Things I Wish I Knew Before Joining Cue Streaming

This is an amazing company with a user community that is mostly positive, optimistic and friendly.  However, there have been some bumps in the getting started process. 

 This article is intended to help you avoid some of the frustration by leaning from our experiences.  So, here are the things that I wish I knew:

• Before you sign up, decide if you want to simply be a subscriber or if you want to get a referral fee from people you refer.  If you want to get a referral fee, use your sponsor's "apply" link to make the whole process easier on yourself and your sponsor. 
• Connect with someone and sign up under them so they can help you get set up.
• Setup will take a couple of tries so be ready for that and don't get frustrated. 
• Don't try to record until you install external storage.  If you do (we know it is tempting), limit it to two or three hours so that you do not fill up our Firestick.
• If your firestick memory fills up, call your sponsor so they can help you fix it. 
• There is NOT a lot of difference between the Firestick Lite and the Firestick 4K Max for most users. Here are the big ones: 
• 4KM works with IP6 (no biggy for us)
• 4KM has volume, mute and on/off buttons on the remote (we like this a lot)
• 4kM maximizes the resolution of your display
• 4kM supports some fancy audio something something
• If you want more details, this is a good article -
  Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K vs Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite
• The Firestick Remote (either) has two buttons that will take you out of Cue Streaming and back to the Firestick System - home and TV.  See this post for more information on the remote - Remote
• The Firestick User Experience and the Web Player User Experience are separate and very different.  Don't try to learn both and seek out help from your sponsor. 
• Navigating the Firestick Cue Streaming App is fast but also not all that intuitive.  Again, ask your sponsor or check this article - Basic Navigation
• When you get access through your Firestick, spend some time browsing the system to learn how to find what you want.
• The general search will return everything Cue Streaming has from anywhere: Live, VOD movies, VOD TV Shows.
• Take a deep breath and prepare to have a learning curve.
• The speed and functionality is very, very good!  The learning curve is real.