IDrinkMolson

Heads up, I just got an email from DC Universe for a free HBO Max 30 day trial.

DJariya

Yeah I got that too. Since I already get HBO Max through DirecTV, I just gave it to my brother in law who isn't a subscriber yet.

Deftones

Got one too

Giantrobo

Me too. But i'm already signed up for the 4.95 deal.

DJariya

https://deadline.com/2020/09/hbo-max...0285/#comments

$12/month for 1 year promo is back

However, I know most of you here are still stuck since HBO Max is not available on Roku or Amazon.

I was lucky that I have an Apple TV 4K and Nvidia Shield in addition to my Roku.

Tom Banjo

Sorry if this has already been discovered and I missed reading it, but I’ve found a semi-workaround for the Fire Stick. I think it might only work if you have HBO Max because of a TV provider, but since I have it through DirecTV I just realized I have access to HBO as a channel on Amazon Prime. I just tested it out and got Birds of Prey to start playing, so it definitely works. I must have linked my provider info with Prime at some point in the past and just don’t remember doing it, so you may have to play around a little to figure out the exact steps, considering I unintentionally stumbled into the realization.

fujishig

You will have access to all HBO content but not the Max-only stuff (Birds of Prey is on HBO), similar to what Go got you before it was removed.

However, on the Firestick, it is pretty trivial to "side load" HBO Max. Because it's android based you can just load it (lots of tutorials on the web), it's only amazon that's preventing you from doing it from their app store. Roku is the bigger problem because they are not android based.

RichC2

Yeah, HMax actually works really well on the Fire TV - it had a snafu early on and was blocked outright but the guys at HBO wised up and got rid of that. Still has to be sideloaded, but once its on there you're golden.

Tom Banjo

Ah, ok. Makes sense. I’ve got some experience sideloading stuff onto Kindle Fires, so I’ll give that a go when I have time.

kenbuzz

Yup, sideloading HBO Max or Peacock onto a Fire Stick is trivially easy. If you're using a Roku TV, just slap a cheap Fire Stick into one of the HDMI ports so you only have to use it for those two channels and not have to deal with Amazon's GUI any longer than you absolutely need to. Lol.

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OldBoy

^ hey, if I can do it...anyone can!!

Red Hood

That worked perfectly.

Tom Banjo

JFC, forget everything I said here. I just discovered that when I checked Prime to see if HBO worked, it actually activated the HBO add-on subscription. 🙄 So that’s the most pointless $15 I ever spent. And I’m a bit pissed that they make it so easy to accidentally do.

Decker

They will refund the full amount at once, no question asked. Just go to Manage My Subscription and cancel it.

Michael T Hudson

thanks for posting this. I downloaded both without a hitch.

whotony

What is a “cheap” firestick?

E Unit

What is a “expensive” Firestick? They all average in the $30 range.

OldBoy

perhaps last years model @

RichC2

4k is $50, standard is $30

E Unit

Yeah, cheap.

dvd-4-life

Amazon has a Fire TV Stick 4k for 49.99 and you can get one for 25 dollars off entering the code 4KFIRETV.

whotony

That’s what I would call cheap.

whotony

Ordered.

RichC2

Yeah, that is a great deal, same price it normally is on Black Friday. It's a one time use as should be no surprise.

Deftones

Oh hell yeah Chappelle Show is now on HBO Max.