Amazon Firestick???

CherryHugs · ‎07-21-2014

Wondering about amazon firestick and firestick lite! Can you buy one of these and use on a second tv and watch shows for free without having to pay anything?

Dont have a cable box on bedroom TV and would like to have a way to see some shows without paying, cant afford cable bill as it is.

Please let me know, thank you!

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. —Helen Keller

wingnut · ‎03-10-2010

You need wi-fi. Be aware there are 2 Fire Stick Lites; one has TV control (on/off and volume) the other doesn't have TV control. I don't know which one was presented yesterday on SMQ.

I have a Fire Stick on the bedroom TV, no cable box needed.

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@CherryHugs wrote:
Wondering about amazon firestick and firestick lite! Can you buy one of these and use on a second tv and watch shows for free without having to pay anything?

Dont have a cable box on bedroom TV and would like to have a way to see some shows without paying, cant afford cable bill as it is.

Please let me know, thank you!

Very few streamiing channels are free. I have Smart TVs and Apple TVs and everything I stream requires a subscription or proof I have a Comcast service. If you want over the air TV, which is free after paying for the antenna, get an antenna.

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

If your cable company has an app for the Firestick, you can use it in place of a cable box, but when I did it a couple of years ago the interface was really clunky. They may have (should have) improved it since then. I no longer have cable so I can't say if they did or didn't improve it. Going from one channel to another took a minute or longer back when I was using it. It was a clunky interface.

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ULY · ‎09-21-2013

Be aware of how the firestick has a tendency of overheating and one of the biggest enemies of electronics is heat. When the FS gets too warm, it starts acting up, majorly.

CherryHugs · ‎07-21-2014

I did read something about overheating and what to do about that.

Thank you for your replies!!

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. —Helen Keller

SchippyLuv · ‎10-30-2011

I use two regular FireSticks and I love them. I decided not to buy the FireStick Lite because it apparently doesn't have volume control and I don't know how one functions well without that...

Because I live in an area where an antenna is useless for live news, I have to add YouTube TV for $65 a month. Otherwise, FireStick gives more than enough content to keep me happy.