ROKU CC# requirement?

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walkman

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I got netfix for my wife but I can't use my PS3 since PSN is down and I never setup an account before.

I was thinking of getting the ROKU since it seems easy to use, inexpensive & well regarded -- but I've heard they now require a credit card before using it. Is that true, or is there a way around the cc requirement?

Any other suggestions for watching netflix on TV? I don't want to spend a lot since the PS3 may become an option again in a few months.
 
walkman said:
I got netfix for my wife but I can't use my PS3 since PSN is down and I never setup an account before.

I was thinking of getting the ROKU since it seems easy to use, inexpensive & well regarded -- but I've heard they now require a credit card before using it. Is that true, or is there a way around the cc requirement?

Any other suggestions for watching netflix on TV? I don't want to spend a lot since the PS3 may become an option again in a few months.
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Ummm, how do you plan on paying for the service without a credit card?
 
I pay Netflix directly already. I wasn't planning on paying Roku (or ???) so it could pay Netflix.
 
Just set one up 3 weeks ago and didn't have to do anything involving a credit card. You have to pay for netflix with a credit card. But that is done at netflix.com. You enter a code that the Roku gives you at the netflix.com to activate the Roku. Roku doesn't do anything with your credit card.
 
Get a WDTV Live Plus. Same price as a ROKU and does way more.. plus it has Netflix with the latest GUI.
 
I've got a wdtv live plus that I use with my basement TV in conjunction with a media server on my PC, but i was looking for something easier and that works better with my harmony remote for my wife on our main TV.
 
walkman said:
I pay Netflix directly already. I wasn't planning on paying Roku (or ???) so it could pay Netflix.
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Ahhhh, I see what your saying now. Sorry for the confusion, I guess I was curious if there was a way to pay for Netflix without a credit card that I was unaware of. Never bothered to look into it much, but I have had people ask me about it before who are wary of using their credit card online.
 
Mopower said:
Just set one up 3 weeks ago and didn't have to do anything involving a credit card. You have to pay for netflix with a credit card. But that is done at netflix.com. You enter a code that the Roku gives you at the netflix.com to activate the Roku. Roku doesn't do anything with your credit card.
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I got the Roku and it DOES REQUIRE a credit card now during activation. I think the only way around it is to call a live operator. After the Sony problem I don't want another company with my cc # if they don't need it so I gave them my paypal account. I should probably learn how to get a one time use CC #'s.

BTW, The Roku is very easy to setup and use.
 
I activated a Roku this past week with a Netflix account that I already have and have other devices activated with. I just had to enter the activation code on the Roku from the Netflix site.

Tark
 
walkman said:
I've got a wdtv live plus that I use with my basement TV in conjunction with a media server on my PC, but i was looking for something easier and that works better with my harmony remote for my wife on our main TV.
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Use a Harmony with my WDTV Live. zero issues.
 
walkman said:
I got the Roku and it DOES REQUIRE a credit card now during activation. I think the only way around it is to call a live operator. After the Sony problem I don't want another company with my cc # if they don't need it so I gave them my paypal account. I should probably learn how to get a one time use CC #'s.

BTW, The Roku is very easy to setup and use.
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A credit card for what? The only thing I can think of was if you were signing up to netflix thru the Roku if that's possible.
 
Mopower said:
A credit card for what? The only thing I can think of was if you were signing up to netflix thru the Roku if that's possible.
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Roku now sells premium content channels, that's why it needs a CC. A lot of their content channels are free, but some channels are upgradeable to 720p or expanded libraries. CrunchyRoll is an example. (you can still purchase the channels directly through the provider, just like Netflix or MLB, instead of going through Roku.)

Some of the premium content is really bizarre. You can watch ever Speed Racer (orginal and spinoff/remake) ever made for $5/month.

I got into Roku before it needed CCs. But it wouldn't stop me if they required it.
 
WAIT a minute. Even if you go and pick one of those you are taken to the side to sign up and pay.
I got the drive inn one last year for $3.00 lifetime..yea its a bunch of crap LOL but some good old sci-fi horror. I was taken to their site to pay (paypal) roku didn't do sh#$

again WTF does roku need with a CC# ???????
F are they owned by Sony?

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typical consoler
Sony lost the CC number oh no.
Wait mom gets F'd and I get a free toy...its win win
 
Hmmm.. Roku is getting the Plex client gui right..? I need a media box that lets me play/view my movies and music with cover art that can read from a NAS (like windows mce).


Not hijacking... just asking.
 
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