Does Hotspot Shield work with Freeview?
Hotspot Shield is the ideal Freeview VPN. Our Hydra protocol delivers consistent high-definition video streams no matter where in the world you travel.
With the Freeview mobile app, you can watch live TV and catch up on your favourite shows anywhere in the UK. But how can you keep watching Freeview abroad? Download the best Freeview VPN and enjoy blazing-fast Freeview streaming with no buffering.
Across the United Kingdom, about 19 million households watch Freeview’s 60 free-to-air channels. The digital TV service’s mobile app lets anyone in these households watch Freeview online from anywhere in the UK. When you are traveling abroad, however, Freeview will block the app. Run the Hotspot Shield VPN on your mobile device and you can keep Freeview streaming no matter where you travel.
Follow these simple steps to watch Freeview online with a VPN today.
Download the Hotspot Shield VPN app on your mobile or desktop device
Open up the Hotspot Shield VPN app and click the “Connect” button
Set the VPN server location to the country you want to watch Freeview from (“United Kingdom,” for example)
Head to your Freeview app and enjoy your favourite content!
Stream Freeview with HD quality resolution. Our 3,200+ VPN servers in 80+ countries are optimized for a seamless streaming experience.
Watch as much Freeview content as you want — anytime, anywhere. With unlimited data, you never have to stop.
Use Hotspot Shield VPN to watch Freeview on all your favourite devices, including Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.
Don’t just stream Freeview, stream everything — from sports, live events, to Netflix, BBC iPlayer, YouTube, and more.
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Internet Service Providers have the power to slow down, or “throttle”, data flowing across their networks. When they do this to your video streams, you’ll experience buffering or lose access to video altogether.
However, ISPs can’t throttle video streams when you use Hotspot Shield’s secure VPN. We encrypt the data flowing from our servers to your Hotspot Shield VPN app, making it impossible for the ISP to know when you have Freeview streaming. And if they don’t know you’re watching Freeview online, they can’t throttle your content.
As with many other streaming services, Freeview only has licenses from content producers to serve customers in the United Kingdom. The geographic location of an internet address lets Freeview know when foreigners are trying to use its service. Fortunately, a Hotspot Shield Premium membership lets you watch Freeview abroad.
You will have access to 3,200+ VPN servers across our global network of 80+ countries. When you choose one of our UK servers, your internet address will have a UK IP address, thus making it look like you’re back in Britain. This is how Hotspot Shield lets you watch Freeview from outside the UK.
Having thousands of VPN servers around the world makes it easier to deliver high-speed streams. Hotspot Shield has taken things a step further by developing our patented Hydra protocol which delivers unrivaled speed and seamless streaming performance. Hotspot Shield’s approach is so effective that the independent analysts at AV-TEST declared our VPN service the fastest on the market. Ookla’s Speedtest calls Hotspot Shield the “world’s fastest VPN.”
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Hotspot Shield has one of the largest VPN networks in the world with 3,200+ servers in 80+ countries—including 35+ US and European cities. No matter where you travel, you’ll make your internet connections more secure — without sacrificing streaming performance. That’s what makes Hotspot Shield the best Freeview VPN for streaming.
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per monthHotspot Shield is the ideal Freeview VPN. Our Hydra protocol delivers consistent high-definition video streams no matter where in the world you travel.
You can only watch Freeview online using the digital TV service’s mobile apps paired with Hotspot Shield’s VPN apps for iOS and Android devices. For other web activities, you can use our app for Windows and Mac computers or our Chrome extension. As a Hotspot Shield Premium member, your family can connect up to 5 devices simultaneously to our network.
Thanks to Hotspot Shield’s patented Hydra protocol and our network of 3,200+ VPN servers, you’ll get a seamless Freeview streaming experience.
Binge content on Netflix. Play Fortnite and other games. Stream music or watch user-generated content on YouTube or Facebook. No matter where you go, you can stream your favourite content through Hotspot Shield’s VPN service.
Hotspot Shield protects your online privacy. Our proxy service lets you use the internet anonymously while the encrypted data streams prevent anyone from accessing your data.
While your ISP may cap your internet use — we don’t. With your Hotspot Shield Premium membership, we won’t limit how long you keep Freeview streaming.
You can watch Freeview online from almost anywhere with internet access. Simply choose one of our UK VPN servers.
Freeview is not part of Hotspot Shield. You will need to download the Freeview app as well as apps from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, and Freeview’s other content providers.
*Hotspot Shield is not intended to be used to bypass copyright laws. Please read the Hotspot Shield Terms of Service for more details.