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Says it does on the site the ONE does. - https://chipolo.net/en/products/chipolo-one-point but i dont even see it on the site now, so presume its discontinued and the cheapest one on the site?
Either way least you can swap to that other one and works.
Next time go for the pebblebee ;)
You can register the watch as yours, add him as a "Child" then Setup a SIM for them (same network) get cheap one and then get the esim (so its a double subscription technically) then boom it works.
However you need the two sims essentially to make it work and they get their own number, which...
As PebbleBee supports google off the bat? You put the pebblebee into pairing, open Google Find, and it then says add as new device, or such then its all fairly easy.
No idea about chipolo, presume the same?
Install VLC for Fire (yep its vlc but on firestick) directly from the amazon store.
Then on the app you have, ill presume its XC rebranded, go to Settings, Player Type, swap the Movies and VOD(Or Series) to External Player/VLC.
Then when you are playing the item, pause and go to bottom and...
Yep robust and rechargeable . Not had an issue and they do actually work with location services via other devices so its a winner for the money.
Id go for it, they work nicely and cost effective ive found.
Just a reminder, Amazon have released a new Stick
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select.
Purchase with extreme caution!!!
This is their new Vega OS (which is not android) but Linux based.
There currently is NO applications been developed for alternative viewing "apps" shall we say for now on this...
Ive been using PebbleBee - https://pebblebee.com/
Worked fine for all over the world and as only need Google Find now days it works almost universally.
Worked in multiple airports and such so cant complain about them.
Got the jetsettle bundle and no failed and hardly need charged.
Other bonus...
Most common is XC actually.
However plenty out there, many subs dont give the URL/DNS out so if they dont, let me know ill sort you out to get a normal app like tivimate or such etc.
LastPass? Dear me, no one remember 2022?
Its effects are still ongoing today
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/lastpass-hacked-users-see-millions-of-dollars-of-funds-stolen
Excellent.
Fibre and bin off traditional services.
They will soon get the message that overcharging customers is poor business practices.
Plenty of other alternatives out there.
Mag boxes are rather old these days and not able to vpn on top many of them, so if you get blocked, you are blocked.
Id get an android box myself and run it via that, means you can run vpn and supported apps if you feel the need.
Usual but jeezo that price is heafty at the start.
Depends what box it is? If its a formuler id say yes do it. but if not, nope.
Doesnt need to be a Firestick can use any android you wish (can go cheaper and have good results too)
Depends on service, most have SD, HD and FHD, "4k" streams...
New regulations by HMRC in Jan 2026 will be very interesting.
Guarantee plenty get caught out by not declaring they moved fiat to crypto. Or crypto to crypto is now classed as a disposal.