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First post, by buckeye

Posted on 2018-03-22, 12:45

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Being out in the "sticks" the only internet connection I have is through my phone, so got the idea that by dropping DirectTV (actually direct disappointment) and getting unlimited data on the phone thus paving the way for NetFlix, Hulu and etc. IF I can figure out how to stream it to my LG smart TV. This is aggravating since can't get a straight answer on how to do this - AT & T and LG have been no help other than suggesting the tethering/hotspot method.

My equipment to work with is an LG LK-10 phone and LG 50UH5530 smart TV. Tried Miracast but evidently my phone doesn't support it tho the TV does, which I don't understand why since the phone has latest android version 7. Tried the Direct WiFi method but to no avail though that's probably due to inexperience/ignorance, I'm just not "hip" on this stuff retro pc's are a lot easier to work with!

One thing AT & T did mention was using Chromecast, Roku and others like them but if my TV is "smart" and has the usual apps built in do I really need those gadgets? No body seems to be able to answer that question. In my eyes seems like if my phone can get an internet connection, if phone & TV are same brand they should be able to link up somehow without adding another piece of hardware. Sorry for the long post, I just feel there is always a solution and this forum has never let me down. Any ideas or tips would be welcome!

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Reply 1 of 8, by gdjacobs

Posted on 2018-03-22, 16:02

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I suspect Chromecast pushes a video URL from the phone to the dongle but doesn't actually use your phone's HSPDA/LTE data. What you want is Miracast or DLNA casting.
This might be promising: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id … eenstream.trial

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Reply 2 of 8, by vladstamate

Posted on 2018-03-22, 16:24

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You said any idea, so I am throwing it out there as this is what I am using. I do AirPlay from my iPhone to my AppleTV (which is connected to my TV). This works well for watching anything, my iPhone has both Netflix and Amazon and YouTube for streaming content.

EDIT: The other simple solution is to set your phone in hotspot mode and then connect from the TV to your phone's wifi network. Then you should be able to use TV's own apps for watching. However depending on the network (and ATT is like that) when hotspotting you get less "unlimited" data...

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Reply 3 of 8, by Scali

Posted on 2018-03-22, 16:31

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gdjacobs wrote:
I suspect Chromecast pushes a video URL from the phone to the dongle but doesn't actually use your phone's HSPDA/LTE data.

Afaik the Chromecast dongle just needs WiFi access. So if you set up a WiFi hotspot on your phone, it should work?

Edit: guess vladstamate was just a smidge faster 😀

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Reply 4 of 8, by buckeye

Posted on 2018-03-23, 12:42

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vladstamate wrote:
You said any idea, so I am throwing it out there as this is what I am using. I do AirPlay from my iPhone to my AppleTV (which is connected to my TV). This works well for watching anything, my iPhone has both Netflix and Amazon and YouTube for streaming content.

EDIT: The other simple solution is to set your phone in hotspot mode and then connect from the TV to your phone's wifi network. Then you should be able to use TV's own apps for watching. However depending on the network (and ATT is like that) when hotspotting you get less "unlimited" data...

Yeah could go the "hotspot/tethering" route but think it chews up data faster and there are reports it wears the phone out tho that's not verified.

Miracast is not supported on my phone for whatever reason tho it has the latest android version, doesn't make sense. I'm thinking may have to just wait till my contract is up and just get a better phone with more connectivity options.

DLNA casting - that's a new one to me, how do you get it to work?

Reply 5 of 8, by vladstamate

Posted on 2018-03-23, 14:47

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buckeye wrote:

Yeah could go the "hotspot/tethering" route but think it chews up data faster

It does not however like I said often contracts (and I know ATT does that) offer far less data through hotspotting. Their unlimited plan actually only allows 10Gb from hotspotting but way more (30?) as normal browsing.

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and there are reports it wears the phone out tho that's not verified.

Rubbish. However keep in mind that when hotspotting, the phones tend to get hot. So if you do not take care might cause damage in the future. But no, otherwise it should not "wear out" the phone.

Reply 6 of 8, by buckeye

Posted on 2018-03-23, 15:13

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Some other ideas I came across:

Getting a tablet to the streaming. More cost involved but that's minimized thru cutting out DirectTV, plus wouldn't a tablet have an easier time connecting to the TV due to stronger hardware and such?

Getting a laptop with internal 4G modem. Know nothing at all about this kind of setup, can anyone vouch for this method?

Reply 7 of 8, by Scali

Posted on 2018-03-23, 15:37

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buckeye wrote:
Getting a tablet to the streaming. More cost involved but that's minimized thru cutting out DirectTV, plus wouldn't a tablet have an easier time connecting to the TV due to stronger hardware and such?

I don't think the strength of the hardware itself is a problem, but rather the cooling solution for processor and battery.
A poorly designed/constructed tablet may actually perform worse than a well-designed and constructed phone.

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Getting a laptop with internal 4G modem. Know nothing at all about this kind of setup, can anyone vouch for this method?

It doesn't have to be internal. You can get 4G USB dongles, and in the past there were also PCMCIA modems for 4G or its predecessors.
Huawei makes them, for example: https://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-broadband/e3372/

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Reply 8 of 8, by gdjacobs

Posted on 2018-03-24, 01:17

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buckeye wrote:

DLNA casting - that's a new one to me, how do you get it to work?

You need something which can scrape the screen of your phone and export it as a DLNA source. Another element of software on your phone acts as a DLNA controller and issues a command to a DLNA sink (your screen) so it outputs that source.

I haven't tested the software I linked to, but it looks like it might do the job. At least, it's worth testing (and free to do so, although time limited).

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