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I too experienced this. I have low-bandwidth and data capped Internet access that I blow through every month (there are no other Internet services in my area) a
by asadotzler 12y ago
I too experienced this. I have low-bandwidth and data capped Internet access that I blow through every month (there are no other Internet services in my area) and though I was getting a generally better stream from the Fire TV than from my other streaming devices, I was forced to unplug it when I couldn't find the "stop sucking bandwidth all the time" switch.
I'm sure most people with streaming TV solutions have unlimited plans with plenty of bandwidth but some of us don't and Amazon's one size fits all approach that sucks up all available bandwidth even when not in use, and that blows through reasonable data caps with just a day or two of being plugged in, is simply too much for this Prime household.
- tstenovec 12y agoHi, asadotzler -- I'm a tech reporter at The Huffington Post in New York working on a story about this, and I'd love to connect. I'm at timothy[dot]stenovec[at]huffingtonpost[dot]com. Thanks very much.