I reall would like to buy a AFTV but I think Amazon prime will not be working with me because I located in Switzerland (which is not in scope of Amazon services) and want to use the German content instead.
Has the box geofencing? Or will the service work?
As my router could not apply a VPN connection for my whole home network I must install openvPN on the AFTV but I need therefore root access.
As I have read root access is not working anymore, does anyone else has a
Solution who to apply my vpn in order to use my German IP connection to the internet or another method to avoid geofencing?
Thank you so much for any good ideas, I think that Iam not the only one with this problem
I am currently testing unblock-us to access US-Netflix-content.
I think it should work with Amazon Prime Content too, but you need a german (or US) one-click Amazon account.
€: I just checked the unblock-us website and regarding Amazon Instant Video US ist the only available region. netflix on the other hand has plenty of region choices (see here)
No, no VPN without root. FTV does not come with OpenVPN binaries and to install them you need root. You can always buy a cheap router and flash it with DD-WRT software. If you go along that path, make sure your router is supported by DD-WRT here at http://www.dd-wrt.com
What kind of router do you have currently? Maybe you can use what you have....
If you dont find a cheap router with dd-wrt support try any with openwrt...
I use Unblock-us and have been using it from the time I got my Fire Tv. Its a very good service and very easy to setup, all you have to do is change your DNS on your router if you want it for all you web devices or just on the device that you want it to effect. I recommend doing it from the router. Its like $5 a month which isnt bad if you ask me. It also supports amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix and a lot of other services as well. Another service that is similar to unblock-us is Unlocator which is basically the same as Unblock-us just with problem some extra or less support never really checked the difference but I do know it works as I gave it a week trial.
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I am out of USA. I want to watch netflix via VPN on fire tv.
1.all of traffic will go through the VPN or just verify info go through the VPN ?
2. I am wondering how many traffic It needs every month via VPN?
3. Does VPN affect the speed ?
thanks
blackantt said:
Hi,
I am out of USA. I want to watch netflix via VPN on fire tv.
1.all of traffic will go through the VPN or just verify info go through the VPN ?
2. I am wondering how many traffic It needs every month via VPN?
3. Does VPN affect the speed ?
thanks
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VPN will affect all of traffic
Most (paid) VPN services don't limit your bandwidth
Yes but it's not noticeable.
I actually set up my own VPN following this guide so I have unlimited bandwidth and very good download speed and it costs me only $5/mo.
I've used unblock-us for MLB.tv on the fire seamlessly for a month or so now.... very happy with it.
I only change the primary DNS on the fire to unblock-us and leave the secondary on my local ISP.
blackantt said:
Hi,
I am out of USA. I want to watch netflix via VPN on fire tv.
1.all of traffic will go through the VPN or just verify info go through the VPN ?
2. I am wondering how many traffic It needs every month via VPN?
3. Does VPN affect the speed ?
thanks
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I'm based in NZ with FireTV using unlock-us, streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime and iPlayer. Speed is not noticeably a problem, and with unblock-us I have the ability to 'exist' in the UK and the US at the same time so I can use both countries services.
It's a simply DNS change so not encrypting any traffic, just masking your location so you can view blocked resources.
uktuatara said:
I'm based in NZ with FireTV using unlock-us, streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime and iPlayer. Speed is not noticeably a problem, and with unblock-us I have the ability to 'exist' in the UK and the US at the same time so I can use both countries services.
It's a simply DNS change so not encrypting any traffic, just masking your location so you can view blocked resources.
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How did you install the Netflix app? I tried from the Amazon store, but it is still restricted by region. I use unotelly (similar to unblock-us).
modstore said:
How did you install the Netflix app? I tried from the Amazon store, but it is still restricted by region. I use unotelly (similar to unblock-us).
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download the netflix apk file from apk downloader website and then sideload it to your FTV.
modstore said:
How did you install the Netflix app? I tried from the Amazon store, but it is still restricted by region. I use unotelly (similar to unblock-us).
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I used a router-based VPN client (to appear as in US) and installed Netflix from the store. The use Hola to wtach
Thanks, it turned out my issue was that me Amazon account was an amazon.com.au account. I created a US based Amazon account and changed to that and all was good.
Hi
I seem to have hit a bit of bad luck.
I have ATT Uverse with their 3800HGV-B Gateway, and a Netgear WNDR4300 behind it. As Uverse gateway wouldn't block the amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net, softwareupdates.amazon.com domains, I "blocked" them on the Netgear router, and AFTV is connected via Ethernet to the Netgear box.
I ordered AFTV from Staples and was lucky to get a rootable version (v620), the above blocking was not effective and v820 got downloaded but didn't autoinstall. I went ahead and Rooted it using AFTV Utility, and made a mistake!! of not disabling OTA updates on AFTV. I was make a mistake and clicked in the OTA menu and lost all root
I tried another AFTV box, and this installed OTA and went straight to v520. I have used AFTV Utlity to block further updates hoping it might be easier to get Root on this version than v820.
My "blocking" on Netgear router is clearly not working.
I MAY give this another try w/ a new AFTV order but need to know how to block the sites using Uverse Router. I would really like to get a Rootable AFTV, as I want to have XBMC assessable via the home page, pair my Wii Remotes, etc.
Is there anyway to determine the stock FW version based on AFTV DSN Number.
Any guidance would be most appreciated.
I really want the Root
Umm, ~200 views and no replies. I hope soem guru chimes in
First off, you should ask questions in the q&a forum. You get better results. But hold on, let me find my spoon...I don't use a netgear router so I can't tell u exactly what to do but you can probably Google it. On the router, you would need to look for parental controls or firewall areas. Use key word blocking or url blocking and block the required sites. They are listed around this forum somewhere. Then before you even power up your firetv, use your computer and try and download the software updates from Amazon. If you have your router set up correctly it should give you an error and not let you get them.
Edit: quick Google search turned up this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760884
Thanks for taking the time to post a reply. The issue I have is wrt the interaction of UVerse Gateway and the 2nd Netgear Router behind it. As DNS is still handled by Uverse, (I think) Netgear router is not able to block it. I have that part configured. I will try and block the additional URL in the thread. Thanks again.
Legolas2 said:
Thanks for taking the time to post a reply. The issue I have is wrt the interaction of UVerse Gateway and the 2nd Netgear Router behind it. As DNS is still handled by Uverse, (I think) Netgear router is not able to block it. I have that part configured. I will try and block the additional URL in the thread. Thanks again.
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I don't use UVerse but I have a similar setup with a router behind a gateway. Can't you disable DNS on the gateway and configure the router to handle DNS?
I can't offer specifics on UVerse as I don't use it but on mine I just turn off DNS on the gateway and let my router handle it.
The easy way to do it is to open a free account on opendns.com and block from there. After root, follow this guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-ota-update-for-amazon-fire-tv-and-keep-root-access/
Do you have DD-WRT installed on your Netgear? If so, I have the same setup (except I have a Time Warner cable in place of Uverse). Using the the DNSMasq on my Netgear does prevent DNS lookups. I can confirm that with my setup. The Netgear does not need to pass through the DNS look-up further upstream if you properly set up your Masq options in DD-WRT. I have used 2 routers with DD-WRT setup and both have worked as intended.
The reason I can say that it works is that my updates were blocked, but more importantly, any pings to the the blocked addresses from my laptop (hooked to the same Netgear router) results in the bogus IP I put (127.0.0.1). One thing you want to make sure to test your setup is to make sure that you ping it on a computer and make sure that you don't have any static DNS entries for your network adapter on your machine that you are testing with.
If you have DD-WRT installed or plan to install it, please update the thread and I can post some pictures of my setup.
jmerrilljr2 said:
The easy way to do it is to open a free account on opendns.com and block from there. After root, follow this guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-ota-update-for-amazon-fire-tv-and-keep-root-access/
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Bingo. I had to do this when my router blocks were not working. Before I even plugged in my FTV, I tested the update web addresses in my browser. If I hadn't of done that, then I would've thought that my router block was working and lost root as soon as I plugged it in. Instead, I saw that my router blocks were eff'd, and signed up for OpenDNS. Confirmed the blocks in my browser...THEN, I plugged in the FTV for the first time.
Anytime you only get one shot at something, you really want to make sure that you get it right and don't miss.
Now that Staples has AFTV down to $84, I will try my luck again and use OpenDNS setup. Hopefully I can get a "rootable" FW version out of the box.
BTW, Uverse Gateway sucks
Legolas2 said:
Now that Staples has AFTV down to $84, I will try my luck again and use OpenDNS setup. Hopefully I can get a "rootable" FW version out of the box.
BTW, Uverse Gateway sucks
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I took a look at a pdf of your 3800HGV-B Gateway modem and it apparently does bridge mode.
Bridge mode will make it act like a modem only, and let your router take care of DNS & all the other settings. It's how I have my home set up (I have comcast though, different hardware), as in my experience the modem/routers you get from your ISP usually sucks.
Might want to take a look into that.
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I took a look at a pdf of your 3800HGV-B Gateway modem and it apparently does bridge mode.
Bridge mode will make it act like a modem only, and let your router take care of DNS & all the other settings. It's how I have my home set up (I have comcast though, different hardware), as in my experience the modem/routers you get from your ISP usually sucks.
Might want to take a look into that.
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Thanks Nyder. I managed to get 3800HGV into bridge mode and was able to block the Amazon sites from my computer. Will get to installing the new Fire TV (hopefully, it is rootable).
I wish AT&T had made this easy, it was PITA to get it working, w/ multiple factory resets needed to get it done right.
i know you cant root a new AFTV bought in the UK but if i want to install kodi on it and be able to watch geo-restricted sites , is it still possible to use a DNS service on the AFTV and get into the dns settings without it being rooted ? thanks
davemaden said:
i know you cant root a new AFTV bought in the UK but if i want to install kodi on it and be able to watch geo-restricted sites , is it still possible to use a DNS service on the AFTV and get into the dns settings without it being rooted ? thanks
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Yes you can do that, that is exactly what I do for watching the football at the weekend, there are plenty of guides and even apps on this site which sideload apk's for you using adb.
No need for root
if i use a DNS service and im in the uk , will i be able to watch the sites my isp has blocked or would i need a vpn and not a DNS ? sorry if this seems a stupid question , but im sick of my isp blocking sites and want to know how to get round it without it slowing everything down ,. I cant do much with the router as its virgin media superhub and cant install a vpn on it or change dns settings . thanks
davemaden said:
if i use a DNS service and im in the uk , will i be able to watch the sites my isp has blocked or would i need a vpn and not a DNS ? sorry if this seems a stupid question , but im sick of my isp blocking sites and want to know how to get round it without it slowing everything down ,. I cant do much with the router as its virgin media superhub and cant install a vpn on it or change dns settings . thanks
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With the DNS settings (which you can enter directly into the AFTV) it only gives you access to geo restricted sites such as NBC Sports Live Extra, to get access to all sites you'll need a VPN so will need to buy a new router to either replace or connect to your Superhub. You will probably lose about 50% of your speed as well on a vpn with Virgin so recommend you try out some trial smart dns services first to see if that's enough for you.
Most smart dns services offer a free one or two week trial so you can try them all out before deciding on the best/cheapest
Hi All,
So I bought tigerVPN and I have the amazon firestick (bought earlier this year not Alexa) which is running on FireOS 5.2.4.1. I've managed to get OpenVPN onto my firestick via sideloading and managed to import my .ovpn files and config file, i've even managed to connect to VPN using OpenVPN, however when I click on Netflix i'm still getting geographically locked. Am I right in guessing that the OpenVPN app is connected but my firestick is ignoring the application.
Is there anyway that I could use tigerVPN with my firestick?
Thanks,
ssjdx1
Most VPN provider IP address are known to Netflix and thereby are blocked. They are not blocking VPN's but the commercials ISP who provide servers and rack space to the VPN companies. There are a few companies that have seemd to have solved the Netflix problem, Express and Surfbouncer I know for sure. If you have someone in the country where you want to watch that has fast Internet and is willing to let you put a small VPN server there that would be the 100% foolproof solution. Just look up Raspberry Pi VPN Server on Google for several tutorials. Or the device Surfbouncer is calling the behomebox which is essentially the do it yourself Raspberry Pi solution pre-configured
Thanks for your reply, however when i access netflix from my laptop with openvpn running i am able to access netflix from different countries therefore my vpn provider isn't the problem here, the issue is to do with the firestick ignoring openvpn.
Hi, guys I recently read Tiger VPN review: https://www.reviewsdir.com/tigervpn-review/ The price its offering is far better than other VPN providers. Check it out and tell me what your stance on it is?
I installed a generation 2 Firestick last week and had no problems. for the last two days Amazon Prime disconnects with this message "geographical restrictions." Amazon Help was no help. They told me it is because I have a VPN. I told them my VPN is in the United States. In order to now use Amazon Prime videos, movies, etc., I have to disconnect the VPN first. Then if I want to use Terrarium, Kodi I reconnect the VPN. Does anyone else have this problem? Or can anyone come up with a solution because Amazon was absolutely of no help.
VPN
danasue said:
I installed a generation 2 Firestick last week and had no problems. for the last two days Amazon Prime disconnects with this message "geographical restrictions." Amazon Help was no help. They told me it is because I have a VPN. I told them my VPN is in the United States. In order to now use Amazon Prime videos, movies, etc., I have to disconnect the VPN first. Then if I want to use Terrarium, Kodi I reconnect the VPN. Does anyone else have this problem? Or can anyone come up with a solution because Amazon was absolutely of no help.
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Only use the VPN when using Terrarium or Kodi.
Don't use it for Prime.
Is your VPN configured on your router or on the Fire TV? Perhaps you can configure your router or VPN to sidestep going through the VPN when connecting to the Amazon servers?
Better vpn?
danasue said:
I installed a generation 2 Firestick last week and had no problems. for the last two days Amazon Prime disconnects with this message "geographical restrictions." Amazon Help was no help. They told me it is because I have a VPN. I told them my VPN is in the United States. In order to now use Amazon Prime videos, movies, etc., I have to disconnect the VPN first. Then if I want to use Terrarium, Kodi I reconnect the VPN. Does anyone else have this problem? Or can anyone come up with a solution because Amazon was absolutely of no help.
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There are several VPNs that offer a split tunneling feature through which you can use VPNs on selective apps. Try to ask your VPN provider if they have that feature or not?
Or you can switch to a VPN that works with Amazon Prime for better experience, unlimited worldwide content and reduced hassles.