re: #396 BeachDem

As soon as I take my new FireTV out of the box and set it up, I’ll learn (hopefully) some new streaming skills. Of course, I said that about my InstantPot, which is still sitting on my counter waiting for its first use. I guess I like buying and looking at gadgets more than actually using them. All in good time…

It was very easy. It just comes down to having an Amazon account and a streaming service. Type in passwords with the little FireTV controller (that hardest part of the process) and it was on and working.

DirecTV Now has some issues, but it has gotten better since I’ve had it about 4 months now. When it works 100% it is very good. Sometime you get 80% and frustrated. But that isn’t happening as frequently.

Strange thing…NBC related properties seem to be their biggest problem network to stream. For some time people all over the country were throwing a fit about not getting MSNBC.

Public Service Comment: If you type in the name of a service provider into Google followed by the word ‘down’ you will get a link to downdetector. com and you can see how many others are suffering and what they are saying. It even maps the area of the country/world affected.

Shared anger as it were. I learned that with ATT Yahoo Email Down. It was a sure way to know it wasn’t my connection. One thing about digital and the ‘net. If you are having a problem others will be too.