Does switching mean losing channels I currently watch on cable?

It depends on the specific channel, but the standard playlist here carries a broad international and English-language lineup — the Setup Guide and FAQ list what's included, worth checking against your own must-watch list before cancelling anything.

Do I need a new router or a faster internet plan?

A stable connection matters more than a specific speed tier. Most home connections already handle it; the Setup Guide covers what to check if playback stutters.

Can the whole house switch at once, or one room at a time?

Either — the login goes into a player app on each device individually, so switching one TV this week and the rest next month works fine.

What happens to the cable contract during the switch?

That's between you and the cable provider — checking their cancellation terms before the switch avoids surprise fees, and running the trial first means nothing needs to be decided about cable until setup is actually confirmed working.

Guide

What actually changes when cable gets replaced with a playlist

Short answer: the box disappears, the wall socket goes unused, and every TV, phone, and computer in the house takes the same single login instead. The channels themselves mostly carry over; what changes is how many separate contracts and boxes it takes to reach them.

What a cable install actually involves

A typical cable or satellite setup means a technician visit, a box wired into each TV that needs it, and usually a separate monthly line-item per room. Adding a second bedroom TV later means repeating most of that — another box, another fee, sometimes another appointment.

What replaces it

	Cable or satellite	A single IPTV playlist
Hardware	A box per TV, wired in	A player app on whatever's already there
Adding a room	New box, new fee, possibly a new appointment	The same login, entered again
Phone or laptop access	Rarely included	The same login works there too
Cancelling later	Often tied to a contract term	A plan simply ends on its date

Worth deciding before cancelling cable: run the switch in parallel for a short stretch rather than cancelling the same day the new setup starts. A 24 hours trial for $1.00 is cheap enough to confirm everything works before cable actually gets called to cancel.

The order that avoids a gap in service

Start the trial on the main TV first

The screen used most often is the one worth confirming before anything else changes.

Set up a second device while cable is still active

A phone or a second TV, to confirm the same login behaves the same way twice.

Pick a plan length once both are confirmed

Everything from 1 to 12 months reaches the identical playlist — length is purely a pricing decision at this point.

Cancel cable once the household is comfortable

Not before — running both briefly costs a few dollars and removes any risk of a gap.

What tends to surprise people mid-switch

Usually not the channels — it's how few steps are actually left once the first device is working. Every additional TV or phone takes the same short setup, not a new decision each time. The part that takes longest is usually just deciding which room to start with.