How to Watch YouTube TV Abroad Using a VPN
If you don’t live in the US, you’ll need to trick YouTube TV into thinking you do. To do this, you need a VPN to change your real IP address to a US one.
If your VPN is good enough, this will work to bypass YouTube’s geo-restrictions, as you can see us doing in this video:
To unblock YouTube TV in a similar way, follow the instructions below. If your VPN isn’t working with YouTube TV, check out how you can fix it.
1. Get a VPN That’s Capable of Unblocking YouTube TV
The most important factor in unblocking YouTube TV is the VPN you use. Not all VPNs get around YouTube TV’s country restrictions. In fact, our tests show that only 12 of the 65 VPNs we tested work, with most being detected.
We recommend signing up to our #1 pick, ExpressVPN.
Once you have a subscription to a reliable VPN, download and install the app. This is usually done via the VPN provider’s website.
2. Connect to a US VPN Server
Log in to the VPN using your account details and connect to one of its US servers in the server list. This will change your location virtually, giving you a US IP address despite being outside the country.
Some VPNs, like CyberGhost, include dedicated servers for YouTube TV, but we prefer it when regular US VPN servers do the trick because you don’t need to spend time server hunting and there is less chance of server overload.
3. Test Your VPN with YouTube TV’s Preview
Now you’re connected to a US VPN server location, head to https://tv.youtube.com/.
Even before signing up to the premium service, you will already be able to tell if your VPN unblocks YouTube TV by whether or not you can preview the service for 20 minutes.
This is a useful test before paying for an expensive subscription.
You can also test if a VPN works with YouTube TV without paying any money by taking advantage of any free trials or money-back guarantees the VPN offers.
When you’ve confirmed that your VPN unblocks YouTube TV, click Start Free Trial.
4. Insert a US ZIP Code
YouTube TV is exclusive to the US, so it will ask you to insert a US ZIP code. If you’re connecting from outside the US, you can insert any US ZIP code. We inserted a New York Area ZIP code as we connected to a New York VPN server.
5. Choose Your YouTube TV Plan
You will then be prompted to select your YouTube TV plan.
We chose the Base Plan with a 2-Day Free Trial, but there is also a Spanish Plan you can select for Spanish-language channels. Click Next once you’ve chosen.
6. Insert Your Payment Method & Complete Your Subscription
At this point, insert your chosen payment method.
We used a UK-registered payment method associated with our normal UK Google Account, which worked just fine.
Despite some claims on the internet, you do not need a US-registered payment method or GPS spoofer to pay for YouTube TV abroad.
With these simple steps complete, you’ll now have full access to YouTube TV from anywhere in the world.