HBO Go!

booklover6 · 06-07-2012, 02:39 PM

Now available to Kindle Fire owners. The app is free in the Kindle store. Your internet provider must be on the list, and also you have to get HBO. I finally figured out how to get it going. I'm watching a movie...lots of buffering, which I have not experienced with other streaming services on the Fire. But I like it b/c I want to watch on my schedule, not theirs!

Jessica Lares · 06-07-2012, 03:59 PM

Yeah, heard about it. Sadly don't subscribe to HBO anymore, so can't check it out.

hn333 · 06-07-2012, 05:55 PM

HBO has nothing worth watching.

carld · 06-07-2012, 06:08 PM

I just resubscribed to HBO for True Blood. Thanks for the heads up.

Edit: Unfortunately this version doesn't seem to have my cable company as a subscriber option.

RainingLemur · 06-07-2012, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hn333

HBO has nothing worth watching.

Yeah, not anymore. I haven't watched anything on HBO in a good long while.

Jessica Lares · 06-07-2012, 11:32 PM

Totally agree.

booklover6 · 06-08-2012, 07:34 AM

HBO is bundled in with whatever it is we have....otherwise I'd have cancelled it since I never watched it. It's nice to have the option to do so on my Fire, now.

bjones6416 · 06-08-2012, 08:17 AM

I watched The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency pilot episoode on my Fire at 3:30 this morning when I couldn't sleep. Charming! I'm going to like having HBO GO, I think. It runs very well on my Fire.

Skydog · 06-08-2012, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hn333

HBO has nothing worth watching.

I agree.

Sydney's Mom · 06-14-2012, 04:31 PM

I love Bill Mahr and True Blood, and am looking forward to Newsroom later this month. HBO Go makes my Fire the perfect tablet. I was still carrying around a Tab, just for HBO Go. Not anymore!

carld · 06-16-2012, 01:59 PM

So... I chatted online with Time Warner about them not being a subscriber option for HBO Go.

Me: I'm using the HBO Go app on my Kindle Fire, but TW isn't a subscriber option. Are there any plans to fix this?

TW: Use a different browser.

Me: I'm not using a browser. I'm using the HBO Go Android App.

TW: Please use a different browser.

Me: !@#$!!!! I'M NOT USING A BROWSER!!

TW: Let me transfer you to another support person.

New TW Guy: How can I help you?

Me: I'm using the HBO Go app on my Kindle Fire, but TW isn't a subscriber option. Are there any plans to fix this?

New TW Guy: That App isn't available for the Kindle Fire.

Me: *sigh* Actually it is. TW just isn't available as a subscriber option.

New TW Guy: I don't have any information on that.

He did finally say that TW support for HBO Go on the Kindle Fire was likely in the future, so that's something.

Jessica Lares · 06-16-2012, 02:25 PM

Tech support people hardly know a thing. It's just prompts. I think they haven't been trained to help KF owners yet.

grvthang · 06-16-2012, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carld

So... I chatted online with Time Warner about them not being a subscriber option for HBO Go.

Me: I'm using the HBO Go app on my Kindle Fire, but TW isn't a subscriber option. Are there any plans to fix this?

TW: Use a different browser.

Me: I'm not using a browser. I'm using the HBO Go Android App.

TW: Please use a different browser.

Me: !@#$!!!! I'M NOT USING A BROWSER!!

TW: Let me transfer you to another support person.

New TW Guy: How can I help you?

Me: I'm using the HBO Go app on my Kindle Fire, but TW isn't a subscriber option. Are there any plans to fix this?

New TW Guy: That App isn't available for the Kindle Fire.

Me: *sigh* Actually it is. TW just isn't available as a subscriber option.

New TW Guy: I don't have any information on that.

He did finally say that TW support for HBO Go on the Kindle Fire was likely in the future, so that's something.

The final kick in the butt is that HBO and Time Warner are both owned by the same parent company!

RainingLemur · 06-18-2012, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Tech support people hardly know a thing. It's just prompts. I think they haven't been trained to help KF owners yet.

"Uh, let me get my supervisor... *hey, Phil, what's a Kindle Fire? It's a what? You sure? It's not in the script. Uh, OK.* I'm going to have to transfer you to our level 2 support. Hold please. *I hate this script... *"

sadievan · 06-19-2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hn333

HBO has nothing worth watching.

Agreed. Except for Boardwalk Empire. Wish that was available on regular cable.

Carol

06-07-2012, 02:39 PM	#1
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,532 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	HBO Go! Now available to Kindle Fire owners. The app is free in the Kindle store. Your internet provider must be on the list, and also you have to get HBO. I finally figured out how to get it going. I'm watching a movie...lots of buffering, which I have not experienced with other streaming services on the Fire. But I like it b/c I want to watch on my schedule, not theirs!

06-07-2012, 06:08 PM	#4
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I just resubscribed to HBO for True Blood. Thanks for the heads up. Edit: Unfortunately this version doesn't seem to have my cable company as a subscriber option. Last edited by carld; 06-07-2012 at 08:28 PM.

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06-07-2012, 03:59 PM	#2
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Yeah, heard about it. Sadly don't subscribe to HBO anymore, so can't check it out.

06-07-2012, 05:55 PM	#3
hn333 Addict Posts: 255 Karma: 316188 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire	HBO has nothing worth watching.

06-07-2012, 11:32 PM	#6
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Totally agree.

06-08-2012, 07:34 AM	#7
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,532 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	HBO is bundled in with whatever it is we have....otherwise I'd have cancelled it since I never watched it. It's nice to have the option to do so on my Fire, now.

06-08-2012, 08:17 AM	#8
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	I watched The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency pilot episoode on my Fire at 3:30 this morning when I couldn't sleep. Charming! I'm going to like having HBO GO, I think. It runs very well on my Fire.

06-14-2012, 04:31 PM	#10
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,895 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I love Bill Mahr and True Blood, and am looking forward to Newsroom later this month. HBO Go makes my Fire the perfect tablet. I was still carrying around a Tab, just for HBO Go. Not anymore!

06-16-2012, 01:59 PM	#11
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	So... I chatted online with Time Warner about them not being a subscriber option for HBO Go. Me: I'm using the HBO Go app on my Kindle Fire, but TW isn't a subscriber option. Are there any plans to fix this? TW: Use a different browser. Me: I'm not using a browser. I'm using the HBO Go Android App. TW: Please use a different browser. Me: !@#$!!!! I'M NOT USING A BROWSER!! TW: Let me transfer you to another support person. New TW Guy: How can I help you? Me: I'm using the HBO Go app on my Kindle Fire, but TW isn't a subscriber option. Are there any plans to fix this? New TW Guy: That App isn't available for the Kindle Fire. Me: sigh Actually it is. TW just isn't available as a subscriber option. New TW Guy: I don't have any information on that. He did finally say that TW support for HBO Go on the Kindle Fire was likely in the future, so that's something.

06-16-2012, 02:25 PM	#12
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Tech support people hardly know a thing. It's just prompts. I think they haven't been trained to help KF owners yet.

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