Anyone have a working method to get an HBO Max subscription through VPN?

I’ve been trying to get a cheaper HBO Max subscription using a VPN, but I keep running into roadblocks. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

What I tried:

  1. VPN (Brazil)

• Managed to access the payment page, but it required a CPF (Brazilian tax ID) and a credit card. My credit card was marked as invalid.

  1. VPN (Argentina)

• Prices displayed correctly on the homepage but redirected me to the US signup page with US pricing when trying to subscribe.

  1. VPN(Colombia)

• Got to the payment page, but all my credit card attempts were declined.

  1. Mobile App (with VPN to various countries)

• Couldn’t change the plan or subscribe—kept showing “plan change unavailable.”

Additional things I tried:

• Created fresh accounts and attempted to subscribe.

• Logged into an existing account and tried to change the subscription plan via settings.

None of these worked. Has anyone found a method that actually works for getting a cheaper HBO Max subscription?

I’ve had HBO Max Argentina for a number of years now. This has been direct and from website, signed up in browser. I am about to be letting it go though as cost has gone up again. I recall it being about £15 a year and last year cost me about £40 and this year coming would be £60.

It is going to launch in Turkey in either Q1 or Q2 next year. I’d wait for that if I were you. I expect it will be reasonable for cost.

You could try via Google Play of another country if that is not what you done already. You’ll have more joy trying something like a proxy, or mysterium as for VPN. Basically what you want is a residential IP in order to have best chance.

It’s tough with HBO Max tightening VPN access. You might try using a local payment method like a virtual credit card or PayPal linked to the target region. Some people have had success with gift cards too. It’s hit or miss, but worth a try!

Did you figure this out? My Colombian account lapsed due to expired credit card and now I can’t sign up again :frowning:

Thanks! Interesting options I haven’t tried! I’ll report back here if I find something that works!

Thanks for your reply! What do you mean with gift cards? Where can I enter that information?

Nope. Don’t have a solution yet. Did you find something?

The most reliable method for all such subs is create an AopleID in the country of choice, but apple tv giftcards in that country and apply them to your account download the HBO app or Max app and subscribe through that. that way you’re paying in the local currency and there’s no way to trace back the credit card.

I would expect so, yes. Argentina may be difficult to subscribe through now. They stopped international cards long ago, except for on accounts where the card is still valid and subscription ongoing. I had that issue with Napster from there long ago.

I am in UK, subbed from Argentina and have used the VPN to USA to unblock US library. I’ll be looking at how much it is in Turkey in the coming months when it launches there. I expect it may be bit cheaper as it has gone up quite a bit in Argentina but still nowhere near as expensive as USA.

In saying that though, Disney do some bundle now with Hulu and Max in USA so if you there, that may be worth looking at. I didn’t think it was that expensive for the three services bundled.

Trying to cheat the system to get a lower rate + vpn cost is a lot of work for minimal gain

No, it really isn’t.