Fire Stick is a great device to operate when you’re a constant streamer. However, as excellent as it may be, there’s no avoiding the problems that your internet connection might face. Or is there? In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to change your DNS settings on Fire Stick in order to circumvent your ISP’s internet throttling and bypass geo-restrictions. Follow my lead.

How to Change DNS Settings on Fire Stick

How to Change DNS Settings on Fire Stick

HOW TO MANUALLY CONFIGURE DNS ON AMAZON FIRESTICK

Before you change your DNS settings, make sure to write down the current server addresses or settings on a piece of paper. It is very important that you keep these numbers for backup purposes, in case you need to revert to them at any time. You may use Google’s public DNS. It’s very reliable and free.

  • 8.8.8.8
  • 8.8.4.4

Here’s how you change your DNS settings on FireStick:

  1. Turn on your Fire Stick.
  2. Head over to Settings -> My Fire TV -> About.Fire Stick About
  3. You’ll see your connection’s details. Note them down.Fire Stick Network
  4. Now, go to Settings -> Network again.
  5. Click on your wireless connection and hit Forget Network.Forget Password
  6. Rescan for your connection and tap on it.Fire Stick Rescan
  7. Enter your Wi-FI password but press on Advanced this time.
  8. Remember the note you took before, yeah time to type it in:
    • IP addressIP Fire Stick
    • GatewayGateway Fire Stick
    • Subnet Mask (If the last digit was 0, then input 24. If it’s 255, then 32 is your number).Subnet Fire Stick
  9. Enter the new Primary and Secondary DNS (You can use Google DNS or OpenDNS)Fire Stick Change DNS
  10. You’re done.

SWITCHING DNS SERVERS – WHY?

It gets too frustrating when you can’t tap into the full potential of a device such as Fire Stick. The platform has a lot to offer when it comes to streaming. From Amazon Prime Videos to BBC iPlayer, all can be available provided you live in their respective country of origin. Not only that, but during peak times, it’s next to impossible to watch a video without suffering from buffering issues.

As much as you like to stream content, your ISP’s daily habit is to monitor your activities and throttle your connection. I’m going to talk about this in depth next, keep scrolling.

IMPROVE CONNECTION SPEED

The moment an ISP provides you with an internet connection, you get assigned a server to use automatically. Remember, you’re not the only one using the server. The problem here is that these servers get overloaded and might function slower as time goes by.

Luckily, by changing your DNS settings, you might avoid this issue. Once you tamper with your DNS, you may end up connecting to a server with low ping, which is considered to be very good. That way, you can workaround the slow connection that’s been imposed on you.