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Nov 24, 2025 4:48 AM

Select/Eligible HBO Max Customers: 1-Year HBO Max Basic w/ Ads Subscription

$3/Month

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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)
  • Full HD 1080p
  • Stream on 2 Devices at Once

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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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Written by Naruto777
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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)
  • 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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Written by Naruto777

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marvelousmrsbezel
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ad plan doesn't have live sports fyi!
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I have two phones (work and personal). Android phone: no alternative billing and cheapest is 10.99/mo. iPhone: alternative billing with 2.99/mo deal. Same lapsed account.
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Community Reviews

HBO Max Basic with Ads is showing a Black Friday style $2.99 per month offer for 12 months, and it is strongest for lapsed or eligible accounts that can access alternative billing. The deal often appears inside the app or under Change Your Plan, with Apple, Amazon, Roku, Fire TV, and some browser flows all surfacing it for different accounts. The main catch is that eligibility is inconsistent by device and billing path, and the ads tier does not include live sports or 4K. Ad load is real, though some playback is front loaded or lighter on older titles, making this a low cost way to keep Max if ads are acceptable.

  • The $2.99 alternative billing option is not consistently visible across platforms, and it may be missing on Android or in a PC browser.

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  • Basic with Ads can include frequent ad breaks that may be front-loaded and later split across the program.

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  • The promo can fail during verification or billing, including cases where payment shows $10.99 instead of $2.99 or HBO cannot verify a subscription through Amazon.

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  • Some sports coverage is not included in Basic with Ads, and certain TNT/TBS/TruTV basketball games may require a higher tier.

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Nov 24, 2025 9:56 PM
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Joined Nov 2018
Bluejay2600Nov 24, 2025 9:56 PM
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Worked with existing account.
Nov 24, 2025 10:00 PM
100 Comments
Joined Dec 2019
PurpleWalrus1922Nov 24, 2025 10:00 PM
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Quote from figsys View quoted comment :
I have an annual plan that expires Jul 2026. According to offer the $3 BF offer will start at the end of my current plan. Anyone else can confirm?
Yes, my annual basic also ends in July 2026 so I went to change subscription, then change to monthly & it's shows $2.99/month starting after my annual expires. Make sure u click on confirm change.

& take a screenshot...lol
Nov 24, 2025 10:01 PM
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Joined Dec 2014
PaulS1105Nov 24, 2025 10:01 PM
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Worked fine.

My old sign in still worked.
Nov 24, 2025 10:09 PM
30 Comments
Joined Nov 2020
FantasticAlpaca412Nov 24, 2025 10:09 PM
30 Comments
Worked great. The subscription I have now, expire in April with this offer, it will renew at this price.
Nov 24, 2025 10:16 PM
122 Comments
Joined Jan 2006
layzeesamNov 24, 2025 10:16 PM
122 Comments
Works on android, my subscription ended early 2025. Just login and it showed me BF pricing
Nov 24, 2025 10:24 PM
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Joined Feb 2006
SlickdeezeeNov 24, 2025 10:24 PM
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I wasn't seeing the discount on android nor iphone last night but today the discount appeared. I'm seeing it offered after clicking on the Subscribe Now button without having to sign in, so it's not just targeted at former or existing customers.

It's too bad they don't offer a discount on premium as I'd be willing to pay a little more for 4k. I previously had Max at 4k but downgraded to 1080, the wow factor with watching stuff on my OLED wasn't the same after the downgrade.
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Nov 24, 2025 10:48 PM
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Joined Dec 2013
DabbleInDeals69Nov 24, 2025 10:48 PM
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Quote from batpot View quoted comment :
Yes. HBO ads are insufferable. More ads than network TV on Hulu.
Seems like this year the only deals are on the shitty monthly ads plans for all services

They used to offer discounts on the annual plans, now nothing

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Nov 24, 2025 11:17 PM
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4SKZ8Nov 24, 2025 11:17 PM
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I returned to piracy
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Nov 24, 2025 11:17 PM
460 Comments
Joined Feb 2005
6thNov 24, 2025 11:17 PM
460 Comments
If only this was also offered through Hulu as an add-on, that would've been amazing
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Nov 24, 2025 11:20 PM
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Joined Sep 2025
EastMadeNov 24, 2025 11:20 PM
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Quote from dbernie41 View quoted comment :
Also curious about this. Really do NOT want ads
Can anyone confirm this? Is there a way to get this deal and then upgrade to the no ads and just pay the difference?
Nov 24, 2025 11:25 PM
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Joined Nov 2008
spaderNov 24, 2025 11:25 PM
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Quote from jasefanz View quoted comment :
Can someone please try to sign on thru Roku app on tv afterwards … I don't want it to be like Amazon having to go thru firestick …
You don't need a Firestick. You can subscribe thru Prime Video. They have the same offer and you can use Roku to watch with Prime Video or the app on your phone.
Nov 24, 2025 11:27 PM
190 Comments
Joined Jan 2019
heyjoNov 24, 2025 11:27 PM
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Quote from DCBurnquist View quoted comment :
So far it sounds like this may be (at least for now) an Apple-only promotion. We have the other thread for Amazon, I think this might be device-specific as well. Maybe it'll roll out to everybody some time this week.
I checked around 3:30pm today and had it in the Android app
Nov 24, 2025 11:32 PM
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Joined Nov 2010
testshootNov 24, 2025 11:32 PM
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I was able to do this right through my PC browser and was offered the $2.99 plan. My previous plan expired in August.
Nov 24, 2025 11:32 PM
103 Comments
Joined Sep 2025
EastMadeNov 24, 2025 11:32 PM
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Quote from nottrollin View quoted comment :
I just put on Superman via the HBO app. There was three ad breaks within the first hour or so. It's pretty. And the movie itself is terrible, so I'm glad I only spent $3 to figure that out. I'm going to watch an episode Task and The Sopranos later on and I'll report back.
I couldn't imagine watching Sopranos with ad breaks. HBO Max is the one service I need with no ads and in 4K. The rest of the services I'll deal with ads if the discount is good enough.

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Nov 24, 2025 11:41 PM
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Joined Nov 2020
CleverMeerkat9202Nov 24, 2025 11:41 PM
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Saw this deal. Went to cancel my current subscription. The retention offer was 50% off for 3 months. Got pissed and went through with the cancellation.

Went back to resume my service as I didn't really want to cancel.

Got the $2.99 for 12 months promo!!!
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