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| With Philo Edu, GW students living in on-campus housing can watch and record live high-definition TV. You can access Philo from your computer, tablet, smart phone or Roku media players. Roku devices can connect to GWplay, a wireless network exclusively for select streaming and gaming devices. | GW students living in on campus housing have access to HBO GO. |
With Philo Edu, GW students living in on campus housing have access to:
- Live High-Definition TV
- DVR capabilities with 20+ hours of on campus storage
- Watch your favorite programming anywhere on campus
- Access Philo Edu on your camputer, tablet, smart phone or TV with a Roku (ethernet capable), Apple TV airplay mirroring, or connecting your laptop to your TV with an HDMI cable
- The Philo Edu app is available from the App Store or Google Play
- Full university channel listing, including HBO
Supported Devices
- Mac OS
- Windows
- iOS (must have version iOS 7 or higher via the Philo Edu app from the App Store)
- Android (must have Android 4.4 or higher via the Philo Edu app from Google Play)
- Roku Media Player (must have version 4.7 or higher with ethernet (wired Internet) capability)
- Apple TV (must mirror their iOS device via AirPlay)
Learn more about supported devices. At this time, Chromecast, Amazon Fire and Roku streaming stick are currently unsupported devices.
Resources
GW students living in on campus housing have access to HBO GO:
- Visit play.hbogo.com/login
- Under the "All Providers" dropdown choose "George Washington Univ."
- Sign in with your GW NetID and corresponding password
- Create an HBO GO account
- You now have access to HBO GO on all of your devices from anywhere
Smart TVs, Roku media players and gaming consoles can be connected to the GW network via an ethernet connection through our GWired network. At this time, smart TVs, roku media players and gaming consoles cannot be connected to GWireless. You must use GWired for these devices.
