ROKU, HBO GO

BTW - unlike many of the posters here, I am pretty darned happy with Comcast Internet service -- sure I'd rather pay less, but it's not crazy high, and there is no competition where I happen to live.  AT&T can't get 5 Mbps to my house, let along Blast
"105" speed that consistently speedtests at 90+ Mbps.  The $ increment from Blast to Blast+ (for HBO and Streampix) was about the same as a Neftlix monthly - so why not?

I'm a Blast+ (w/HBO, Streampix, etc) sub in Danbury CT.

I hate struggling with crappy Comcast cable boxes and "live" commercials and all such.

I just want to watch some movies and the occasional sporting event...  We watched much of the World Cup on

ESPN/Roku (the Brazilian-Portuguese feed) - pretty good - and much less commercials than the regular ESPN channel... 

With HBO and Streampix movies -- I can watch it on my wife's Amazon Fire Tablet, or on her Windoze/PC

and I can hook an HDMI cable from either of those to my larger TV screen and continue watching ....

BUT  "GO" is a NO go on Roku....  Makes no sense to me.

Is Roku asking for a "cut" of the action?  Heh, even if Comcast won't - maybe I'd be willing to pay a few cents to make it a GO!

BTW: I hate the cr-ppy- Cisco boxes that Comcast supplies -- I'm turning in the HiDef box - besides huge reboot times, crappy interface, poor program guides it doesn't work over HDMI cable to my TV that is HDMI compatible with every other box I've ever tried -- (2 Rokus, Chromecast, several PCs, Bluray,  old DVD recorder, etc, etc.)  Cisco took over some other cable box maker - Scientific Atlanta - but never improved the design - not that I can see - all the same bugs are still there, even in the recently manufactured - reduced chip count boxes) - 

Well at least some of the Android/Table apps work with Comcast - so I'll just be using those until Roku and Comcast can get their act together...   

8/9 Update: HBO-GO does work on Android Devices with disply to TV either by direct HDMI cable or via Google Chromecast.   Xfinity GO app works on Android Devices, another version works on PC/Browsers - with either you can use direct HDMI cable.  Still no Roku support for either from Comcast.

I just bought a Roku 2 today and was extremely disappointed to find that HBO Go doesn't work because I have Comcast.  It makes me long for the days of Verizon FIOS.  If they offered service in the Indianapolis area, I would switch in a heartbeat.

update - just got a new Chinese Android tablet - HBO GO app works with Chromecast on that beautifully.

Xfinity Go app and Chromecast?  Of course not!

What's the point Comcast?  You're not winning any friends with this stupidity. 

Really want me to use your set top box?  How bout sell be a decent HD one for about $100 that does live + on demand and no additional monthly fees?  Impossible?  I think not - if Roku can sell me one for $50.... Otherwise give up and get with the program -- even your "competitor" soon to be co-opted absorbed into the mother ship -- Timer Warner Cable supports Roku for all of their streamable content...  

Heh, you could actually make more money supporting Roku -- no need to supply and maintain those darned Cisco boxes.  Stick with what you are competent at (in my n'hood anyhow)  -- maintaining the cable/fiber plant and the "back end" 

It is ridiculous that HBO Go doesn't work on Roku with Comcast. This needs to be fixed.

I am not a fan of the X1 cable box, yes it has apps etc..but it has sooo much on there that it runs slower.  I prefer my old dvr box, works fine; i also enjoy my roku player; just wish comast would get on board with adding hbogo and other comcast channels.

Mulling this over again.... Here's my advice for Comcast:

GET OVER IT.  Give up on trying to support your own set top boxes!

Just support commodity boxes like Roku and generic Android tablets and Android minis.

In the end this will save you a boatload of bucks - 

no inventory of door stop boxes to carry, less customer service calls and support calls,

no engineering costs for developing and contracting production of your own crappy boxes.

I hate to admit it, but you could still get some revenue with a monthly subscription charge for each household that

is using a non-Comcast box.  Hopefully that will be a very low charge, comparable to the cost of one movie on Amazon or Vudu or Google Play - about $3.    Hey, I'm already paying for HBO, Streampix, On-Demand, blah blah blah....  

Continuing....

For clueless customers - just sell (or rent) them a Roku or whatver you choose as your favorite  streaming box - perhaps a rebadged Chinese Android mini-PC - and you make a few bucks on that.  Or do a joint marketing deal with the local BigBox electronics house (e.g. BestBuy) -- you could even close your retail Xfinity stores and do a deal to have a sales desk/counter at BestBuy.

I know Comcast is the company everyone loves to hate -- BUT - check out Blast+  which gives you great internet service + HBO -- at an acceptable price (to me in my town) + locals + some basic (not commercial free) cable channels + Streampix which is Comcasts imitation of Netflix.  Different movies, not great, but some that aren't on Netflix, personally I droppred Netflix because I got tired of their selections.

Just want to add my voice to the chorus - all I want is HBO and HBO GO, have wanted it for years, but Comcast used to want you to get full cable for fifty bucks extra a month with dozens of stupid channels so we'd waste too much of our life surfing.  I want to sit down at night for an hour or so and watch exactly what I want to watch without commercials and a bunch of [I guess the word bull, as in a male cattle, is a bad word].  I will pay fairly for it, too.  But not fifty bucks a month.  So when they start offering HBO alacarte?  Awesome, I think, some progress - but no Roku Support.  Very limited device support.  What if I don't own a bleeping Apple or video game console? I don't want to watch HBO on a computer or a tablet.  What if I just own a TV?

Google Fiber is coming to town here.  When it comes, as long as it isn't stupid expensive, I will be switching and dropping Comcast.

BTW - "the price is acceptable" -- as long as you get a good promotional rate.  Best rates are to new customers, but Comcast is trying to keep us regulars too, my rate is locked in for 2 years at only $10/month more than the new customer special.

I have Comcast and 2 Roku boxes.....However, I also have a SmarTV where I am able to use that to watch HBO GO on my tv that I do not have hooked up to my cable.  I also have my HDMI cable for things on my computer that I want to watch on my TV.

I love my Roku which is why I have 2.  There are some channels on Roku that are free, but the major ones usually cost monthly. Yes, Comcast rapes its customers by removing channels that werer once available on the basic channel line-up but now you have to go to yet not one but two tiers up to get the one channel that was on basic.  

It is a shame that Comcast doesn't take into consideration those people who live on a fixed income...but is just as greedy as every other corporation out there.  I should be able to watch tv w/cable channels under $111/month and per Comcast I do as my pkg is $89...the other $22 is in all those ridiculous taxes that our Federal/Local governments charge for our using it.  I am waiting to see if the Google or Chromecasts come to my area as we need to stop this non-competetive pricing.

I just bought a large new TV for my home and selected this specific model (in lieu of others) because it showed it could connect to HBO GO through Roku. The excitement over this new TV came to a quick halt when I found that Comcast is the only service provider that doesn't allow HBO Go streaming through Roku. I was stunned and thoroughly angered by this. Why is it that Comcast does not allow this streaming while all other providers do? Clearly, Comcast is blocking this to the detriment of consumers because of its own corporate greed. Meanwhile, consumers are made to put up with second-rate service because Comcast believes it can control the market. This experience has me very upset and I do not wish to support Comcast any longer. I will jump at the chance to switch to an alternative provider who will do the right things for their customers. I am leaving you Comcast. Goodbye.