The Amazon Fire TV Stick popularly known as Firestick is a portable streaming device that allows you to stream video, install apps, and play music, among its other benefits. It has the shape of a USB flash drive and can only be used when plugged directly into a TV’s High-Definition Multimedia Interface(HDMI) port. And with it, you can stream your favorite content to your TV without having to pay for cable. In this article, we will see about ‘What Channels Can I Get With Firestick?’.
Channels Available with Firestick
Firestick channels are the apps supported by Amazon Fire TV which provide various services that can satisfy its user depending on their taste, like streaming services, sports, news, cable TV subscriptions, local channels, and music among many others. However, the available channels on Firestick vary on location and subscription. Nevertheless, the channels provided by Firestick are numerous among which are:
Amazon Prime Video (paid) is a streaming video service by Amazon that can only be accessed by gaining membership through its provided monthly or yearly subscription. With this, you can gain access to Amazon originals as well as popular movies or TV shows.
Netflix (paid) is a subscription-based streaming service. It offers a wide variety of TV shows, programs, movies, documentaries, and anime among many others; however, only by subscribing will you be able to access this.
Disney+ (paid) is a streaming service. Your subscription permits unlimited access to new releases, exclusive originals, and its other growing collection of stories.
Apple TV (paid) is a streaming service based on subscription, and a network appliance hardware that plays received media data such as video and audio to a television set.
Hulu (paid) is a subscription streaming service that has a large collection of current season shows and a small selection of movies to offer its users.
Tubi (free) is a leading free video streaming service that is ad-supported. It allows you to watch your desired movies for free and with absolutely no stress.
Xumo (free) is also a free streaming service that offers music, movies, news, sports, and entertainment at no cost through ad-supported.
Plex (free) is a worldwide streaming media service and a client-server media player platform. The Plex media allows users to play video, audio, and photos from their collection and also from online services. It is ad-supported.
Pluto TV (free) is an internet television service that offers live content TV shows, streams, movies, and more to its users.
Showtime (paid) is an over-the-top (OTT) premium subscription service that provides a commercial-free experience to its users.
CBS All Access (paid) is a streaming service that permits its users to watch episodes of CBS shows the day after they air. There are only two offers of subscription available on CBS All Access; the limited commercial and a commercial-free subscription.
How to Access Channels with Firestick?
Firestick offers a lot of channels that can leave you in a state of dilemma, some of which have been stated above. However, to access these channels provided without any trouble here is a guide:
- Connect your Firestick to the TV’s HDMI port that you want to use, then plug it into the power adapter. After this, take the remote
- Then sign in to your Amazon account to be able to access what you want
- The home screen is laid out in a manner that you should be able to navigate your way through by scrolling either left or right
- Then you can press on the navigation ring to access your desired app category
- After making your choice, you can press the select button
- After which a sub-menu will appear just below apps, press on the navigation ring to highlight features, after doing this, you can then highlight categories and select
- Then, scroll to the movies and TV category and select
- After which you have to scroll to your desired app, highlight the get button, and select
- With your desired app installed, its main usage can start.
The Amazon Firestick has four different versions:
- The Fire TV Stick is the base model and it permits you to stream all your desired apps in HD
- The Fire TV Stick Lite streams in HD. However, the remote it comes with does not permit a change in its volume
- The Fire TV Stick 4k only permits you to stream in 4k resolution which is the best with which resolution TVs are sold today. However, a 4k TV will be needed to use this
- The Fire TV Stick 4k also streams in 4k and it supports Wi-Fi 6, the fastest wireless internet connection that is available.
Can Firesticks be Used Without a Wi-Fi Network?
No, Firestick needs a network to stream content onto your television. However, there are a few limited things you can still use your Firestick for without a network.
Can Firestick Work On Just Any TV?
Yes, it can. By connecting your Amazon Fire Stick to your TV’s HDMI port; even on a non-smart TV.
