HBO Go in South Africa

[FreeStanler]

(not sure if correct forum)

Has anyone succeeded in getting HBO Go in South Africa?

 

[Chevron]

Easiest to get it is HBO Nordic. But, and this is a big but, you need a credit card from one of the supported countries.

 

[nemisiz]

yes got it working on my roku with unotelly and ..... thanks to friend a verizon fios account that gives access to alot more cool channels.

 

[vinodh]

yes got it working on my roku with unotelly and ..... thanks to friend a verizon fios account that gives access to alot more cool channels.

I did the same on my Apple TV.

 

[DR4G0N_M45T3R]

Hmmmmmmm How do you register for a verizon account without an account number?

 

[Noseworthy]

Hmmmmmmm How do you register for a verizon account without an account number?

This

 

[digitalp]

Hmmmmmmm How do you register for a verizon account without an account number?

You must have a friend or relative with a cable account in the US for this to work. I use my younger brothers comcast account. I even get live tv with it using the xfinity GO app on my fire tv.

 

[crackersa]

i'm using my parents account on my apple tv and Samsung smart tv

 

[Nerfherder]

I think the HBO streaming still requires a cable account but that will change this year...very exciting news.

 

[Chevron]

I think the HBO streaming still requires a cable account but that will change this year...very exciting news.

Not if you take HBO Nordic.

 

[SL1v3R]

Not if you take HBO Nordic.

What happened to the big BUT about having a Nordic credit card? The percentage of South Africans with access to one of these is so limited it makes HBO Nordic a non option. While I believe the new HBO Go offering will no longer require a cable account we still don't know what the restrictions will be on payment ie could possibly have a US credit card restriction.

 

[HavocXphere]

Seems like a major pain in the ass regardless of nordic / go.

 

[Nerfherder]

What happened to the big BUT about having a Nordic credit card? The percentage of South Africans with access to one of these is so limited it makes HBO Nordic a non option. While I believe the new HBO Go offering will no longer require a cable account we still don't know what the restrictions will be on payment ie could possibly have a US credit card restriction.

True... We also don't know the price either. Hope it's not too bad

 

[HavocXphere]

Likely only in April - and it's likely going to be more limited than the current go version.

 

[rolandos]

hi all
there is a reputable sling provider in the states that you can now get hbo go , showtime anywhere, xfinity tv to go, watchespn etc for $30 pm

been using for 2 months with apple tv and so far awesome , dealt with these guys previously when renting a slingbox so they seem ok

pm me for details or google is your friend

 

[sanlouis1]

You can always get a US iTunes account and buy vouchers through Wild Twig, that's what I generally do to get all the latest series etc.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

It must be exhausting jumping through all these loops, waiting for stuff to suddenly just stop working.

 

[Azg]

It must be exhausting jumping through all these loops, waiting for stuff to suddenly just stop working.

It is. DSTV for the win?