Temporary subscription access via an alternate television receiver

A method for subscription porting, the method comprising:

• in response to user input, providing, by a visitor television receiver, an identifier that identities the visitor television receiver, wherein the identifier is unique among a plurality of television receivers in communication with a subscription management computer system;
• receiving, by the subscription management computer system, from a mobile device linked with a first subscriber, a temporary subscription port request, wherein:
• the temporary subscription port request comprises the identifier of the visitor television receiver, authentication information for the first subscriber, and an indication of a location of the mobile device;
• comparing, by the subscription management computer system, the location of the mobile device with a stored address linked with the visitor television receiver;
• in response to the temporary subscription port request, transmitting, by the subscription management computer system, a first command to a home television receiver that disables viewing a first set of television channels linked with a first subscription account, which is linked with the first subscriber;
• and
• in response to the temporary subscription port request and the location of the mobile device matching the stored address within a predefined threshold distance, transmitting, by the subscription management computer system, a second command to the visitor television receiver that enables viewing the first set of television channels linked with the first subscription account.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium for subscription porting, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

• receive, from a mobile device associated with a first subscriber, a temporary subscription port request, wherein:
• the temporary subscription port request comprises an identifier of a visitor television receiver, authentication information for the first subscriber, and an indication of a location of the mobile device;
• and
• the identifier is unique among a plurality of television receivers associated with a television service provider;
• compare the location of the mobile device with a stored address linked with the visitor television receiver;
• in response to the temporary subscription port request and the location of the mobile device matching the stored address within a predefined threshold distance, transmit a first command to a home television receiver that disables viewing a first set of television channels linked with a first subscription account, which is linked with the first subscriber;
• and
• in response to the temporary subscription port request, transmit a second command to the visitor television receiver that enables viewing the first set of television channels linked with the first subscription account.