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forum threadAlex4051 posted Feb 08, 2026 02:47 PM

HBO Max Standard Plan for $145/year, $40 off offer after cancelling (YMMV)

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So, yearly subcription on the standard (no ads) plan has gone up from $170 to $185.

If you currently have a subscription, go ahead to your "subscription" page and cancel. You might receive an offer to continue for $145 for the next year.

Don't forget to stack with the AmEx offer, for $25 off a purchase of $99+, also YMMV. My AmEx offer expires 3/15/2026. It is possible that they have timed these two offers to not overlap, though.

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So, yearly subcription on the standard (no ads) plan has gone up from $170 to $185.

If you currently have a subscription, go ahead to your "subscription" page and cancel. You might receive an offer to continue for $145 for the next year.

Don't forget to stack with the AmEx offer, for $25 off a purchase of $99+, also YMMV. My AmEx offer expires 3/15/2026. It is possible that they have timed these two offers to not overlap, though.

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Feb 08, 2026 03:18 PM
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Feb 08, 2026 03:27 PM
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Feb 08, 2026 03:27 PM
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Just use a student discount for half off. Find a friend or someone whose details who dont use it or care. Just need name shool and birthday
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I just got an email reminder today for my plan also renewing 3/15, but didn't get the offer when canceling this year, did get it last year. Went thru with it anyway, I'm on the premium plan.
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Feb 08, 2026 04:02 PM
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BtaylorFeb 08, 2026 04:02 PM
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This discount offer might only apply to someone that cancels for the first time. I had HBO / HBO max for many years (20?) then went to cancel a few years ago and it automatically gave me a discount offer so I accepted it and had it for another year. Second time the price keeps going up, I went to cancel again and this time there was no discount offer to stay and went through with the cancel. This was about 7 months ago and have not signed back up. I get emails to come back at full price but have not. Guess I don't miss HBO / HOB max that bad.
Feb 08, 2026 04:19 PM
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ezdropperFeb 08, 2026 04:19 PM
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I just cancelled and they offered $5.49 a month for 6 months
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Feb 08, 2026 04:23 PM
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joeDNCFeb 08, 2026 04:23 PM
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I just saved $40. Thanks. My plan renews March 20th. I need to call to get them to bill me before the 15th.

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Feb 08, 2026 05:15 PM
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Quote from pet1700 :
I think most people here signed up for $3.99 a month over Christmas.
Interesting. That was with ads, though.
BTW the android tv app for HBO max works pretty well when you are on the standard plan, but with the ads it gets really slow and unresponsive. On an ol' Nvidia Shield, at least.
Feb 10, 2026 11:50 PM
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omelette_du_fromageFeb 10, 2026 11:50 PM
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Quote from Im_on_my_way :
I just got an email reminder today for my plan also renewing 3/15, but didn't get the offer when canceling this year, did get it last year. Went thru with it anyway, I'm on the premium plan.
Same. Also Premium subscriber. Was offered $169.99/year last year. No offers this year. Went through with the cancellation.
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fosaisuFeb 14, 2026 03:18 AM
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Quote from omelette_du_fromage :
Same. Also Premium subscriber. Was offered $169.99/year last year. No offers this year. Went through with the cancellation.
Same for me. I'm out at $229, will have to see if they offer another deal but otherwise I'm switching to the one month a year catch-up plan.
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gergevFeb 15, 2026 11:02 AM
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I cancelled and it did not work for me, no offers.Maybe I did it wrong.But I have been using the discount for a few years now, last year it was $139 and I took the $25 amex discount.
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Feb 17, 2026 12:09 AM
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fosaisuFeb 17, 2026 12:09 AM
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Quote from gergev :
I cancelled and it did not work for me, no offers.Maybe I did it wrong.But I have been using the discount for a few years now, last year it was $139 and I took the $25 amex discount.
Seems if you've already had the discount you don't get the offer again. Which makes sense if they're trying to get people to accept the new pricing scheme. I'm not paying for a package with ads and it's not worth $230/year for premium, so I'm out unless they change direction after their next merger.
Feb 17, 2026 11:12 PM
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gergevFeb 17, 2026 11:12 PM
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Quote from fosaisu :
Seems if you've already had the discount you don't get the offer again. Which makes sense if they're trying to get people to accept the new pricing scheme. I'm not paying for a package with ads and it's not worth $230/year for premium, so I'm out unless they change direction after their next merger.
I have one below yours, not premium, but also not ads, going up from $139 to $185 or so. I can still get a $25 amex discount, so $160 for a year. I'll wait for a few more weeks and give it another try.


Do you subscibe to paramount + ?


My current one is through a sportsline subscription and will expire in March as well. I got a year, no ads for pretty cheap, but I don't see any great deals on sportsline right now.
Feb 18, 2026 06:17 AM
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fosaisuFeb 18, 2026 06:17 AM
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Quote from gergev :
Do you subscibe to paramount + ? My current one is through a sportsline subscription and will expire in March as well. I got a year, no ads for pretty cheap, but I don't see any great deals on sportsline right now.
I had the $30/year Sportsline w/ free Paramount+ but canceled at the end of my Sportsline year to avoid costly reup. So for paid streaming I'm down to Amazon Prime, Netflix UHD (family share for $10/mo), Hulu/Disney+ Premium bundle ($8/mo after $12 monthly discount from Tmobile), Peacock Premium ($30/yr),and Apple+ (my wife got on her dad's account). We'll miss HBO Max but plenty of other stuff to stream out there!

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Feb 18, 2026 11:49 PM
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lhnola1Feb 18, 2026 11:49 PM
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I also cancelled and had no offer. My subscription ends in march. I'm probably just pay for select months to watch shows once the season completes

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