If you live outside of Spain or are spending a long time abroad, you may miss the traditional channels from here. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) has a wide variety of content, from current affairs and sports to fiction series and entertainment programmes that, unfortunately, are not always available beyond our borders. Luckily, there is a solution that will allow you to watch channels made in Spain, regardless of where you are.
According to data from the Register of Spanish Residents Abroad (PERE), from the INE, there are 2,908,649 people with Spanish nationality living outside their country. These individuals are settled in various territories, including Argentina, France, the USA, the United Kingdom and Germany (although there are others). As expected, the Spanish television signal does not reach these places. In addition, many times, when trying to access the official websites of the channels, they realize that access to the content is restricted.
Even though the countries they now live in also have their own TV channels, this may not be enough. Sometimes, Spanish foreigners want to reminisce about old times, watching classics like Los Serrano or Aquí no hay quien viva. Or maybe they want to keep up to date with news from Spain, or fictional series. This way, they have something to talk about with their loved ones when they talk on the phone or video call.
If you have a Smart TV at hand, the best way to bring Spanish DTT to your home abroad is through a VPN (Virtual Private Network). With this, it will be as easy as “tricking” the device into believing that you are in Spain and the geographical restrictions of our channels will no longer be a problem.
Which VPN can you use on TV?
Although it may seem like a real headache, it is relatively easy to use a VPN service at home. There are free options, but these are less secure and generally have more limitations. At ADSLZone, we recommend using a paid Virtual Private Network, such as NordVPN.
This VPN has a TV app, which makes the process quick and easy. But you can also use it on Fire TV Stick, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Chromecast, Amazon Kindle, Chromebook, etc. So, if you find any other restrictions, you can get around them if you sign up for their services.
NordVPN usually has Offers available for new customers. This is very useful if you want to try it for a few months and see if the VPN really convinces you or not. But rest assured that, if you miss Spanish TV, you will probably end up staying because of how easy it is to use. Once you have signed up, you only have to install the application on your Smart TV and log in. You can do this by entering your email and password or through a QR code with your mobile phone, to connect immediately.
At this point, the NordVPN platform will show you all the countries you can connect to and you can choose between several servers. All you have to do is search for your country in the search engine (in this case Spain) and that’s it. By following all the steps we have mentioned, you will now have access to all DTT channels from abroad. Without any warning that access to that content is restricted in the country from which you want to watch it.
