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Black Friday Amazon Fire Stick & Kindle Fire 7"
britishtrident - 27/11/15 at 07:41 AM

Black Friday
Amazon Fire Stick £25
Kindle Fire 7" £35

coozer - 27/11/15 at 03:03 PM

Barsteward, just bought a stick last week.....

sdh2903 - 27/11/15 at 03:14 PM

Anyone got a fire tablet? Are they any good?

David Jenkins - 27/11/15 at 04:16 PM

I was tempted, until I found out that they have their own version of Android that's very Amazon-oriented. Loads of links to Amazon, on-screen ads when the phone is on standby, and stuff like that.

I decided to go elsewhere...

ianhurley20 - 28/11/15 at 10:08 AM

I have a fire and got so p***d off with it not letting me install non amazon apps I bought a Hudl - does everything Fire will and all those other apps amazon won't let you use

britishtrident - 28/11/15 at 01:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I was tempted, until I found out that they have their own version of Android that's very Amazon-oriented. Loads of links to Amazon, on-screen ads when the phone is on standby, and stuff like that.

I decided to go elsewhere...



Paying £10 gets rid of the ads.

David Jenkins - 28/11/15 at 01:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ianhurley20
I have a fire and got so p***d off with it not letting me install non amazon apps I bought a Hudl - does everything Fire will and all those other apps amazon won't let you use


Unfortunately Tesco have stopped selling the Hudl, or soon will.

David Jenkins - 28/11/15 at 01:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I was tempted, until I found out that they have their own version of Android that's very Amazon-oriented. Loads of links to Amazon, on-screen ads when the phone is on standby, and stuff like that.

I decided to go elsewhere...



Paying £10 gets rid of the ads.


I know - but the Fire is still Amazon-fixated.

ianhurley20 - 28/11/15 at 02:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
quote:
Originally posted by ianhurley20
I have a fire and got so p***d off with it not letting me install non amazon apps I bought a Hudl - does everything Fire will and all those other apps amazon won't let you use


Unfortunately Tesco have stopped selling the Hudl, or soon will.


Doesn't have to be a Hudl, any other android based tablet will not have the restrictions that Fire has - and its not just adverts that you have to get rid of!

scudderfish - 28/11/15 at 05:31 PM

I bought a bunch of sub £100 Android tablets at work to give to developers to test on. I ended up keeping the Fire in the drawer as no-one annoys me enough to inflict it upon them.

David Jenkins - 28/11/15 at 07:01 PM

That reminds me of the company who kept a Lada to give to any driver who bent their company car...