I ran an ethernet cable from the upstairs to the basement. But, you could use a moca adapter with a verizon router. I am a Verizon customer and I familiar with the setup.
I don't understand your response.
I currently have an ethernet cable from the upstairs router to the basement TV which is no longer being used since we discontinued Verizon TV. Based on the other responses it sounds like having that ethernet cable won't help me receive Roku streaming content without, perhaps, adding a MoCa adapter at $75 to $129.
I didn’t understand your terminology of “FIOS cable” to mean ethernet. I looked up some Verizon FIOS install guides which showed ethernet going out to PCs and a coaxial cable going out to TVs. So I thought it was that coaxial TV cable that you were referring to. Lots of people have homes pre-wired with coax cable and MoCA is a way of getting ethernet onto the same cable. This is very convenient for someone who has a home like that.
Ethernet is just ethernet – no MoCA adapter needed, and it doesn’t matter what ISP you have. However, stick models don’t have ethernet connections – just Wi-Fi. So definitely try what you have first.
I should have scrolled down further before my last response. Having the Ethernet cable already at your TV simplifies everything. Again, that cable can't be used on a Roku Stick, but it will work on a Roku Ultra, or using a 3rd party USB adapter you could use a Roku Express 4K+.
Since you have the cable there already, if your upstairs WiFi isn't strong enough you could add a WiFi access point using that cable in the proximity of your TV. You would then have a strong wireless signal on both floors. But I can completely understand if you'd rather not get into the complexities of adding that to your network. In that case, using a Roku with an Ethernet jack (Ultra) is the simplest way to make it all work.
