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Fubo says too many TV locations even though both televisions are at home

Fubo treats separate internet networks as separate locations, so a television-location error can occur inside one physical household.

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Count networks before counting rooms

Fubo’s specific error article says that multiple internet networks within a home count as additional locations. A viewer may therefore see a location warning despite standing a few metres from another television. Make a simple list of each active television and the connection it uses. The important comparison is the designated Home Network, not whether both sets share the same postal address.

Look for a second active television route

Check whether one television uses the household’s ordinary residential connection while another uses a separate service or hotspot. This is a diagnostic question, not a reason to change the Home setting repeatedly. Fubo permits connected televisions from one location at a time. An otherwise healthy stream at the other location can explain the error more directly than a speed test or a replacement HDMI cable.

Stop one television stream as a controlled test

Fubo’s instructions say to end the television stream in the other location, or end the current one and let the other continue. Use that narrow test before resetting all the devices. Note whether the warning clears, then confirm the remaining television is on the intended connection. Mobile and browser concurrency follows a different rule, so successful phone playback does not disprove the television-location diagnosis.

Keep an unresolved case precise

If the warning remains after other television streams have ended, record the device models, connection arrangement and wording of the message for Fubo support. Do not post passwords or payment details with that report. An unexplained session also warrants an account-security check with the provider. Keep the evidence focused on active streams and connections; deleting a viewing app does not demonstrate that every other device has stopped playing.

Questions, answered

Can two networks in one house trigger the warning?

Yes. Fubo explicitly says multiple home internet networks count as additional locations for these limits.

Why does my phone still play while the television is blocked?

Fubo distinguishes supported mobile/browser streams from connected-TV streams. Television viewing remains restricted to one location at a time.

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