Roku Customer Service

Calling Roku for customer service was a mixed-bag experience for me. While the directory was short and I was able to get to a customer service agent in very little time, I have a feeling support is outsourced and it impacted the experience as a customer. It was hard to understand the agent I was sent to, and there was a lot of static in the background that persisted even once I pointed it out. Thus, while I did eventually get help, I think it was a struggle for both of us on both ends of the phone line. 

This is slightly disappointing because I feel like thousands of people probably call Roku every day. Most Smart TVs now have Roku built into them, and the brand itself has ventured out quite a bit and now includes things like cameras and doorbells. Therefore, I would expect them to have a more professional experience for customers than they did. It would have been better to wait a few extra minutes on the phone versus getting to someone quickly and we don't understand each other. Even having a better phone line connection would have been a step up. 

When I first called, a recorded message said, "Thank you for calling Roku. Your call may be recorded for training purposes." It then told me "For technical support, press 1. For help with your Roku account, recent changes, or subscriptions, press 2. For any other product or service options, press 3." I thought for a moment, and my main issue was that I couldn't get certain functions of Roku to work with my television, so I chose technical support. Had I needed help with sales, maybe the customer support team would have been local, but I can't say for sure. 

After choosing technical support, the recorded message gave me another list of options that stated, " If you're having trouble with your TV, streaming device or audio, press 1. For help with cameras, doorbells or any other smart home devices, press 2." I obviously pressed 1, since my issue was with my TV, and the recorded message stated, "An agent will be with you shortly."

This was the impressive part, as the classical music literally only played for about two seconds before I heard a heavily accented voice say, "Thank you for choosing Roku, this is Vishnu." Vishnu worked hard at troubleshooting with me, and we did figure it out. However, his accent made it hard for me to understand him and there was a lot of static noise on the line that made it even harder to understand each other.