Some HBO Max Customers Have a Problem With Max's New Plans

I wonder what will happen to those who pay $5 a month through their DTV Stream subscription for HBO Max.

I’ll stay on the current ad-supported plan. The value to upgrade to one of the ad-free tiers isn’t there.

We get HBO max free through spectrum with our condo association I wonder how that’s going to work out when they change your plans I’m legally blind, so 4K video doesn’t mean much to me. I can barely see hi definition lol

Prepare for more mergers

I plan on canceling my HBO Max subscription because I don’t want to pay extra for 4K content.

This whole merge is so odd why can discovery plus customers have the option to keep discovery plus only if they want but hbo max users have to just roll with whatever the combo looks like …makes about as much sense as killing the hbo name smh

I only get Max once in a while, so I'm not going to change anything.

I have HBO until July. Then I’m going to cancel. Not enough decent content to keep me.

What is going to happen to those that get HBO max free through services like AT&T?

Still haven't heard anything about use AT&T internet users who currently get HBO Max for free. I also subscribe to Discovery+, so I'm not sure what I'll end up with.

I tried HPO Max, found it good for a few shows but bored with it quickly, now I see a couple new shows I find interesting and wonder if there’s a limit on the number of times you can stars and stop subscriptions.

Thanks!

This is good information

I think I'm done with these streaming platforms. I'm not paying 21 bucks for little 4k content. Bye bye HBO Max and Netflix

A minor note of interest: AT&T says I will get to keep "Max" as I am grandfathered in with my 1 GB fiber internet... but if I go down in speed I CAN'T get it back, as they're not offering it anymore.

As to whether I'll get the HD or 4K version, I don't know yet. My current package doesn't have ads, so I assume I won't be moved to the ads tier.

I was actually considering downgrading my internet, but this kept me from it.

that's good to know, at least i have 6 months before Jump to $20 a month...$20 a month from $16 after just went up to $16 a month ..thats a BIG jump , but i have to do it no choice, i need & have to have the 4K/Download & extra streaming , thanks👍

$200 a year discovery’s high I would never pay that for a few 4k movies

Michael I was wondering if you knew anyone who’s grandfathered in with free hbomax with their cell plan and fiber internet would be affected with these changes?

I just hate the name change. 🤷

I don’t see what the problem is with the new MAX subscription because I paid $99 for a year’s subscription with commercials to HBOMAX, which is exactly what the new plan is for MAX. As for 4K HD, what people don’t realize is that you would have to have a HUGE movie theater size screen to take advantage of noticing the improved difference of 4K HD, which nearly everyone doesn’t have in their homes.

I get HBO Max free with my internet plan but I never watch it. I also get Paramount+ free with my Walmart account and never watch that either. There's too many streaming services to watch.

I'll save 4 dollars. I find that 4K streaming is extremely hampered by your internet provider.

THERE AN CATCH

I cancelled when they announced they were removing a bunch of content.

I’m not paying more

$199 annual is quite hefty for most users:cost ratio that want 4K UHD with the Dolby magic words. Guess I’ll just have to switch back and forth between the different hbo tiers as well as other streaming services. Or skip few months during streaming droughts and buy 4K uhd discs.

Hey HBO max here an idea kill 60% of the bad reality TV from TLC,discovery.

Service plans that charge extra for “offline viewing” is ridiculous as well.

There shouldn't be a video quality tier, that is honestly just a way to jack up the price. Everything is getting ridiculous with pricing now, everyone is going to be pirating everything

no one should ever have to pay to watch ads. also if I am forced to pay extra for 4k content then every piece of content that comes out better be available in 4k. also what about HDR? HDR is an even bigger deal than higher resolution and adds even more to the viewing experience I would argue. I heard new shows like the latest season of succession are not even in 4k. why are TV companies even releasing 4k televisions if only a small percentage of people will even be able to afford or are willing to pay the premium for 4k content. shouldn't TV manufacturers like LG and Samsung be angry about this? why would the majority of customers buy expensive 4k televisions if when they take them home the content they watch doesn't look close to the potential of the television. Most non tech people may not understand why the content they watched on the TV in best buy doesn't look as good at home. I can see people blaming the TV manufacturers instead of the streaming services. If this kind of resolution gatekeeping continues then television manufacturers should rightly be pissed off that all the R&D into newer better panel technologies only gets undercut by content providers. logically you shouldn't save your money to buy an OLED or mini LED TV only to find out your going to be screwed over for adopting new/better technology. At the very least gamers wont care but everyone else may. Especially when everyone blames them for the less than optimal picture quality from their new thousand plus dollar TV they saved months for only to find they are punished monetarily for adopting it. at the very least 2k content with HDR should become the bare minimum standard to help the 4k upscaling that is still hit or miss depending on the manufacturer.

this is what a streaming model should look like in 2023.

HD = free/or damn near close to free with ads (Maybe you have to wait 6 months to a year for newer content to reach this level from release).
2k with HDR = standard pricing
4k with HDR = premium pricing

anything less is ridiculous.
the fact that 2k isn't even considered a viable option from any streaming service is a complete joke.
its the sweet spot where all content should be striving to be at, at a minimum. 2k was completely jumped over and the brains in tech and entertainment went straight to 4k and now they are making the customer suffer for it like it wasn't their fault in the first place.

We all lost the streaming wars.

All of that just for GOT

Why didn’t they call it ‘Warner’ something

20$ a month lol..... like all streaming services just subscribe watch all the content and cancel. Wait for more content 6 months later and sub for a month. When streaming was cheap it was more of a bother to cancel than let it auto charge. Not anymore, people ditched cable because it was expensive. Now these companies want you to pay the same NOT HAPPENING, unless of course the sheep just accept it.

I got a problem with there service it keeps flickering my displays

How its a good deal i was with hbo max its a good plan. Why complain

At the moment I pay for the ad free plan, but when the 6 months thing kicks in, I’m dropping this service. I can find everything for free on the internet. Sometimes it’s not worth it when a company gets greedy. HBO/Max is getting greedy. It’s almost not worth it as it is.

That is Why I am sticking with the 15 dollar version ☺️

I'm glad I got HBO Max with my AT&T internet Fiber plan included for free. Hopefully they won't stop that bundle service. They haven't sent me any notice so...🤞

I don’t need 4k (which I can’t tell the difference anyway lol)
Or a lot of extra visual and Audio stuff some people rave about

I think it's stupid

Well at least they didn’t raise prices all the time like Netflix does

It wont install on my Samsung UHD TV...?
I Believe its a 7 series so its not thats its too old...im VERY FRUSTRATED 😣😤😠

Max will not last long… nothing different in the app from the old one movies are the same. So ok just change the name to make it sound better and charge more for the same shit you we’re getting before for less 😂 cancelled my subscription 😂

The new max app crashed my Roku. It took hours of support calls to get access back to my Roku. Obviously I will not be returning for that and a few others. I certainly not paying to get 4K or high quality. You would think they would want their content viewed in the best possible quality for the best experience. Ufff, hard pass. The switch to HBOmax was painful and this transition is unforgivable. Their message to me as a consumer is clear, it's going to be bad and that's just what they have to offer going forward. At least they dropped HBO from the name because it was synonymous with high-quality which is not what they intend

Meh...so I have to pay $4 more a month to get the 4k content I had before the switch. But I was able to drop Discovery+ altogether since that content moved to Max. At the end of the day I pay a couple dollars less for the same content. Who is gonna miss $2 in a month? I sure won't.

My max is saying plan change is unavailable and I don’t know why

Max is a joke, take robocop, and it's only hd. Well, I bought it on vudu for 5 bucks, dolby Vision 4k. Never have to pay again or have to disappear from the streaming service. This 4k tier is a freaking joke and sad.

The top 2 tiers went up a buck now. $20.99USD + TAX. 🥺