# Any way I can legally watch Game of Thrones Season 4 if I can't get HBO? \[NO SPOILERS\]

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**Created:** [April 6, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-legally-watch-game-of-thrones-season-4-if-i-cant-get-hbo-no-spoilers/685449 "2014-04-06T01:42:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-legally-watch-game-of-thrones-season-4-if-i-cant-get-hbo-no-spoilers/685449/21 "2014-04-08T01:30:51Z")

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> [@DMark](#):
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> Well, you could wait until the series is just about over, get HBO for ONE MONTH and watch them all On Demand within that month. Then cancel HBO.

Comcast is getting wise to this. They are now starting to charge a fee for programming changes. So you’d have to pay this fee twice. $3 each time, IIRC.

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**Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-i-can-legally-watch-game-of-thrones-season-4-if-i-cant-get-hbo-no-spoilers/685449/22 "2014-04-08T04:21:51Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> [Borrowing someone’s HBO login is about as close as you can get.](http://www.nerdist.com/2014/01/hbos-ceo-okay-with-hbo-go-password-sharing-gonna-share/)
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> [However, they do care.](http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/03/12/hbo_go_sharing_passwords_is_not_encouraged_by_network.html)

I’d say using your friend’s HBO Go subscription is the moral equivalent of having them record the show on DVR for you to watch. HBO would rather you didn’t do that, either–DVRs are just for time-shifting, not sharing.

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