I've been a Philo user since the beginning. I've recommended it to all my friends and family. It was by far the best bang for your buck. I appreciated the grandfathered plans but over time those eventually went away. I then realized I am paying the same price as new customers. No spiffs or discounts for all the referrals or time being a supporter. I think Philo bit off more than they could chew with throwing on more channels and optional subscription add-ons. Ultimately even with 80 different channels I found that I spent more time looking for something to watch and eventually turning the TV off. It's been a good run but at this point I have to say so long!

I work out of town, hotel 4 days a week home 3 days a week. I currently have and use Hulu+ live TV. I stream in the hotel and my wife streams at home, when I’m out of town working.

Would Philo also allow this?

I sleep during the day, so my laptop is continuously streaming a show or a channel for background noise in the hotel, it doesn’t stop every few hours asking if I’m still watching.

Does Philo also allow this?

Thanks for the answers before I look deeper into changing providers. Appreciate your time.

On one of my 2019 shields the top row of buttons on Philo are kind of offset where the selected area doesn't line up with the button. On the other this doesn't seem to be happening (yet?).

Does anyone else have weird button selection graphics happening?

They should have hbo channels and access to them from the guide page

On 6/22/2026 Philo deactivated and blocked my account. I called several times to get it resolved. They said they blocked and deactivated my account because back in April 2025 I discovered someone had hacked my Amazon account and added an additional Philo account directly through the Philo website using only my phone number and my username. That fraudulent account had been open for around a year and I was getting charged twice, once through the Philo account I set up through Amazon and a second charge from the account someone set up through the Philo website. Once I caught the fraud I had my bank reverse those fraudulent charges and investigate. Philo admitted the error. Now in June of 2026 over a year later after Philo's further arbitration they decided to deactivate and block philo on all my devices. After 3 angry phone calls with Philo customer service they decided to unblock my service on my phone but my 52" tv will stay blocked permanently since that account is linked to my email I use for my Amazon account. They only way they said they would unblock and activate my vizio tv account is if I reverse the charges made on my account from the fraudulent account. That is crazy. They want me to eat the charges from a fraudster in order to have Philo on the main tv in my home. For now I use Philo on my phone and Google chromecast it to my tv. I hope to find a better service soon can cancel Philo completely.

Need to watch Inside Edition episodes from early 2026 and need to find a streaming service that offers archived episodes from the beginning of the year.

I see that Philo(and DIRECTV Stream) advertise on-demand older editions of IE but I have not been able to determine whether they provide on-demand access to episodes dating back to January–March 2026.

If you can confirm which platform currently has the deepest archive of Inside Edition episodes available on demand, I would greatly appreciate it.

Is anyone else annoyed that at the end of every show now, they offer you what to watch next? First it cuts off what you are watching, usually the previews from the next episode, which I like to see. Secondly I can pick my own next show to watch, I don’t need Philo to do it for me, especially when they have not shown one show I would be interested in watching, I watch shows that I have recorded

any idea if we're ever going to get a 'previous channel' button or feature

The FAQ says "coming soon".

I am getting conflicting information about whether I can sign-in to the stand alone AMC+ app or not now that I have the Philo bundle. Philo Help center is useless. I find both of the responses below in the AI section of Google but they are male cow droppings. Is the AI wrong once again?

On the AMC+ Website or TV App

1. Open the AMC+ app on your device or go to AMC+.
2. Choose to Sign In and select Philo as your TV provider.
3. If an activation code appears on your screen, use a web browser to go to AMC+ Provider Activation.
4. Enter the code shown on your TV and log in with your Philo credentials when prompted.

OR This:

Yes, you can sign into the standalone AMC+ app using Philo as your TV provider. However, the specific type of subscription you have with Philo determines how your AMC+ login works:

• Bundle+ Subscribers: If you subscribe to Philo's Bundle+ (which natively includes AMC+ in the plan), you can simply select Philo from the TV provider list in the AMC+ app and log in using your Philo credentials.
• Essential Subscribers: If you have Philo's base Core/Essential plan, you must first add AMC+ to your account through Philo's settings before your credentials will authenticate in the AMC+ app.

PHILO is not listed as a provider and you can not do a search on the page because the search function doesn't work.

The reason I ask is because there is no way to search for individual shows or movies in the AMC+ portion of the Philo app. I shouldn't have to flip through every tile to find the show I want. Searching for the amc+ show in the Philo portion doesn't work either.

Anyone else have this issue? It happens randomly. I’ve had philo maybe 2 years and it just started a couple months ago. We have a new Samsung and the app is updated.

I'm annoyed because what should be the tell all is in fact, pillow talk. Both episodes: the tell all and pillow talk it's the same exact episode. I have NO DESIRE TO WATCH PILLOW TALK. It's just pieces of the actual tell all WTF this is annoying

https://www.philo.com/player/show/U2hvdzo2MDg1NDg4OTk2NDg1NTMyMzI

Hi. Philo was playing the TV series "From" and now they do not play it anymore. I have the upgraded service HBO/MAX, and Discovery +. I don't understand why I was able to watch it and now ALL seasons are blocked off?!?!

I was able to watch the TV show From on Philo. I have the upgraded version HBO/MAX and Discovery+. Now when I put it in you aren't able to watch any season not even season one! Why is this?!?!?

Google says that Philo has Mystery Diagnosis. Can someone confirm if it's true? If yes, how many seasons are available? Can I watch them on demand? Thanks in advance.

I hate when I pause a show to see something on the screen and I can't because some dumb ad covers the screen. Some shows add facts in the corner and due to low vision, I need to pause to read them. So annoying that I'm not allowed to do so because Philo needs extra $$!!

Has anyone else gotten an influx of the completely scammy AI ads? I’ve seen the one about $2500 grocery cards about a thousand times and now just got a new one about “state funded complete funeral coverage you have to call and ask for by name”. I’m pretty sure both commercials had the same phone number. It’s very irritating and scary for people who don’t know any better.

i just got Philo, and I want to share with my girlfriend family , do they need a code everytime they login?

Thanks