Does Roku use data when tv is off?
Does Roku continue to use data from my satellite internet provider even after I turn off my tv?
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I was told that to stop your ISP from streaming data, you must unplug the Roku Ultra. No other functionality on the remote will do this. So when I watch a 30 minute HULU live program and turn off my Roku remote, my ISP continues to stream for another 4 hours at 4GB/hr.
It seems that if the Roku is able to initiate the APP streaming, it should be able to STOP it, right?
Any techno wizards out there?
CG901 wrote:I was told that to stop your ISP from streaming data, you must unplug the Roku Ultra.
You were told wrong. If you turn the TV off while the Roku is streaming, yes it will continue streaming data. But if you press the Home button on the Roku remote before doing anything else, you will exit whatever channel you are in and streaming will stop. Your Roku will still on occasion check with the Roku update servers to see if there's something waiting for your device, but that's a minimal amount of data used.
And you would have the same thing happen with a Fire TV, Shield, or some other streaming player. This isn't something specific to a Roku. They operate independently of the TV itself, and it will continue streaming in whatever mode you left it in when the TV is turned off.
I was told this over 18 months ago. and Press the Home button now before powering off.
I also needed to set the TV setting to turn the USB off when the TV is turned off, so the Roku actually powers off.'
Cathysusanwelsh wrote:I also needed to set the TV setting to turn the USB off when the TV is turned off, so the Roku actually powers off.'
That works as well, although many TVs don't provide enough power in their USB ports for a Roku player. And some don't work from USB power at all. Pressing the Home button works on all devices.
I did not state that pressing the HOME button did not solve the problem. I just mentioned that turning the USB to off when the TV is off, also powers off the Roku or else the ROku stays powered on at the HOME Screen, and uses power and gets quite hot over time.
I did NOT say that this stopped the streaming. I just mentioned that in case people wanted the ROKU powered off all together if they are plugged a USB slot on the TV for power.
This issue was resolved back in June 2020 by the way.
CG901 I accept your answer about returning to ROKU home stops streaming and using data. Thanks
I was relying on this article as well.
https://internet-access-guide.com/does-roku-keep-streaming-when-tv-is-off/
Well, that article has one big mistake right off the bat:
"There are multiple Roku devices out there, and all of them are designed with an on-off switch."
That is completely in error. No Roku player has ever had an on-off switch. A Roku TV has a power button that will put the TV in standby mode, as do virtually every other brand of TV. But the power button found on Roku remotes are there solely to turn off a connected device. For example, I can hit the power button on my Ultra, and it will turn off my TV and my AVR, all connected via HDMI so CEC is controlling it. But the Roku itself is still "on".
I have confirmed that using the HOME button, before powering Roku down, cuts the data stream.
Thanks for guidance on this. You saved me gigabits.
