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Carolyn2815
Reel Rookie
3 years ago

need help with brand new replacement remote - customer service won't respond

I am beyond frustrated as customer service won't respond. My first remote (with stick) began having problems a few months after I got it: some of the buttons quit working. I communicated with customer service and at least they responded that first time asking what my specific problems were (I had told them already about the remote buttons.) I thought I had figured it out as the remote worked better when I moved farther from the TV, so they closed the ticket.

Then several months later (still less than a year old), the mute button quit working, permanently stuck. I contacted customer service again and got the automated response someone would be in touch soon. Never happened and the problem got worse with other buttons getting wacky. I sent more emails and no one ever responded over the following months. Finally, I just gave up and ordered a new remote.

Well, that remote had no pairing button and I didn't know how to pair it. The only instructions were for how to pair the new one with the old one. How do you do that if the old one doesn't work?? Sent another email, but no response. I tried to find solutions online and after quite a bit of research over two days, somehow stumbled into pairing it using my phone. That is when I discovered that the brand new remote's on/off button and the mute button didn't work. Brand new! Since they won't respond, didn't even bother contacting customer service. Does zero good.

So now I am manually turning the TV on/off by using the TV controls. I cannot mute, which is irritating beyond measure. I just want a working remote. I have now paid for two remotes and still have one that doesn't work. Please don't tell me to use my phone for controls. Why should I run down my battery b/c of a brand new remote that doesn't work. I want a responsible company to address the issue or send me a new one at no cost.

The problem remote is with a stick. The other TV remote, connected via TV itself, works just fine, no issues.

Please, some Roku person who wants to make this right, respond. This just isn't right and no way to treat customers. (Sorry for the length, blame is on frustration.) 

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  • RokuJanadeeK's avatar
    RokuJanadeeK
    Retired Moderator
    3 years ago

    We're sorry for the inconvenience this has caused, Carolyn2815.

    Can you specify the remote model for this Roku stick? Kindly try to identify it with the help of this support article and follow the corresponding troubleshooting steps for your specific remote. If none of the fixes offered worked, please send us a PM here at the Roku Community; we might need personal data to resolve issues with remote

    Keep us posted.

    Regards,
    Janadee

    • Carolyn2815's avatar
      Carolyn2815
      Reel Rookie
      3 years ago
      Spoiler
      Well, tried instructions in the article (via "add new remote" as my model number was not listed; my sku number is RCA1R. That is the only number I can find on the box it came in). Now I can do NOTHING.Only page I can get to is Remote settings, even after turning TV off (manually, of course) and back on. Page I'm on is Remote Settings where "set up remote for TV control" is located. What I see is IR setup and CEC setup. Wouldn't I use wifi?

      So, I'm now exponentially worse than I was before trying the instructions. I didn't think it was possible to be more frustrated than before, but hey, I am. Someone needs to contact me and assist in the process. 

      Not sure how to PM you. Where is that on the page?

      • Carolyn2815's avatar
        Carolyn2815
        Reel Rookie
        3 years ago

        The entire first two-thirds of my message was cut off when I posted. Sheesh. I have to be somewhere so will have to post all that over again when I return.