Amazon fire stick

[chaser]

Sorry Addie, but only if a P2P application has been installed will this happen. None of the IPTV apps can use P2P services. Many are direct link via MAC address or use M3U files only.
However if you have Kodi installed or buy a firestick or other andriod machine with Kodi installed for you (not recommended) then yes you are right with the correct knowledge a P2P installed app will (a) see what you have installed (b) share your content (c) use your data whilst it is plugged in (does not need to be on just have power and access to internet)

Kodi is free and powerful home theater software that’s becoming more popular by the day. People are installing Kodi on pretty much everything these days: Amazon Fire TV and TV Stick, Chromecast, Android TV Boxes, Nvidia Shield, Windows, Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Roku, and Raspberry Pi. But don’t let the slick presentation fool you. Kodi has a few security and legal concerns users need to be aware of.

In the UK, vendors selling devices pre-loaded with third-party add-ons have been fined large amounts for selling “piracy boxes” that falsely claimed to be legal. Additionally, the chair of UK’s National Trading Standards stated that anyone selling or operating a Kodi box with pirated content is in breach of copyright laws. There have been no cases of the the police tracking down Kodi users for watching content on Exodus or Sanctuary, but there’s a first time for everything.

Your internet service provider might forward you threatening settlement letters from copyright trolls or choke your bandwidth. Those who insist on using these add-ons often utilize VPNs to hide their activity.

I personally do not recommend Kodi in any way and users should be aware when using Kodi if they not using a VPN service (hide your IP address and HIDE your activity) they can be tracked or worse still your service provider could remove your data or cut you off.

User beware.

John

As I said in my earlier post, I have had Kodi for a few years but dropped it now for smart TV and internet apps to get everything we want and unless you want to watch premiership football or sit in your van watching films all day, you will find plenty legal things to use and far better quality reception.

 

[chrisinplymouth]

How do you lower the streaming quality settings on a Firestick? I don’t seem to be able to use less that 2-3 gb per hour watching tv.

 

[Malcolm Bolt]

When on home screen click right to the end of the top row to settings. Select settings. Click right to preferences and select. Click down to Data Monitoring and select. Click down to Set Video Quality and select. Click on Good.

That's it. Job done.

 

[chrisinplymouth]

Malcombe...... brilliant, many thanks. I have looked before and never found it. I have moved the quality from best to good so will see what difference that makes when we are away. As I said earlier, it was taking about 3gb an hour so hope this will greatly improve it. Once again, thanks for the information. Chris