How Many Devices Can Use One VPN Subscription

In short: most VPN services put a limit on how many devices one subscription covers - usually 5 to 8 - and people hit it unexpectedly. Technically, one subscription works perfectly well on all your devices at once: phone, computer, tablet, TV. Below: why the limit exists at all, how to check yours, how to set a VPN up on several devices (computer and phone, the whole family), and what to do when you move to a new gadget.

How many devices different services allow

People ask “how many devices can I use” not out of curiosity but because they have already hit the wall: they connected a phone, a computer and a TV, and the service refused - limit reached. Most paid VPNs have such a limit, it is simply not always in plain sight: typical figures are 5 simultaneous devices, sometimes 8, rarely more.

Here is the distinction that causes the confusion: you can register as many devices in the account as you like, but only as many as the limit allows can be active at the same time. A “5 connections” plan means you may install the app on ten devices, but only five will be online through the VPN at once - the sixth gets “connection limit exceeded”. That is how a service stops one account being shared with half the building.

The trouble is that an honest user runs out of that limit at home: two phones, a laptop, a work computer, a TV, a tablet - a family of three easily adds up to eight or ten devices without handing anything to outsiders. And then the same household has to buy a second account or pay extra to raise the limit.

How it works at Tainet. We do not limit the number of devices on a subscription: connect as many of your own as you need - phones, computers, tablets, TVs. Technically a subscription is one link, and it works everywhere you paste it. The reason there is no limit is simple: a device limit makes sense where a service economises on shared servers and sells “slots” as a way to charge more. We do not do that, so there is nothing to gain from limiting your devices.

The one thing we do watch is not how many devices you have but mass sharing of a key with strangers: if a single link suddenly works from a hundred different addresses across the country, that is visible and gets looked at separately. It has no bearing on normal household use - the phones, computers and TVs of one family on one subscription.

How to set up a VPN on a computer and a phone

The most common pair is a computer and a phone. The scheme is simple and identical: one subscription, installed on both devices in turn.

1. Take out a subscription - you get one link.
2. On the phone, open the app (Happ, INCY, v2RayTun), choose “Add subscription”, paste the link.
3. On the computer, do the same in the app for Windows, macOS or Linux: paste the same link.
4. Done: both devices are connected, working at the same time, with nothing extra to pay.

The same link can be added to a tablet and a TV - the principle does not change. The exact steps for each app are in the overview of VPN clients for every platform, and what a subscription link even is, in the breakdown of the VPN key.

A VPN on a phone and a TV

The second common pair is a phone and a TV, when you want a VPN both on the move and on the big screen at home. The phone connects in half a minute through the app; the TV either through an Android TV app or, if the set-top box does not support one, through the router, which covers every screen in the house at once. Step-by-step for the TV is in setting up a VPN on a TV, and covering the whole home with one connection is in setting up a VPN on a router, by brand.

A VPN for the whole family

A question of its own is one VPN for a family: so that everyone has access on their phone and on the shared TV. This runs into exactly the same device limit, and it is families it hits first. Since we do not limit the number of devices, a “family subscription” is not a separate, pricier plan but an ordinary one: you add the same link to the devices of everyone at home, and each person uses their own. There is no “family” package to pay for separately.

The one thing to bear in mind: all devices on one subscription use the service’s shared servers - at household scale this does not affect speed, there is room for everyone.

How to move a VPN to a new device

Changed your phone or laptop? There is no need to move the subscription in the usual sense, because it is not tied to a particular device. A subscription is a link, and it lives independently of the gadget:

1. On the new device, install an app (Happ, INCY or any awg/vless-compatible one).
2. Paste the same subscription link you had on the old one.
3. Done - the new device is online.

Where to find your link if the old device is already gone: it is always available in your account or in the Telegram bot, wherever you signed up. From the old device it can simply be passed across (copied, or shown as a QR code). If the VPN “does not work” on the new phone, it is almost always because the link was not pasted in full or the app is the wrong one; how a VPN subscription link works and where to paste it is covered separately.

Frequently asked questions

How many devices can use one Tainet subscription?

We do not limit the number of devices: connect as many of your own as you need - phones, computers, tablets, TVs. The only restriction is on mass sharing of a key with strangers, which does not apply to household use.

How many simultaneous connections does Tainet allow?

There is no limit: we have no cap on simultaneous connections, which is what services usually count as “slots”. All your devices on one link are online at the same time rather than in turn.

Do I need a separate subscription for each device?

No. One subscription is one link for all your devices at once. There is nothing extra to pay per device.

Does Tainet have a family plan?

There is no separate family plan, because none is needed: since the number of devices is not limited, the ordinary subscription is the “family” one - you add the link to everyone’s devices at home.

How do I move the subscription to a new phone?

There is nothing to move: install the app on the new phone and paste the same subscription link. It is not tied to a device, so it simply works.

In summary

In short: most services have a device limit, and people hit it unexpectedly - families first of all. At Tainet the number of devices on a subscription is not limited: one link works on a phone, a computer, a tablet and a TV at once.

The first 7 days are free - enough to test it on all your own devices straight away. To sign up, use the Telegram bot or your account; questions go to support.