Get some Game of Thrones on the go with AT&T's new deal.
is as a response to fervent competition from and , and its increasingly close ties with its mobile and DirecTV divisions.
The company has announced that all AT&T customers will get access to HBO wherever it is available — through DirecTV Now or HBO Go — and that existing subscribers to the service through DirecTV will begin receiving it for free.
Customers who have Unlimited Plus but not HBO on DirecTV get a $25 monthly credit that can be put towards the service.
The move comes after both T-Mobile and Verizon have begun making it easier to watch content through wireless networks, either by for mobile subscribers or, in the case of T-Mobile, zero-rating all video streams.
AT&T's unlimited wireless plan is currently the most expensive among the Big Four carriers, with one line beginning at $90 per month and two rounding up to $145 (with $20/month increases thereafter), but the company hopes that this HBO tie-in will bring more people into the fold.
is as a response to fervent competition from and , and its increasingly close ties with its mobile and DirecTV divisions.
The company has announced that all AT&T customers will get access to HBO wherever it is available — through DirecTV Now or HBO Go — and that existing subscribers to the service through DirecTV will begin receiving it for free.
Customers who have Unlimited Plus but not HBO on DirecTV get a $25 monthly credit that can be put towards the service.
The move comes after both T-Mobile and Verizon have begun making it easier to watch content through wireless networks, either by for mobile subscribers or, in the case of T-Mobile, zero-rating all video streams.
AT&T's unlimited wireless plan is currently the most expensive among the Big Four carriers, with one line beginning at $90 per month and two rounding up to $145 (with $20/month increases thereafter), but the company hopes that this HBO tie-in will bring more people into the fold.