{"id":6491,"date":"2020-03-13T02:13:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T06:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/?p=6491"},"modified":"2022-03-23T06:59:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T10:59:17","slug":"hbo-now-vs-hbo-go-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/hbo-now-vs-hbo-go-what-is-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Now vs HBO Go: What is the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO is an American premium television network owned by Home Box Office, Inc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The channel offers world-class content to its viewers, including theatrically released motion pictures, television shows, documentaries, and many more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The network has over 140 million subscribers, which makes it one of the most viewed channels in the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many services offered by HBO, some of which include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO HD<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO on Demand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO Go<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO Now<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO Max<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these services offer some of the best features to the viewers like video on demand, high definition content, over the top <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/apple-launches-its-own-streaming-service-apple-tv\/\">streaming services,<\/a> and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will all depend on your requirement and preference that which of these is best for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all these service choices, it becomes a bit difficult to choose one. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we will contrast two of these services, namely HBO Now and HBO Go, which seems to get the lion&#8217;s share of attention from the streaming enthusiasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both services can be streamed online and have different features. The next section will help you in choosing the best one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO Now vs. HBO Go<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the HBO network offers you ready to stream content on both HBO Now and HBO Go. There are some aspects in which they both differ.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How are they different?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Availability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One of the aspects that set the &#8220;Go&#8221; service from HBO aside from the &#8220;Now&#8221; version is its availability. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The HBO Go requires a cable subscription, whereas HBO Now does not. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have HBO as a part of your cable subscription, you will get HBO Go as an add on for your mobile. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need to do is download the HBO Go app on your mobile phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, HBO Now is an alternate way to get access to all the HBO shows without getting a cable subscription. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users can purchase the service directly from the HBO website. The HBO Now service is also available as an add-on channel on various streaming apps like AppleTV, Roku, Hulu, and <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/grand-tour-season-5-to-release-on-amazon-prime-video\/\">Prime Video.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pricing: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another critical factor that distinguishes both of these services is their pricing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO Go is almost free, but if you don\u2019t have the HBO channel in the line up of your cable subscription. Then you need to purchase it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost of the HBO channel varies between $5 to $20 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, the HBO Now can be bought at a rate of $14.99 per month. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will cost you the same, no matter where you get it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO Now is considered one of the most expensive streaming services.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the same in both services?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from all these differences, various things are similar in services, one of which is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content on both HBO Now and HBO Go is the same. You can find the content you crave, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/richard-madden-fun-facts-and-why-he-left-game-of-thrones\/\">Game Of Thrones<\/a> or <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/silicon-valley-season-6-ending-will-there-be-a-season-7\/\">Silicon Valley,<\/a> on both the online services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another similar thing in them is the ability to pick up content right from where you left. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is pretty convenient as you don\u2019t have to fast forward every time you access it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these aspects make both the HBO services best in their way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what are you waiting for? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go and get the HBO service you like and enjoy the excellent video content on it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO is an American premium television network owned by Home Box Office, Inc. The channel offers world-class content to its viewers, including theatrically released motion pictures, television shows, documentaries, and many more. The network has over 140 million subscribers, which makes it one of the most viewed channels in the U.S. There are many services [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[250,303],"tags":[178],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}