How to bypass Spectrum cable box to other TVs at home

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Spectrum TV Stream is a premium TV service that offers live and on-demand programming to all Spectrum customers and has availability across devices and platforms: cable, web, Roku, Chromecast, Xbox One and mobile whether your home or on the go. It is owned by Charter Communications.



To watch live TV, you need to have a Spectrum Cable Box or streaming device. The Cable Box is a device that allows users to watch TV and/or its programming on a variety of devices and on any wiFi network. It also connects to all other components of the Spectrum network such as Spectrum Internet Service. The Spectrum Cable box offers a DVR offers thousands of DVR shows that you can record, watch, then resume later.

Spectrum TV has three tiers of service that all have DVR capabilities:

Select, Silver and Gold. Select provides 125+ channels, Silver provides 175+ channels including HBO/HBO Max and ShowTime. Gold provides 200 + channels including The Movie Channel, Starz, and Starz Encore.

How does it work?

The cable box connects directly to any of your TVs and is connected to an outlet. In this article, we will focus on how you can bypass the Spectrum Cable Box to extra TVs around your home.

To bypass the Spectrum Cable Box, you need a supported Internet-enabled device that receives programming from Spectrum TV Stream. If you’re located in one of Spectrum TV Stream’s supported areas, just add the channel to your My Account or log in to your account and start watching live TV. Once logged in, you’ll be able to stream shows from anywhere on any Internet-connected device. If you’re a Spectrum cable subscriber and have a cable box, you’re eligible for the service.

As well as a Cable Box, Spectrum TV provides a free app available on the App Store and Google Play for those who are not current Spectrum subscribers. The app can be used on a wide variety of compatible devices such as smartphones and tablets, streaming players including Apple TV, Roku, smart TVs like Samsung Smart TV and LG Smart TV, desktop and laptop computers running on Windows or Mac OS.

How to bypass Spectrum cable box

To use the Spectrum TV App customers will need a computer or compatible mobile device along with an Internet connection and be in one of the supported areas.

If you are a customer, you only need one cable box and you do not need to have a cable box for every TV. If you have a Smart TV or own a streaming device such as a gaming console or streaming stick such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku player you are literally good to go. Long gone have the days you needed a cable box in every room. With one of the devices above, you simply need to connect the device to eth TV and have the Spectrum TV App installed.

The app offers more than 250 channels, including local networks and popular movie channels like AMC, Syfy and USA and can replicate the look and feel of the channel on nearly any screen. Once you’re logged in, you can start watching live TV without the Spectrum Cable Box attached.

How to Bypass Spectrum Cable Box

So, how can you avoid and bypass the Spectrum cable box? Simple, when signing up for the service simply choose not to own a cable box. However, once you have signed up for the service you will still need to set it up on a device, so you have a connection at home using the Spectrum TV App. To use the app, you will need an Internet speed of at least 10 Mbps or higher depending on your area. Once you have completed those steps you will be able to watch live TV on all those extra screens.

To install Spectrum TV App on your Apple TV, do the following:

  1. Go to the App Store and download the tv app.
  2. Open the tv app and sign in with your email address and password. (If you do not have an account, create an account here.)
  3. Select “My Channels” from the navigation bar (the menu that looks like three dots).

To install Spectrum TV App on your Amazon Fire Stick, do the following:

  1. Open the Amazon App Store and search for Spectrum TV and install the app.
  2. Once Spectrum TV is installed on your device, open the app, and sign in with your email address and password. (If you do not have an account, create one here.)
  3. Select “My Channels” from the navigation bar (the menu that looks like three dots).
  4. Enjoy live TV without a cable box!

To install Spectrum TV App on your Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet, do the following:

  1. Open the Amazon App Store and search for Spectrum TV and install the app.
  2. Once Spectrum TV is installed on your device, open the app, and sign in with your email address and password. (If you do not have an account, create one here.)
  3. Select “My Channels” from the navigation bar (the menu that looks like three dots).

To install Spectrum TV App on your Chromecast, do the following:

  1. Open the Google Play Store and search for Spectrum TV and install the app.
  2. Once Spectrum TV is installed on your device, open the app, and sign in with your email address and password. (If you do not have an account, create one here.)
  3. Select “My Channels” from the navigation bar (the menu that looks like three dots).

To install Spectrum TV App on your Samsung Smart TV, do the following:

  1. Go to the Samsung App store and search for Spectrum TV and install the app.
  2. Once Spectrum TV is installed on your device, open the app, and sign in with your email address and password. (If you do not have an account, create one here.)
  3. Select “My Channels” from the navigation bar (the menu that looks like three dots).
  4. Enjoy live TV without a cable box!

Conclusion

Spectrum TV Stream is a fabulous streaming service and hopefully, this guide has encouraged you to download the app to a device to access the Spectrum TV channels.

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2 thoughts on “How to bypass Spectrum cable box to other TVs at home”

  1. I am trying to find out how I can get a PIP on my TV with my Spectrum cable box, in the older tv’s you could watch a picture in a picture, like 2 different tv show, how can I get this on my TV?

    • Hello Barbara and thank you for tuning in. In the remote of your Spectrum box you will get the Picture in Picture functionality. There is one key that says PIP on/off, which toggles this feature on or off. There will be also PIP Swap, to select which input signal you want in the smaller display, as well as PIP Move to move the little box around. Lastly there is a PIP CH +/- which lets you change the channel on the small display. I hope this information can solve your issue!

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