Roku not connecting to T-Mobile hotspot
None of your directions help - no idea what you're talking about. Bought a new t-mobile hot spot (nor inseego) woks with roku tv, not conventional roku unit
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OK, got my Roku Streamer Stick 4K today. 20 minutes later, Roku connected to T-Mobile 5G hotspot, Roku connected to Paramount+ and video is streaming.
Set the Roku to 720 resolution to limit data usage. Again, confirming that, setting the hotspot to broadcast IPv4 only solves any of the connection issues using the T-Mobil hotspots. Will verify that IPv4v6 will work as well.
Just received my second unit as a backup. This time I set up the profile to IPv4v6. Seems to connect to the internet faster and, the most important part, the Roku is still happy. No issues with connecting it to the internet. I'll set up both to the same settings. If one craps out, I have a backup. The other thing this gives me is the ability to have two separete data plans. This will give me 100Gb if I need it using two 50Gb plans. Under T-Mobile, you can do a monthly plan for a set amount of highspeed data. The problem is, if you go over the limit you get throttled down to 3G speeds and can't purchase any more highspeed data for the month. With the second device and a second data plan I can load it up with another 50Gb plan and off I go.
Glad you have it up and working, and thanks for posting an update regarding the different settings that are working with your TMobile hotspots. When you get a chance, can you post the model numbers of these hotspots as well so other users can find this thread when searching.
Good idea to use 720p to limit bandwidth usage. An additional setting that may help you as well is to Enable Bandwidth Saver. (Settings/Network/Bandwidth Saver/[On]). This will stop streaming after 4hrs in case you inadvertently leave the device on/fall asleep. Additionally, make sure you return to the Home Screen each time you are finished streaming for the session, (press the Home button on remote). Otherwise, the device will keep streaming and using bandwidth if you simply turn off the TV without returning "Home" first.
Thanks for the heads up on the sleep mode setting. I will implement that as well.
The T-Mobile hotspot device I'm using is the T-Mobile Quanta D53 5G. It's a relatively new unit on the market.
