Question about Fire Stick

[indybrownsfan]

Hi everyone..What the heck is a Fire stick and what does it mean by jail broken.
I have heard people talking about them and cutting TV cost...Is this real and does it work.
Thank Daryl

 

[Kutnupe14]

If it's jailbroken, you don't have to pay for any of the pay apps. It's like a flash drive, that you plug into a USB port, that makes your TV a "smart" tv.

 

[TB1999]

I have one, gets free pay per view movies, sports, movies that are still in the theater, games, etc. Pretty neat.

 

[indybrownsfan]

I have one, gets free pay per view movies, sports, movies that are still in the theater, games, etc. Pretty neat.

What kind of cost and where do you recommend buying them.

 

[hoosierdoc]

amazon fire stick, buy it on amazon. I think it sucks compared to Roku but maybe mine is bad. The remote has to by synced every time and I cannot turn it on without unplugging and plugging back in.

Jailbroken is a neat way to steal content if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[eric001]

They cost about $40 or so from Amazon, and there are multiple good "how to's" on YouTube, etc. on how to side-load Kodi, as well as which apps work best on Kodi.

Takes maybe 30-60 minutes to set up, depending on how good you are at tech stuff (closer to 60 for me, as I get paranoid I'll do something wrong and double, recheck everything). Once set up, you can watch nearly anything you want if you're patient enough to search through the apps and find it.

 

[TB1999]

What kind of cost and where do you recommend buying them.

https://www.facebook.com/cablecuttersrus/?fref=ts
This is where I got mine. I paid $45 but I think he charges $50 now. The firestick itself is only like 25 I think but this guy makes it so you can get the free ppv stuff. He also has good customer service after the sale and gives good tips through his facebook page.

 

[hoosierdoc]

 

[Hoosierdood]

I had a Roku for 2 years, and just bought the Fire Stick a couple weeks ago. Followed a simple "how to" to load Kodi on it. Took me about an hour to install it and load all the add-ons that I wanted. Now we can watch live tv, all the major sporting events, and our favorite programs. I like it much better than Roku.

Fire Stick runs on an android operating system by the way making it easy to load programs or files on it.

 

[looney2ns]

See it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZV9RDKK/ref=fs_ods_fs_smp_tk

 

[looney2ns]

Be warned: What is Kodi? All you need to know about the streaming app at the centre of a landmark legal battle - Mirror Online

 

[Carey]

Do these things really work? Are they like the old satellite card's that you used to be able to program? Is there any way that they can get zapped like they used to?