thanks, Verizon
Naturally, network problems (of the "can't stay connected for more than a few minutes" variety) would arise on a long weekend. Verizon can have someone look at it on Tuesday, so long as I don't mind that it'll be during work hours.
I don't know if this is by design or if I'm doing something wrong, but I finally figured out why my Mac was happy to connect to my phone's WiFi hotspot but was unwilling to use it: it appears that a wired connection, even one that's not working, trumps wireless. Once I unplugged the ethernet cable I could see the internet again. I can't help feeling that something in the network-settings panel should have clued me in about that, instead of showing two green connections without comment. Oh well; now I know, and if it's relevant to anybody reading this, now you do too.
I wonder how quickly this will drain my phone's battery. I guess if I want to watch anything on the Roku I should plug the phone in first.
I don't know if this is by design or if I'm doing something wrong, but I finally figured out why my Mac was happy to connect to my phone's WiFi hotspot but was unwilling to use it: it appears that a wired connection, even one that's not working, trumps wireless. Once I unplugged the ethernet cable I could see the internet again. I can't help feeling that something in the network-settings panel should have clued me in about that, instead of showing two green connections without comment. Oh well; now I know, and if it's relevant to anybody reading this, now you do too.
I wonder how quickly this will drain my phone's battery. I guess if I want to watch anything on the Roku I should plug the phone in first.