| binary solo said: Ahhh no. That's not a logically analogous situation, which seems to indicate you have no idea what this is fundamentally about. An analogous situation gaming-wise would be the ISP blocking access to online game content for the PS3/4 version of a multiplat even though the publisher has made that content available to owners of the PS3/4 versions of said game, and said content is freely accessible to people who use a different ISP. Or if you want a utility version, it would be the electricy company blocking electricy supply to your washing machine (imagining that such a thing is technically feasible for the sake of discussion) because it is a washing machine you didn;t buy from the utility company. Because the utility company happens to be a home appliance retailer as well as a utility company. The service people are trying to access is HBOGo, which is not a Comcast product. So Comcast isn't "not providing the service". The service Comcast is providing is as an ISP. Hence Comcast is blocking access to a service. Anyway, I'm glad I live in a country where this sort of shit could not legally happen...I think...pretty sure...maybe I need to look into this a bit more. |
Except this is not an internet block. It is an account block. I'm almost sure that if I had a Verizon account that has HBO GO and tried using it on a PS4 connected to Comcast I will be able to view the content in question. Nowhere did it say it was ISP based, just HBO subscriber based. Comcast provides the subscription that they are using to log in. Without the subscription, you can't log in.
