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Did HBO Max remove the option of using HBO Now gift cards to pay for the service? I was a subscriber to the latter for a while in 2019, but let it lapse. Around Christmastime then I bought some gift cards during a Best Buy sale, in anticipation of HBO Max. Now that they offer a cheaper $10 tier, I'd like to cash them in. So yesterday I went to the HBO Now gift card redemption site, inputted my username and password - which are still active on the main site and also logs me into HBO Max - but I get an error saying there's a problem with my username and password.

I did everything their troubleshooting said. I reset my password, tried a different browser, tried a different device, attempted to sign up for a new account with a different email, etc. I kept getting that error. I'd really hate for these gift cards to go to waste.

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I still have a few of those cards, so I hope you can still use them. I know you can only use them if you don’t have an active account. You basically have to cancel and let your subscription lapse before using the cards. At least that’s how it was the last time I used them.

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I had same issue the other day. I changed my password and somehow got it to work. But it was a 15 minute process that annoyed the shit out of me. I still have 5 more cards to use. :lol:

And Decker is right. Let your account lapse. Then go in and add one. The system is absurd. Like they can't figure out a way to incorporate them to HBO Max?

FYI the $30 card gave me just shy of 2 months.

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Y'all give me hope. Ha ha. However, I attempted to redeem a card yesterday and kept getting the same error. Tonight I'll reset my password again and see what happens. I'd ask, "don't you want my money?!", but since these are gift cards, they already got it.

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Please let me know how it turns out. I still have cards to redeem.

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Any of you with an LG OLED? Looks like you can install the HBO Max app if you switch your location to Mexico, download it, then switch back to USA.

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Will do. I just now tried it again with yet another reset password. Still get the error. Also tried signing up for a new account with a different address. No dice. I sent an email to customer service detailing the problem. Hopefully they can fix it and don't just send me a list of troubleshooting tips. (All of which I've tried.)

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*Looks to see if it's the Unrated Cut*

Yup, it is.

It's interesting how the Unrated version now passes itself off as the R-cut. The R-version has gone extinct! (That is, if you're able to find the VHS or the old DVD at a thrift store)

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Can't believe they actually launched a new reality series called FBoy Island. Seems like Jack Donaghy has finally found a new landing spot!

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The fact that they tabbed Nikki Glaser to host tells you how serious you should take it.

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I have an LG OLED. I could try it, but I have an Apple TV already, so there's no need for me to. :) If anyone wants to know, however, I can give it a shot.

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I tried on my non-OLED LG. Did not work for me.

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It worked on my 7-series LG OLED. Looks like it works on the newer models as well.
I thought the non-OLEDs were using the same OS software though. That sucks that it didn't work for you.

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I don't know who that is.

But CJ, the girl in the middle of that thumbnail picture is my wife's hiking friend's daughter. So for that reason, we will probably watch. I heard some behind the scenes drama that sounds interesting.

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It might be an OS issue. Due to our generation TV, our OS is stuck back and won't be updated. It's fine though as we have HBOMax via our Roku Ultra 4800

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Now official!
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/3/22...-united-states

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There is a deal through Cox Cable right now to add HBO Max for $5/mo for 12 months. I have always gotten HBO Max separately, but for the next year I am more than happy to add it to my massive cable and internet bill at that price.

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Back to 45 day window in 2022. :sad:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...al-1234995035/

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Eh, it’s 1.5 months. Sure it would have been nice to keep like current. No biggie.

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We knew it wouldn’t last, and it was only promised for 2021. I am happy we got what we got.

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I just want Dune.

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^ we’re getting right? Fall?

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With the Crunchyroll sale finally going through, I'd expect that whole section to drop off the face of the earth eventually. So if you haven't watched Jujutsu Kaisen or To Your Eternity, do it soonish.

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I did see both of those. Quite good.

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Since Sony doesn't have a streaming service, where do you think they would go?

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https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...3766ac0c87.jpg

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Sony owns the Funimation streaming service, bought Crunchyroll, and plan to combine into one service.

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Oh, okay. That makes sense. I had no idea that was a paid subscription service but I'm not into anime.

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Sorry if I asked this before but can a friend use my HBO Max without giving them my credentials or anything?

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? How would they log into your account?

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You could log them in yourself on their device.

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You mean I’d have to be there? Can I just put in the code they get on screen and activate on my phone and will be auto logged in without my password or anything? Could have thought I did for dad…

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how else could they.

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I thought I could just activate their device as if it were mine, just obviously different location?

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Like they get code and I get this screen and put it in and activate…

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...89eea7203.jpeg

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I don’t know thus why I’m asking…

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Yes, that should work:
https://activate.hbomax.com/