ROKU, HBO GO

Thanks, I called that number and received a call back in a hour or so.  The person who called back "wanted to inform me that everything in HBO-GO is available with our on demand service" which I did correct her on.....hopefully enough will call so Comcast ads it and I don't have to look for a new provider.

They won't authorize because the Roku competes with their other plans such as supporting the new Xbox streaming.  I wouldn't doubt that Microsoft asked them not to support the Roku.  This whole thing really smells because we all pay for HBO and they are getting their money from us and passing a share on to HBO so Comcast can dictate how we watch it??  DirecTV did the same thing, very stupid move on their part because I would sign up to DTV in a minute and cancel.  Dish supports the Roku but their service doesn't compare.

I got a response to a Facebook post.  My interpretation of the post leads me to believe Comcast wants to protect their own streaming through the link to xfinity.net.  If we all get to use the Roku we won't be using the Comcast website.  For some reason it would seem this matters to Comcast.  But at least I got an answer.  I don't think you should hold your breath for Comcast to give in on this one.  Hopefully HBO will move away from cable provider authentication when they get a new contract.  But for now the corporate giant takes their monopoly territories to the extreme. 

I think they may be worrying about bandwidth. If we all switched to using these devices it could affect them. Understandable but what do they expect when they charge so much for a cable box rental.

Is it too much to ask for Xfinity to be on the Roku box?

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Seems pretty obvious that at this point they have no plans to support HBO Go on Roku boxes.  They consider Roku competition and are working with Microsoft on Xbox 360 support.   If you want HBO Go on Roku go to U-verse (if available) or Dish.

Up until this I had been very happy with Xfinity/Comcast but this is very short-sighted and disappointing...

The truely sad thing is that since they already authorize GoogleTV, PC/Laptops, phones, tablets, and other devices, to allow Roku is either someone sending an email or checking a check box on thier end. 

Comcast,

As a subscription member of HBO and Roku owner I'm very dissapointed that I can't access HBO GO on my Roku device.  Roku is a huge part of my entertainment experience and as technology advances Comcast must advance with it.  Other carriers big and small have met the media streaming demand and provided access via Roku.  What is keeping you from doing the same?  The demand for streaming media will grow and as a paying customer I would like Comcast to provide access.  Please consider supporting Roku and existing customers by providing this service. 

Steven, yes there are other ways of getting HBO GO.  Currently, I receive it with another device, Google TV with the Spotlight app will work.  They pretty much just resemble the same as a desktop browser experience.  I own the Logitech Revue which has been discontinued by Logitech and there are some really good deals out there right now because it's getting closed out.  I've seen HBO GO on a Roku work and the Roku experience is much better then Google TV but it works with your Comcast login just like using on a PC.

Hey Steven,  My son lives on the other side of our state and is on Charter cable and he has a Roku and it works great. I'm so bummed that I can't get it and it's so much better than Comcast HBO On Demand.  I have a droid phone (Motorola Droid 2 Global) and have no problems with HBO GO and same for all of my Win 7 PC's work fine with the Comcast logins.  You must be doing something wrong?  Need to call a support person at Comcast, well good luck there!  Sounds like you have some sort of authenication problem with your account?