I have a Samsung Smart TV with ROKU Channel preloaded. When I click on Roku Channel, after a long pause I receive a message "The Roku Channel is temporarily unavailable. Please try again in a few minutes".
I purchased this TV a few years ago and this is the first time that I have tried to connect with the Roku Channel. Is there something that I need to do in setup to access Roku Channel? I have another TV that has fire TV and have no issue opening fire TV and viewing programs.
After some research on the internet, I updated the software on my Samsung TV but that did not solve the problem. Seems like Samsung stopped supporting the Roku Channel on older TV's. I believe that I bought my Samsung 4K TV in 2015. The only way that I could get to the Roku Channel was to purchase a Roku Express 4k+ device. This connects to the TV using an HDMI cable that comes with the device. After installing the device, I an now able to access the Roku Channel. Cost me $43 but solved the problem.
I'm in North Carolina and I'm having the same issue with my Samsung smart tv. I just get the message that the roku channel is temporarily not available. My roku tv works perfectly, as does the roku app on my Samsung Galaxy phone. This is very frustrating!
It's OK here on my Samsung. Using Verizon FIOS.
