My ISP shows my location all over the country. If I want to see local content, I have to use the VPN. With Roku I just put up with the inconvenience. With this Fire Stick I can "move" to wherever I want.
Got the 4K Firestick today. What a sh!tty UI. Slow, buggy, just as I expected. Some of the apps look archaic compared to their Roku counterparts. However, I can use my Surfshark VPN with it, so I suppose I'll keep it as a supplement to my Roku.
I just realized I should have added this to the previous thread on this topic.. moderators feel free to merge
I think this paragraph from the article is key: "At the end of the day, two-year contracts and "subsidized" smartphones hide the true costs of the devices in people's pockets. Unbinding...
Unlocked phones are bad, according to carriers
https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/fcc-wants-unlocked-phone-rules-to-change-but-at-and-t-and-t-mobile-have-other-ideas
Postpaid Carriers (except Verizon) REALLY hate unlocking phones
Howard Stern fires warning to Netflix about NFL slate after Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight debacle
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/howard-stern-fires-warning-netflix-about-nfl-slate-after-jake-paul-mike-tyson-fight-debacle?dicbo=v2-CLf5Muz&intcmp=fn_article_mobileweb_bc_ob_more_from
This is why I no longer use Firesticks. The fact that they're built on Android makes them even worse IMO. Slow, clunky, poor app design. To each their own, but I just find Roku and their OS to be beautifully organized, functional, almost flawless.
I have my Roku set to pasthrough audio to my AVR. Other shows on P+ have DD 5.1, but the KC @ BUF game shows only stereo. I switched it over to my local OTA feed on KCTV and it works perfectly. I was hoping to compare both side-by-side, but today P+ fails compared to OTA.