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HBO Max [Details] is offering select/eligible HBO Max Customers: 1-Year HBO Max Basic w/ Ads Subscription on sale for $2.99/Month valid for New/Returning Customers through participating providers/support devices: ex; Apple, Google Play, Roku, Samsung, Xumo. If applicable, proceed with the instructions prompt to sign up and confirm your subscription.
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HBO Max Basic w/ Ads (Monthly)
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HBO Max Basic w/ Ads (Monthly)
- Full HD 1080p
- Stream on 2 Devices at Once
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- About the Deal
- This offer is part of HBO Max Black Friday offer/deal for eligible account/members only; 70% Off discount
- After your 1-year promotional period, your subscription will automatedly be renewed at the standard monthly rate; you may cancel at anytime
- Offer cannot be combined with any other promotions/offers
- Offer valid through December 1, 2025 or while promotional offer/pricing last
- Additional Details
- Ads served on live & linear content in standard and premium
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HBO Max [Details] is offering select/eligible HBO Max Customers: 1-Year HBO Max Basic w/ Ads Subscription on sale for $2.99/Month valid for New/Returning Customers through participating providers/support devices: ex; Apple, Google Play, Roku, Samsung, Xumo. If applicable, proceed with the instructions prompt to sign up and confirm your subscription.
Thanks to community member Naruto777 & SD Community for finding this deal
HBO Max Basic w/ Ads (Monthly)
Thanks to community member Naruto777 & SD Community for finding this deal
HBO Max Basic w/ Ads (Monthly)
- Full HD 1080p
- Stream on 2 Devices at Once
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- About the Deal
- This offer is part of HBO Max Black Friday offer/deal for eligible account/members only; 70% Off discount
- After your 1-year promotional period, your subscription will automatedly be renewed at the standard monthly rate; you may cancel at anytime
- Offer cannot be combined with any other promotions/offers
- Offer valid through December 1, 2025 or while promotional offer/pricing last
- Additional Details
- Ads served on live & linear content in standard and premium
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HBO Max Basic with Ads is showing a Black Friday promo that drops the monthly price to $2.99 for 12 months, often through the app, browser, or third party billing flows like Apple, Amazon, Roku, or Google Play. The strongest draw is the low price for existing, lapsed, and even some new accounts, with many setups carrying over to other devices after signup. The main tradeoff is the ad load, which can be frequent and sometimes front loaded, and the plan does not include live sports or 4K. A practical budget pick if you can live with ads and device specific setup quirks.
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It works on some devices and not others: many users saw it on iPhone/iPad/Apple TV and some Fire/Roku devices, while Android and PC often showed only the regular $10.99 price. The offer appears to be tied to the billing path on the device you use, so checking multiple devices can matter.
The ad load can be heavy, with about 3-4 ad breaks per episode and some shows front-loading several minutes of ads before the content starts. Older titles may have no ads at all, but many users report the ads are more intrusive than Prime Video and less intrusive than Hulu.
Yes. The promo has been available to existing subscribers, lapsed accounts, and even annual-plan users, with the switch often taking effect after the current billing cycle ends. Some accounts show the $2.99 rate only after clicking Change Plan or Renew Subscription.
The offer is reported as $2.99 per month for 12 months, with the discounted rate starting after any current plan ends. After the promo period, it reverts to the then-current price unless another offer is selected.
No live sports are included on the ads plan, and the standard ad-supported tier is 1080p/HD rather than 4K. Premium is needed for 4K, and some sports like TNT/TBS/TruTV basketball games require Standard or Premium.
Look under Renew subscription, Change Your Plan, or Alternative Billing; on some accounts it only appears after logging in and clicking the app's subscription flow. It can also show directly on the HBO Max site or in browser-based account pages, but many users only saw it after opening the app or a device-specific billing path.
Upgrading may be limited or unavailable on this promo, and some users saw messages saying they were unable to change plans. A few accounts could switch plans later, but the promo itself is mainly reported as a monthly ad-supported offer rather than a flexible upgrade path.
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I shall wait a bit for them to fix it.
Thanks OP, repped.
P.S. This offer was not visible using my laptop, macbook Air
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On my phone browser, I cancelled my active $4.99 plan and clicked "Change Your Plan" to try and subscribe to the $2.99 one, but it wasn't showing up. I tried the Android HBO Max app, and it also wasn't showing it. I opened my HBO Max app on my Fire Stick, and nope, also not there.
I went back on my phone browser, Subscriptions>"Change Your Plan", and it magically showed up. So now the $2.99 plan will activate at the end of my current $4.99 plan cycle. I have no idea what exactly triggered it to appear, but hopefully this helps.
edit: they might have just enabled it on desktop/phone browser because comments before mine are showing success on those.
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