New Posts For Thread: help needed, thinking of buy an amazon stick off ebay, can i run it off the..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-thewi fi from my computer. i only have a 4g dongle from 3connect, ....many thanks.seems right moneytree, i have just checked about on google and it seems the firesticks are ok if you have unlimited data. from what i gather it can use as much as 1gb per hour which at that rate it wouldnt take long to use my monthly allowance. ( 5https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548006801#548006801seems right moneytree, i have just checked about on google and it seems the firesticks are ok if you have unlimited data. from what i gather it can use as much as 1gb per hour which at that rate it wouldnt take long to use my monthly allowance. ( 5Sun, 06 Mar 2016 06:05:37 -0600Hacked fire sticks are great but they are correct will eat datahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548004733#548004733Hacked fire sticks are great but they are correct will eat dataSat, 05 Mar 2016 17:49:46 -0600just had a reply back from a seller on ebay and apparently you can run a firestick from my computer but they said it would hammer my data allowance . http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2065413.m570.l1311.R1.TR3.TRC1.A0.H1.Xfirestihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548003813#548003813just had a reply back from a seller on ebay and apparently you can run a firestick from my computer but they said it would hammer my data allowance . http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2065413.m570.l1311.R1.TR3.TRC1.A0.H1.XfirestiSat, 05 Mar 2016 15:30:53 -0600What are you getting it for? I've had a play with both and if it's just for free stuff (iPlayer etc) then I preferred the Now TV box you can get for £15 new. And it does 4od, the amazon one currently doesnt.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548003497#548003497What are you getting it for? I've had a play with both and if it's just for free stuff (iPlayer etc) then I preferred the Now TV box you can get for £15 new. And it does 4od, the amazon one currently doesnt.Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:57:21 -0600If you have a phone that does wifi or another laptop or tablet with wifi, you could test it all now.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548003411#548003411If you have a phone that does wifi or another laptop or tablet with wifi, you could test it all now.Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:49:15 -0600thanks jc. i have googled " turning your computer into a hotspot" and it seems straightforward enough. i can always ask a shop assistant i suppose. many thanks.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548003139#548003139thanks jc. i have googled " turning your computer into a hotspot" and it seems straightforward enough. i can always ask a shop assistant i suppose. many thanks.Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:29:04 -0600It needs wifi, so kind of if you make your laptop go into a wifi reciever modeBut you can do that, search for turning laptop into a hotspot (or router)and you'll see.Does your phone have wifi? If you can set your laptop up as a hotspot/router and conhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548003053#548003053It needs wifi, so kind of if you make your laptop go into a wifi reciever modeBut you can do that, search for turning laptop into a hotspot (or router)and you'll see.Does your phone have wifi? If you can set your laptop up as a hotspot/router and conSat, 05 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0600wi fi from my computer. i only have a 4g dongle from 3connect, ....many thanks.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30662155/help-needed-thinking-of-buy-an-amazon-stick-off-ebay-can-i-run-it-off-the?post_id=548002763#548002763wi fi from my computer. i only have a 4g dongle from 3connect, ....many thanks.Sat, 05 Mar 2016 13:56:26 -0600