The interesting thing here, is that I watched a few seasons leading up to Season 7 via HBO Go on my Verizon iPhone, using LTE. It still buffered at least once per hour(-ish) show despite having full signal strength and no loss in data speed.
Goes to show that: Sometimes, it's just not the network. Sometimes it's the provider. The network is just easier to blame.
I ought to try it on my Tracfone using HughesNet's WiFi. It looks like HBO's Go app for Android phones is a glitchy train wreck, so I'll try it with out the app, just to see what happens. And, I'll try it with the app, as well. The reason for this is that I'm wondering if it's an adaptive stream. Granted, watching it on a 5.5" screen isn't exactly what I would want to do, and I don't have to as I have HBO with my DirecTV subscription, but it might be interesting to find out how it works.
If it's not too glitchy, either with or without using the app, I might try it with my phone's data, which is via Verizon's network (it's a CDMA/LTE Tracfone).
