Want to watch HBO Max in Ireland but got a message stating that the content you are trying to watch is not available in your region? It happens with almost all the streaming shows out there when it comes to Ireland, but in the case of HBO, when it comes to Europe.
In this guide will also show you how to watch HBO Max in Ireland and how to create an HBO Max account in the first place...as it’s not as simple as just creating a Netflix account. It requires the right steps, which we’ll share in our guide.
...But first...
Most streaming platforms that don’t work in Ireland don’t work in Ireland for a simple reason.
Rights to content.
In the case of HBO Max, the platform both owns the content but also offers a ton of 3rd party content that it pays for.
...And then there is the issue of HBO selling rights to its own content to other nations, such as Ireland.
...If a platform already has the right to show something HBO shows in Ireland or otherwise to something HBO has rights for in the US, then it makes HBO’s life hard.
...And that’s the main reason for why HBO Max in Ireland is currently not a thing.
If you want to watch HBO Max in Ireland, you need to trick HBO into thinking you are in the US.
...And then you will need to create an account. And that’s hard because it requires a card issued in the US. (We did find a solution, though.)
To make HBO think you are in the right region, you are going to need to be in the US virtually.
The only way to do it?
By using a VPN.
VPN services allow you to switch your location to be somewhere where you, in reality, are not.
For example, you can be in the US while, in reality being in Ireland.
...But if you ever tried getting a VPN for entertainment, then you know that it’s not quite as simple as connecting to an American region and unblocking.
That’s because platforms like HBO also need to make efforts against VPN services, which results in most VPN services not supporting entertainment.
...And that’s where PrivateVPN comes in as a service that focuses on entertainment and on providing quality rather than quantity, meaning it supports HBO Max in Ireland.
But that’s something you will find out yourself when you sign up for PrivateVPN’s 7-day trial with no need for a card.
If you tried to create an HBO Max account in Ireland, you would right now have an issue. That’s because you need an American issued card to sign up for HBO Max.
...Solution?
Sign up for HBO Max in Ireland on your phone.
Why?
As while HBO has their geo-payment blocks on their website, once you sign up from an app on your iPhone or Android phone, it will be Google or Apple taking care of the payment, and they don’t have such blocks.
The catch?
You do need to download the HBO Max app, which isn’t going to be available for you if you don’t first change the region of your app store.
We’ll show you how to do it now⬇️.
Want to watch HBO Max on a TV in Ireland?
Most smart TVs and smart TV platforms such as Apple TV, Roku, or Chromecast, simply do not support VPN services.
Solutions?
Just ordered a Fire TV? To download HBO Max in Ireland, you will just need to create an account that’s based in the US.
If you already have an Amazon Fire TV Stick, here’s how to change your region to download the HBO app:
Ireland misses out on a ton of shows.
This guide?
It applies to many other streaming services.
...But you’ll find that out when you sign up for PrivateVPN’s 7-day trial with no need for a card.
Written by Michael Smolski.
Disclaimer: While PrivateVPN works with HBO Max, due to the nature of services like HBO Max making efforts against VPN services, it is not able to guarantee non-stop 100% of the time support at all given times.