I got my Fire TV primarily to use for Netflix and XBMC. We had a trial Prime membership which was then cancelled.
I did enable Parental Controls with a PIN for purchases, but apparently my children were able to somehow sign up for Prime using the remote without a PIN.
Amazon support was very nice about cancelling it again, but I would like to disable the ability to signup for Prime from the Fire TV box completely
Just a warning for anyone else who wants to use it without Prime.
Guess it's time for me to either remove the menu listings for everything I don't want or set XBMC to auto launch and then add shortcuts to the other android apps I want.
This was on a rooted device with 51.1.4.1_514013920fixed ROM.
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Hi!
I want to know if the Amazon Fire TV works outside US without VPN.
Can I buy an US Amazon Fire TV to use Netflix in Belgium (because now it's available)?
Can I add some application from Google Play?
Of course, for using Google Play I will root the device.
Thanks !
Belegkarnil said:
Hi!
I want to know if the Amazon Fire TV works outside US without VPN.
Can I buy an US Amazon Fire TV to use Netflix in Belgium (because now it's available)?
Can I add some application from Google Play?
Of course, for using Google Play I will root the device.
Thanks !
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I live in the Netherlands. Yes, you can use the FTV outside the US. Except that all the &*#&@*&# Amazon services
like Prime etc. don't work unless your IP is in either Germany, US or UK. Same thing for e.g. Hulu+. I didn't try VPN
yet. On my Fritzbox DSL modem it's a bit of a pain to configure VPN.
AFAIK, Netflix works ok. I tried one movie I think when I got the FTV last week. I'm mostly using my AppleTV for
Netflix, because I find the interface much easier to navigate. On the FTV, Netflix is using the same interface as e.g.
on SmartTV (e.g. Philips) or the PS3/PS4.
Firmware updates also arrive from Amazon. This week I got the latest and now I can't root the FTV. That was not
so much of a deal, because my main purpose was a good (cheap) Android/ARM based box to use XBMC/Kodi.
I think via eBay I paid ~80 euros for it.
In XBMC, 1080p MKVs with DD+/TrueHD/DTS work provided you use Kodi 14.0 (still in alpha). Bitstreaming to an
external receiver is ok. You can easily sideload XBMC via adb.
You're limited to the Amazon appstore. I think it's possible to download a apk from Google Play, then sideload it. Only issue
is that it (probably) won't show up in the launcher/homescreen of the FTV, so you have to start the app via the settings
menu.
I got Amazon prime to work just using a smart DNS provider (didn't change my IP). it was a while ago so can't remember exactly how I did it. I have a valid US account/credit card and address. Think I had to enable 1-click to buy an episode or even to watch the trailers/free episodes.
Yes, Fire TV, the device itself, works outside of the US; but many of the streaming services will not (Hulu plus, Pandora, Beats Music ...) because of the complicated copyright laws. If all you want is to watch Netflix in Belgium, Fire TV purchased from US will work for you with no problem. If later you decide to go through the hassle of rooting your Fire TV, you may consider installing the VPN on it as well. That way, you will have access to more apps and services such as: Spotify, A&E etc.
Belegkarnil said:
Hi!
I want to know if the Amazon Fire TV works outside US without VPN.
Can I buy an US Amazon Fire TV to use Netflix in Belgium (because now it's available)?
Can I add some application from Google Play?
Of course, for using Google Play I will root the device.
Thanks !
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Thank you all !
Not only Netflix but for the Amazon application yes. I plan to install some applications on Google Play to watch local channels.
Works well down under
Works very well, as mentioned.
Can side load apps.
Easy to set up a DNS to view the world as you may require.
Cheers
Is there a way to set the Fire TV parental controls where I don't need to use my pin to watch either free Prime Videos or videos in My Library (already purchased) but require it for anything that will cost money? I give my 6 year old daughter the remote to play games and I don't want her to buy anything so I currently have restrict everything turned on but that requires us to constantly type in the pin when watching anything on Prime Instant Video which is quite annoying.
Thanks.
Hi,
I have several fire TVs registered to a same amazon account. I don't want to order anything on my fire TVs. (I just ordered netflix and hulu with my pc.)
1. Do I need set up different PIN for every fire TV or 1 PIN for all of them?
2. If I have set up the PIN, Can it block my son to order anything on it?
3. If I have set up the PIN, how do I know it's ok on my fire TV so that I would not do an Accidental Order?
4. If I have set up the PIN, can it block the in-app purchases?
In a word, I don't want to order anything on any fire TV, I need block this function! I would rather order something with my PC.
thanks
blackantt said:
Hi,
I have several fire TVs registered to a same amazon account. I don't want to order anything on my fire TVs. (I just ordered netflix and hulu with my pc.)
1. Do I need set up different PIN for every fire TV or 1 PIN for all of them?
2. If I have set up the PIN, Can it block my son to order anything on it?
3. If I have set up the PIN, how do I know it's ok on my fire TV so that I would not do an Accidental Order?
4. If I have set up the PIN, can it block the in-app purchases?
In a word, I don't want to order anything on any fire TV, I need block this function! I would rather order something with my PC.
thanks
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Sorry I don't have a link but if you Google "amazon pin" or "amazon one click payment" that should get you where u need to be.
Yes. It will make it so u need to enter a pin for every purchase. And it will be applied to all amazon devices. I know what you're saying...its waaaay too easy. Got a little guy of my own and he signed me up for a month prime trial. Then he actually got me a year. Of course amazon cancelled it for me but it shouldn't be that simple.
Anyone know if the BTN2GO (Big Ten Network) app can be sideloaded onto the Fire TV Stick? They have the app for Android and Chromecast but haven't published it to the Amazon App Store and since I don't have Cable, I can't watch my team play football.
Thanks.
Just in case anyone has any ideas... I installed the app using the APK from my phone and it opens fine. However, I can't navigate well with the remote to be able to sign in or anything. Anyone ever tried this and gotten it to work well?
BTN2GO fail
I have tried 5 different versions of the BTN2GO app (phone and tablet) and all have either had your experience or have asked for location services to be enabled, meaning that it is not looking for the information that is already in the AFTV settings and there is no way that I have found to enable them for this app. Even tried settings.apk but when I tried to enable the location services in it, it just kicked me out to the main screen. Hopefully this is supported by next football season...
In the meantime, Playstation Vue has BTN (and a ton of others) for the $45/mo contract and has an official Fire TV app.
GBR!
Big Ten - GO!
I was able to I install the app using the APK from my phone and then I installed the Mouse Toggle for Fire TV from PlayStore for $2.99. Super easy install and setup. I then used the Mouse to maneuver around and signed into my Xfinity account.
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I was able to I install the app using the APK from my phone and then I installed the Mouse Toggle for Fire TV from PlayStore for $2.99. Super easy install and setup. I then used the Mouse to maneuver around and signed into my Xfinity account.
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Could you possibly provide the APK file you used for this? When I push the APK from my phone and use Mouse Toggle, it asks for location services, as previously mentioned.
It's that time of year again so I, too, would love to get thsi working since BTN hasn't bothered to support it.
BTN on Fox Sports Go
Fox bought a majority share of the Big Ten Network prior to last season and has now integrated Big Ten Network into their Fox Sports Go app on Fire TV. No need to install the phone apk and deal with that interface. Hope this helps other B1G fans with Fire TV.
BTN2 Go
I'm using version BTN2Go_v6.0831 works fine on my Fire Stick Need a Keyboard/Mouse
This is stupid BTN hasn't released this to the fire tv.
I had read on XDA that you could bypass logging into an Amazon account on a Fire TV Stick by using the remote app and pressing the gear icon on your phone, which would kick the stick directly into the settings menu; the Stick would essentially be just an Android set-top box at that point, which is my goal. But it seems like a recent firmware patched this, as trying to press the gear in the app just makes the TV screen flicker for a minute, then continue to prompt you to log in. Is there a way around this on newer firmwares that anyone has found? I'm just trying to use the Stick locally to do things like stream my Steam games over the same network, and if the Stick is anything like the Fire HD tablets, not associating an Amazon account with it would make it run a ton better. I also just like using things without having to rely on accounts whenever I can, and the Stick seems way more convenient than other Android boxes, so it would be great to be able to do that here. Thanks in advance for any insight!