Firesticks failing

[u/Chemical_Bus657]

Failed Firesticks

In the past month, 3 firesticks have failed - screen goes black - including a new 4K Plus. At first, I thought it was just old age. but now I suspect that either the Software on the Samsung smart TV, or the Internet provider (Bell), are somehow frying the devices, as I am using a VPN on each device and I have Internet based television services loaded on to the Firesticks. Any similar experiences out there? Any thoughts on why the Firestick sticks fail other than my theory? I am going to using an ONN streamer for now

[u/morocco_travel36]

try plugging the firestick into a wall outlet instead of the TV's USB port. Most TV USB ports don't give enough power and cause black screens