So perhaps you have been wondering, can you use a firestick without wifi? The answer is a firm yes. All you need is reliable mobile data (preferably unlimited data) and a mobile hotspot. In August, when our TalkTalk.co.uk contract for full fibre is up, we are ditching the wifi and router and connecting to the firestick through my unlimited mobile data and my mobile hot spot. We never use the home phone anyway and the wifi is not that strong and loses power a lot, even with a wifi extender.
Connecting your firestick through mobile data is genius! Sure, you’ll have to always keep your phone charged and mobile data connected, but you will find that mobile data is just as reliable, and provides just as good as stream (or even better) than standard broadband and fibre optic.
First things first. You need an affordable unlimited data plan so that ‘can you use a firestick without wifi’ becomes a reality. Check out the amazing deals here at affordablemobiles.co.uk on sim only unlimited data plans starting from under £16 per month. For example, three is a great network. I received a brand new Samsung A22 with unlimited data for only £19 per month. It is5G enabled, but I never use 5G as it’s slower than 4G.
Can You Use a Firestick Without Wifi?
Yes you can. As streaming movies and videos can use up a lot of mobile data, it is best to take out an unlimited mobile data plan and there are some amazing deals at affordablemobiles.co.uk, mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, and mobiles.co.uk, for example.
Setting up the firestick to wifi is super easy.
- Head to your phone settings.
- Ensure your mobile data and mobile hotspot are both active.
- Click on Connections
- Click on Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
- Ensure that your ‘Mobile Hotspot’ is on. Click on this to set up the Network Name and your Password.
- Check that your mobile data and mobile hotspot are both active.
- Visit the Network Settings on your firestick and choose your network name and password and you’ll be online in a jiffy.
It’s genius! Now you have answered YES to your original thought query, can you use a firestick without wifi, please share this blog post with others because I think it’s tiresome and old fashioned to still need a phone connection when you take out home broadband. I’m with the three.co.uk network and it’s especially helpful to have mobile data when you’re in a hotel that does not share any wifi details, and we take our firestick and can watch whatever we like.
So why not grab yourself an Amazon Firestick today. They are not expensive, and you can watch whatever you like, whenever you have the time to.
