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Old 5th November 2019, 20:40   #11
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Would these Firestick thingys work in France??
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Old 5th November 2019, 21:00   #12
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is the Firestick the original version ? , We have both the older and the new alexa version. the later one is a lot better altogether although if tuned a bit and the latest software put in it the old one still works well .


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Old 5th November 2019, 23:53   #13
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You can consider Roku but personally I like Firestick more. Originally I bought a Roku stick which was good - but we then replaced it very soon with Amazon Firestick. The Amazon Fire Stick connects wirelessly to your internet router and allows you to watch Amazon Prime TV and Movies and also Netflix. You will need to subscribe to these to be able to watch their content. I use torrent sites https://www.firesticktricks.com/best-torrent-sites.html to get access to whatever I want.
I already have a fire stick, I like what it's supposed to do. Unfortunately it only does it when it want's. Disconnects from the wifi on a daily basis and takes an age to get it to reconnect. Factory reset hasn't helped. It also randomly switches itself off, and if it does that, you have to leave it for at least 3 hours before it'll entertain the idea of doing anything again. I've a lot of reviews online with the same issue, and no support from amazon.

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is the Firestick the original version ? , We have both the older and the new alexa version. the later one is a lot better altogether although if tuned a bit and the latest software put in it the old one still works well .


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It's the latest version, with the alexa voice control, much to our amusement when my son wanted to watch 'Really big trains', but it misunderstood his voice, search results appeared for willy big trains.

A member has given me his old Now TV box, and while it hasn't got prime tv on it, it does everything else we want, and hasn't crashed or lost connection once so far.
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Would these Firestick thingys work in France??
A friend uses one in France. She logs into Netflix using a family members uk account. Netflix obviously has a presence in France, so you shouldn't have any problems buying a firestick and operating it over here.

I use an Android TV box, and use a VPN (Nordvpn) to access BBC i player.
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i never had one problem with an fire stick post it to me and i put some stuff on it what will make ya happy lol
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I have a stick, i watch B.T. sport and Racing U.K on it. It's not perfect but watchable. What i have found is that stick gets hot if left plugged in for a long period,so i always unplug it when not in use.
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We’ve been using the nowtv box for a while now and it works as it should. Only things we can’t get on it are amazon prime, but there’s not a lot on there we want, and the Disney life app for the kids. So we occasionally switch back to the firestick for Disney, but apart from that it’s the now tv box, which should do us for a while.
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Been using a Roku express for about a month now.



Iplayer, My5, Prime, netflix, NowTv, Youtube and more.
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We’ve been using the nowtv box for a while now and it works as it should. Only things we can’t get on it are amazon prime, but there’s not a lot on there we want, and the Disney life app for the kids. So we occasionally switch back to the firestick for Disney, but apart from that it’s the now tv box, which should do us for a while.
Hi Derrick, glad the old thing still provides good service.
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