Thanks for any info.
I’ve had a ROKU Premier+ for 2 years - no problems whatsoever.
You are required to input a CC/DC...just in case you purchase/rent a movie or pay-to-view channel.
Please note there is a LOT of free stuff with a ROKU including their own “channel/app” that has LOTS of free movies.
Finally, “Amazon Prime” has a free channel to watch movies and TV shows. “imdb-free” is a great free resource and, if you’re a “Fringe” fan, you can watch the entire series free with limited commercials.
I’ve had a Roku for years, and don’t ever remember having to give credit card info to them to set the unit up. If I did at the time, no big deal, since whatever credit card or debit card I used expired years ago, and they’ve never asked for a new one. I pay Netflix each month by recurring transaction. It’s $28.68 for unlimited streaming, and receipt of one DVD at a time. For just streaming, the current rate is $8.99 a month.
Shocked that no one on this thread suggested that his daughter do without.
SSI/limited income!
I work (minimum wage). I pay my bills and have nothing beyond my monthly minimum online data. Why? ‘Cause I can’t afford it!
It’s been ages since we first set up a Roku account, but we’ve never had a moments’ worth of problems with them. We got tired of paying a king’s ransom for digital service, 95% of which we never watched, and cut the cable about six months ago. We set up Roku boxes in several rooms, and Amazon Fire in the others. We love it. And if your daughter is getting broadband Internet service from this company, she can still log into a lot of networks on her PC (AMC, TNT, etc) and watch whatever shows she likes. She just has to put up with all the commercials if she’s just a regular subscriber and doesn’t have the premium service, but that goes with the territory. We also have a reciprocal login setup with our son-in-law - we have his Netflix account login, and he has our Hulu. We’re happy, they’re happy, and it keeps the grandkids entertained.
I tried Roku, didn’t like it. Bought an Amazon Firebox and have never looked back. Pluto TV is a free tv app, although very Left. Crackle is free,as are others for some movies and tv shows. I installed Kodi and it was over to the the dark side from there. Running a VPN now, and can pretty much stream (live watch) whatever I want.
Don’t give ANY money to the globalist media corporations.
Get an Android TV box for $30 and Kodi with Scrubs2 and CCloudTV.
With that you can watch way more than what is on Netflix and stream cable channels like Fox News, all for free. All you need is a DSL or higher broadband Internet connection.
I didn’t realize it, but you can install Kodi on Roku.
https://www.ivacy.com/blog/install-kodi-on-roku/
Never had an issue with Roku. Now I will limit my comments about people on welfare using 2 TVs including one a smart tv. We are so screwed.
She's still going to need the internet. She may still need the phone (but she probably has a cell and might be able to ditch the landline). I ran the numbers one time, and it looked like I might save about %50 at most if I dumped the tv - the prices were going to go up on the other elements if I ditched the tv portion.
If your daughter is in the same town as you are, and on SSI, she should qualify for $14.99 a month internet from spectrum or kinetic (Windstream). With a Roku, and a TracFone, she could save $$$.
Some Roku channels allow you to subscribe through the customer’s iTunes account. I pay for Hulu and Britbox through iTunes.
I don’t even have a credit card listed on my iTunes account. I just purchase iTunes gift cards every month. I subscribed to HBO recently, specifically to watch the “Chernobyl” miniseries. I will not resubscribe.
I don’t recall if Netflix will allow payments through iTunes. I am a former subscriber to Netflix but it has been over a year and I can’t remember. Wouldn’t hurt to try, though.
Some Roku channels will only accept credit cards.
I actually use my Roku (and Apple TV) for streaming digital copies of movies. I either get the digital versions free with the Blu-rays, or I buy them elsewhere. Lots of people sell the digital codes that come with Blu-rays, so I can often buy a digital version of a movie for $3-$5. One reason I got the Apple TV is that iTunes often has great HD titles for sale for $4.99. I stream these movies from Vudu or iTunes.