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Official ** KODI ** streaming thread (tips, help, add ons, etc) (1 Viewer)

I installed Kodi on a stick for a friend from my phone. Installed Apps2Fire app on my phone, downloaded Kodi to my phone, then opened Apps2Fire app and clicked install. Easiest method yet IMO.

 
Pipes said:
Just got my fire stick today and would like to know this as well.  
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I haven't had much luck.  Sportsdevil is the standard answer, but it's so eurocentric that it's tough to find reliable NFL feeds IMO.  If people are getting Sportsdevil to work, I hope they'll tell us the specific channels within Sportsdevil they're using.

I've just been using USTVNow for NFL - it means I only get whatever games are on in rural Pennsylvania, but that's fine with me since I don't have a specific team I'm looking for.  From my experience, it's 100% reliable, which means a lot to me - I hate spending the first 10 minutes of each game hunting for a shady feed.

 
Just got Kodi this past Friday so looking forward to reading through this thread. My wife suggested getting it as her cousin had it and it seems she is already regretting her decision as she told me I would never do anything around the house now.  I laughed and told her to fix me a sandwich. 

 
Baloney Sandwich said:
Just got Kodi this past Friday so looking forward to reading through this thread. My wife suggested getting it as her cousin had it and it seems she is already regretting her decision as she told me I would never do anything around the house now.  I laughed and told her to fix me a sandwich. 
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Cannibalism is wrong.

 
Tick said:
I haven't had much luck.  Sportsdevil is the standard answer, but it's so eurocentric that it's tough to find reliable NFL feeds IMO.  If people are getting Sportsdevil to work, I hope they'll tell us the specific channels within Sportsdevil they're using.

I've just been using USTVNow for NFL - it means I only get whatever games are on in rural Pennsylvania, but that's fine with me since I don't have a specific team I'm looking for.  From my experience, it's 100% reliable, which means a lot to me - I hate spending the first 10 minutes of each game hunting for a shady feed.
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Sportsdevil > Live Sports > LSHunter.tv

Usually works for me. 

Downside is everything is SD def. Anyone have HD sources on Kodi/sportsdevil?

 
Charlie Harper said:
Sportsdevil > Live Sports > LSHunter.tv

Usually works for me. 

Downside is everything is SD def. Anyone have HD sources on Kodi/sportsdevil?
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Thanks, I'll check it out next weekend.

 
I couldn't be happier with Sports Access SE. It's about $11 a month but I've had every NBA, NFL, MLB and PPV + tons of NCAA and Euro sports of all kinds in hd 24-7 for three months now. The price is nothing considering I use it for about 90% of my television viewing.

 
Chaos Commish said:
I couldn't be happier with Sports Access SE. It's about $11 a month but I've had every NBA, NFL, MLB and PPV + tons of NCAA and Euro sports of all kinds in hd 24-7 for three months now. The price is nothing considering I use it for about 90% of my television viewing.
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I had them, they're good but flawed. They are a re-seller of SmoothStreams.tv streams, there are a number of sites that re-sell their signals, SA being one of them with their own servers. They had a run of weeks where DDoS attacks took their streams down completely, and the other sites that re-sell didn't experience near the downtime (mine was down a few hours, they were down for like 2 weeks). They tend to be awful/arrogant with Twitter, etc. support when times are bad too, and just flood their stream with re-tweets of satisfied customers. It's the wild wild west with this stuff, and DDoS attacks happen to the DNS sites that host streams from all of these types of services. They seem to be a low-end shop in that perspective. The other sites limit who can subscribe as well, and SA will take anyone so during peak times their streams are impacted with buffering. I'd hold there until you can get into a registration window for one of the other sites (I use StreamTVNow). SS just opened a new site (set of servers) that is taking customers, it's mystreams.tv and will cap registrations once they hit whatever their number is to ward off overselling and buffering. Free month if you pay via BTC, signup instructions here: https://obscuredfiles.com/?file=0ecTzYj4

 
mquinnjr said:
I had them, they're good but flawed. They are a re-seller of SmoothStreams.tv streams, there are a number of sites that re-sell their signals, SA being one of them with their own servers. They had a run of weeks where DDoS attacks took their streams down completely, and the other sites that re-sell didn't experience near the downtime (mine was down a few hours, they were down for like 2 weeks). They tend to be awful/arrogant with Twitter, etc. support when times are bad too, and just flood their stream with re-tweets of satisfied customers. It's the wild wild west with this stuff, and DDoS attacks happen to the DNS sites that host streams from all of these types of services. They seem to be a low-end shop in that perspective. The other sites limit who can subscribe as well, and SA will take anyone so during peak times their streams are impacted with buffering. I'd hold there until you can get into a registration window for one of the other sites (I use StreamTVNow). SS just opened a new site (set of servers) that is taking customers, it's mystreams.tv and will cap registrations once they hit whatever their number is to ward off overselling and buffering. Free month if you pay via BTC, signup instructions here: https://obscuredfiles.com/?file=0ecTzYj4
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Thanks. The ddos attacks in early September lasted just under a week. The guy on Twitter and whoever answered onsite for customer service was professional and gave everyone a free month. I have had no buffering. I watch sports constantly. Sometimes three streams at once. NO complaints since early September and every PPV has been flawless. I had a guest today comment on the great picture(s). He didn't believe I was streaming. They claim to be fully fortified against future attacks and the result is you have to access two new pages before you can stream. I like it. But if it is what you say, I will try to get better. Like many my biggest issue when I cut the cable was sports. Now I have more than I have ever had. I'm on an annual payment that is up on Black Friday + a free month so good til late December, BUT I enjoy this so much I'll trust you here and get on that signup list.

 
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Thanks. The ddos attacks in early September lasted just under a week. The guy on Twitter and whoever answered onsite for customer service was professional and gave everyone a free month. I have had no buffering. I watch sports constantly. Sometimes three streams at once. NO complaints since early September and every PPV has been flawless. I had a guest today comment on the great picture(s). He didn't believe I was streaming. They claim to be fully fortified against future attacks and the result is you have to access two new pages before you can stream. I like it. But if it is what you say, I will try to get better. Like many my biggest issue when I cut the cable was sports. Now I have more than I have ever had. I'm on an annual payment that is up on Black Friday + a free month so good til late December, BUT I enjoy this so much I'll trust you here and get on that signup list.
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I had SA for about a year and they might have gotten better about customer support, but they were downright nasty to people on Twitter in the past when streams would go down. They do oversell so that's a risk to the streams. The SS re-sellers like the one I linked manage this via subscriber limits, SA will take anyone, the year-long sales are a huge red flag for that, and I read that as they're trying to re-coup on lost customers to the DDoS attacks, or else why break their own tradition of hosting the sale on Black Friday once and only once a year? The SS re-sellers like the linked one also use a separate Kodi app, which is awesome. SA has their own because they simply re-sell and aren't a part of the SS model, with their own support. It'd be worth getting a month just to try it out and have an account for whenever you want to re-up at a later date, because there tends to be long dormant times where the SS sites don't take people on. 

 
BigTex said:
Yeah, I've read about the controllers. Do you have an android box, if so which one?

i know what hardware specs I'd like to have but can't decide which box there are so many and they have different functionalities

Tex
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I have this one that I got for $65. I wasn't sure how difficult it would be to load Kodi and modify the box so I went with a preloaded one. Had I looked at "how to" videos before buying I would have bought one that isn't preloaded. I have no complaints with this box. Works very well and I don't experience any lag when viewing movies. My only reason for commenting that I'd get another is because I would want a blank canvas.

Pre loaded android box

If I were buying one now I'm not positive which one I'd get. I'd need to do some homework but I know the Matricom boxes are well reviewed and have great specs.

 
I have a Firestick that likely needs the Kodi and/or Titanium updated, as it's been six months since it was installed. Is there a link in this thread that shows me how to uninstall/reinstall or whatever steps I should take so I can get a brand new install? I only want the bare minimum like some have said in here - Kodi, Titanium, and whatever I need to find sports and shows/movies. I'm going to get a Fire TV but plan on taking advantage of the two Firesticks that I have and use them for the family. Wife and daughters even asked about it... :thumbup:

 
joker said:
I have a Firestick that likely needs the Kodi and/or Titanium updated, as it's been six months since it was installed. Is there a link in this thread that shows me how to uninstall/reinstall or whatever steps I should take so I can get a brand new install? I only want the bare minimum like some have said in here - Kodi, Titanium, and whatever I need to find sports and shows/movies. I'm going to get a Fire TV but plan on taking advantage of the two Firesticks that I have and use them for the family. Wife and daughters even asked about it... :thumbup:
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I did this last week with an old Firestick.

Uninstalling is easy:

  1. Close out of Kodi and go to the Firestick home screen.
  2. Go into the Settings tab toward the bottom.
  3. Click the Applications tab.
  4. Scroll down and click Manage Applications.
  5. Scroll down and click Kodi.
  6. Uninstall
To install, I just found a Youtube guide.  There are multiple ways to do it (through your phone, from your PC, ES Explorer).  I went with an ES Explorer guide.  Two items are tricky: Navigating in ES Explorer and knowing that you have to unplug your Firestick when it tells you to reboot at the end of Titanium installation.  

I might have used this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr66R_RRQgs - Kodi install

And maybe this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWLrWlXvLHo - Titanium

 
mquinnjr said:
I had them, they're good but flawed. They are a re-seller of SmoothStreams.tv streams, there are a number of sites that re-sell their signals, SA being one of them with their own servers. They had a run of weeks where DDoS attacks took their streams down completely, and the other sites that re-sell didn't experience near the downtime (mine was down a few hours, they were down for like 2 weeks). They tend to be awful/arrogant with Twitter, etc. support when times are bad too, and just flood their stream with re-tweets of satisfied customers. It's the wild wild west with this stuff, and DDoS attacks happen to the DNS sites that host streams from all of these types of services. They seem to be a low-end shop in that perspective. The other sites limit who can subscribe as well, and SA will take anyone so during peak times their streams are impacted with buffering. I'd hold there until you can get into a registration window for one of the other sites (I use StreamTVNow). SS just opened a new site (set of servers) that is taking customers, it's mystreams.tv and will cap registrations once they hit whatever their number is to ward off overselling and buffering. Free month if you pay via BTC, signup instructions here: https://obscuredfiles.com/?file=0ecTzYj4
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Wanted to update. Yet again, I am wrong on this topic. I used the advice above to get in on the signups before they filled. I bought a month even though the service I've been recommending here was good through December. The ufc ppv wiped out my service last night. Well, I opened the streams early so I watched without problem, but many others couldn't get in. Sports Access (mine) is recommending the same as mquinnjr above. The free month for bitcoin is with a 6 month purchase and I just did took them up on it. Fwiw, this service has hbo xs 3, cinemax.... etc. Way more than sports. It was $60 in btc for 7 months. Really cheap, imo, considering I have Redzone on a monitor, Cowboys on a tv, and some NBA on the laptop right now. Thanks again. I almost missed out. The signups are still open, but the Twitter suggested not for long.

 
Chaos Commish said:
Wanted to update. Yet again, I am wrong on this topic. I used the advice above to get in on the signups before they filled. I bought a month even though the service I've been recommending here was good through December. The ufc ppv wiped out my service last night. Well, I opened the streams early so I watched without problem, but many others couldn't get in. Sports Access (mine) is recommending the same as mquinnjr above. The free month for bitcoin is with a 6 month purchase and I just did took them up on it. Fwiw, this service has hbo xs 3, cinemax.... etc. Way more than sports. It was $60 in btc for 7 months. Really cheap, imo, considering I have Redzone on a monitor, Cowboys on a tv, and some NBA on the laptop right now. Thanks again. I almost missed out. The signups are still open, but the Twitter suggested not for long.
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Just catching up on SA Twitter. ..wow. Yeah that's pretty bad, especially on a UFC night. I used SS at a buddies house flawlessly in 720p. Just a no brain-er, SA is decent a lot of the time, but I was sick of them coming up short in instances like this time and time again. oversold and not sophisticated enough to ward off attacks. Enjoy MyStreams!

 
Is there anyway to only accept HD URL resolvers? Seems completely as to the quality I get. I've watched 6 episodes of South Park this season and half have been HD, the rest SD. 

Also, if there a good list of resolvers that I should be using and shutting the rest off?

 
OK, I have to try to ask one last time.

when titanium starts there's a splash screen with some loud dramatic music… Is there anyway to prevent this music from playing every time titanium starts?

 
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Tick said:
I wish I knew.  It's at 1000% volume.
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Well I managed to accidentally turn it off on my Stick before I uninstalled Titanium.  I think by messing with the theme.  But I cant figure out how to intentionally do it on the FireTV I got for my GF.  Annoying AF.  

 
Cliff Clavin said:
Is there anyway to only accept HD URL resolvers? Seems completely as to the quality I get. I've watched 6 episodes of South Park this season and half have been HD, the rest SD. 

Also, if there a good list of resolvers that I should be using and shutting the rest off?
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So I fixed this. Never turn on 'auto try streams' or whatever it is in the 1Channel config. If the first stream it finds "works" but buffers or is poor quality, you can't stop it from using it other than by disabling that URL resolver. 

 
Nice deal for anyone looking for an Android box.

Minix U1 + remote/keyboard

The specs on this are solid and Minix is pretty good with support and upgrades. $119 is the same as it's going for on Amazon but the B&H deal throws in the NEO A2 Lite Air Mouse for free (normally about $30) and free shipping. Comes with Amlogic S905 and Lollipop 5.1.1.

At $119 is on the higher end of Android boxes but the free $30 Neo lite air mouse, solid build quality/reputation and support make this a pretty nice deal IMO.

 
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Am I missing something?  Is there a way to search through all of your plugins/channels/installations for specific programs/movies?  I love the plethora of content titanium and other add-ons give, but searching through everything is a pain in the ### 

 
Scoresman said:
Am I missing something?  Is there a way to search through all of your plugins/channels/installations for specific programs/movies?  I love the plethora of content titanium and other add-ons give, but searching through everything is a pain in the ### 
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If you have a build like Titanium, use SALTS for searching - it stands for something like Search All The Streams or Stream All The Sources.

 
Can I use the new firesticks w/voice control with this? 

I dont need the voice control but that's what was in stock when I looked the other day. 

 
You can use the voice control model, but the voice control doesn't work for controlling Kodi - you'll have to use the remote (or an iPhone app, which I find to be much better) for that.

 
ive been buying firesticks as Christmas presents but now amazon wont sell me anymore. I guess they limit firesticks per customer. I think I bought around 4 or 5. might have to look into best buy if you want additional ones

 
VA703 said:
ive been buying firesticks as Christmas presents but now amazon wont sell me anymore. I guess they limit firesticks per customer. I think I bought around 4 or 5. might have to look into best buy if you want additional ones
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