Trex IPTV Germany: English-Language TV for Expats in Germany

Moving to Germany for work, study or family is exciting, but evenings can feel a long way from home when the TV only speaks German. This page is for English speakers living in Germany who want the channels they grew up with, a TV guide on German time and setup help in English.

Trex IPTV Germany: English TV for people who moved here

Each plan comes with 33,000+ live channels and 160,000+ films and episodes on demand. English speakers living in Germany usually head straight for:

• channels from Britain, including entertainment, factual, sport and news;
• channels from the United States, from network-style shows to sport and news;
• German channels, useful for language practice or keeping up with local events;
• live sport and motorsport, with catch-up on supported channels;
• films and series on demand, arranged by genre and by show;
• international channels for couples and families who mix languages at home.

Because broadcasters’ line-ups change over time, we write about categories instead of guaranteeing particular channels. If there is a channel from home you really want, ask us first or test it while your trial runs.

A TV guide on German time

Your player app’s TV guide (EPG) follows whatever clock your device uses. Germany uses CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) in summer, and the clocks change on the last Sunday of March and October, together with the rest of the EU.

That matters when you watch channels from home:

• British channels broadcast one hour behind German time, so a programme listed in the UK for 9 pm appears at 10 pm in your guide.
• American channels are between six and nine hours behind, depending on the US time zone.
• Catch-up on supported channels solves the problem: watch a late-night US show the following evening, at a sensible hour in Germany.

Choose Berlin in your device settings and leave automatic time on; if a listing still looks an hour adrift, reload the guide.

Internet in German homes

Most German homes connect through DSL or VDSL, cable or, increasingly, fibre. All of them can carry Trex TV well. Measure the speed on the TV or box you actually watch on and look for at least:

Full HD

10 Mbps or more

4K

25 Mbps or more

Some tips that suit German flats in particular:

• Old buildings swallow Wi-Fi. Solid walls in pre-war flats stop signals dead; a LAN cable, powerline adapters or a mesh set solves it.
• Look at where the router lives. Landlords often leave it by the phone socket in the hallway, rooms away from the sofa.
• Prefer 5 GHz when the TV is in the same room as the router.
• Plan for flatmates. A 4K film in one room and Full HD in another need roughly 35 Mbps together.
• Run your trial test at night, when everyone in the building is online.

Devices that work well in Germany

Whatever you shipped over or picked up locally should be fine:

• a Fire TV Stick, the easiest way to upgrade a TV that came with the flat;
• a Samsung or LG smart TV, with a player app from its app store;
• an Android TV box, a solid choice for the main screen;
• iPhones, iPads and Android phones, handy in a shared flat or on the train;
• a Windows or Mac computer, running a desktop player.

Player apps usually let you switch their menus to English. Choose your device in our Trex IPTV setup guides to see the numbered steps.

Paying in euros

Our prices are in US dollars, so 12 Months comes to $69.99, which is $5.83 a month spread over the year. A German card converts that into euros at your bank’s own rate, and a few banks charge a fee for payments in foreign currency; your bank’s app or website will tell you. We agree the plan, the total and the payment method in WhatsApp before you pay.

English IPTV in Germany: how to start

1. Start with the free trial. “Germany” is already in the WhatsApp message; simply add your device.
2. Install the player app we suggest, set its menus to English and log in.
3. Choose Berlin as your time zone so the guide shows German time.
4. Send a quick reply in the same chat to order 12 Months once you are happy.

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Support in English, at any hour

As an expat, the last thing you want is setup help in a language you are still learning. Every message to us is answered in English by a real person, 24/7. Trex TV belongs to its owner; we are an independent business authorized to sell it, which is why every page carries our reseller line. If you are looking for IPTV for expats in Germany, compare the Trex IPTV subscription details, read how the free trial works, or go back to Trex IPTV for the full overview.