I have AT&T land line..plus wifi

[angstlessk]

I just unplugged the wifi...but I am still on line...and roku works just fine...

What is going on?

[teach1st]

1. Is it possible that you've connected automatically to a neighbor's WiFi?

Is it possible that you've connected automatically to a neighbor's WiFi? Most operating systems look for another available connection when a current connection disappears.

[angstlessk]

2. My wifi only shows AT&T and roku

[JayhawkSD]

3. Roku is a subscriber service that is fed over the same

physical infrastructure as AT&T but otherwise has nothing to do with it. You are receiving two different services over the same cable. As long as the physical cable is in place you will continue to be able to subscribe to and receive Roku and all of the features that it offers even if AT&T is turned off.

[angstlessk]

4. But I also have internert...

Am I on dial up..but a fast dial up?

[JayhawkSD]

8. No because you would have to initiate connection

each time and you would see that happening.

I am not thoroughly familiar with Roku, but it may very well be providing you with an internet connection. It is certainly capable of that, depending on the way they service you.

[ChromeFoundry]

5. Do you have DSL?

Often times there is a splitter in the Demarcation Point (outside box where the phone line connects to the house). The Splitter is used to create a phone line and a DSL line from a single line from the pole, into the house. If you do not have a splitter, you need to have a filter on every phone in the house - or you get high pitched noise when you are talking.

A DSL Modem/Gateway would connect into the ADSL side of the splitter, or a phone line without a filter.

When you state that you "unplugged the WiFi"... did you shut off the DSL Modem/Gateway, power off the Router/Access Point, or unplug a phone line?

[angstlessk]

6. My router has three connections

Power, telephone and the large plug..the dsl connection

I un plugged the large plug and I still have both internet connection and roku connection

[ChromeFoundry]

7. The large plug...

is your internal Ethernet Network. It should look like a phone modular plug, but wider. Depending on if you have a combination Modem + Router with Access Point (all-in-one), then there is only one network box that serves as the Gateway, the Router, the LAN Switch, and your WiFi Access Point.

Most home networks are configured with a separate Gateway/Modem in bridge-mode, that has a single Ethernet cable that runs between the Gateway/Modem's network port and a Router's WAN port. The Router usually has 1-4 LAN ports and antenna(s) for your WiFi signal.

If you are connected to the WiFi on the Router or All-in-One, you can disconnect any LAN cable and still access the Internet. Disconnecting the Power, Phone or a WAN cable will bring the Internet connection down.

[teach1st]

9. As far as I know, the Roku connection runs on your Wireless

I have Roku in two rooms. It depends on your wireless. It won't run if there's no wireless. You can't connect to the Roku connection (which is for the remote to use) from any computer, as far as I know. I've tried.

I think there are only a few possibilities:

1) Your wireless isn't really off.
2) You are connected to a different wireless network.
3) You are connected via wire to your Cable connection.

Roku would sputter to a halt if it somehow was connected to a dial-up. If you can use Roku, somehow you're connected.

[JayhawkSD]

10. Distinct possibility

"1) Your wireless isn't really off."

Just because AT&T says they terminated your service doesn't mean they actually did it.