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ammy53
Newbie

HELP! No Physical remote and I can't connect via app.

Hey everyone, I took my roku tv out of storage for the first time since February and I lost my remote and I have WiFi at my new place but the roku app won't connect to the tv at all or even wake the tv up.

Am I absolutely screwed or is there any fixes?

I'd appreciate any help, thank you everyone.

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Strega
Roku Guru

Re: HELP! No Physical remote and I can't connect via app.

If you set the SSID and passphrase of the new router to be exactly the same as the previous one, it should connect automatically. 

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renojim
Community Streaming Expert

Re: HELP! No Physical remote and I can't connect via app.

If you can't do what @Strega suggested, you must get a physical remote.  You should be able to find a cheap universal remote that works with your Roku TV.

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Tivoburkee
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Re: HELP! No Physical remote and I can't connect via app.

You have any old universal, cable, or Directv remotes laying around? I might be able to give you a code to control the Roku tv and set up internet. So name brand and model number of remote?

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