Essential HBO MAX Thread

[beenz]

my man, stop saying this if you dont know what you are talking about. Roku and FireTV users who are not cable/sat subs STILL have to get their HBO content from NOW until that deal is reached. NOW still works for those subs and is their ONLY option, therefore it exists still! HBO GO is still available on mobile devices and still works the same exact way. Neither of these former options have been upgraded with MAX content on the platforms I mentioned. Screenshots from my phone below....and I can show you NOW as well on Roku/FireTV but that shouldnt be necessary. the only thing that changed is NOW was upgraded to MAX on mobile devices and game consoles. I have access to all of them so I know how they all work, but its not simple to the average user at all.

yup. I have roku in all my upstairs bedrooms. and apple tv in the downstairs and basement. the roku's CANNOT get HBO Max, but it works on the apple tv's obviously. I just use HBOGO like I been doing if I really wanna watch HBO in my bed.

 

[winb83]

my man, stop saying this if you dont know what you are talking about. Roku and FireTV users who are not cable/sat subs STILL have to get their HBO content from NOW until that deal is reached. NOW still works for those subs and is their ONLY option, therefore it exists still! HBO GO is still available on mobile devices and still works the same exact way. Neither of these former options have been upgraded with MAX content on the platforms I mentioned. Screenshots from my phone below....and I can show you NOW as well on Roku/FireTV but that shouldnt be necessary. the only thing that changed is NOW was upgraded to MAX on mobile devices and game consoles. I have access to all of them so I know how they all work, but its not simple to the average user at all.

HBO is ending HBO Go, renaming HBO Now since HBO Max is live

To simplify matters, HBO's parent company -- AT&T's WarnerMedia -- said Friday that it will retire its HBO Go app as of July 31 now that the HBO Max app is "widely distributed." The HBO Now app will stay the same except it will be renamed simply HBO.

I know what I'm talking about. There's going to be 2 apps going forward. HBO and HBO Max. If you get HBO Max you use that. If you don't you'll use the app simply called HBO.

yup. I have roku in all my upstairs bedrooms. and apple tv in the downstairs and basement. the roku's CANNOT get HBO Max, but it works on the apple tv's obviously. I just use HBOGO like I been doing if I really wanna watch HBO in my bed.

And at the end of July what you use will simply be called HBO.

 

[surv2syn]

How is that brown sugar sub/app?
Been thinkin bout coppin it but still hesi on pulling the trigger

Brown Sugar is good, but after you had it a while its pretty stale because they dont have a lot of content. They rotate old content in and out. Not much new stuff. Good Blaxploitation flicks, and Bounce Originals (Brown Sugar is owned by Bounce) like In The Cut and Family Time. I did watch all of Saints and Sinners on there, good show.

UMC has more original stuff but the quality of the content is pretty bad. They do have two stripper shows that are ok. Beyond the Pole and Naked Hustle. Been checking those out. Got some ok Hip Hop shows.

Honestly, black tv is putting out an abundance of trash. BET Plus is ok for old shows like Martin and Soul Man and they have some good series but most of Tyler Perry's shows are terrible like Ruthless. I try to give them all a chance. Bruh was just uninteresting with weak writing as well. Trap Queens is good. First Wives Club was ok. Stopped watching Dark Money but will try and resume that soon.

 

[surv2syn]

yup. I have roku in all my upstairs bedrooms. and apple tv in the downstairs and basement. the roku's CANNOT get HBO Max, but it works on the apple tv's obviously. I just use HBOGO like I been doing if I really wanna watch HBO in my bed.

I have two chromecasts but shyts aggravating for family viewing. My wife dont be fukkin with chromecast. Honestly its not that big of a deal right now because I have other stuff to watch and they havent added really anything on MAX that I really have to watch right now above using HBOGO.

 

[surv2syn]

HBO is ending HBO Go, renaming HBO Now since HBO Max is live

I know what I'm talking about. There's going to be 2 apps going forward. HBO and HBO Max. If you get HBO Max you use that. If you don't you'll use the app simply called HBO.

And at the end of July what you use will simply be called HBO.

you tryin to be funny but you looking funny out here.

"also brought confusion about how the new streaming service fits in with the company's two existing apps."

yet you dont expect users to be confused.

you dont know what you are talking about if you are telling people on this site "There's HBO and HBO Max. There is no HBO Go no Now anymore" thats what you said verbatim and it is false

this shyt hasnt happened yet for one, because its not July 31st. there will likely be a deal in place. wait until then before you tell people something isnt available anymore

and two...

"To simplify matters, HBO's parent company -- AT&T's WarnerMedia -- said Friday that it will retire its HBO Go app as of July 31 now that the HBO Max app is "widely distributed." The HBO Now app will stay the same except it will be renamed simply HBO. "

you really on here playing semantics game? they are just renaming the shyt, still the same app, thats what the article says. and furthermore you really think HBO is going to clip and alienate its standalone sub base?

 

[beenz]

OK, I'm about to admit something.......

I been watching the anna kendrick show on HBO max and actually enjoying it

 

[beenz]

I have two chromecasts but shyts aggravating for family viewing. My wife dont be fukkin with chromecast. Honestly its not that big of a deal right now because I have other stuff to watch and they havent added really anything on MAX that I really have to watch right now above using HBOGO.

this here is why I have Apple TV on the TV's where guest would be here viewing. the roku's are for bedroom viewing. and the roku's are adequate, they ain't fukking with apple tv, which is clearly superior.

 

[SunZoo]

Where in the fukk is the life and times of Tim.

 

[BXKingPin82]

"Roses are red
Violets are blue.
Me and Jazz are black
Clarlton what are you?"

 

[winb83]

you tryin to be funny but you looking funny out here.

"also brought confusion about how the new streaming service fits in with the company's two existing apps."

yet you dont expect users to be confused.

you dont know what you are talking about if you are telling people on this site "There's HBO and HBO Max. There is no HBO Go no Now anymore" thats what you said verbatim and it is false

this shyt hasnt happened yet for one, because its not July 31st. there will likely be a deal in place. wait until then before you tell people something isnt available anymore

and two...

"To simplify matters, HBO's parent company -- AT&T's WarnerMedia -- said Friday that it will retire its HBO Go app as of July 31 now that the HBO Max app is "widely distributed." The HBO Now app will stay the same except it will be renamed simply HBO. "

you really on here playing semantics game? they are just renaming the shyt, still the same app, thats what the article says. and furthermore you really think HBO is going to clip and alienate its standalone sub base?

There will be two apps. One for HBO only subs and one for people that get Max. Right now there are 3 apps. One for people that sub to HBO and don’t get Max it’s called Go.
One for people that sub to HBO Now and don’t get Max called HBO Now and the third for people that sub and get HBO Max.

Obviously if you don’t get Max then what you get on the app will be what you already get now but what was the point of having an app called HBO Go then one called HBO Now in the first place. It should have all been one a single app in the first place. Hell HBO Max should be in the same app as the other 2 and if you log in with HBO Max credentials it just lets you access the Max content too.

 

[surv2syn]

There will be two apps. One for HBO only subs and one for people that get Max. Right now there are 3 apps. One for people that sub to HBO and don’t get Max it’s called Go.
One for people that sub to HBO Now and don’t get Max called HBO Now and the third for people that sub and get HBO Max.

Obviously if you don’t get Max then what you get on the app will be what you already get now but what was the point of having an app called HBO Go then one called HBO Now in the first place. It should have all been one a single app in the first place. Hell HBO Max should be in the same app as the other 2 and if you log in with HBO Max credentials it just lets you access the Max content too.

this is where we are on the same page and I am saying GOING FORWARD, it should be one app. HBO MAX. If you subscribe like I do, you get access to MAX free anyway. So yes, GO would be obsolete. My point is, you have to be able to see how confusing this is to the consumer. Having two apps going forward doesnt make much sense either if HBO (formerly NOW) doesnt include the same content as MAX. What are you charging for HBO (NOW)? So they are going to have two ala cart apps? Thats what the article says. Makes no sense unless they are planning on two different price points with MAX being the higher of the two.

 

[TheNatureBoy]

 

[TheNatureBoy]

“Close Enough” is a surreal animated comedy about a married couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their two divorced best friends/roommates all living together on the east side of Los Angeles. They’re navigating that transitional time in your 30s when life is about growing up, but not growing old. It’s about juggling work, kids, and pursuing your dreams, while avoiding time-traveling snails, stripper clowns, and murderous mannequins. Their life may not be ideal but for now, it’s close enough.

 

[winb83]

You can't even download HBO Now on iOS because it was updated to HBO Max due to the deal with Apple. If you sub to HBO Now through Amazon or Roku it locks you out of mobile streaming on iOS entirely because the app no longer exist. These morons. What a shyt show.

 

[daemonova]

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