Ka-pi96 said:
sc94597 said:
Ka-pi96 said:
sc94597 said:
theprof00 said:
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Why? The article states that Verizon, AT&T, TimeWarner, and DirectTV don't do this. Anti-competition would be if they collaborated on this, and obviously HBO/Time Warner (owns HBO) wouldn't be happy because they want more people to subscribe to their content.
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Isn't American internet kind of segregated though? Like, each company has its own areas where there is like no competition?
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This is television, not internet. You have at least three-four options depending where you live. Here we have Comcast, Verizon, Direct TV, and Dish which provide HBO content. Internet is an entirely different matter. The last two just lease off of Verizon internet (or provide shitty satelite service.) Right now because of a dispute with comcast, I tether from my phone's unlimited 4G LTE data plan. Still haven't been reprimanded for it.
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No, this is internet. This is Comcast we are talking about, it may be a television service they are blocking but they are doing it as the ISP. If there is little to no competition in ISPs then how do people get around that?
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From what I can tell, if my friend came over with their Verizon account and I had a PS4 connected to Comcast internet they can log in and access their account on my PS4. So, yes, it is television. You subscribe through your television provider to HBO, and they allow you to use that account and subscription with the app.
