Channel Issues & Questions

[Barblich]

I am a Comcast subscriber so I was able to link my Peacock account to my Comcast account so that I get Peacock Premium for free. However, when I sign in to my Peacock account on my Roku, it says I only have the free account and it wants me to pay for premium. I tried deleting the Peacock channel on my Roku and then reinstalling it. I made sure I used the linked account. No change. Any suggestions?

[makaiguy]

I suspect the free subscription you got through Comcast only works on Comcast. 

Typically, any premium subscription you obtain through a third party like a cable/satellite company, Roku or other streaming device, Amazon Prime, Sling, Hulu, etc. is only good for viewing via that third party service.

If you want to be able to view on multiple services, you typically need to subscribe directly with that channel via their website, then install their app on the devices you wish to use.  You then log in with the login credentials you have established directly with the channel.

[Km29]

You can link them on Roku now. Go to peacocktv.com and set up a new account. On the bottom of that screen you will see icons for Xfinity and Cox and a message that those subscribers get Peacock Premium free. Click on the Xfinity icon and you’ll move to the next screen where you create your Peacock account. Once done, they take you to an Xfinity login screen where you have to enter your Xfinity login. You’ll be sent a code via text or email that you enter here to authenticate. Then just go to the Peacock app on your Roku home screen and login with the new credentials for Peacock. 

[cajunlilac]

I tried this but it just keeps showing the Free. We qualify for the Comcast Peacock Premium but I can't find a solution online anywhere. How do I fix this?

[atc98092]

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@cajunlilac wrote:

I tried this but it just keeps showing the Free. We qualify for the Comcast Peacock Premium but I can't find a solution online anywhere. How do I fix this?

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Unfortunately, all we can say is to contact NBC and get their tech support involved. They are solely responsible for the functionality of their channel on Roku devices. Roku themselves have no control over how that works, and can't offer any assistance with it. 

[AtLeastTwo]

I had this exact same issue and this is what worked for me:

When I setup Peacock last year on the free Flex streaming device they gave me, I used an old email address.  When I was trying to setup Peacock on my Roku tonight, when I went to link my account using a newer email address I kept getting a vague error about already being linked to a different email.

What I had to do was go to the Peacock app on the Flex device and change the email address from my old one to my new one.  I believe next I linked the account.  The final step was going to the Peacock app on my Roku, signed out and signed back in and it finally showed that I had the Premium Peacock account.  So it looks like even though all my accounts were matching, the app on the Flex device was holding me out.  Hope this helps you.