but the Amazon Prime (if you have Prime) videos won't work. But if an Amazon rep changes your location to the uk those videos work.

But all the other things work fine netflix etc.

Grumpypants · 24-05-2019 10:16pm

JamesBond2010 wrote: »

Does the 4k fire stick work here or not i am reading different stories saying some do & some dont. (be handy for travelling already have a android box)

Basically it works fine but the Amazon Prime (if you have Prime) videos won't work. But if an Amazon rep changes your location to the uk those videos work.

But all the other things work fine netflix etc.

JamesBond2010 · 24-05-2019 10:22pm

thanks

one other question does it make a difference what delivery option i choose

when its being delivered to motel from amazon ,normal or one day delivery.

Shefwedfan · 24-05-2019 11:01pm

JamesBond2010 wrote: »

thanks

one other question does it make a difference what delivery option i choose

when its being delivered to motel from amazon ,normal or one day delivery.

Choose the free option....don’t pay as it won’t arrive any quicker

jclack · 25-05-2019 7:23am

Can anyone who spoke to customer service after moving up north or to the UK to get their account switched to an English one send me a message? Just wondering about billing address, if it makes a difference if say you wanted to use an Irish one and whether they asked for new current address.

Thanks

Grumpypants · 25-05-2019 8:54am

jclack wrote: »

Can anyone who spoke to customer service after moving up north or to the UK to get their account switched to an English one send me a message? Just wondering about billing address, if it makes a difference if say you wanted to use an Irish one and whether they asked for new current address.

Thanks

I have my address pal and parcel motel address on my account.

But i didnt mention any move. I just said my prime video works fine on my phone and TV but not the Firestick. I think it might not be set to the UK region.

He had a look for 2 mins then said he had updated to retry. And it all worked.

jclack · 25-05-2019 9:44am

Grumpypants wrote: »

I have my address pal and parcel motel address on my account.

But i didnt mention any move. I just said my prime video works fine on my phone and TV but not the Firestick. I think it might not be set to the UK region.

He had a look for 2 mins then said he had updated to retry. And it all worked.

Thanks for that. I don't have prime so will try changing country on my account, then re-register the stick and see if that works.

Cheers

RossieMan · 25-05-2019 9:53am

jclack wrote:

Thanks for that. I don't have prime so will try changing country on my account, then re-register the stick and see if that works.

If you don't have prime why do you need to be set to the UK? It's only for getting prime content.

Grumpypants · 25-05-2019 9:56am

jclack wrote: »

Thanks for that. I don't have prime so will try changing country on my account, then re-register the stick and see if that works.

Cheers

It’s only the movies/tv that are free with Amazon prime that won’t work. Everything else will work fine (Netflix, youtube, All 4 etc).

If you aren’t a prime member you don’t have to change anything.

jclack · 25-05-2019 11:26am

Trying to get BBC iPlayer up and running on it, do I not need to have location on amazon set to UK for it? Using a VPN as well

RossieMan · 25-05-2019 11:27am

jclack wrote:

Trying to get BBC iPlayer up and running on it, do I not need to have location on amazon set to UK for it? Using a VPN as well

No, you simply need the VPN.

jclack · 25-05-2019 11:36am

Great thanks

lukeeman · 25-05-2019 1:29pm

jclack wrote: »

Trying to get BBC iPlayer up and running on it, do I not need to have location on amazon set to UK for it? Using a VPN as well

I have had no luck getting BBC Iplayer on stick even using a VPN, let us know how it goes for you.

JamesBond2010 · 25-05-2019 1:46pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Choose the free option....don’t pay as it won’t arrive any quicker

I got Prime again free for 30 days after changing address to the parcel motel North haha so didnt have to pay for any delivery i also put my parcel motel number nxt to my name .. name pg1234567

jclack · 25-05-2019 4:05pm

lukeeman wrote: »

I have had no luck getting BBC Iplayer on stick even using a VPN, let us know how it goes for you.

It worked after I changed my device location on amazon.co.uk and then re-registered the fire stick.

JamesBond2010 · 29-05-2019 10:58am

Thanks to the folks who helped me that arrived early this morn. Parcel Motel is alright. quick enough as well considering Monday was a bank holiday in the Uk.

adgib · 30-05-2019 1:25am

Apologies in advance, just received one of these today, getting error 5505 ,any of you young bucks guide me,it would be much appreciated

dodzy · 30-05-2019 6:29am

adgib wrote: »

Apologies in advance, just received one of these today, getting error 5505 ,any of you young bucks guide me,it would be much appreciated

It’s location settings. Call amazon. They will sort in in 2mins.

Kintarō Hattori · 30-05-2019 7:54am

dodzy wrote: »

It’s location settings. Call amazon. They will sort in in 2mins.

Yep, tell them you live in the UK but work between both countries.

Shefwedfan · 30-05-2019 10:47am

Do Amazon have anything good? apart from Top Gear 2.0?

mcgucc22 · 30-05-2019 12:04pm

Shefwedfan wrote:

Do Amazon have anything good? apart from Top Gear 2.0?

I think Prime is actually better than Netflix, since I got Prime a few weeks ago I've barely used Netflix. Parks and Rec, Mr. Robot, Jack Ryan, Bosch and Goliath are a few of the series I've been watching. Plenty of good movies too.

grogi · 30-05-2019 12:10pm

antodeco wrote: »

Bit harsh.

To answer the question, they are 2 different devices, but based on your question can do similar things. Chromecast requires another device to stream to the Chromecast, versus the firestick is all contained on one device, making it handier. After that, the firestick does alot more as it's effectively a self contained "android device", so you can install more apps etc.

Chromecast doesn't need anything to cast to it. It will manage the stream on its own on various sites, such as Youtube, BBC iPlayer or Netflix.

The biggest difference is that management of chromecast is done from a phone or PC. You don't get a remote and you can't just browse the catalogue on the big screen.

dodzy · 30-05-2019 5:42pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Yep, tell them you live in the UK but work between both countries.

Don’t need to make up story. Just give them a Uk address. Parcel motel, AP, PW, a random address, don’t matter.

Scottie99 · 30-05-2019 5:59pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Do Amazon have anything good? apart from Top Gear 2.0?

No. I have to keep it coz the mother in law likes the Tennis 🤭😂

muffler · 30-05-2019 8:05pm

Scottie99 wrote: »

No. I have to keep it coz the mother in law likes the Tennis 🤭😂

Get rid of both :pac:

freeze4real · 31-05-2019 9:41pm

Got this today through prime which I will cancl in a month time. Cant seem to find BBC Iplayer though.

I am using PIA VPN but internet is slow.

Glebee · 03-06-2019 12:36pm

Refurbished 4k stick at 34 poundl
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-Refurbished-Amazon-Remote-Streaming/dp/B07F7WDBLB/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YMCKPGJAAHW633XDT86B

muffler · 03-06-2019 2:34pm

Glebee wrote: »

Refurbished 4k stick at 34 poundl
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-Refurbished-Amazon-Remote-Streaming/dp/B07F7WDBLB/ref=pd_ybh_a_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YMCKPGJAAHW633XDT86B

Amazon usually drop the price down to £39.99 3 or 4 times a year so I'd be inclined to hang on for a couple of months and get a brand new one for an extra fiver.

dodzy · 03-06-2019 2:38pm

muffler wrote: »

Amazon usually drop the price down to £39.99 3 or 4 times a year so I'd be inclined to hang on for a couple of months and get a brand new one for an extra fiver.

These will be cosmetically perfect with full warramty, and in the vast majority of cases, indiscernible from new product.

muffler · 03-06-2019 2:49pm

dodzy wrote: »

These will be cosmetically perfect with full warramty, and in the vast majority of cases, indiscernible from new product.

Oh, I dont doubt any of that but the point I was making is that unless someone was in a real hurry Id think its better to wait and get a new one for an extra £5. Speaking personally I would always be happier / peace of mind with a new item as opposed to a refurbed version.

Amazon 4K Fire Stick back down to £34.99

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