HBO Max launched in May 2020 and not long ago it became one of the premium level streaming platforms with shows like Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, and The Big Bang Theory.
It is the door to all the DC Comics movies and TV shows like Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Wonder Woman, Watchmen, Doom Patrol, and Titans.
HBO Max has a total number of 70 million subscribers and it has been estimated that the numbers will go up to 100 million by 2023.
Now the monthly plan of HBO Max can be a little costly at $14.99/month as compared to other streaming giants like Netflix with its $10 basic plan or Amazon Prime Video with its $9 plan.
However, HBO Max offers a $10 plan too but it’s an ad-supported subscription plan. But HBO has promised that the users wouldn’t have to watch more than four minutes of ads in a one-hour stream time.
Moreover, HBO Max is only available in the United States and some other US territories as of now. So if you are in some other part of the world then you’ll only see a screen that says “Sorry, HBO Max isn’t available in your region yet“.
So what you’ll need to do is change your region to the US with a VPN. What a VPN does, it creates a virtual tunnel between the user and the VPN server and geo-spoofs the location of the user. So when your traffic reaches the destination page, it’ll think that you’re from somewhere else.
For instance, if you want to access HBO Max in Canada, you just need to change your location with a VPN to a US server and then you can easily have access to all the movies and TV shows while residing in Canada.
Now back to the main question of how you can get HBO Max free or in the cheapest way possible.
HBO Max subscription comes along as an add-on with many cable TV subscription plans.
Some services allow users to have HBO Max for 3 months or a year. Some services require a small payment. And some services already provide HBO content if you get their subscription plan.
Now let’s dig a little deeper and check out which live TV service you should have that’ll make your way of getting an HBO Max subscription easy.
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AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four types of packages namely, AT&T Entertainment with 65 channels which costs $70/month, AT&T Choice with 90 channels costing $85/month, AT&T Ultimate with 130 channels costing $95/month, and AT&T Premier with 140 channels costing $140/month.
With AT&T TV, you can watch channels like Comedy Central, CNN, Fox News, ESPN, National Geographic Channel, and many more.
And if you choose the Choice, Ultimate, or Premier packages, you’ll get a free HBO Max subscription along with it.
Just go to the AT&T website and select your plan with the HBO Max. Confirm your subscription, then create an AT&T account and add payment information.
Now to watch HBO Max, all you need is to sign in with a provider and select “AT&T”. Login with your AT&T credentials and you’re good to go.
DirecTV
DirecTV too has four packages, DirecTV Entertainment costing $64.99/month with 160+ channels, DirecTV Choice costing $69.99/month with 185+ channels, DirecTV Ultimate costing $84.99/month with 250+ channels, and DirecTV Premier costing $134.99/month with 330+ channels.
And with all the packages, you’ll get HBO Max for free except the DirecTV Entertainment package.
DirecTV has tons of live TV channels including ABC Family, HGTV, TBS, USA Network, CNN, Disney Channel, and many more.
To get HBO Max with DirecTV, go to the DirecTV website and select your TV plan that has HBO Max included in it. Confirm your subscription, create your DirecTV account, and add your payment information.
To watch HBO Max, click on sign in with a provider and then click on DirecTV. Use your DirecTV credentials to log in and enjoy HBO Max shows.
Optimum
Optimum TV has four plans namely, Core TV with 220+ channels costing $59/month, Value TV with 225+ channels costing $79.99/month, Select TV with 340+ channels costing $74/month, and Premier TV with 420+ channels costing $94/month.
And if you get the Premier TV plan, you’ll get HBO Max along with it with no extra cost. You can just log in to HBO using your Optimum credentials.
Optimum has all the major channels including CNN, The CW, Disney Channel, TBS, NBC, HGTV, AMC, and many more.
Spectrum
Spectrum has three plans, Spectrum TV Select with 125+ channels costing $44.99/month, Spectrum TV Silver with 175+ channels costing $74.99/month and Spectrum TV Gold with 200+ channels costing $99.99/month.
HBO is included in the TV Gold and TV Silver packages. All you have to do is visit the HBO website, click on sign in with a TV provider, and select Spectrum. Now login with your Spectrum credentials and that’s all.
Spectrum TV service covers famous channels like Animal Planet, CBS, Lifetime, MSNBC, PBS, Fox News, and many more.
One thing is to be kept in mind that the prices of all of the three Spectrum plans may change after 12 months of using the service.
Bottom Line
An additional cost of $15 for HBO Max can be a little too much. Although if you are in need of a cable TV service then you’re in luck. With proper research and subscribing to the right live TV service, you’ll get HBO Max included along with the TV service’s plan with no extra fee.
