HBO has started kind of, sort of offering hbogo without requiring paying for a tv package in the US. I have Verizon FIOS and dropped the TV portion at the end of last year. It was going to $80 for just 50/25 internet. But they offered me $75 for internet plus agreeing to take local TV channels. And the local tv added no additional fees as they didn't require or even allow a set top box with that package, just go the channels with clear QAM. Then I just got an email for adding HBO for $9/month for the year, and I signed up. Seeing as how there is no set top available for my package, they are obviously selling it as an HBOGO only offering. Seems like HBO is tinkering with skirting the spirit of their agreements with the cable companies to offer it kind of standalone to providers who will play with them.
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