I'm looking to get a Fire TV 2 . If I buy one directly from Amazon what software version do they ship with? Will I still be able to root it?
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I was wondering if it's possible to somehow convert a US Fire TV to a UK model?
I received my UK Box today but would like to unleash the full capabilities of the imported US box. Maybe there's some way to flash it with the UK firmware?
Otherwise it will be sold or just continue to be a dedicated plex box
Cheers.
why would you want to convert US to UK? what extra features?
i would think the US version has more to offer
i know rbox pre-roots the latest US roms, maybe he can do the same for the UK roms.
DEREKTROTTER said:
why would you want to convert US to UK? what extra features?
i would think the US version has more to offer
i know rbox pre-roots the latest US roms, maybe he can do the same for the UK roms.
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There isn't "US roms" and a "UK roms". It's all the same. UK seems to be shipping with 51.1.4.0, eventually the US units will get that version pushed and when we get the update URL there will be a prerooted version of it.
The reason I want it changed is because as a US box I can not stream Prime video content.
K1LLER HORNET said:
The reason I want it changed is because as a US box I can not stream Prime video content.
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I don't think the FW has anything to do with it. Your Amazon Account type/info & DNS are more likely your roadblocks.
Good thing AFTVNews got you covered...
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-geographically-restricted-apps-from-amazon/
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-bypass-geographic-content-restrictions-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/
K1LLER HORNET said:
The reason I want it changed is because as a US box I can not stream Prime video content.
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If you trying to stream Prime Content from your UK account to a US AFTV, then you shouldn't have a problem as long as you have at least 5.1.1.3.0 firmware installed (I think that's the right one.. you need the one that was introduced when Germany launched). I stream my UK Prime Content on my US box just fine.
One thing to note, when you switch your account on the box to UK, then force sync, it can take up to 10 mins for your Prime videos to show as free. This happened to me once, even after multiple box reboots.
I bought a US version Amazon Fire Tv when they first came out, but i live in the UK and bought while on holiday in America.
I also bought a UK version last month. My question is can i convert the US version fire tv to a UK one.
When i try to change the time zone on the US one i am limited and cannot select UK. Im sure the Amazon home page is different to the UK one.
The US one is rooted and has XBMC Ouya version, and the UK one just has XBMC Ouya.
Any advice?
wickywicky said:
I bought a US version Amazon Fire Tv when they first came out, but i live in the UK and bought while on holiday in America.
I also bought a UK version last month. My question is can i convert the US version fire tv to a UK one.
When i try to change the time zone on the US one i am limited and cannot select UK. Im sure the Amazon home page is different to the UK one.
The US one is rooted and has XBMC Ouya version, and the UK one just has XBMC Ouya.
Any advice?
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aftvnews.com has a guide to convert/register your firetv between US, UK and Deutschland.
do exactly what i did, install the latest pre-rooted rom which has UK support.
US Imported > Rooted > Bootloader Unlock > Latest CWM > Flash Latest Pre-Rooted Rom
Everything working fine, my amazon prime UK content + netflix UK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/prerooted-stock-images-t2882337
Can I use a US-sourced Fire TV box on a PAL TV? I am going to Germany for 1.5 years and wonder if I can use my current Fire TV or if I have to buy a new one because of the TV format issue.
If you are running HDMI it should be fine I would say.
flyboynm said:
Can I use a US-sourced Fire TV box on a PAL TV? I am going to Germany for 1.5 years and wonder if I can use my current Fire TV or if I have to buy a new one because of the TV format issue.
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You will be fine. Fire TV have universal 110-240V power supply and HDMI standard is universal also. I'm and my friends using US-sourced Fire TVs in Russia without any issues.
But that doesn't mean that you can access all officially available content like netflix outside of US.
Ck-NoSFeRaTU said:
You will be fine. Fire TV have universal 110-240V power supply and HDMI standard is universal also. I'm and my friends using US-sourced Fire TVs in Russia without any issues.
But that doesn't mean that you can access all officially available content like netflix outside of US.
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Hey just wondering I want to one to Poland in couple months did your friends in RU have any issues with using USA amazon account to the intial setup? no problems using it afterwards? thanks
patt2k said:
Hey just wondering I want to one to Poland in couple months did your friends in RU have any issues with using USA amazon account to the intial setup? no problems using it afterwards? thanks
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Nope, there are no problems using US amazon account world-wide. If you buy box directly from US amazon it will be automatically paired to buyer US account during initial startup. But you can re-pair it to any amazon account later if you wish.
I have multiple firetv's on my US account. 4 are in the us, 3 in the UAE and two in India. They all work flawlessly.
I guess I will have to find the European equivalent to the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 router. It has a built-in VPN function so I can me it look like I am in the US.
Thank you for all your help!
flyboynm said:
I guess I will have to find the European equivalent to the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 router. It has a built-in VPN function so I can me it look like I am in the US.
Thank you for all your help!
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I would suggest you buy a router that can use Tomato/DD-Wrt you can configure VPN to have it on 24/7
The R7000 has the VPN client built into the system already so I don't have to mess with DD-WRT/Tomato.
flyboynm said:
The R7000 has the VPN client built into the system already so I don't have to mess with DD-WRT/Tomato.
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I have the exact same router but I didn't like how slow the R7000 Netgear Firmware is. So I put tomato and am very happy with it.
Ck-NoSFeRaTU said:
Nope, there are no problems using US amazon account world-wide. If you buy box directly from US amazon it will be automatically paired to buyer US account during initial startup. But you can re-pair it to any amazon account later if you wish.
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Oh yea I know I usually buy from staples because they can be rootable but got one today.. and it's almost the newest version oh well...
I got myself a firetv stick from the UK. Recently amazon released firetv stick in India. It has a lot of apps and features for the Indian audience which is not available in the UK version. How can i install the Indian firmware on my firetv stick?
himanshuladia said:
I got myself a firetv stick from the UK. Recently amazon released firetv stick in India. It has a lot of apps and features for the Indian audience which is not available in the UK version. How can i install the Indian firmware on my firetv stick?
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Should be same FW. Change language & make sure you are using an India Amazon Account. Also make sure you are using a India IP.
Amazon india and uk accounts are there same.
himanshuladia said:
Amazon india and uk accounts are there same.
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Then maybe you just need to add an India address or something like others have to get access to UK apps from the US. Start by changing the Language first.
I tried both of them, but they didn't work. Any other solutions?
Hey guys i needed to buy a few sticks and in Canada i was limited...
so found on US amazon refurbished fire sticks and got new also.
but my issue is that im in Canada and i can't use prime......
is there a way to activate the .CA prime?
No. US sticks are firmware locked and they will not work with Canadian Prime no matter what VPN service or DNS service you use. They simply refuse to work on Canadian Prime.
If you don't like the Basic stick, Amazon has the new 4k stick they just announced today which is available in Canada as well.
https://www.amazon.ca/Stick-All-New-Remote-Streaming-Player/dp/B079QH9GG7