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Firestick jailbroken with Kodi
Posted on 4/10/16 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 4/10/16 at 6:41 pm
Looking at buying one of these on eBay. Will this allow me to stream free movies and watch live sports. Looking to cancel my cable and wondering how this is.
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Posted on 4/10/16 at 6:47 pm to LSUWhoDat
Wouldn't get a stick
Just get the fire tv and put KODI on it yourself
Just get the fire tv and put KODI on it yourself
Posted on 4/10/16 at 6:55 pm to VermilionTiger
I don't know how to put it on there. I'd rather buy it preloaded. Is it that much difference between the stick and the box
Posted on 4/10/16 at 7:15 pm to LSUWhoDat
Yeah its a lot faster and you can hardwire it, which is a big difference in streaming
This post was edited on 4/10/16 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 4/10/16 at 7:33 pm to LSUWhoDat
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I don't know how to put it on there.
It's beyond simple. Although you may have to spend an hour or so downloading the apps you'll need such as Exodus and Sportsdevil and reading on the web how to install them. Even if you buy a box with them preinstalled, at some point you will need to learn how to install apps as the the lifespan of any given app is dependent on the individual developer. Those developers get bored with the upkeep of apps and abandon them sometimes. So you have to install whatever the hot new app is at the time. And FYI, The firestck doesn't have to be jailbroken to install KODI. You can install straight out of the box.
Posted on 4/10/16 at 7:39 pm to Zappas Stache
Can the box run thru wifi or does it have to be hard wired ?
Posted on 4/10/16 at 8:40 pm to LSUWhoDat
It can run on wifi. If I were you I'd do it myself. It'll be cheaper and any future maintenance you will be able to do it. I've walked a 50 something year old woman with very little technical know how. You can watch YouTube videos that'll explain it or go to tvaddons.ag and they will have a walk-through.
Posted on 4/10/16 at 11:10 pm to Zappas Stache
Just install the beast.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 8:57 am to LSUWhoDat
Having both, I'd say get the Fire TV. It's much faster and maintains a better connection to my wifi.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:22 am to VermilionTiger
quote:I have some problems with movies buffering or just stopping with my Fire Stick. Is this less of an issue with Fire TV?
Just get the fire tv and put KODI on it yourself
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:52 am to LSUWhoDat
quote:
I don't know how to put it on there
if you can follow basic instructions you can do it
Posted on 4/11/16 at 1:53 pm to meauxjeaux2
That does look pretty bad arse. I'm very intrigued. Can you add additional streaming apps like HULU, HBO Go, etc.?
Posted on 4/11/16 at 5:23 pm to seawolf06
I bit the bullet and ordered the Fire box with all the stuff preloaded. We'll see how it goes.
Posted on 4/11/16 at 9:24 pm to LSUWhoDat
I have a Fire Stick, and I have Kodi, and you can't watch whatever movie you want when you want to... you have to depend on somebody, somewhere streaming something they're not supposed to be streaming. I have watched a lot of not-so-legal movies, however.
And live sports, if you can get the event you want, are low quality, iffy streams.
Other than all that, you can't beat the price and the variety is great.
I agree with the poster who said you should by the Fire TV over the Fire Stick. To enjoy your movies you'll want to download them first for viewing later, and your Stick fills up fast.
And live sports, if you can get the event you want, are low quality, iffy streams.
Other than all that, you can't beat the price and the variety is great.
I agree with the poster who said you should by the Fire TV over the Fire Stick. To enjoy your movies you'll want to download them first for viewing later, and your Stick fills up fast.
Posted on 4/12/16 at 10:02 am to MontyFranklyn
yes. It's open source Android operating system. Even comes with Amazon Prime movie app on it already.
Posted on 4/12/16 at 10:03 am to meauxjeaux2
sold. Thanks
This post was edited on 4/12/16 at 10:04 am
Posted on 4/12/16 at 10:06 am to MontyFranklyn
when you get the stuff in the little keyboard comes with a small usb wireless thing in the battery compartment. Plug that into the side usb port on the box and the keyboard will work that way. Took me a while to figure that out 
Posted on 4/12/16 at 10:09 am to meauxjeaux2
thanks for the heads up. I hope Kodi doesn't buffer on this like it does on the stick.
Posted on 4/12/16 at 11:28 am to MontyFranklyn
quote:im running Cox 5 up and 50 down on a new Motorola 16 channel modem
thanks for the heads up. I hope Kodi doesn't buffer on this like it does on the stick.
and new Netgear Nighthawk router
with the box connected via ethernet cable and have no issues with buffering.
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