Features, settings & updates

[Ottomatic]

This is exactly what I want to be able to do at a rental property I have.  I want to be able to set up a customized guest mode with apps for local news and weather channels, as well as a basic live streaming TV app (e.g. Sling).  That way at least my renters have a baseline set of apps and channels. 

I hope Roku will consider adding this functionality to its guest mode feature (which is very useful, but could be better!).

[JackVette]

I have a beach house that we rent.  It has many TV's and they all are Roku TV's.

I thought the Guest Mode would be great.  I put in a nice message when the guest turns on the TV and supply premium channels for them via the Spectrum app.

I was disappointed to find out Spectrum is NOT preloaded and there is no way for me to have it already loaded for the guests.

I left a note with instructions for guests to load up Spectrum.  

As I predicted, guests didn't really understand this step and I got a service call to the rental company on why there was no premium TV as promised.

I had an upset guest as well as a nice charge from the rental company to help them install.

I have taken Guest mode off all the TVs now.  

This was a very good idea with horrible execution.

[Ottomatic]

I still provide cable in addition to Roku with guest mode.  But I have to get rid of the cable because the cost is ridiculous.  A customizable guest mode would be perfect.  I can't believe your rental company charged you to install an app. (Well... I guess I can...)

[JackVette]

I should have been more clear.  I no longer have cable boxes.  The cost to rend them was ridiculous....

Now I only have streaming apps.