Many cutting the cord on cable/satellite

[lucky_bee]

So, use the PS3 for Neflix in the living room. Odd thing is that at least once per episode, not matter what we are watching,we will get a pause with the loading screen like it's buffering, but stops at 25%. Exit out back to the menu, hit starts, it runs throught 100% and the show restarts, but about a minute prior to where we left off.

I've been getting this quite frequently lately. Maybe not for every episode, and some days not at all. But enough to piss me off. I keep meaning to reset my actual router and see if that helps. I had quite a few issues with it last night so I'll try and remember to do that this week and see if that helps.

 

[Misfit]

We got the Roku and the Roku stick. Still learning the ins and outs. We cannot get the stick to work upstairs. Every other device connects to the internet up there but this thing. Any ideas?

I remember SamSpade mentioning something called a Powerline Extender maybe that would help.

 

[lucky_bee]

We got the Roku and the Roku stick. Still learning the ins and outs. We cannot get the stick to work upstairs. Every other device connects to the internet up there but this thing. Any ideas?

do you get any kind of signal from it? You can check your connectivity under settings. It should tell you how strong your connection is. Need to know that to start troubleshooting.

 

[chess]

do you get any kind of signal from it? You can check your connectivity under settings. It should tell you how strong your connection is. Need to know that to start troubleshooting.

May need a AP as well... if you are on a split level, its cheap enough to buy an AP and your golden

 

[getbent]

do you get any kind of signal from it? You can check your connectivity under settings. It should tell you how strong your connection is. Need to know that to start troubleshooting.

Setting for the wifi?

 

[getbent]

may need a ap as well... If you are on a split level, its cheap enough to buy an ap and your golden

ap?

 

[lucky_bee]

Setting for the wifi?

when you have roku open on your TV, I believe you can check your connectivity levels with your wifi under settings > wifi

without it in front of me I can't remember if there's another step but it's real easy to find if you just look through all the settings options. You'll have a strong connectivity level if all 3 boxes are checked.

 

[getbent]

when you have roku open on your TV, I believe you can check your connectivity levels with your wifi under settings > wifi

without it in front of me I can't remember if there's another step but it's real easy to find if you just look through all the settings options. You'll have a strong connectivity level if all 3 boxes are checked.

Can you check the settings without ever having connected to it to begin with? We just got it and it gets through the first and sometimes the second step then stops. Sometimes it connects to the wifi but not the next step which is something about the network. Or it takes 8 or 9 times just to connect to the wifi.

 

[lucky_bee]

Can you check the settings without ever having connected to it to begin with? We just got it and it gets through the first and sometimes the second step then stops. Sometimes it connects to the wifi but not the next step which is something about the network. Or it takes 8 or 9 times just to connect to the wifi.

ahh, then you don't have any connection. Chess was referring to a wireless access point (AP). you're going to want to look into getting one of those. I don't know much about them as I have no use for it but with the way some houses are built, they need a little something else to help re-distribute the wireless signal, to boost it to other levels/floors of the house.

Edit: I should explain, it sounds like you need one bc your wireless signal is probably not strong enough in your bedroom to support your roku. but don't give up, once you have it working it'll be well worth it.

 

[glhs837]

loved my powerline ethernet system, before I justs said screw and hardwired everything So in my case, at least, it has nothing to do with wireless. I have a direct cat5e connection to the router

 

[chess]

ap?

access point

 

[getbent]

ahh, then you don't have any connection. Chess was referring to a wireless access point (AP). you're going to want to look into getting one of those. I don't know much about them as I have no use for it but with the way some houses are built, they need a little something else to help re-distribute the wireless signal, to boost it to other levels/floors of the house.

Edit: I should explain, it sounds like you need one bc your wireless signal is probably not strong enough in your bedroom to support your roku. but don't give up, once you have it working it'll be well worth it.

Why is the Roku connecting to the wifi any different than our other wireless devices? Phones, laptop, Playstation and xbox all connect up there. Ugh!

 

[getbent]

access point

Thank you.

 

[lucky_bee]

Why is the Roku connecting to the wifi any different than our other wireless devices? Phones, laptop, Playstation and xbox all connect up there. Ugh!

because you already have all those other wireless devices vying for a wireless connection. a Roku needs quite a bit extra to function and it sounds like with all those devices, your wireless is just about tapped out. I have the smallest package with Metrocast for wireless, think that's 15mps? in a 650+/- sq ft condo with just a Roku, my iPad and my phone...just about covers those devices. If I'm doing too much on both my phone and iPad while watching Roku, it'll buffer every once in awhile. :shrug: this is why I gave up on cable. Internet is a PITA enough!

 

[getbent]

because you already have all those other wireless devices vying for a wireless connection. a Roku needs quite a bit extra to function and it sounds like with all those devices, your wireless is just about tapped out. I have the smallest package with Metrocast for wireless, think that's 15mps? in a 650+/- sq ft condo with just a Roku, my iPad and my phone...just about covers those devices. If I'm doing too much on both my phone and iPad while watching Roku, it'll buffer every once in awhile. :shrug: this is why I gave up on cable. Internet is a PITA enough!

Thanks, makes sense. Does anyone know if the other devices are off, Xbox or Playstation, are they still vying for the connection?

 

[Dakota]

because you already have all those other wireless devices vying for a wireless connection. a Roku needs quite a bit extra to function and it sounds like with all those devices, your wireless is just about tapped out. I have the smallest package with Metrocast for wireless, think that's 15mps? in a 650+/- sq ft condo with just a Roku, my iPad and my phone...just about covers those devices. If I'm doing too much on both my phone and iPad while watching Roku, it'll buffer every once in awhile. :shrug: this is why I gave up on cable. Internet is a PITA enough!

This is why I am looking into the Xbox One. I don't game at all but my husband & kids do. Currently on our Living Room TV we have a blue ray player (connects to the internet), a Roku (need this for Amazon Prime) and an old Xbox that is wireless so with ALL THAT connection, I would be slimming it down to just one device/one interface.

When I started this thread, I was more than willing to cut the cord but sports is the big issue. I DID NOTICE SOMETHING TONIGHT...

Something important and I wanted to pass this on to DirecTV peeps.


Check the packages, I can not believe that the lower package contains A&E, FX and AMC now - it didn't use to so what I did was drop my package to the lowest package tonight and picked up the sports pack for $12.00 (which has hockey )


This actually saved me $8.00 a month plus I don't have that extra sports fee of $2.14 a month so a total of $10.14 a month.


I know many were locked into mid-range packages and I did complain my ass off about that. It is the principle that I would have to pay $20 more a month to have like 2 channels we watch when I'd be more than willing to give up a bunch of others.

Glad they listened to us customers who kept bellyaching about it.

 

[getbent]

This is why I am looking into the Xbox One. I don't game at all but my husband & kids do. Currently on our Living Room TV we have a blue ray player (connects to the internet), a Roku (need this for Amazon Prime) and an old Xbox that is wireless so with ALL THAT connection, I would be slimming it down to just one device/one interface.

When I started this thread, I was more than willing to cut the cord but sports is the big issue. I DID NOTICE SOMETHING TONIGHT...

Something important and I wanted to pass this on to DirecTV peeps.


Check the packages, I can not believe that the lower package contains A&E, FX and AMC now - it didn't use to so what I did was drop my package to the lowest package tonight and picked up the sports pack for $12.00 (which has hockey )


This actually saved me $8.00 a month plus I don't have that extra sports fee of $2.14 a month so a total of $10.14 a month.


I know many were locked into mid-range packages and I did complain my ass off about that. It is the principle that I would have to pay $20 more a month to have like 2 channels we watch when I'd be more than willing to give up a bunch of others.

Glad they listened to us customers who kept bellyaching about it.

We suspended our Dtv account for 6 months. Unfortunately, we needed to save as much as possible so dropping to a lower package wasn't enough of a savings.

 

[SamSpade]

I remember SamSpade mentioning something called a Powerline Extender maybe that would help.

Yep. Here's the one we use....

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA...XMXW6HGZ&dpSrc=sims&dpST=_AC_UL160_SR160,160_

THIS way, you connect your TV *directly* to the cable modem, and you get the full speed without the logjams of wi-fi. They work great.

 

[SamSpade]

In case it's been brought up earlier in this thread - because I haven't read all through it - who has had success with the following:

1. Using and HD antenna to pick up channels - what range and what channels can you get ... and

2. Using a DVR with such a setup. With Metrocast, virtually everything we watch is pre-recorded and most of it is on the big network channels.
On the other hand, we have about six TVs in the house with their Jayhawk server, so we're kind of spoiled by being able to watch ANY recorded show on most of the TVs.

 

[Dakota]

In case it's been brought up earlier in this thread - because I haven't read all through it - who has had success with the following:

1. Using and HD antenna to pick up channels - what range and what channels can you get ... and

2. Using a DVR with such a setup. With Metrocast, virtually everything we watch is pre-recorded and most of it is on the big network channels.
On the other hand, we have about six TVs in the house with their Jayhawk server, so we're kind of spoiled by being able to watch ANY recorded show on most of the TVs.

You won't be happy with it. You are too spoiled with your current set up.

I have an OTA, two of them actually, and I pick up most of the local channels 4, 5, 7, 9, 14, 20, 22, 26 and 50 (along with some sub channels) with a signal between 50-80 percent. It is great for some spare rooms and for my kids "guys room." I have one of the radios in our garage connected to the OTA also and I pick up an amazing amount of stations by doing so. I don't have a great number of trees close to my house so I have a straight shot to the sky. You can do a search of your address here. http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/engineering/dtvmaps/ which will give you an idea of what you may be able to pick up with an OTA.


I do have DTV in my main living room and since my husband and I do watch some sports, that is the one issue with going soley with an OTA that currently has no solution. He cannot live without his hockey.

After I posted last night, I messed around with my DTV box and created a FAVORITES list using the remote control. I got rid of all those crappy shopping channels and made it so it only shows the channels we pay for. It looks like we have more channels when actually we are viewing far less. The clutter was so distracting.

This sports pack includes a couple "outdoor" channels that are pretty entertaining and Comcast Sportsnet, which is important. .