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SaphireGungy
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My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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I just upgraded to the iPhone 13 from the iPhone 11. Before I upgraded my hotspot worked just fine but now it’s not showing up on my Roku. Any help would be great to fix this!

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renojim
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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What's the model number of your Roku displayed under Settings->System->About?  Some Roku devices only support 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.  If your hotspot is set up to use 5GHz try changing it to 2.4GHz and a channel from 1 to 11.

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renojim
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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What's the model number of your Roku displayed under Settings->System->About?  Some Roku devices only support 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.  If your hotspot is set up to use 5GHz try changing it to 2.4GHz and a channel from 1 to 11.

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SaphireGungy
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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My Roku model is 3930RW - Roku Express. I ended up trying that out and now my hotspot is working!! Thank you very much!

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Rosebb
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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How do you find what ghz your iPhone  hotspot and Roku are in. I have the model 3930RW Roku express. Thank you. 

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Rosebb
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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Found it thank you. 

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marbella1b
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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HELP, i’m in the same situation you were & i would like to know what exactly you did to find your hotspot. we have the same roku model. 

nvm got it!

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Msmedic62
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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How do you change them? 

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AvsGunnar
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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@Msmedic62 

For Apple phones, look for a Setting that says "Maximize Compatibility". (this will force 2.4ghz to be used).  Settings > Network > Hotspot > Wifi hotspot > Extend compatibility

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2020/11/04/iphone-personal-hotspot-wi-fi-bands-tutorial/

For Android phones, look for a Setting that says "Select AP band" (should give you an option of either 2.4 or 5ghz)

Settings > Mobile Hotspot and Tethering > Mobile Hotspot Settings > Setup Mobile Hotspot > Select AP band

https://www.androidauthority.com/mobile-hotspot-setup-631280/

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shaeley
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Re: My hotspot isn’t showing up on my Roku

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This helped!!! Thank you!

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Nelly2094
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how do we charge it 

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