About nwikoff

As I've increased use of the app recently, I thought I'd mention that it has been acting as designed on two streaming sticks without errors for a few weeks now.  To reiterate things written before, these things would be great improvements: Easy way to go straight back to the last channel being viewed immediatly upon opening the app. Not having to select a channel, wait for the description to load, and then being able to click "watch" would be nice.  I want to select a channel in the guide and be watching it without having to click twice. Have the current channel still playing in the corner while perusing the guide, like a normal cable box.   ... View more

Today, it has barely worked. I keep getting "something went wrong" or DRM errors. Sometimes just trying to open the app, sometimes getting to the live TV listings or On Demand, or settings, or sometimes when trying to get a channel started, it just churns and churns forever. I tried reinstalling the app, updating the Roku stick software, rebooting, all combos of that in differing orders. It worked fine yesterday. ... View more

I'm not sure how an extender would help the indicated incompatibility issue, but getting better than "poor" signal will help a lot when it comes to playback quality.   My personal recommendation is a powerline extender.  It'll be one box that you plug into a normal wall electricity outlet, connect it to your router with an ethernet cable, then plug the second box into another outlet in your home.  The second box provides an ethernet port and/or a WiFi connection. I've been using TP-Link's powerline extenders for a while and really like them. ... View more

I used the app for the first time in a few weeks on Sunday.  I had to remove and re-add the app to get the latest version (1.1).  It wouldn't let me sign into the version I had (1.0).  It seemed to work fine for several minutes till I tried to watch a local channel, at which point I got the DRM 6 error.  I signed out and back in and didn't get the error again.   Along with my hope of a very cheap fee, if any at all, at the end of beta, is the desire for the app to work very smoothly and quickly like a normal STB.  You know, turn the TV on and boom, something to watch. ... View more

@canetree1 wrote: Started using the app a few days ago. The only use I'm particulary concered with is watching local channels on a bedroom TV. It's pretty much useless at this point as A/V sync goes out consistently after a minute or so of cuing up a local channel. Really far out as to make it unwatchable. Also the app seems to be unstable and has crashed my TV (Roku built-in) causing it to reboot. I know it's beta still, but it's not really useable for me at this point.  If you're just wanting local channels, why not just get an HD antenna?  Only one remote to use, no need to go through the guide (some TV's have a guide of their own, my Samsung does and it works nicely), no extra charges.  Simpler. ... View more

$10 a month...? Just get a real DVR, and you can adjust the volume with the same remote. ... View more

@ComcastDan wrote: @nwikoff wrote: I turned it on again tonight. I had to go through the process of entering the activation code online and choosing a name for my Roku again. Is that normal? No, I would expect that you should only have to enter the activation code upon first use. What device type are you using (model number)?   Thank you for the feedback.   -ComcastDan I'm using the 3600R streaming stick with the latest firmware. ... View more

I turned it on again tonight. I had to go through the process of entering the activation code online and choosing a name for my Roku again. Is that normal? ... View more

lol chrishicks!   I tried the app last night.  I didn't have any problems finding it or setting it up.  The stream quality seemed fine, though the picture wasn't quite as clean as normal cable TV.  Just now realized I didn't try any local or SD channels.  I wish my Roku remote worked as a channel switcher while watching a channel instead of having to go back to the guide, and if I do go back to the guide, I wish the current channel would be shown in the corner like my cable box does.   And the volume is super low!  On my tv, the volume is normally set around 10-12.  I had to crank it up to 60+ when using the app.  Please fix that or make it variable in the app.   And, the fee, whatever it ends up being, needs to be super low.  I'm using my own equipment for craps sake. ... View more

A fee!?!  Ugh.  I wanted to get rid of these DTAs that just went up to 6 freakin dollars a month.  These dumb little boxes were FREE to begin with, and they just keep jacking up the price.  Get a clue, Comcast.  I had hopes.  I was hopeful for you to do something that made customers happy, but you went the opposite way, just like every other change you make.  Even if the fee is $2/mo, I absolutely do not trust you to not raise it up another $2 every couple years.   I'm so mad right now.  I'm in the middle of a 2 year contract where you aren't changing the price of my basic cable service.  BUT... the price of all the extras you need to actually watch TV have gone up. Every sort of TV box, "fees" for local sports on channels that you own, "HD Technology" like the signal wasn't already HD when you recieved it before funneling it to me, whatever the "franchise" is, rebroadcasting local channels that are FREE through an antenna...   I'm not sure I understand how locking me into a contract, then raising fees/charges on a whim is ethical or even legal. ... View more

ComcastDan, can you find a way to inform the chat agents to stop telling people they can get the app by associating their Rokus to Comcast email accounts?  I'm new to Roku stuff, but the only way I could find to do it was to reset my stick to factory and start over.  Maybe I missed something, but it's not a quick thing to do. ... View more

Well, I went through the trouble of associating my Roku to my Comcast email, and an Xfinity channel has not shown up as TWO chat agents told me it would. If there is/was a beta, I can't get it. ... View more

An online chat agent shared some key info with me.  The TV app became available on Dec 19, in beta.  Your Roku device with firmware 7.2 or greater has to be logged in through your Comcast email in order for the channel to show up.  Once it is out of beta, you'll be able to log into it through other email addresses. ... View more