When T-Mobile first launched their 5G Home Internet, people reported that certain streaming services wouldn’t stream local affiliates because the IP address geolocated as mobile which I guess means “could be anywhere”. Do you know if that ever got resolved?
From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, February 17, 2025 7:58 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT but not political It's not apps/browser. It's the request IP that sets location. On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM Cameron Crum <cc...@murcevilo.com <mailto:cc...@murcevilo.com> > wrote: Depending on the streaming service, the apps through ROKU seem to be geo aware and won't let you watch certain content (like local channels on Hulu for instance) unless you change your "home" location. Watching through a web browser does not have this restriction. On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com <mailto:n...@blastcomm.com> > wrote: Would you have to log into the ROKU interface to do anything other than set the WIFI up? Or is that the part that's a pain? On 2/17/2025 3:01 PM, Steve Jones wrote: i use the roku app to control roku from my pc On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com <mailto:ch...@go-mtc.com> > wrote: Been in Mexico for a week or so. I travel with a surface, HDMI cable and adapter so I can watch all my streaming. I keep wondering about just taking a ROKU stick with me... I do hate to log into anything with the ROKU interface and I am always going to have the computer because I cannot stand using a cell phone keyboard. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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