Sudden poor Wifi signal?
Pretty sure my device is just dying. I have Roku express streaming player which is only about 18 months old and is suddenly not connecting due to poor wifi signal. It's been trouble free up to now an...
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If it matters at all, this was my solution (edited for brevity):
I do have some of those HDMI extension cables, and the streaming stick has never worked when I use a cable with it.
Fortunately I was able to get things up and running again. Basically I started all over. Powered everything down, unplugged it all, etc. After I manually entered my router info - voila, the Roku's channels worked again.
I am considering getting a box-type Roku (no stick) for the future because even though things are working now, that hot streaming stick still concerns me.
Update: I did end up buying a Roku Ultra so I could ditch that hot streaming stick. Yeah, I reluctantly threw more money at Roku. I wish they could send us replacement units or upgrades so we didn't have to deal with this stuff and spend the extra money!
I agree with your venting/remarks, and I hope your solution lasts...
About a year and a half ago out of the blue Roku sent an email to my accoubt about replacing my roku express and sent me a brand new one at no cost to me was just instructed to get rid of the old roku express . To throw it away exactly
I had the same problem with my TCL Roku TV. It worked great for a year or two, then it decided the wifi signal was poor. HERE'S THE FIX! I read someone previously mentioned that it works fine if the wifi signal is REALLY close. So I moved one of my Google wifi points right behind the TV, problem solved! If you aren't familiar with it, Google wifi has a base router & you can use additional points to repeat the signal. There are other repeaters available that would do the same thing if you don't have a Google router. Get a wifi repeater & plug it in right next to or behind your TV.
