[opendtv] HBO Go
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:54:36 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>> If an ISP blocks access to any Internet site, of its own accord (i.e. not
>> the user requesting filters, but the ISP imposing filters), then that
>> should not be allowed.
> They are not blocking access to the site. They do not have an agreement
> with these sites to allow their subscribers to access them.
I think this might be an example of "it's the other way around." HBO has no
reason to *not* allow its HBO Go on any and all ISP networks. It's the MVPDs
that might have a reason. So any opposition to having this "agreement" must be
from the MVPD, not HBO. Hence, blocking. My guess, Comcast prefers its users
not clog the IP bandwidth with another copy of HBO, unless they pay extra for
that privilege. How much do you wanna bet?
So I looked this up.
http://hbowatch.com/watch-hbo-online-for-free-with-hbogo/
You will note that Verizon and Cox both allow users to get HBO Go, while
Comcast supposedly requires some extra "app." For the Comcast STB? I'm not sure
what needs this "app," and it doesn't say it's a free app. Since the appliances
that can receive HBO Go are the same in all networks, I'm guessing the Comcast
in-home router blocks HBO Go.
Also, note how Amazon (not typically considered an MVPD) made the list,
although it looks like you have to pay per episode.
And then there's this. Made me chuckle. If you want to watch on a bigger
screen, PC or Mac, heh heh, you must install Flash Player. (I got this as part
of an error message, so you might not see the same page.) Notice the comment
about "install Flash Player already," specifically REPEATED to contrarian Mac
users.
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http://www.hbogo.com/
HBO GO requires the following minimum system requirements:
1) An Adobe Flash Player with version 10.2 or higher.
2) An Internet connection of 3.0Mbps or greater (for HD content).
3) For Windows: An Intel Pentium 4 3GHz processor (or equivalent) with 512MB
RAM/128MB of VRAM.
4) For a Mac: An Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor, 512MB of RAM/128MB
of VRAM. To check if you have the most recent version of Adobe Flash Player, go
to www.adobe.com.
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Bert
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