No subscription TV fire stick?

greatgimpo

Is it possible to buy an HDMI TV firestick that doesn't need a subscription just to pick up more 'conventional' channels like BBC, ITV, 4 etc?

HappyMJ

greatgimpo wrote: »

Is it possible to buy an HDMI TV firestick that doesn't need a subscription just to pick up more 'conventional' channels like BBC, ITV, 4 etc?

The Amazon Fire Stick does not require a subscription.

The free application TVPlayer (search for TVPLAYER on Amazon) has the freeview "lite" channels with a subscription required for the full freeview channels.

Watch live TV from many of the UK’s most popular channels:

- Entertainment: BBC One, BBC Two, ITV 1, Channel 4, FIVE, Dave**, Really**, Yesterday**, Drama**, BBC Four, 4Music, Food Network, Travel Channel and Home**
- Music: Kiss, Kerrang!, The BOX, Smashhits, Magic, Heat, Capital, Heart, NOW, Planet Pop, Clubland and Channel AKA
- Kids: CBBC and CBeebies
- Lifestyle: Fashion TV, QVC, QVC Style, QVC Beauty and QVC Extra
- News: BBC News, Russia Today, Al Jazeera and Euro News
- Desi: Sony SAB, Colors and Rishtey, Zing and aaj tak
- Religious: Revelation TV and UCBTV

**Channels are only available on Kindle devices and not on FireTV or Fire Stick (GOLD, Watch, Eden, Home, Dave, Yesterday, Really, Drama).

jon81uk

Don't forget if you are watching live TV you need a TV license.

datlex

Another vote for TV player. You can also get Freeview on demand apps: BBC Iplayer, ITV Hub, 4OD, Demand 5 and UKTV Player. For £4.99 you get some subscription channels not on freeview.

greatgimpo

Bought it now, and it's not too bad. What lets it down is the rubbish broadband speed we have to put up with. Occasionally the circle goes round and round and round and round... ad infinitum.

JJ_Egan

Could be your WiFi is poorly set up .

greatgimpo

No, even the hardwired Apple struggles at times, specially in the morning.

[Deleted User]

greatgimpo wrote: »

No, even the hardwired Apple struggles at times, specially in the morning.

A wired connection isn't using wi-fi of course.

Is there no way to improve your broadband speed? Why aren't you able to use a conventional TV aerial for the channels you want to view?

greatgimpo

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

A wired connection isn't using wi-fi of course. I know.

Is there no way to improve your broadband speed? Why aren't you able to use a conventional TV aerial for the channels you want to view? Because the television is on the blind side to the transmitter and it would be downright ugly and more expensive to do it any other way.

This is by far the best way to view television in my circumstances.