The number that decides whether a plan works across multiple homes isn't how many TVs exist in either house, it's how many can stream at the exact same time. Installing the app is unlimited, so both properties can have it set up on every TV without extra cost or a second subscription. What's capped is simultaneous connections, meaning how many of those installs can actively play a stream at once, which runs 1-5 depending on plan. A household that rarely watches at both properties simultaneously needs far less than one that does, and it's worth being honest about which situation actually describes your routine.

1. 1Installs are unlimited across devices and properties
2. 2Simultaneous connections, not installs, is the number that matters

Start by counting how many screens realistically play video at the same moment, not how many exist in total. A couple splitting time between a primary residence and a second home rarely streams in both places on the same evening, so a lower connection count often covers it. A larger family that keeps a TV running in a vacation home while someone else watches at the main house needs a higher tier. Sizing the plan around actual simultaneous use, rather than total device count, avoids paying for connections that never get used at the same time.

Activation runs about 5 minutes on each device, and because installs aren't capped, the app can go on a device at both properties without buying a second plan or opening a second account. The account and login stay the same across both homes, so the same watchlist, favorites, and channel groups carry over rather than starting fresh at each property every time. That consistency matters more than it sounds: switching between a familiar interface and an unfamiliar one every time you change houses adds friction that a single shared account setup avoids entirely.