Legal & Trust · 2026-09-15 · 3 min read
IPTV Account Sharing: What's Allowed and What Isn't

Here's the straightforward rule on sharing your IPTV login with someone outside your immediate household.
The actual constraint is simultaneous streams, not sharing itself
Your plan's device count (1, 2 or 3) determines how many simultaneous streams are allowed — see how this actually works. Sharing your login means whoever else uses it competes for those same simultaneous-stream slots.
Why sharing beyond your household causes practical problems
If someone outside your household streams at the same time you want to, you'll hit your device limit and see an authorization failure — an inconvenience for both parties rather than a technical violation with consequences.
What the Terms of Use actually say
See the full Terms of Use for the exact language — generally, credentials are intended for personal use within your subscribed device limit, not broad redistribution.
If you regularly want to share access
Consider a multi-device plan — see device tiers explained — rather than relying on a single-device plan to cover more simultaneous use than it's built for.
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