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Pirating popular shows is actually pretty darn easy, and you get the benefit of watching it with your favorite player wherever you want to, not with the crap pl
by oefrha 4y ago
Pirating popular shows is actually pretty darn easy, and you get the benefit of watching it with your favorite player wherever you want to, not with the crap player they offer under scenarios they dictate. Want to watch an HBO show offline on a plane or train, no problem. I actually “pirate” some of stuff I pay for.
- ModernMech 4y ago> the benefit of watching it with your favorite player wherever you want to, not with the crap player they offer under scenarios they dictate This is the part I don't get. Why do you feel you have this right? FYIW, HBO Max allows you to download episodes for offline viewing, so it's not exactly true they are dictating the scenarios. I watch HBO all the time on plane rides.
- jjulius 4y agoYou seem to have missed the key line: >I actually “pirate” some of stuff I pay for. So, if someone pays for HBO Max and watches the latest episode of Barry at home via the app, but, as I do, feel that HBO's UI/UX is dogshit, and they then download a copy of it and slap it on their phone or laptop in a way that's more comfortable to them for their flight tomorrow, what's the difference? OP continues to pay HBO, but that next view is just on a local device. Edit: HBO Max downloads "expire" after 30 days, and you have 48 hours to finish it once you've started[1]. You're also limited to 30 downloads at once. This is hardly 'convenient' for some people. [1]https://help.hbomax.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001242 https://help.hbomax.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001242
- monetus 4y agoI had a power outage recently, and everything I had downloaded but a children's movie had expired... This feature really got eaten by that policy.