[Q] I've blocked updates, but still getting updated. Please help - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm not rooted. I've blocked these links via DNS settings and yesterday I still got updated. I'm afraid one of these days Amazon will push out an update that will block Kodi and my aftv will be useless to me. Any suggestions or fixes? Thanks
a1910.d.akamai.net
amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
atv-ext.amazon.com
firs-ta-g7g.amazon.com
softwareupdates.amazon.com
updates.amazon.com

cadia1977 said:
I'm not rooted. I've blocked these links via DNS settings and yesterday I still got updated. I'm afraid one of these days Amazon will push out an update that will block Kodi and my aftv will be useless to me. Any suggestions or fixes? Thanks
a1910.d.akamai.net
amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
atv-ext.amazon.com
firs-ta-g7g.amazon.com
softwareupdates.amazon.com
updates.amazon.com
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did you disable the OTA updater withint the fire tv itself using the utility app?>

So if you attempt to ping those addresses, what gets returned? How did you accomplish it? I used OpenDNS and all web calls get redirected to the OpenDNS error page. I've had no issues using that method. It's also nice to filter out "Web Spam" sites, so I leave it on all the time.

cpugeeker said:
did you disable the OTA updater withint the fire tv itself using the utility app?>
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No. How is this accomplished?

Sizzlechest said:
So if you attempt to ping those addresses, what gets returned? How did you accomplish it? I used OpenDNS and all web calls get redirected to the OpenDNS error page. I've had no issues using that method. It's also nice to filter out "Web Spam" sites, so I leave it on all the time.
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I don't what pinging is.
If I go to those sites. I get a page that says they're blocked. But somehow an update got through.

cadia1977 said:
I don't what pinging is.
If I go to those sites. I get a page that says they're blocked. But somehow an update got through.
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How did you implement the block? Did you edit the DNS entries on your computer or router? Can you post a screenshot?

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How did you implement the block? Did you edit the DNS entries on your computer or router? Can you post a screenshot?
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On the computer via opendns. My uverse router doesn't give me the option to block sites.

cadia1977 said:
On the computer via opendns. My uverse router doesn't give me the option to block sites.
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That's your problem. You need to change the DNS settings on the router to the OpenDNS DNS servers.

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That's your problem. You need to change the DNS settings on the router to the OpenDNS DNS servers.
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phew. and I thought Amazon has figured out a way to get around the blocking. why didn't you or don't you block your updates using su/ disable ? Isin't that full proof?

Sizzlechest said:
That's your problem. You need to change the DNS settings on the router to the OpenDNS DNS servers.
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Sorry, I forgot to say I have my belkin router in between the uverse router and the aftv. I changed the DNS settings on the belkin router to be able to block sites using opendns.

navigates said:
phew. and I thought Amazon has figured out a way to get around the blocking. why didn't you or don't you block your updates using su/ disable ? Isin't that full proof?
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What's su disable?

cadia1977 said:
No. How is this accomplished?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
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Don't you need to be rooted to do this? I'm not.

I think I stumbled upon something interesting. Two of my Fire TVs have the amazon app store apk installed on them, but one doesn't, and it is getting update, but the ones with the amazon app store installed are not. I am thinking that if you have the amazon app store apk installed that it disables the updates. Not sure if I am right, but try instlling it and see if it fixes your problem.

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[Q] Uverse App APK

So thanks to @irtehun, we have a working APK file for our Android phones that are not running on At&t. It seems as though to download programs to your phone you may have to at least have the U-300 and possibly internet through At&t as well. Also when you go to log in make sure you use your "att.net" account that you received when you first signed up for Uverse.
Also @irtehun has posted an update page which he will keep updated with the latest version of the Uverse app for us here. Thanks again!
http://irtehun.net/?p=92
it works and heres the apk
thanks to @irtehun for the apk
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it works and heres the apk
thanks to @irtehun for the apk
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Awesome! You da man...
What is everyone using for a login?
zcarman said:
What is everyone using for a login?
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I am using the exact same login I use when I access my account online to pay my bill.
Send apk requests via @ replies on twitter and I'll get them posted. Will also keep wowthatisrandom updated with latest versions of this app
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1967ls2 said:
I am using the exact same login I use when I access my account online to pay my bill.
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same with me, one i use to pay my bill
awesome! thanks for apk dude
If I understand this correctly, you have to be an actual U-verse TV customer for this app to even work right?
So you have a VZW and AT&T account? Bummer deal for us non-AT&T users... we don't even have u-verse available in our area.
cr6 said:
If I understand this correctly, you have to be an actual U-verse TV customer for this app to even work right?
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Of Course. There wouldn't be any need for this app unless you actually have Uverse at your home. It allows you to control your DVR programming, check to see what is playing and also watch some downloadable programing from your phone.
zcarman said:
So you have a VZW and AT&T account? Bummer deal for us non-dual carriers...
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I have Verizon for my HTC Incredible but I have AT&T uverse for my home TV and Wifi internet. Uverse is the best IMO. I have had Direct TV and Comcast and they both suck and cost WAY more.
irtehun said:
Send apk requests via @ replies on twitter and I'll get them posted. Will also keep wowthatisrandom updated with latest versions of this app
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Is there any way to keep this thread updated with any new versions of the app/apk?
sorry for the noob question, how do I apply the apk to the phone to get the app to work? do I need to root my Incredible?
I was really hyped to see if this would work on my Moto Droid, but I see I need to have a AT&T account. Is there a way to circumnavigate and get this to work with verizon?
download...apply to sd card and download like you would any 3rd party app...easiest way is to use dropbox. you can download and place the apk to your dropbox (synced to phone of course) and then download from there
villian1998 said:
I was really hyped to see if this would work on my Moto Droid, but I see I need to have a AT&T account. Is there a way to circumnavigate and get this to work with verizon?
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you just need to subscribe to u-verse for your TV and internet. I just installed the apk and I'm with TMO and it works great.
put the app on your sd card and install with Astro file manager, or if u use the gmail app just email it to yourself and click install.
you must have AT&T TV service (for it to work) and a DVR (for it to really be worth your while)
any android phone is also obviously required
TonyG916 said:
download...apply to sd card and download like you would any 3rd party app...easiest way is to use dropbox. you can download and place the apk to your dropbox (synced to phone of course) and then download from there
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I've downloaded it, now do I just move it to the SD card?
I just downloaded dropbox from the market... i'll try that too... I haven't applied a 3rd party app via apk before.
sorry for the noob questions...
I am a Tmobile customer, and the apk appears to be working for me.
THANK YOU for your work!
Works for me, droid eris. uverse u200 user.

[SOLVED] Safe access to public wifi's?

Hi, soon i'm going to a vacation and would like to know what to use to access public wifi networks securely to avoid my personal data interception and generally be secure while browsing?
Thanks
VPN.
Google superfreevpn, but you will have the check what is the password before you use their VPN, because they change the password every now and then.
Pressed from my Maguro
Issues I see with superfreevpn:
-Uses PPTP (PPTP a history of insecurities)
-Restricts bandwidth
-Restricts use (no P2P, no torrents)
-8 hour time limit per session
-No idea who these guys are (no guarantee they aren't stealing your info themselves)
As an alternative, you could set up your own OpenVPN server at home. Most home routers can do this easily when using firmware such as OpenWRT, DD-WRT or Tomato, or you can set it up on a computer behind your router. Then you have a secure connection back to your own ISP, so you will have at least the same level of security/privacy you have at home. This is what I do, using OpenVPN for Android on my phone which uses the new VPN APIs introduced in ICS.
Hope this helps.
Hmmm, this seem to be a better option.:good:
Another alternative is to use Orbot from Google Play store, which implements Tor on Android.
Thanks guys, especially @phazerorg.
Umm while i understand the process of VPN you're talking about, what about data which is first sent to/through public WiFi AP?
WIll look into OpenVPN.
Do you have an article or link for me to get more in depth?
Thanks once again.
purpler said:
Thanks guys, especially @phazerorg.
Umm while i understand the process of VPN you're talking about, what about data which is first sent to/through public WiFi AP?
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If you mean before the VPN tunnel is established, it's true that some connections could be made. I think the best you could do here is to either turn off syncing and don't browse before the VPN is up, or make sure any syncing/browsing uses SSL. A little Google searching seems to indicate that the gmail app uses SSL, so no worries for that. For other apps, you'd want to investigate. Or shut off all syncing so pretty much no connections are made before you connect to your VPN. Once the VPN is up, you can have all traffic travel through it and it just looks like UDP packets of random data to the public wifi.
WIll look into OpenVPN.
Do you have an article or link for me to get more in depth?
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Nothing specific, but searching Google for "OpenVPN tutorial" turned up quite a number of useful-looking results, including some from the official OpenVPN site. I know there's a GUI app for Windows, and router firmware makes it easy. OpenVPN is popular and open source, so there's loads of resources and a community around it so you shouldn't have any trouble.
You can allways use opera mini as everythding goes through their servers. I would not trust free vpns as its like using a free access point. Who's to say they arnt looking at your data
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purpler said:
Thanks guys, especially @phazerorg.
Umm while i understand the process of VPN you're talking about, what about data which is first sent to/through public WiFi AP?
WIll look into OpenVPN.
Do you have an article or link for me to get more in depth?
Thanks once again.
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Once a VPN circuit is established, all data is encrypted between your device and the server. No one in the WiFi hotspot could read your data, even if they intercepted it. Neither could the WiFi hotspot operators.
The same is true of Tor, with the added benefit that the Tor node operators can't read your data, either, with the exception of the exit node. But the exit node operator can't tell who sent the data, because the packet headers have been stripped and replaced (several times).
phazerorg said:
As an alternative, you could set up your own OpenVPN server at home.
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I had issues with OpenVPN. I ended up setting up a linux server with IPSec instead. I just use the built-in VPN connectivity (L2TP/IPSec PSK, to be precise) to connect to my home server.
strumcat said:
Another alternative is to use Orbot from Google Play store, which implements Tor on Android.
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While TOR might be (arguably) great for "anonymizing", it does nothing for encryption. You can sniff packets from someone using TOR as simply as someone using a direct connection.
Edit: Actually, I need to look into TOR a bit more. Does anyone know for certain if it's endpoint-to-endpoint encrypted? The Orbot Play Store page says nothing about encryption, but rather only mentions the proxy chain effect, which would make my original statement correct.
DarkBanHammer said:
You can allways use opera mini as everythding goes through their servers. I would not trust free vpns as its like using a free access point. Who's to say they arnt looking at your data
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Again, this doesn't encrypt data, which means anyone in the vicinity can fairly easily sniff packets from you and plainly see your data flowing. Even worse would be people who have their own mobile access point, de-auth you from the public wifi, and then spoof the public wifi. It's actually fairly easy to do.
Tor is encrypted from your device to the exit node.
https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en
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hmm, TOR seems to be working fine in terms of ease of use and configuration. If everything is indeed encrypted than it's ideal solution for me.
Anyone else has an opinion?
Thanks guys!
What about man in between issue?
purpler said:
What about man in between issue?
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If the path is encrypted endpoint-to-endpoint, such as it would be in a VPN (or apparently with TOR... thanks for the info, strumcat, as I assume that applies to Orbot also), then a man-in-the-middle gets nothing. If someone gets between you and the wifi node, they would only see the encrypted gibberish.
that being said, TOR (Orbot) it is.
Thanks all!
Cilraaz said:
If the path is encrypted endpoint-to-endpoint, such as it would be in a VPN (or apparently with TOR... thanks for the info, strumcat, as I assume that applies to Orbot also), then a man-in-the-middle gets nothing. If someone gets between you and the wifi node, they would only see the encrypted gibberish.
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Yes, Tor is the name of the network itself. Tor Browser Bundle (for Windows) and Orbot (for Android) are provided by the Tor Project and the Guardian Project for accessing Tor. They both utilize Tor encryption and other features, You can always check to make sure that Tor is working by browsing to http://check.torproject.org site.
If you're using Jellybean and want to use the transparent proxying feature in Orbot, be sure to first enable "Use Default IPTables" in Orbot settings so it will work ok. Then enable "Transparent Proxying", and choose the apps you want to use Tor under "Select Apps". That's the easiest way to use it. When you want to use the apps normally again, just turn off Tor.
You can learn more about Tor and Orbot at https://www.torproject.org/
yes i did, works great.
Orbot is very elegant solution.
Thanks
strumcat said:
Yes, Tor is the name of the network itself. Tor Browser Bundle (for Windows) and Orbot (for Android) are provided by the Tor Project and the Guardian Project for accessing Tor. They both utilize Tor encryption and other features, You can always check to make sure that Tor is working by browsing to http://check.torproject.org site.
If you're using Jellybean and want to use the transparent proxying feature in Orbot, be sure to first enable "Use Default IPTables" in Orbot settings so it will work ok. Then enable "Transparent Proxying", and choose the apps you want to use Tor under "Select Apps". That's the easiest way to use it. When you want to use the apps normally again, just turn off Tor.
You can learn more about Tor and Orbot at https://www.torproject.org/
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Great info here, thank you.

[App]Prime Instant Video on Android Phone ((About time))!!

Getting Prime Instant Video On your Android Phone
Prime members in the US can enjoy unlimited Prime Instant Video from within the Amazon app by downloading the Prime Instant Video player, delivered exclusively via the Amazon Appstore
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For those of you outside the US you can use a Vpn to access the service..
Download the Amazon App from the play store.
Visit Amazon Instant Video from within the Amazon App by tapping menu icon, and selecting Amazon Instant Video from the menu.
Find what you'd like to watch, and tap Play-you'll be prompted to make a one-time install of the Prime Instant Video player to enable playback.
Tap Open after installing the Prime Instant Video player and then tap Play.
Two great ways to watch
Prime Instant Video: Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to stream 40,000 movies and TV episodes at no additional cost. If you're not an Amazon prime member, You may be eligible for a 30-Day Free Trial.
Click here to start your free month.
I've added both apps needed to get this working below.
For those that can't download from the play store.
Amazon App
Amazon Instant Video App
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Users in Germany can use this to without VPN .... Just get yesterday the update from play store for the Amazon app and than loaded the player from it... ?
AnTerNoZ said:
Users in Germany can use this to without VPN .... Just get yesterday the update from play store for the Amazon app and than loaded the player from it... ?
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Cool to here y'all getting it to!!
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thanks man, works perfectly! :good::good:
wase4711 said:
thanks man, works perfectly! :good::good:
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Your welcome buddy nice seeing you skimming thru the threads.[emoji106]
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yeah, I am tempted to get a note 4, so I have been cruising some of the note forums lately..
wase4711 said:
yeah, I am tempted to get a note 4, so I have been cruising some of the note forums lately..
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Haha lol[emoji106] I'm heading that direction!
Don't go overt the the note 4 forums, lot of confusion/complaining in there. But none of them have to phone, so how do they know anything. You grey what I'm saying. Just to much speculation over there...
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I've been over there a bit, "stirring" things up a bit!
Yeah, its always funny reading peoples opinions on something they have never seen or touched before! :cyclops:
wase4711 said:
I've been over there a bit, "stirring" things up a bit!
Yeah, its always funny reading peoples opinions on something they have never seen or touched before! :cyclops:
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I knew you'd stir up some trouble over towards those parts of the woods...[emoji41][emoji109]
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Anyone tried to add DNS record to hosts file to load Amazon Prime Instant Video?
Hi, I use the method provide by unlocator(d0t)com (set DNS server to their one).
Then use WireShark to capture DNS resolve packet, and found that some stream servers of Amazon is point to IP that is not the same as IP when resolved by Google DNS server. Hosts file (replace (d0t)):
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dl(d0t)dropboxusercontent(d0t)com/u/82869805/hosts
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After add these to my /etc/hosts, I set DNS server to Google and reboot my computer. It works.
May be you got problem with flash player and have to reinstall Adobe Flash Player or Silver Light to play video -> this guide (replace (d0t)): www(d0t)howtogeek(d0t)com/204319/how-to-watch-amazon-instant-video-on-linux/
And you need to re-update your IP on Unlocator(d0t)com (you need to register a free account on Unlocator(d0t)com, and login to update your IP to Unlocator(d0t)com) anytime your IP provided by ISP changed, this is MUST.
I'm not sure if it works for others.

unblock-us or others

I tried unblock-us internationally and configured my trial dns and slingtv still gave the same message, content is not available in your location. Has anyone had success with unblock-us or recommend others that work? I changed the dns.
unblock us sends out the help info page which has dns
navigates said:
I tried unblock-us internationally and configured my trial dns and slingtv still gave the same message, content is not available in your location. Has anyone had success with unblock-us or recommend others that work? I changed the dns.
unblock us sends out the help info page which has dns
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Try security kiss vpn they give you 500mb free a day I would say vpn is more reliable then dns service.
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patt2k said:
Try security kiss vpn they give you 500mb free a day I would say vpn is more reliable then dns service.
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for vpn., I would have to install a vpn client on the firetv right. Also that would make the overall experience sluggish. I would prefer the dns service over vpn. but thanks for the info. I'll look into it.
It's easy if you are rooted that is how I access content from Poland my home country that requires Polish ip. Always get more stable streaming even in 720p.
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It's easy if you are rooted that is how I access content from Poland my home country that requires Polish ip. Always get more stable streaming even in 720p.
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But VPN's are limited to the amount you download. I'll surely try them out. I will be needing vpn too and don't mind paying for a fast good service.
navigates said:
But VPN's are limited to the amount you download. I'll surely try them out. I will be needing vpn too and don't mind paying for a fast good service.
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I have used in 2014 service called Astrill it's the best VPN I have ever used and oh on facebook about a week ago I won 3 months vpn for free
they offer unlimited so this would be great for you, I gave you link to securitykiss so you can try it out if it works. If it does then I strongly would suggest you use astrill for fast speed and unlimited.
I can do few speed tests running VPN, which country you are located in? I am in New York so obviously there will be slower speeds and higher ping but it will give you an idea.
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I have used in 2014 service called Astrill it's the best VPN I have ever used and oh on facebook about a week ago I won 3 months vpn for free
they offer unlimited so this would be great for you, I gave you link to securitykiss so you can try it out if it works. If it does then I strongly would suggest you use astrill for fast speed and unlimited.
I can do few speed tests running VPN, which country you are located in? I am in New York so obviously there will be slower speeds and higher ping but it will give you an idea.
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I live in Los Angeles and am moving to dubai / UAE soon. Let me look at astril. I don't like companies that enforce their own vpn client. would like to use native.
navigates said:
I live in Los Angeles and am moving to dubai / UAE soon. Let me look at astril. I don't like companies that enforce their own vpn client. would like to use native.
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Check their server list they have their own app or you can of course use things like openvpn etc... on myfire tv I just downloaded my OPENVPN profiles and I simply connect when I want to use Polish vpn
I will do a test speedtest for you right now using no-vpn to Warsaw,Poland and with their VPN to same server Warsaw,Poland.
No-VPN
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This is why I love Astrill!
patt2k said:
Check their server list they have their own app or you can of course use things like openvpn etc... on myfire tv I just downloaded my OPENVPN profiles and I simply connect when I want to use Polish vpn
I will do a test speedtest for you right now using no-vpn to Warsaw,Poland and with their VPN to same server Warsaw,Poland.
No-VPN
Poland,VPN without restarting browser
Poland,VPN after restarting browser
This is why I love Astrill!
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That's your upload. I'm sold to Astrill. I'll sign up and test it out. But at first I'll try another dns service as if that works. then i prefer it that way as then the firetv can be on your local network as well.
navigates said:
That's your upload. I'm sold to Astrill. I'll sign up and test it out. But at first I'll try another dns service as if that works. then i prefer it that way as then the firetv can be on your local network as well.
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My upload is actually higher then download lol. Download tops at 84 mbps and download 92 mbps lol.
Get a router that supports DD-WRT (cheap one is the DIR-615 for $20-30 ) and a vpn provider such as privateinternetaccess.. Their speeds have been great for me..
you simply connect the router to your vpn, and either conenct to it via wifi or ethernet and your behind the vpn spoofing whatever location you choose.
psycon said:
Get a router that supports DD-WRT (cheap one is the DIR-615 for $20-30 ) and a vpn provider such as privateinternetaccess.. Their speeds have been great for me..
you simply connect the router to your vpn, and either conenct to it via wifi or ethernet and your behind the vpn spoofing whatever location you choose.
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ddwrt. I've always wanted to do that. I have the netgear nighthawk that supports AC and 800 mbps with wireless. I'll look into that as well. thanks for the astrill info. I might sign up anyways. I'll try unlocator tonight and will revert to this thread.
navigates said:
ddwrt. I've always wanted to do that. I have the netgear nighthawk that supports AC and 800 mbps with wireless. I'll look into that as well. thanks for the astrill info. I might sign up anyways. I'll try unlocator tonight and will revert to this thread.
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yup you can also do that with VPN remember so you will have 24/7 USA IP as long as your router is running. You have bunch of options!
patt2k said:
yup you can also do that with VPN remember so you will have 24/7 USA IP as long as your router is running. You have bunch of options!
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True that. I will test out the service and speeds with the VPN. If it works well. i'll get the router with ddwrt thanks a bunch for the advise.
I havent rooted my fire tv yet and unblock-us works for me...
I just configured the dns servers and it worked, what are you doing wrong?
edneti said:
I havent rooted my fire tv yet and unblock-us works for me...
I just configured the dns servers and it worked, what are you doing wrong?
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I tried unlocator and that works very well. no speed issues. I'm in the US now and tested out bbc. Are there any other services outside of the us? unlocator has vpn too but that is not a full vpn solution, it routes data locally not making that ideal. I may sign up with unlocator.
I set up a bVPN service it is simple and easy to use. Free and no additional apps needed. But you need to set up the VPN and configure on your device, also here you can find many vpn providers https://www.vpnfaqs.com/2017/04/top-5-fastest-vpns-2017/
I use smartdnsproxy dot com works perfectly
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Keweon DoH mod

Has anyone else tried this mod? It's more than just an ad blocker. My carrier is Google Fi using a VPN with T-Mobile and my download speeds have gone from 3MBPS to over 100 using this mod. Seems pretty legit, all credit goes to MrT69.
Here's the post/guide for mod!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/keweon-privacy-online-security-t3681139
The mod doesn't really start working until you download this app and turn it on, at least in my experience.
DNS Changer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frostnerd.dnschanger
Would love to hear your guys feedback!
dsexton702 said:
Has anyone else tried this mod? It's more than just an ad blocker. My carrier is Google Fi using a VPN with T-Mobile and my download speeds have gone from 3MBPS to over 100 using this mod. Seems pretty legit, all credit goes to MrT69.
Here's the post/guide for mod!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/keweon-privacy-online-security-t3681139
The mod doesn't really start working until you download this app and turn it on, at least in my experience.
DNS Changer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frostnerd.dnschanger
Would love to hear your guys feedback!
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I'd love to try but I think I am to dumb to figure out how to install! Any advice? I know that the link you posted has instructions, but I can't figure it out. "Take the DNS servers" ?? What does that mean?
velveteen71 said:
I'd love to try but I think I am to dumb to figure out how to install! Any advice? I know that the link you posted has instructions, but I can't figure it out. "Take the DNS servers" ?? What does that mean?
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So grab the app from the play store DNS Changer IPV6
Then grab and install this certificate, the link will auto start the download:
http://pki.keweon.center
Then go to magisk and install the systemless keweon module.
Once installed you use terminal emulator to choose your DNS then reboot. From there you eneter the DNS you choose into the DNS Changer app and activate it. All done heres a link to get the magisk module and using it:
https://forum-xda--developers-com.c...rivacy-online-security-t3681139/page37/page37
If you wish to use this with your router the steps become more complicated
Let me know if you need further instruction
Isn't energized magestic modual same thing cause thats what Im running,sean
dsexton702 said:
Let me know if you need further instruction
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Thanks very much for your help in the last response, and yes...hate to be a bother, but I could use a bit more advice.
I installed the certificate, and I installed the Magisk module. Where I'm having issues is with adding the DNS's.
What I did:
With terminal emulator - setprop net.dns1 213.239.207.143 and setprop net.dns2 107.191.55.215.
In DNS Changer app, I set those 2 DNS's as DNS 1 and 2 under "Configure Ipv4", and under Ipv6 I put 213.239.207.143
and 107.191.55.215.
When I hit "Start" it brings up "Change Request" window, but hitting "ok" does nothing. I can only cancel". I'm guessing that I've done something wrong.
Sorry, I'm not ordinarily THIS stupid...
petiolarissean said:
Isn't energized magestic modual same thing cause thats what Im running,sean
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I've never seen that before, any links?
velveteen71 said:
Thanks very much for your help in the last response, and yes...hate to be a bother, but I could use a bit more advice.
I installed the certificate, and I installed the Magisk module. Where I'm having issues is with adding the DNS's.
What I did:
With terminal emulator - setprop net.dns1 213.239.207.143 and setprop net.dns2 107.191.55.215.
In DNS Changer app, I set those 2 DNS's as DNS 1 and 2 under "Configure Ipv4", and under Ipv6 I put 213.239.207.143
and 107.191.55.215.
When I hit "Start" it brings up "Change Request" window, but hitting "ok" does nothing. I can only cancel". I'm guessing that I've done something wrong.
Sorry, I'm not ordinarily THIS stupid...
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So does the app say that it's activated/started? I've actually been playing around with some other DNS apps and think I found a new favorite..
dsexton702 said:
So does the app say that it's activated/started? I've actually been playing around with some other DNS apps and think I found a new favorite..
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No, it isn't activated/started. And if I try, it won't let me hit "ok". And when I exit out of the app, that activation box pops up once in a while, and I have to hit cancel to get rid of it.
I just wanted to check that what I did in terminal emulator was correct, and the settings I did in the app itself.
When you install keweon it comes with terminal commands and you simply follow those then reboot and set you dns
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
dsexton702 said:
When you install keweon it comes with terminal commands and you simply follow those then reboot and set you dns
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Yeah, after our last exchange I noticed that. I ran that script and rebooted, but still no go. Have tried a different DNS changers app too, and get the same result. The dialog that comes up (that won't let me select ok, only "cancel") is the same for both apps, so I'm thinking it must be from the OS and not the apps themselves.
I'm lost. I give up.
EDIT: I figured it out. It was the "Smart Pixels" that I had on that was interfering and preventing me from hitting "ok". DUH. All sorted now. Thanks!
I actually stopped using the app since we have pixels and pie we can set a private dns in network settings
It won't work with Google fi vpn on if you use fi
dns.google
1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com
dsexton702 said:
I actually stopped using the app since we have pixels and pie we can set a private dns in network settings
It won't work with Google fi vpn on if you use fi
dns.google
1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com
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Haha! I actually gave up on keweon after using it for a couple of days as it seemed to actually slow down my browsing, and I switched over to 1.1.1.1
dsexton702 said:
I actually stopped using the app since we have pixels and pie we can set a private dns in network settings
It won't work with Google fi vpn on if you use fi
dns.google
1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com
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Cloudflare DNS ftw

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