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CynMoore
Channel Surfer
4 years ago

How will switching Internet providers affect Roku?

I'm new here, so I hope I am posting this in the right place. If not, please advise and/or move it. We are planning to switch our Internet service from Comcast to AT&T, which recently announced that...
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CynMoore
Channel Surfer
4 years ago

@OwnerofDevices wrote: 
 

I am with Verizon's fiber optic internet and one thing that you may need to change on your router is that you might have to disable DFS. At this point in time Roku does not support DFS. My router that I bought from Verizon has DFS turned on by default. Perhaps, someone with AT&T fiber can chime in and let you know if DFS is on by default.

Is DFS Distributed File System? What does it do? Will turning it off, if that is needed, affect anything else?

We already have a working Roku service. Do I need to chek our current router to see if DFS is turned on? How do I do that?

Thanks

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OwnerofDevices
Roku Guru
4 years ago

DFS is dynamic frequency selection. 

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    CynMoore
    Channel Surfer
    4 years ago
    OwnerofDevices wrote:

    DFS is dynamic frequency selection. 

    Ok, and how do I check and/or change that setting?

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    OwnerofDevices
    Roku Guru
    4 years ago

    In Verizon's app on my phone there is a way to get in the advanced settings and disable DFS or you can run an ethernet cable to your router and use your login information to disable DFS.

    I am not 100 percent sure if AT&T if the router does support DFS or not.