How To Use Hotspot On Roku Tv

Make sure that both your mobile device and your roku device are on thesame network.
How to use hotspot on roku tv. Want to get rid of moms expensive cable bill. However you need to be aware that now tv use adaptive bitrate management when streaming and the roku will try to draw as much data as your connection allows to get the best picture possible which will result in anything up to almost a couple of gb of data each hour if you have a good 3g 4g connection on your phone. Step by step how does roku work with a hotspot which roku should i get. My tv is a vizio hdtv vl370m with 1080p my internet is via a hotspot connection from the apartment complex. She has an iphone with hotspot and flat screen tv not fancy.
Eddie wants to know if roku will look for a hotspot. Connect an ethernet cable to the back of your roku device and plug theother end to your wi fi router. Wed dec 14 2011 3 40 pm. Channels she wants are hgtv and a pbs channel for antiques roadshow and our local wink news station 34135 im not techy. I have the roku lt.
Go to the roku network selection and see it there. Which your roku can then connect to. Click start and open your menu bar. If your roku tv is updated to the latest firmware but still won t connect to your mobile hotspot then there might be an issue with your mobile hotspot. Once connected open the roku mobile app on your mobile device.
Try using a mobile hotspot that works with other devices on your roku tv to confirm this. With your wi fi hotspot activated simply use your. Using hotspot for internet connection. Leo says it doesn t really matter the roku will look for wi fi no matter where it is. Turn on the hotspot.
Select it and put in the password. I may need more help than you can provide here but i will ask anyway.