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No UCONN/TULSA game on TV Saturday Only ESPN3?
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[QUOTE="AndyCT, post: 2077233, member: 2064"] [FONT=Arial]Paid too much! (kidding) I'm assuming you got the regular Amazon Fire device (which actually I bought for my parents this Christmas) but the Amazon Fire Stick is less than half the price ($40 - occasionally even less on sale, mine was $20 but that's rare) and the Google Chromecast is less ($35). I carry both those devices with me on the road since, as an airline pilot, I'm away from home more than I'm there and hotel TV generally sucks (sorry for using the technical term). As well, Apple and Rokyu also make "dongles" - devices that are about the size of your thumb and plug into the HDMI port on your television. All of these devices rely on WiFi and HDMI port, important to know if you're going to buy one. Generally when traveling I prefer the Fire Stick - with an Amazon Prime account it opens up a ton of options. It is app-driven and requires a remote (it comes with a remote and will supposedly pair with universal remotes and/or Alexa (Echo)), while the Chromecast can actually cast (send) anything on your computer/tablet/cell to your TV as long as you're viewing it through the Google Chrome browser; it also has apps, but is far more flexible. The downside of the Chromecast is that in most cases it is difficult if not impossible to log in to a WiFi network that has a complex log in - by complex, I mean a dedicated screen and/or multiple log-in entries - such as name and room number. Supposedly the folks at Google are working changing that but for now I can use it at less than 10% of the hotels I stay in. At home, I prefer the Chromecast, while on the road I use the Fire Stick; I watched yesterday's game against Tulsa on ESPN3 via the Chromecast at home. In this day and age it's a small investment compared to the immense gains. Most importantly as a UConn fan it opens up both ESPN3 if I'm traveling, and via YouTube Husky Games so I can watch the past games on the big TV instead of the tablet. Life is good. Caveat - some apps/services such as WatchESPN/ESPN3 do require a cable/broadband provider verification - I piggyback off the family Optimum account so I get them all on the road, but it would be good to check this before buyig a dongle. Basically, if you can get ESPN3 on your computer or tablet you should be good on the dongle as well. And Husky Games (YouTube) is always good....[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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