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I watch pirated TV using Kodi on my Amazon Fire TV in the USA.

There are some free Kodi add-ons for on-demand TV (i.e., free Netflix clones), but I use Kodi as a replacement for live sports. For $13/month, I get hundreds of live channels.

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Curious why you pay for it? If you're openly admitting to pirating it, why not just pirate it for free? it's not like the licence owners are getting any of your $13/month.

I'm paying for better quality streams, not because I think the license holders get a cut of the profits.

If there was a similar legal IPTV service that got the license holders paid, I would choose that (even at a higher price point). My current alternative is Comcast which I have had nightmarish experiences with.

It looks like this is an industry that is finally maturing (with Sling TV and others) so it might be different next year.

Fair enough. I don't agree but I understand your view. Thanks for responding.

$13/month?

Kodi has an add-on system where 3rd party software can be loaded. Some of these add-ons are paid subscription services for live TV. They are substantially more reliable and have better quality than the free add-ons for live TV.

What is the name of the addons? I'll pay I just don't want any TV connection anymore.

Go to http://iptvtalk.org/ forum and read up. There's 3 "major" IPTV services and about a dozen or more specialized targeting various ethnic diaspora.

I'm curious about this as well. There's been some update to either Kodi or Exodus recently that has greatly slowed everything down. I'd totally be willing to pay for a service that has better quality experience and just the shit I actually want. Even Netflix is becoming bloated with garbage I can't sit through a single episode of.

Thanks for your answer.

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