Sling TV is not a TV channel on its own, but it is a service in which lots of TV channels and streams can be found, and in addition, it serves as a streaming service for films and movies. If you want to watch and enjoy Sling TV on your computer or on some other device, keep on reading for information on how this works.
Sling TV is a service available to people located in the United States and you will find it to be a great service and a needed service as several networks and TV channels in the USA require you to have a cable network subscription for you to be able to watch their live streams online. However with Sling TV you do not need any extra subscriptions or actual cable TV subscription, all you need is to sign up to Sling TV and you will be ready to go and then you can watch ESPN, History Channel, Disney Channel, NBCSN, HBO, CNN, AMC, TNT and lots of other channels online. This is first of all about letting you watch the live streams, so this is not a place to look for lots of episodes of your favorite show like on Netflix, but this is about letting you watch your favorite TV channels live online.
One more great TV channel besides ESPN is that you can also pay a bit extra and then you can watch Universal Sport, a sports service from NBC on which you can often watch Olympics, World Cups and other activities, which has not been available for most people because a cable subscription was needed for this to work.
It should also be mentioned that Sling TV is way cheaper than similar services such as Hulu Live TV, Fubo TV, and Playstation Vue. The cheapest package including lots of channels only costs 15 USD per month (this includes 30+ channels). In other words, a great solution for those who do not want to spend a lot of money on a live TV-package.
How can I watch Sling TV abroad?
If you want to watch Sling TV from outside the USA you will need to sign up for a VPN provider, and we recommend the services of PureVPN for this purpose. If you visit their website you can sign up for their services, download their client which is available for all platforms and connect to a server in the United States. This will at once give you a US IP address which again will make it possible for you to watch Sling TV online from all across the world, after all, you have an American IP address and to everyone, it will look as if you are located in the United States.
Click the button above and sign up for the PureVPN services and you are ready to go within a few minutes. Be aware of the fact that PureVPN also has a 31-day money-back policy, so if you are not satisfied you will get your money back!
1. Purchase a PureVPN subscription
Click the button above to purchase your VPN subscription. They have awesome discounts available at their website, so just choose the package that sounds like the best to you.
When you have proceeded and purchased a VPN subscription to PureVPN, you are ready to move on to the next step.
2. Connect to a PureVPN server in the USA
Download the PureVPN application to your computer, telephone, tablet, TV, or other device. When the application is running, log in with your credentials, and connect to a server in the United States. You now have an American IP address, and you are ready to watch Sling TV abroad.
Above I am connecting to a VPN server in the USA with PureVPN. It only takes a few seconds to connect. When I am connected to the PureVPN server in the USA, I am ready to visit the Sling TV website once again.
3. Watch Sling TV
Now I am ready to watch Sling TV wherever I might be in the world. This works if you live in Mexico, in Spain, in Australia, in Israel, and in all other countries in the world.
Do not forget, you can also use Sling TV to watch lots of live sports, including Premier League football, Champions League football, and several other big sports events. Make sure to purchase a Sling TV package including the channels that you are interested in if you desire to stream sports online.
Watching Sling TV on Android systems
For you to be able to download the Sling TV application to your Android device (mobile or tablet) you need to download the PureVPN client to your Android device through the App store first. Once this is done you start the application and connect to a server in the USA. When this is done you enter Settings – Applications and find Google Play Store. As you open this you need to Clear Data. When this is done you open the Google Play Store again and accept the legal agreement and now you are in the US store, in which you will be able to download the Sling TV application. When this is downloaded just run it and enjoy watching Sling TV on your Android system.
It might be that after deleting all App data in Google Play Store that you will need to restart your mobile/Android device. Do not forget to connect to the US server using PureVPN again before trying to download the application from the App store. If you don’t succeed with this method, then you might have to create a Google Play account in the USA. You can read more about how it is done right here.
If you have the Sling TV application installed on your Android device, then you can also pay for Sling TV using the Google account activated on your Android device.
Watching Sling TV on iOS systems
If you want to watch Sling TV on your iPad or on your iPhone you first need to get yourself an Apple ID with a US registered address. You can easily change your address which is connected to your profile as you manage your Apple ID, but be aware of the fact that if you have running subscriptions in your current nations those will probably not work from the moment you change your nation.
If you have your Apple ID set with a US address you will use the US Apple Store and there you will be able to download Sling TV. You will still need the IP address in the USA using PureVPN for the streaming itself to work though!
How to pay for Sling TV abroad?
Do you need a gift card to pay for your Sling TV subscription? You can read more about purchasing gift cards such as a Sling TV gift card and how to use it abroad in the following article. If you are in a hurry, you can quickly visit the following gift-card site to purchase and redeem your very own Sling TV gift card.
Another way to pay for Sling TV is by using a payment card issued by USUnlocked. THis is a brilliant service that will give you a real American payment card that can be used to pay for US services like Hulu, Amazon Prime, Sling TV, PeacockTV, and lots of others.
Sling TV is a really brilliant service, and it is way cheaper than many of the competitors in the USA. You will get access to live streams and also lots of recorded movies and TV shows. In other words, a great place to start if you want to watch awesome content from the USA.
Sling TV unblocked!
You know have all the knowledge needed to watch Sling TV online, no matter where you might be in the world. If you are in the USA, but you want to secure your Internet connection with a VPN, you know which VPN to use. If you live outside the USA and want to use your existing Sling TV subscription, the solution has been given to you. If you want to find out how to actually pay for Sling TV without an American payment card, you also know the solution. I hope you have found this article useful and that you are already busy watching Sling TV online.
If you have questions or comments, just write! We always try to answer as quickly as possible.
Sling TV trial.
Be careful of their fine print. Did a 7 day trial. Decided to cancel today on the 7th day. They calculate down to the minute on the trial. I cancelled a few hours later than I had signed up 7 days before. So they charged me 50 bucks, a months service, because I did not cancel by 1:38 pm. Customer service would not refund even though I cancelled on the 7th day, but 3 hours too late. within their rights, based o the fine print of the trial. But clearly NOT a customer friendly company. I would not recommend them to anyone based on that trial, and evaluation of their customer service. Good companies bend over backwards to keep people happy, not nit pick over 3 extra hours on a trial account.
I find that services like Amazon can figure out that you are trying to access streaming via a proxy VPN and it is blocked. If this is different, please let me know and I’ll try it.
Hello Bonnie. You are right, services like Sling TV and AMazon do block a lot of VPN providers, but there are still holes in their protective walls, and you can read about a VPN provider that works with Sling TV in this article, and if you want to find a VPN that works with both Amazon Prime and Sling TV, check this article: https://www.ipaddressguide.org/how-to-watch-amazon-prime-abroad/