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righthandtoday at 4:55 PM4 repliesview on HN

You can go to Walmart and buy a streaming box that is a Raspberry pi-sized board with custom Android installed and the package claims it has 700+ channels. But it just is an overlay for pirate streaming sites.


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pwdisswordfishstoday at 5:16 PM

> it just is an overlay for pirate streaming sites

Not "just". You left out its role as a bot network exit node.

torawaytoday at 8:16 PM

Or you buy a non-scammy Onn stick for $20-$30 from Walmart instead, install a launcher like Projectivy/ATV Launcher Pro from Play Store (or Aurora/F-Droid), and either choose your streaming app subscriptions ... or remove them all and install Stremio/Kodi/Plex/Jellyfin etc for your own preferred "alternative" streaming sources via Usenet/Debrid/Torrents/etc.

tadfishertoday at 5:21 PM

It is also a gateway for "residential proxy networks", AKA botnets for rent.

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marssaxmantoday at 5:08 PM

> just is an overlay for pirate streaming sites

Now you're making it sound even more interesting. What is the name of this device?

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