Vonnie, if it matters, I get free international roaming, with a small fee for calls. I will be bringing my phone.
Wild monkey love or tender Sarah McLachlan love?
Xander ,'Him'
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Consuela - Jul 15, 2015 2:03:21 pm PDT #24507 of 25496
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Vonnie K - Jul 15, 2015 6:00:41 pm PDT #24508 of 25496
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oh, good. As long as someone in the group can call if there is an emergency. With nothing pre arranged, apparently Verizon will charge me 50 cents per text. If it ends up that I need to text someone 5-10 times during the trip and that's really about it, it might not be worthwhile getting a SIM. Hmmm.
quester - Jul 18, 2015 4:59:49 pm PDT #24509 of 25496
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I'm not sure where to ask this but this seems a good place to start. I'm trying to get HBO Now but can't figure out how to do it on a laptop.
The site says I can use my laptop to watch but when I go to iTunes to download the app it's only for iPhone or iPad. I've downloaded both but then nothing happens.
I tried signing into the HBO site but there is no "register here" note. I tried signing in with my Apple ID and they don't recognize it. I can't find any real help on their site or Apple.
Has anyone else tried this? I'm going to ask this here and in Tech and Natter until someone answers.
DebetEsse - Jul 18, 2015 10:21:32 pm PDT #24510 of 25496
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It looks like the website is hbonow.com, rather than the main HBO website
Jesse - Jul 19, 2015 6:28:00 am PDT #24511 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And apparently you register for it here: [link]
quester - Jul 19, 2015 9:20:35 am PDT #24512 of 25496
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Well, it let me register and then immediately told me my subscription had expired and that I needed to resubscribe from a device. So, I'm back to the same problem. I don't have a "device".
Jesse - Jul 19, 2015 2:43:18 pm PDT #24513 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sorry, I got nothing.
lcat - Jul 20, 2015 8:19:45 pm PDT #24514 of 25496
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
You may have already found the answer to this but my understanding (from a while ago when I was looking at it) is that you can use your device and its app to purchase a HBO Now subscription which you can then access through your laptop BUT if you don't have a supported device, then you need to call a HBO service provider and get a subscription through them. Honestly, that extra step is what dissuaded me from subscribing - I just couldn't handle a call to Comcast.
Gris - Jul 21, 2015 3:27:48 am PDT #24515 of 25496
Hey. New board.
Hbo Now requires and apple, android, or Amazon device to sign up for some reason. Once registered you can watch through hbonow.com on your laptop. Very weird but that is how it works. Still no support for Chromecast or roku devices.
I managed to talk comcast onto giving me Hbo along with my Internet for a nice promotional price (50 a month for a year) so I am using Hbo Go (which requires a cable subscription to hbo) for now. Why they decided to roll a totally new service in Hbo now instead of piggy backing on the already perfectly functional Hbo go service is beyond me.
Jessica - Jul 21, 2015 11:10:28 am PDT #24516 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Why they decided to roll a totally new service in Hbo now instead of piggy backing on the already perfectly functional Hbo go service is beyond me.
Because describing HBOGo as "perfectly functional" is vastly overstating what it actually delivers? Their servers can barely handle paid subscribers and mooching family members, let alone a whole nother crowd of non-cable subscribers.