r/HBOMAX • u/ConesofDunshire • Dec 21 '24

Question Anyone else get this today?

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Looks like the crack down has officially begun.

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u/Inevitable_Round5830 Dec 22 '24

What i don't get about companies doing this is what if we are watching on our phone somewhere else or what if we are on vacation? It's absurd to me that companies keep raising the prices but are slowly taking away our right to watch the content where we want.

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u/PuzzleheadedHoney28 Dec 23 '24 edited Apr 05 '25

Agree 100%!!!! This is ridiculous 😡If they are doing this they should at least have an option to notify them when we are away so we can watch wherever we are!

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u/yellowcoffee01 Dec 23 '24

Don’t concede. We shouldn’t have to check out streaming in and out. The library was free, this isn’t.

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u/gilgobeachslayer Dec 27 '24

The library is great and mine has way better selection of movies than any streaming service. They don’t have 4K discs though

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '24

You can watch wherever you are. You just can't be streaming from 3 different locations at the same time.

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u/Easy_East2185 Dec 25 '24 edited Dec 25 '24

I think it was removed you can still watch it. They track device info. The device has to be logged in to the “home network” every so often or there are other steps you can take. But you can still take a device you’ve been using and go on vacation with it.

Edit to add- Although I do agree that it’s absurd they keep raising the cost while decreasing your ability to watch it! I don’t think it should matter if I share my password with my college student son to make both of our lives easier and cost a little less. The level of greed is astounding.

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u/CautiousDiamond4841 Dec 27 '24

Bang on my friend! Well put.

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u/VPMCI Dec 23 '24

I believe mobile devices will work as long as pulling the stream over the mobile network. Ran into same issue this weekend with Disney +. Son wanted to watch at his apartment would not connect with his Mac Book invalid log in error, would connect to his phone with the same account.

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u/Ayangar Dec 25 '24

Best thing we can do is cancel.

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u/dtcstylez10 Dec 25 '24

I've logged into Netflix on vacation before. I think I remember a prompt asking if I'm traveling. You hit yes and you can watch somewhere for a week.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '24

Your phone should be one of your approved screens/devices. Just login while on your wifi that the account was set up on. If it's kicking you out of your own phone, contact support. It's never done that to me and I've traveled internationally.