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WarriorPoet415
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Thu Jul-14-16 09:51 AM

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"Just copped a Firestick/Kodi. Should I get a VPN to be safe? "


  

          

For real, I got like five minutes into watching Bvs OJ and got nervous about my ISP or the Feds sending me a nastygram.

But I did watch the pRons tho'.

Anyways, I'm seeing that a lot of people are recommending a VPN just to be safe since the app is open source and the VPN masks all your internet activity even from your ISP.

What say the masses?
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i dont use one. but im not streaming for hours on end.
Jul 14th 2016
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Nah
Jul 14th 2016
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naw you good...
Jul 14th 2016
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If you're not downloading you're good
Jul 14th 2016
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Does anyone have any experience with the preloaded box?
Jul 14th 2016
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Most likely it isn't the hardware that's making the streams hit or miss
Jul 14th 2016
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much obliged, it's clutch for shows that have aired
Jul 14th 2016
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RE: Does anyone have any experience with the preloaded box?
Jul 15th 2016
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I'm considering getting a Pi and running Kodi on that
Jul 15th 2016
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So far in the US they seem to go after
Jul 15th 2016
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Thu Jul-14-16 09:58 AM

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1. "i dont use one. but im not streaming for hours on end. "
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Thu Jul-14-16 09:58 AM by Government Name

  

          

if that even matters

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Mafamaticks
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Thu Jul-14-16 10:19 AM

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2. "Nah"
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Thu Jul-14-16 10:19 AM by Mafamaticks

  

          

It's still a grey area as the US hasn't ruled on it yet. Technically since you don't have a copy that you can reproduce, you're OK.

The site will get in trouble, but you won't.

  

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Thu Jul-14-16 10:21 AM

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3. "naw you good..."
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Streaming as far as I understand at the moment is not "illegal" unless your providing the file thats being streamed. So your good as things stand now.

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Paps_Smear
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Thu Jul-14-16 10:24 AM

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4. "If you're not downloading you're good"
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The sites that provide the stream could get in trouble but you don't have a copy that you can create multiple copies of.

Now if you're d/l a file then yes I'd use a VPN.

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Thu Jul-14-16 10:41 AM

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5. "Does anyone have any experience with the preloaded box?"
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https://www.amazon.com/RQN-Android-MXQ-Loaded-Player/dp/B015QSPWOY/ref=sr_1_6?s=tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1468510695&sr=1-6&keywords=kodi+box

We've been using the Fire Stick for almost 1.5 years and it's really hit or miss, especially with live streams

Im ready to look into an upgrade of some sort.

  

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Mafamaticks
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Thu Jul-14-16 12:00 PM

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6. "Most likely it isn't the hardware that's making the streams hit or miss"
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Thu Jul-14-16 12:07 PM by Mafamaticks

  

          

It's the software (Kodi)

Basically all those plug ins that show live streams and shit like that are coded by random developers. So there isn't any official support. If a stream is down then you'll either have to hold the L or wait until the developer fixes it.

If you get a box it'll be a different interface and may run faster or slower depending on how the hardware compares to the Fire stick, but you'll most likely still be dealing with Kodi and you'll still be dealing with the plug ins that are hit or miss

Also, just skimmed through some of the reviews. Don't get that box. It has an older version of Kodi on it.

  

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Thu Jul-14-16 12:18 PM

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7. "much obliged, it's clutch for shows that have aired"
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live streams are the worst though

  

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Fri Jul-15-16 10:55 AM

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8. "RE: Does anyone have any experience with the preloaded box?"
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Cheaper than the Fire stick. Maybe wouldn't get that specific box, but they're great. I'd recommend a USB mouse to use it easier, the included remote sucks.

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Fri Jul-15-16 11:06 AM

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9. "I'm considering getting a Pi and running Kodi on that"
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I do have a Fire Stick thanks to my father and Kodi runs rather well on it (using The Beast build so far).

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Fri Jul-15-16 01:58 PM

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10. "So far in the US they seem to go after"
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People who sell Android boxes. Not people who own them. They don't understand how it works ye,which is great. Here in Canada, the rate of people cutting the cord is ridiculous. Even the elderly are down with it. The power that be are fighting a fight they can't win. Between the affordability, accessibility and versatility of Netflix, Kodi and others, it's going to be very difficult to justify charging people hundred of Dollars for cable or satellite packages on which most of the content is used.

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