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Roku TVs are interference machines (rant) (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/sysadmin

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Let me tell you about the hell that is Roku. They create so much wireless interference and I can't just get rid of them.

The problem stems from WiFi direct. They automatically scan for the busiest channel and then broadcast full strength on that channel. I don't know why they do this but it creates a crazy amount of interference.

And before you ask, no you can't turn WiFi direct off. Also the remote uses WiFi direct for some reason.

WHY, ROKU WHY!

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[–] seaQueue 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They also spew tens of thousands of DNS requests per hour if you stick them behind pihole or another ad black hole resolver.

My mom's Roku TV accounts for like 90-95% of all DNS requests on her network.

[–] Stupidmanager 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s because they are tracking what you watch to place relevant ads. You need more than pihole to stop them

Rokus are relentless

[–] seaQueue 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I mean this is enough effort on The Mom's network.