Tomek Premium Member join:2002-01-30 Valley Stream, NY
11 recommendations |
Tomek
Premium Member
2016-Jun-20 10:20 am
Pirate Bay and Online StreamingI bet those "cheaper" alternatives work better..... |
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6 recommendations |
cost"...for the $12 per month service"
Unless something changed in the last few weeks, both HBO Now & HBO are $15/month |
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Kilroy MVM join:2002-11-21 Saint Paul, MN
4 recommendations |
Kilroy
MVM
2016-Jun-20 11:19 am
How about a little customer serviceA billing credit would go a long way toward gaining customer goodwill. Saying it is broke and we're working on it and it works a little over an hour later doesn't cut it. People are paying for the service and if it isn't working they shouldn't be paying full price.
I'm too cheap to pay and will wait until NetFlix gets the DVDs next year. |
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tshirt Premium Member join:2004-07-11 Snohomish, WA
4 recommendations |
tshirt
Premium Member
2016-Jun-20 10:49 am
Interresting that in the age of streaming apps...... cord cutters and subscribers alike all gather in front of the 'TV' to watch the newest episode right at 9pm just like they did for Bonanza 50 plus years ago and Milton Berle in the generation before. You might think a scheduled broadcast would be more efficient, usable, and certain to run on time for the first play. |
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Candew join:2005-09-23 N. America
3 recommendations |
Candew
Member
2016-Jun-20 11:03 pm
HBO Announces Name ChangeIn response to it's critics and to better reflect the quality of the services provided to its subscribers, HBO has announced today that HBO GO and HBO Now will be re-branded as "HBO Stop" and "HBO Later" |
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sporkmedrop the crantini and move it, sister MVM join:2000-07-01 Morristown, NJ
2 recommendations |
Worth $15?I went legit with HBO this year to see if my experience as a real paying customer would be better. So far it's been a mixed bag:
+ GoT is generally available when it airs (pirates have to wait up to an hour) + Video quality is comparable to a decent rip from usenet/torrents - On the Roku, the app is really ghetto. No "fancy" features like Netflix (large poster art, easy access to a series, suggestions, no video preview while scrubbing) and really barebones looking. - Watchlist doesn't understand series - Two shows that I regularly watch are delayed (Bill Maher, next day, John Oliver 2 or 3 a.m.). Of note, these are both available sooner via alternate means. - Roku app had a widely reported bug for months that somehow rendered the "OK" button inoperable until you exited the app. - $15 (more than Netflix)
Supposedly MLB provides the streaming infrastructure, so the two things that really irk me about this "premium" service (delays of two shows) is that if anyone could figure out how to "live stream" certain shows, it seems MLB would be the expert in that area.
I suspect that when/if an RFO comes out on this, it's tied not to the streaming, but the authentication. Two rokus both got "kicked out" with a 503 error and then continued to fall flat until around 10. |
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