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Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs

KoKo

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14. Our power went out for cable in vacation place over Labor Day..and ROKU

Reply to cbayer (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 08:08 PM

Oct 2012

was the only way we could watch anything. Since it was Labor Day we couldn't get our cable back in the place we rented (barrier island off coast of SC) and so we were thrilled we had our ROKU as we were under Hurricane Issac Watch and wouldn't have know what the heck was going on.

Our ROKU was our lifelink..

On Edit...Our vacation place used a separate "Internet Service Provider" that I wasn't familiar with but it worked. They left the code in the rental so we could access our e-mail, etc. We used our ROKU to stream to the Big flat Screen they had in the place while we were on computer checking our business stuff. It worked fantastic..or we would have spent three days with no access to anything but radio.

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In a fit of pique, I canceled both Netflix and Hulu last night. [View all] cbayer Oct 2012 OP

I keep hoping Netflix will redeem itself because I am on the boarder with Cable/Comcast siligut Oct 2012 #1

You get 12 PBS stations? How is that? KoKo Oct 2012 #2

We don't have any access to cable or satellite, so we either have to stream through the internet cbayer Oct 2012 #3

Have you looked into getting a ROKU box? KoKo Oct 2012 #5

I have a samsung roku player that does essentially the same thing, but... cbayer Oct 2012 #6

I can get it through "Earthlink" my Internet Carrier and not use my Time -Warner.. KoKo Oct 2012 #8

i can't because my download speeds are very, very slow. cbayer Oct 2012 #9

That's very creepy... KoKo Oct 2012 #10

I doubt any of those places are using cellular service to access the internet and cbayer Oct 2012 #12

I have (ugh) Comcast, but used with an Ethernet cable Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #4

My hope is that Netflix and Hulu will begin to make some demands on the cel companies. cbayer Oct 2012 #7

I think all our Internet Sevice Providers SUCK...because they aren't servicing people KoKo Oct 2012 #11

Again, I think your Roku is hooked into a cable or satellite service, not cellular service. cbayer Oct 2012 #13

Our power went out for cable in vacation place over Labor Day..and ROKU KoKo Oct 2012 #14

But it wasn't streaming through your cellular service. cbayer Oct 2012 #15

CBayer...whatever connection you use to connect you to DU will work with ROKU... KoKo Oct 2012 #16

I'm not being clear, I am afraid. cbayer Oct 2012 #17

It will connect using your ISPN wherever your router is in your house, vacation place, hotel... KoKo Oct 2012 #18

I use Earthlink... Does that help? KoKo Oct 2012 #19

Let me see if I can break this down. cbayer Oct 2012 #20

Okay...let's start from scratch as to how I get ROKU KoKo Oct 2012 #21

Koko, I so apprecaite your time and patience with me on this. cbayer Oct 2012 #22

i'm with you bodem1955_om Oct 2012 #23

I cancelled after I saw that they added Dreams of My Real Father to streaming. Glimmer of Hope Oct 2012 #24

Your router may be overheating Generic Brad Nov 2012 #25

I wish it were that simple. We have two separate routers, and neither is doing the trick. cbayer Nov 2012 #26