The big testIn response to Hayes’ blog post, Amazon said that the culprit of this data use was likely due to the device’s screensaver – specifically the “Mosaic” setting. That was enough for me to pull the set-top box into Digital Trends’ offices for a more comprehensive – and accurate – series of tests. By the next day, I had run through about 17GB of data. (I should note here that I did confirm my Wi-Fi network hadn’t been hijacked by any freeloaders). According to the same meter, my household consumption soared in April to 413 GB (I installed the Fire TV mid-month), 632 GB in May and 526GB in June.I immediately began checking my meter every hour or so and was dismayed to see it tick up 1GB to 2GB per hour with periodic use of the Fire TV box. Since then, my family’s video streaming habits haven’t changed much – though, admittedly, we stream nearly all of our TV content, having ceased cable service late last year. My household consumption soared to 632GB in May and 526GB in June.The last time I checked my monthly home Internet data usage (in February) it was well below the 250 GB mark, according to Comcast’s online meter tool.
For now, Comcast doesn’t enforce its 250 GB data cap in my area, so it was Hayes’ alert that prompted me to look into my own house’s data consumption over the past three months. Fingering the Fire TVTyler Hayes was the first to discover the when he got a not-so-friendly letter from his ISP that he had blown through a lot of data in not much time. Beware: If you own a Fire TV box, there’s a possibility it’s gunning for your data cap, if not blowing it away entirely – and your ISP isn’t going to like that. In fact, the Fire TV is so unobtrusive, you could easily lose it in the mess of black boxes that live under your TV and forget it was even there.That would be a huge mistake.Sure, the little black box and its lone LED look innocent enough, but in reality, the Fire TV is like a stealthy, bloodthirsty vampire quietly gorging itself on gigabytes of your precious Internet data while supposedly doing nothing at all. Just look at its short stature, tiny footprint, and tidy little remote – how darling! Amazon Fire Tablet Sleep Timer Share on FacebookTweet thisShareWhen I first saw the Amazon Fire TV, I couldn’t get over how cute it was. Want 5 or 10 more minutes? Simply pick up the phone and give it a quick shake! Fall asleep to your favourite tunes safe in the knowledge Sleep Timer will turn off your music player and ensure you don't have a flat battery in the morning! Save precious charge by using Sleep Timer. The update is compatible with all generations of Fire TV and Fire TV Stick in the US.
You can now use Alexa to control Amazon’s Fire TV without a remote.
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