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atc98092
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Re: Won't connect to hotel wifi

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@Geronimo11P wrote:

Roku Express Software 12.5.0

When I try to connect to hotel WiFi through an external device, the Roku will prematurely disconnect from the phone and attempt to connect to the network. If I am already using the portal on my phone, then I am booted out of the portal and disconnected from the Roku’s WiFi network. 


I had this issue with a past iPhone. If I used an iPad or Windows laptop, I never have a problem. That seems to point to the phone, but without testing it on a multitude of different phones it's tough to say. But that was my workaround for the issue. It never failed with the laptop and usually worked with the iPad.

Dan

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kd6icz
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Re: Won't connect to hotel wifi

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A manual mode needs to be added. Mine says connected but no apps can connect.

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atc98092
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Re: Won't connect to hotel wifi

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@kd6icz wrote:

A manual mode needs to be added. Mine says connected but no apps can connect.


Yep, we've asked for that for years. Crickets...

Dan

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kd6icz
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Re: Won't connect to hotel wifi

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I just made a 60 mile round trip drive to the closest Best Buy and purchased a Fire Stick.

It loaded the “Accept and Continue” splash page without any issues and I was streaming in 20 minutes.

Banders
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Re: Won't connect to hotel wifi

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Make sure you have not connected to the hotel wireless network on your phone before connecting to the Roku network. It screws everything up. Connect your Roku first. 

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