By Roca IPTV Support Team, Installation & customer support. Written by the Roca IPTV support staff who walk customers through setups on WhatsApp every day. Steps are re-checked on real devices whenever the player apps change their menus.
When you order Roca IPTV you choose two things: how long the plan lasts and how many devices can watch at the same time. The first is easy. The second is where people most often overpay — or underpay and end up with a family argument on a Saturday afternoon. This guide explains what a "device" really means, gives examples for different households, and shows the real price of each option.
Short answer: count the screens that will be playing at the same moment at your busiest time, not the number of devices in the house. Most couples need 2, families with teenagers 3, and only large or shared households need 4–5. You can install Roca IPTV on as many devices as you like.
What counts as a device (connection)?
A Roca IPTV "device" is really a connection: one stream playing at a time.
- Installing the app on your Firestick, phone, tablet and laptop: 0 connections until something plays.
- Watching on the lounge TV: 1 connection.
- Lounge TV plus a child watching cartoons on a tablet at the same time: 2 connections.
- One person switching between channels: still 1 connection.
- A multi-view screen in TiviMate showing four matches: 4 connections, because four streams are playing.
If you try to start more streams than your plan allows, the extra one won't play (or another will stop) until one is closed.
The prices for each device count
Here is every option for the 12-month plan, with the effective monthly cost:
| Devices at once | 12-month price | Per month | Per device per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 device | $69 | $5.75 | $5.75 |
| 2 devices | $109 | $9.08 | $4.54 |
| 3 devices | $139 | $11.58 | $3.86 |
| 4 devices | $169 | $14.08 | $3.52 |
| 5 devices | $199 | $16.58 | $3.32 |
Prices are in USD. The cost per device falls as you add screens, so a 3-device plan costs much less than three separate single-device subscriptions. Shorter plans follow the same pattern — see the full price table.
Household examples
Living alone or watching only in the lounge — 1 device
One person, one main TV, maybe a phone for the odd match on the move — but never both at once. A single connection is all you need, at $69 for a year.
A couple — usually 2 devices
The classic clash: one of you wants the football in the lounge, the other a series in the bedroom. If that happens even occasionally on weekends, take 2. If you genuinely always watch together, 1 is fine and you can upgrade later.
Family with children — 2 or 3 devices
Children's tablets count while they're playing. A family where the parents watch the main TV while one child watches in their room needs 2; with two children watching separately at peak times, 3.
Family with teenagers or a sports-mad household — 3 or 4 devices
Teenagers watch independently, often on phones, and Saturday afternoons may mean two matches on two TVs plus someone on a tablet. Three is the common answer; four if there's regularly a fourth viewer.
Shared houses and large families — 4 or 5 devices
House-shares, extended families and multi-generation households with lots of screens. Five is the maximum per subscription.
How to count properly
Rather than guess, do this quickly:
- List the screens that ever watch TV: each TV, tablet, phone and laptop.
- Pick your busiest time — usually Saturday 3pm–10pm or a weekday evening.
- Count how many of those screens are playing at once at that time.
- Add one only if that busiest moment happens most weeks and you want headroom.
Bandwidth: can your broadband handle it?
Every extra screen needs its own share of your connection. Plan for roughly:
| Quality | Per screen |
|---|---|
| HD / Full HD | about 10 Mbps |
| 4K | about 25 Mbps |
So three HD screens need around 30 Mbps of steady bandwidth, plus room for everything else in the house. On a typical UK fibre package that's comfortable; on an older copper line it may not be, and buying 3 devices won't help if the line can only carry two. Our buffering guide explains how to test your real evening speed.
Can I change the number of devices later?
Yes, in both directions:
- Adding devices mid-plan: message us with your username. We calculate the difference between your current plan and the larger one for the time remaining, send you a payment link for that amount, and upgrade the same login — your apps keep working.
- Reducing at renewal: simply order fewer devices when you renew, and mention your username so we extend the same login.
That flexibility means it's usually best to start with your honest everyday need rather than the worst case.
Common mistakes
- Counting devices instead of simultaneous viewers. Five devices in the house rarely means five connections.
- Forgetting the kids' tablets. They count while they're playing.
- Sharing a login with another household. Their viewing uses your connections, and you'll find the stream stops at the worst moment.
- Using multi-view without enough connections. Each window in a multi-view is a stream.
Summary
Count the screens playing at once at your busiest time; for most homes that's 1–3. You can install Roca IPTV on every device you own, change the device count later, and the per-device price falls as you add more. Ready to choose? Compare all plans and prices, or start with the free trial on one device.