OT: Amazon Fire Stick

[CougarArcher]

Do you recommend buying one already Jailbroke or Jailbreaking one yourself? The Jailbroke is $70 give or take. A brand new one is only $35. How hard is it to Jailbreak yourself?

 

[goindhoo]

I'm curious too. Is there a specific seller on eBay that someone has bought one from that worked well? Just hesitant to buy due to concerns it won't work.

 

[ScrotieMcBoogerBalls]

Do you recommend buying one already Jailbroke or Jailbreaking one yourself? The Jailbroke is $70 give or take. A brand new one is only $35. How hard is it to Jailbreak yourself?

I bought one and broke it myself. There are a bunch of videos on youtube on how to download Kodi and stuff like that.

 

[MarkDallas]

If you can follow instructions, you can do it.

 

[DogStuckAtUM.sixpack]

Yep. It's pretty easy to do it yourself thanks to the YouTube tutorials.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Just buy 2 for $70. Gives you a backup in case you screw up the jailbreak (or, more importantly, a clean stick in case the Federales ever come knocking at your door with a subpoena). If you are happy with your own jailbroken stick, you could jailbreak the other one and sell it to some sucker for $70, thereby paying for your entire criminal enterprise.

 

[Dawg1979]

literally takes 10 min to jailbreak. here are the links. follow the instructions exact.

http://www.wirelesshack.org/how-to-install-kodi-on-the-new-updated-fire-tv-stick.html

http://www.wirelesshack.org/new-kodi-17-krypton-setup-and-how-to-install-exodus.html

http://www.wirelesshack.org/step-by-step-how-to-install-phoenix-add-on-into-kodi.html


there are a lot more add-ons, but Exodus and Pheonix are the best

 

[DudyDog]

I see y'all mentioning Kodi and Exodus and Pheonix, etc. My question is, why are you jailbreaking it?

I bought the Amazon Fire box for $99. And then just downloaded Kodi onto it. I didn't have to jailbreak it to add it on there.

Am I missing something? Are you doing more than adding Kodi?

 

[coastratdog]

No more Phoenix. Bummer

 

[anon1787432961]

Just tested this, a few things I found interesting:

1) Amazon is only sending a few each week to Target, Best Buy, etc to keep people from hacking
2) Amazon limits you to buying 3 at a time directly from Amazon
3) You aren't jailbreaking the Fire Stick. You are installing an app from an unknown source, like you do on Android, and inside that app, loading more skins/layouts/settings/apps.
4) Kodi sucks for live TV. It is good for on demand VOD and movies. Free.
5) Downloading these free on demand VOD and movies are being tracked by your ISP and eventually you may at random get busted.
6) The interface and using it is slow and buffers and the video quality is scaled down.
7) There are VPN services you can subscribe to which hide your identity but as you know, the NSA has all encryption keys so what's really truly private on the internet? Nothing.

Bottom line? Use the actual Netflix app and then the other TV apps (watchESPN, with a TV login for streaming. Login required. List of all these apps here: https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/3399766?hl=en

 

[aTotal360]

Yeah. A VPN isn't a fail safe solution. From what I understand, they have subpoenable data if it comes down to brass tacks.

 

[Dawg1979]

yeah i think Pheonix is gone. unless you already have it installed. and i guess you aren't really jailbreaking it. just telling it to allow outside programs. just easier to say jailbreak.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

 

[CougarArcher]

With the Stick and Kodi, can I watch live sports if they are on such as NFL games and college sports games?

 

[CougarArcher]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

I would think the more "shitheads's" like me do this the more these Cable/Satelite companies will see that their product is not worth the amount of money they are charging and will either lower the price to attract more customers or add more features to what you are already paying for. That way old buzzards like you will have to figure out something else to get your tighty whiteys in a wad over. Cable/satelite is a ripoff. Technology is only getting better and better. Why not go with something cheaper that has more features.

 

[Dawgzilla]

You're just a modern day Robin Hood, after all.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

There is a difference between cheap and free. I pay for my football tickets I pay for movies i pay for SlingTv. Cable companies have contracts that they pay for us to have gigantic stadiums and pay milions for coaches. without those contracts tv channels wouldn't exist. without tv channels our beloved university wouldn't be getting 15 million from Disney every year. It is called capitalism. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent on infrastructure by these companies and they still spend billions every year maintaining them and repairing them. Those companies provide jobs to millions of people. They provide technology that has supported our military to keep us free so we can still talk on our phone and do tv shows about whatever the hell we want because of our 1st amendment rights. I'm not old. I just pay my fair share. Buy 50k in telecom stock and your cable will pay for itself in dividends

 

[dawglawz]

Capitalism? How many options for cable providers do you have at your house?

 

[mstateglfr]

There is a difference between cheap and free. I pay for my football tickets I pay for movies i pay for SlingTv. Cable companies have contracts that they pay for us to have gigantic stadiums and pay milions for coaches. without those contracts tv channels wouldn't exist. without tv channels our beloved university wouldn't be getting 15 million from Disney every year. It is called capitalism. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent on infrastructure by these companies and they still spend billions every year maintaining them and repairing them. Those companies provide jobs to millions of people. They provide technology that has supported our military to keep us free so we can still talk on our phone and do tv shows about whatever the hell we want because of our 1st amendment rights. I'm not old. I just pay my fair share. Buy 50k in telecom stock and your cable will pay for itself in dividends

To respond to the sports side of your comments-
Vicious circle thats created since the millions of dollars coaches are paid is because there is extra millions available. If those absurd millions werent available, we would still have football coaches, and the vast large majority would be the very same ones we currently have.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

Sling, Dish, DirecTv, ATT Uverse, Xfinity, seems like I am maybe missing one... if the payments stop and the infrastructure fails... our only hope would be for John McClane to save us.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

and our stadium would seat 20,000 people... we wouldn't have any national relevance. Might as well be MS Valley State

 

[The Peeper]

You left out PlayStation Vue, the new Hulu streaming service and YouTubes new one

 

[RocketDawg]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

It doesn't matter how cheap a service is ... some people will always be willing to steal to get it. Stealing intellectual property (movies, music, television) is a crime just like stealing a car. I guess it's the thrill of doing something illegal. Kinda like ... if the speed limit was 130, a number of drivers would drive 140.

 

[Dawg1979]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

i would recommend eating a dick. i'm sure you've had your fair share of them in and around your mouth anyway. so i guess i'm just preaching to the choir.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

J4) Kodi sucks for live TV. It is good for on demand VOD and movies. Free.

Live TV can certainly be painful, whether due to poor picture quality and/or an abundance of lag, but it was my go to last year for watching Dak until the local stations started showing the Cowboys. Otherwise, Kodi is great for watching content you do not get via Amazon TV, Netflix, etc...

 

[ShrubDog]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

Jailbreak or not dumbasses will always pay a premium no matter what. Jailbreakers will never be a reason to mitigate the costs to subscribers.

You are assuming everyone will be able to afford cable, but the fact is some people aren't as well off as a Wizard.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

Then maybe they should save their money or get a better education. Get roommates to lower their living costs or move in with parents. There are plenty of programs to help the poor including 5 dollar internet, food stamps, housing assistance. maybe then they can afford the 30 dollars a month slingtv and a 10 dollar antennae to get the major stations for free... Maybe i'm just an ******* and want people to take responsibility instead of leeching off of others.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Careful

Maybe i'm just an ******* and want people to take responsibility instead of leeching off of others.

That "R" word is offensive

 

[anon1787432961]

You left out PlayStation Vue, the new Hulu streaming service and YouTubes new one

A year from now there will be 20+ streaming TV companies you can buy TV from, all you will need is internet and a streaming capable device.

However, watch as Comcast still bills you for watching all that HD content on their internet and going over your data cap...

 

[ShrubDog]

Then maybe they should save their money or get a better education. Get roommates to lower their living costs or move in with parents. There are plenty of programs to help the poor including 5 dollar internet, food stamps, housing assistance. maybe then they can afford the 30 dollars a month slingtv and a 10 dollar antennae to get the major stations for free... Maybe i'm just an ******* and want people to take responsibility instead of leeching off of others.

So you expect a family of 5 to gather up roommates to lower the cost of cable...

Your main complaint is leeching off others, yet you suggest they pursue assistance which some consider leeching.

You are bitching about a fraction of a percent of people who 'jailbreak'. So are they really to blame for high cable costs?

 

[DAWG61]

There is a difference between cheap and free. I pay for my football tickets I pay for movies i pay for SlingTv. Cable companies have contracts that they pay for us to have gigantic stadiums and pay milions for coaches. without those contracts tv channels wouldn't exist. without tv channels our beloved university wouldn't be getting 15 million from Disney every year. It is called capitalism. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent on infrastructure by these companies and they still spend billions every year maintaining them and repairing them. Those companies provide jobs to millions of people. They provide technology that has supported our military to keep us free so we can still talk on our phone and do tv shows about whatever the hell we want because of our 1st amendment rights. I'm not old. I just pay my fair share. Buy 50k in telecom stock and your cable will pay for itself in dividends

Have one phone conversation with Comcast and you will change your stance for life. Worst company in the history of history.

 

[lasher8]

^^^^^^^^^^Has eaten dick...liked eating dick...recommends eating dick.^^^^^^^^

i would recommend eating a dick. i'm sure you've had your fair share of them in and around your mouth anyway. so i guess i'm just preaching to the choir.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

shouldn't have kids if you can't afford them.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

You left out PlayStation Vue, the new Hulu streaming service and YouTubes new one

I have PS Vue, pay for other subscriptions and get live TV with an antenna with HD Homerun to stream it.

So I steal nothing, so the blanket "streamers steal" ******** does not apply to me.

IF ESPN, Fox, CBS and NBC would offer to stream sporting events, we could survive on a Hulu subscription and Netflix.

Streaming has killed 70% of our regular TV watching and wading through 500 channels of cable or dish ********.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Then maybe they should save their money or get a better education. Get roommates to lower their living costs or move in with parents. There are plenty of programs to help the poor including 5 dollar internet, food stamps, housing assistance. maybe then they can afford the 30 dollars a month slingtv and a 10 dollar antennae to get the major stations for free... Maybe i'm just an ******* and want people to take responsibility instead of leeching off of others.

If you are this wize, then you must also know that nothing is for free. Those who leech or steal will eventually run out of options... Like say, Napster?

Do you send out offering plates from your pulpit?**

 

[mstateglfr]

and our stadium would seat 20,000 people... we wouldn't have any national relevance. Might as well be MS Valley State

But it wouldnt just be MSU without the same level of financial resources- it would be a smaller pie for ALL. Your post reads like you think only MSU would have less money.

 

[dorndawg]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

Anyone else reading all of this guy's posts in Jeffrey Lebowski's voice? Really ties his posts together, does it not?

 

[Dawg1979]

^^^^^^^^^^Has eaten dick...liked eating dick...recommends eating dick.^^^^^^^^

tastes like chicken

 

[anon1787432961]

I have PS Vue, pay for other subscriptions and get live TV with an antenna with HD Homerun to stream it.

So I steal nothing, so the blanket "streamers steal" ******** does not apply to me.

IF ESPN, Fox, CBS and NBC would offer to stream sporting events, we could survive on a Hulu subscription and Netflix.

Streaming has killed 70% of our regular TV watching and wading through 500 channels of cable or dish ********.

Have you found any easy way to record OTA channels from your antenna for broadcast networks?

 

[Go Budaw]

I recommend getting a better job and paying for ****. The more shitheads like you that jailbreak to get free **** the more it costs us people that actually pay for stuff.

I look at it is the cable companies getting free **** as soon as they lock you into a contract. Whenever the "promotional period" runs out and your rate skyrockets, you call to cancel and magically they drop your rate to the original level. Why? Because even at their promotional pricing point they are still making money hand over fist compared to how much it costs them to bring you the service. The price increase and all the ******** fees are nothing more than free money they are taking from their customers while providing nothing in return. Those that are too dumb to realize it are the ones that just accept it and pay whatever it costs. That's just as much stealing as a jailbroken Firestick is in my book. And besides, I'd rather be a ******** than a dumbass any day of the week.