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I moved house and the existing reception on Freeview was flaky, due to passing traffic fudging the picture, so I asked Talk-Talk, my internet provider, about their ‘super’ TV package. It took about an hour wrangling before the guy admitted it still used my existing aerial and I would not be any better off picture wise but definitely worse off pocket wise, so I declined.

I now have a Fire-stick 4K, an old Sky dish feeding into a Freesat (Manhattan SX) box and Freeview by way of the smart TV. When reception on one plays up I switch to another source. Fire-stick is of more use on trips away, where hotel/B&B TV choice can be poor, than at home.

Now if only I could tidy up the miles of tangled wiring and seemingly dozens of plugs behind the telly....

At the risk of incurring the moderators wrath for going off topic;

I have often thought of using my Firestick in hotels, but they often have a 'fair use' clause banning streaming services on their free offering or are expensive on long trips away.

When using your Firestick, have you had many such issues, or have I been unlucky in the hotels I use. I know their wi-fi isn't often good as I always use a laptop on wi-fi in hotels.

You're in The Mess Room Ian. Anything that doesn't break the rules is fine to post - almost expected. R-

IanS wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:23 am=

I have often thought of using my Firestick in hotels, but they often have a 'fair use' clause banning streaming services on their free offering or are expensive on long trips away.

When using your Firestick, have you had many such issues, or have I been unlucky in the hotels I use. I know their wi-fi isn't often good as I always use a laptop on wi-fi in hotels.

Hi IanS. I very rarely use Firestick in hotels, but when I have, I have had no problems. The hotel chain I have used it in is Marriott. (No affiliation. Just a happy user.)

Glencairn

What is it like when recording non railway programs?

Staying off topic...

The only times I have used the Fire-stick whilst away was in a B&B hotel and a holiday lodge with free WiFi, which was no problem. I also take my MiFi dongley thing with me in case the local WiFi is poor.

I don't know if you can record from a Fire-stick, doesn’t it just use iPlayer or MyHub to time shift old programs for watching later.