Pulse 4 livestream: How to watch the station online
You can only watch the Austrian private broadcaster Puls 4 with a trick via live stream on the Internet. Read below how you can enjoy the full program.
Pulse 4: in Germany can only be received as a live stream
In addition to current US series and various in-house productions, the television station Puls 4 also broadcasts the top games of the Champions League and Europa League. However, the channel is broadcast exclusively in Austria and is difficult to receive on German TV sets:
- You can watch the Austrian television program in Germany using an ORF card. Although these are often offered on eBay, Austrian broadcasting prohibits German households from using them for licensing reasons. Anyone using an ORF card outside of Austria runs the risk of being blocked.
- Puls 4 is also broadcast on the Austrian station Gaisberg and can be received in German areas - but this trick only works in parts of Lower Bavaria. The broadcast signal is already too weak in Munich and Upper Bavaria.
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You can only use the Puls-4 media library with an Austrian IP - but this problem can be solved with a VPN program.
- "VPN" stands for "Virtual Private Network" and enables you to surf the Internet anonymously. For example, you can disguise that you want to access pulse 4 from Germany.
- You can encrypt your internet connection with various VPN providers - we tested the best for you in another article.
- We also explain how to set up a VPN connection on your PC, iPhone and Android device.
- It is important that you use an Austrian IP address for your anonymous connection - this is the only way you can access Pulse 4.
- Note: If you use a VPN server, this not only slows down your internet connection. They also circumvent the television station's geoblocking - and this can have legal consequences. So you'd better take a look at our legal alternatives in the next paragraph.
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- On the official YouTube channel of Puls 4 you can also see all trailers and the highlights of the television program in Germany.
- Popular US series and blockbusters are now offered by various video-on-demand services. Stiftung Warentest has already compared the most popular streaming sites.
- When it comes to sports, the pay-TV channel Sky also offers many live broadcasts of current top games online.
In addition to Pulse 4, ORF is another full-service broadcaster in the Austrian television landscape. In the next practical tip, we will explain how you can receive ORF in Germany.