How do you download spectrum app on roku

But usually it's the provider Spectrum that is balking at terms that other companies are fine with. Another recent example was HBO. Again, it was a contract dispute. View solution in original post. I do not know who is at fault but at least Spectrum has the decency to talk to us about it. Roku did not give us any warning and does not seem to be saying anything. Roku Community. Sign In Help. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

Showing results for. Spectrum was one of the first cable companies to realize that cord cutting was going to be big and wanted in on the action. First came the TV boxes and then a streaming service. This tutorial is about the streaming service and concerns itself with installing it onto Roku rather than using a set-top box. Spectrum TV is the service. It is more expensive than other cord cutting alternatives like DirecTV but is still popular. Spectrum TV is available as a legit channel on Roku so setting up is a breeze.

You will want your Roku connected to the internet of course and will need a Spectrum TV account but the rest is easy. What you see will depend on your subscription but you can browse, search and watch content from the channel the same as you would any other. The Spectrum TV channel does include a couple of foibles though. If that happens to you, there are a couple of things you can do to fix it. The Spectrum TV forums are full of people complaining about this.

The only option seems to be to either remove the Spectrum TV channel and re-add it or to factory reset the Roku. The first is a pain and the reset is a nightmare if you have lots of channels or have customized your setup. Now you can use the instructions at the top to add the Spectrum TV channel again and retry. You will have to sign in again but the app may work properly afterwards.

According to Spectrum TV support, these are connectivity errors and are sign of an issue between your Roku and the Spectrum TV servers. You can troubleshoot this yourself by trying another app within your Roku. If the app works fine and streams no problem, the issue is with Spectrum TV. If other apps have issues streaming too, it may be your network. Restart the Roku — A basic troubleshooting step that resets its network connection and could get it working again.

You can check other sources such as a web browser or phone to make sure your network is operating but a reset never does any harm. If you can, switch to a wired connection and retest the Spectrum TV channel.

If it works fine, you need to troubleshoot your wireless network. Do you know of any other ways to troubleshoot Spectrum TV? Tell us below if you do! Your email address will not be published. How To Download and Install Spectrum TV App on Roku Spectrum was one of the first cable companies to realize that cord cutting was going to be big and wanted in on the action. Read Next. October 27, at am. Bill Kingsborough says:.

February 8, at pm. Any suggestions. Victor C Gross says:. September 10, at pm. Is there a way to navigate direct to a spectrum channel without scrolling through the entire menu one channel a a time?

Bennett Katz says:. August 5, at pm. Ever since I had to turn off and then back on my modem and router to fix Spectrum problems on my Roku, the Spectrum TV app automatically start on the obnoxious News Channel 1. It used to start with my last viewed channel. Any way to go back to having the app open on my last viewed channel? Sherrie Hunter says:.