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When we were subscribing I was able to use HBO Go fine on 4G (TMobile, Seattle area).

My bugaboo in this area is international football. Getting Premier League games in the states is a real pain. I'm sure there's equally entrenched interests there.



F1 in the UK is split between BBC (free[1] terrestrial) and Sky Sports (non free, satellite).

You can't just buy the sports, you have to buy a bunch of other stuff to get the sports. It's very annoying.

[1] You need a tv licence if you use a TV as a TV, even if you never make use of BBC content.


To clarify, the issue isn't so much that it won't work at all, it's that you won't get good vide quality over a slower connection. For instance, I'm traveling for a week, and will have hotel wifi. Game of Thrones will look pixelated on my third-gen iPad. That's not exactly the kind of experience I'm looking for.

In contrast, I purchased the latest episode of Sherlock in 1080p for this trip. It looks amazing on the iPad, and I'll be able to watch it on the plane or anywhere else.

If this thread is still active, I'll report back tonight on how HBO Go works on my hotel's wifi. If HBO Go would just let me cache a few shows this wouldn't be an issue.

And forget about watching any of these episodes on my plane flight.

Maybe I'm asking too much from an app with Go in the name.




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