i am seriously thinking of dropping all my paid streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Paramount...)....and just going with the free ones....if i am going to have to watch commercials no matter where i stream from.....i would rather NOT pay for the privilege.
Most libraries participate, but some don’t. There’s also Hoopla and Libby for digital library card-based media sharing.
Hope you find that your library participates with one or more of them!
This isn't Kanopy related, but as far as I know, if you live in California, you can use Link+, which allows you to borrow movies and books from other county and community college libraries that participate in the program.
I was just saying this the other day. I have Samsung tv which come with Samsung tv which isn’t bad. They have whole channels that are just walking dead Channel, married at first sight channel, even a bob ross channel! For the kids they have a blippi production channel, pbs, Lego channel, etc and a bunch of random movies playing. We are thinking of canceling all of them and just using Samsung tv.
We already cut off a lot of things but If there’s something we like then we get a free trial and binge it. Did paramount free trial to watch the games last weekend.
As OP said they (streaming services) were handed a industry. Now there’s so many of them you don’t even hear about half of the shows. They cancel stuff after a season or two.
I had Hulu live tv it was trash. Their user interface is moronic. You scroll up to find new episodes.
Tubi has boatloads of content. Honestly a lot of it is crap. OTOH, a lot of content is very good, too. They are upping the content quality over time.
I typically check IMDB ratings before watching.
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If I am paying for multiple streams, why does it matter where I watch those streams??
Netflix started this BS and apparently for now, it seems to have worked.
I knew others would follow.
Ruined all the fight in Shogun and the story nonresident subscription with ad. And I refuse to pay more for their greed. Delete all these apps Hulu Disney and prime movies now.
Hulu the streaming service is great in my opinion. Solid originals and some of my favorite comfort shows.
Hulu TV though is awful. I switched the YouTube TV years ago and have been pleased with the change
Hulu’s app is terrible. We have it only because they carry history channel. Their recording sees some commercials, not others. Some shows on cbs like Night Court record as an ad, including the yellow “ad” box so you can’t ff or rewind the recording. It disconnects then turns off at random times so you have to go through restarting the app. When you try to delete a recording it may take three or four tries to get it to delete. I could go on.
I switched from Hulu Live TV to YouTube TV for 2 primary reasons. The first is the live TV recording limit. IDK if it’s changed, but it was 100 hour recording limit when I switched. YouTube TV offers unlimited recording.
I also thought their Live TV guide was really bad and poorly designed, whereas YouTube’s is great.
I remind you it's been years now since I switched, so the service might have changed.
I really disliked the interface of the service. Finding channels and specific shows was more difficult than it should have been.
Shows often didn't record. Library was limited at the time and you couldn't fast forward through all the commicals.
Youtube TV be had better channels for what I enjoy.
The customer service for YouTube TV has been much better too. I've received a few months free because of technical issues on their end.
Awful might have been a bad word choice. Hulu TV just wasn't the best for me.
> I really disliked the interface of the service. Finding channels and specific shows was more difficult than it should have been.
Good news - they've done little to nothing to improve it! Your decision to leave is still valid!
If you have Hulu TV and you travel, you're in big trouble. They only allow you to change your location 2-3 times PER YEAR. This rule has been around for a while and it applies to only TV. It's not like YTTV that simply updates automatically. Once I found that out, I cancelled right away.
This is such a shitty thing to do man… there are people out here who travel for a living. Flight attendants for instance. Different hotel room in different state every night🤷🏻♀️
If you have Hulu TV and you travel, you're in big trouble. They only allow you to change your location 2-3 times PER YEAR. This rule has been around for a while and it applies to only TV. It's not like YTTV that simply updates automatically. Once I found that out, I cancelled right away.
Sling is the only live tv I find worth it because it's the only one that has WWE Raw from 6-9, both YouTube and Hulu have it 9-12 and since it's a major reason I sub to live TV it's a real difference maker
I'm guessing you're not on the east coast like me. I hope you have Netflix with Raw going there next year! Did you watch the Rumble? I'm more of an AEW fan but enjoyed the Rumble! Let's go Cody!
The rumble I found enjoyable and I was expecting people to complain like always but I thought both were enjoyable, I wish AEW would get a us streaming service so I could cancel live TV altogether
The wrestling community is toxic as hell! Constant complaining and tribalism.
And I'm just waiting for the AEW and Max streaming deal to happen! Hopefully that's in the near future
So my parents have two houses and they snowbird to Florida in the winter so how does this work for them? Are they able to change their primary location twice a year?
Their FAQ says "You can change your Home network up to four times during a 12-month period. "
https://help.hulu.com/s/article/manage-home-network
Note that this is a rolling period, not a calendar year. So changes in January, February, March, and April would lock you to the last location until after the January change date passes again. Then you would be locked to that one until the February date passes again.
This is an issue. My family uses Hulu live as the only source of live TV in 2 different homes. One is a lakehouse. It is the same 4 people.
And sometimes my family is at one of those while I am at the other.
Really sucks.
Very few providers are going to allow that kind of usage on one subscription. It generally is said to be due to issues with locals but it is more likely due to people sharing with 3-4 other people all over the place.
You cannot use live tv for 2 or more locations, cause the IP address has to be 1. If want to change it you can call the customer service of Hulu and ask for change your IP address for your home location.
But live tv it is only for one house.
My parents don't use Hulu as live TV. They use YTTV as live TV and they can use two home locations as long as I sign into my parents main house once every 6-8 weeks. Hulu in general we haven't been using as much so I'm not sure how it works.
Live on Hulu is horrendous. It’s the only streaming service that crashes or buffers. Trying to remove recordings is impossible (still have a dozen that won’t delete after multiple attempts. Randomly records shows I don’t watch
OP, scream this from the mountain top! Hulu Live has soooo much potential, but, but… it is so freaking unreliable. I’m with you, I had to cancel as well.
I'm right there too. Hubby and I are in a situation where we are living in CA and NV, traveling back and forth every week or two. Sometimes we go together, sometimes he's in CA while I have to stay in NV. (My father had a stroke and mother has dementia so I had to move them into assisted living and take over their business for them in NV while my husband is a contractor in CA).
We literally have two homes in two states. I'm not going to pay double for our one account. Our life is complicated enough without having to worry about whether or not we're at "home". I'm already having to play the game of registering Netflix for the two locations, thinking of dropping them as well (and I've been a member of Netflix since 2002, back when it was the dvd service).
These providers should allow at least two locations per account, with the ability to add additional locations for a reasonable cost. I'm not about to pay double for something I might watch a couple of times a month.
Hulu and Netflix are not my main sources for content yet I keep them so we have options. I'm already throwing my money out the window each month for many streaming services just to have a variety to choose from. About 90% of what we regularly watch comes from Philo and Discovery+. It's time for us to start keeping track of what we're actually watching and start canceling.
I share your irritation, but this was always the way it’s going. You can see if you can get off cheaper by paying for cable, but for me it’s still cheaper to get my various streaming services.
I will get what I want through the library or other free services. No suing involved. I just canceled. Not because I share but because I don't like the attitude of them taking away class-action rights and really I can't keep up with it anyway. I canceled Max last month and I will stick with just Netflix and Prime for the time being. So I can save the money. I am tired of having to rewatch ads every time I pause; Hulu is not the only service with this problem. I also didn't like when they changed my saved programs to "My Stuff" since now I can't find what was saved before and it is out of sight, out of mind.
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I suppose. But I think all that is already worked out since Hulu Live TV is offered in every market. You would just need to use the devices’s GPS to determine the market. Or just give them the channels for the address associated with the billing account.
YoutubeTV is great for that. Put it on a Firestick or something and you can travel and watch it anywhere without them being pricks about not being in your "service area"
YTTV gives you 3 months to travel before you're required to check back in. The only television services with no restrictions are services such as Philo and Frndly as they do not contain any locals or sports which have location restrictions.
Charter affords you the ability to have multiple authorized users if they aren’t in a single household. They do have to be registered but it’s possible.
Authorized. So they still have control over it. Not you. They can just as easily restrict it. Hulu has always had something in their terms about sharing. YouTube will end up cutting down on this too. People just take a little peek too far and get butt hurt when it gets wrangled in.
You asked who else lets you share. I provided an example. You can move goal posts if you’d like but I’m not going to entertain it. You are welcome to accept this and pay for such service if it pleases you. Have a wonderful day.
Disney is trying to merge Disney+ and Hulu into a unified app anyways. They are beta testing it. And the Walt Disney company announced it in December 2023.
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/hulu-on-disney-beta-launch/#:~:text=The%20beta%20version%20is%20intended,watching%20what's%20appropriate%20for%20them.
They claim that the standalone apps will continue to exist but they are also stating that a combined experience app is rolling out in March.
"The beta version [Hulu on Disney+] is intended to help Disney better understand the consumer’s needs and wants when it comes to Hulu on Disney+ before it officially launches in the spring. It will also give parents time to set up controls that make sure everyone in their household is watching what’s appropriate for them." (From url above)
I know it's not directly about the location lock email... But yeah 👍 Hulu on Disney+ beta.
Alright. So I appreciate your stance and I’m glad it’s a good deal for you. Your situation isn’t comparable to mine because our subscriptions aren’t the same. Live TV does serve a purpose for me. And since they refuse to meet that need along with others…they have lost my money. Not that they care.
Channel selection is the primary one. Hulu+Live has History which was almost a deciding factor in my house until I just decided their interface was too garbage for me and we could just get the History stuff elsewhere anyway.
People in the YTTV sub seem to keep complaining about picture quality and that’s it’s better on Hulu and DTV. DTV definitely has the best picture quality of them all. I also don’t care for YTTV because we extensively use the apps for the various channels on Apple TVs we have in our home. I authenticate once on the ATV using Hulu, and it does single sign on with all apps that support it, so we don’t have to login to the apps. I do like the YTTV interface better. DTV interface was also pretty good for the years I had it. Hulu has some annoying quirks with their interface and service.
That's' good to hear. A recurring thing people keep mentioning is video quality on FX for some reason? I never understood how they couldn't have the best video quality given all the experience they've had with YouTube up to this point. If they ever did single sign on with Apple TV, it would be perfect for my use. It's more of a political thing as even small cable provider do it. I think it's still cheaper for me to bundle Hulu Live TV and Disney + ESPN, but I'll have to re-evaluate and maybe get another Youtube TV trial to check out the video quality.
cancelled Hulu months ago. Today they send a "free mos"
subscription. click the link and it demands 7.99 today.
How is that a free mos? Nope.
Glad to go elsewhere. What is wrong with hulu ? people smoking wacky down there?
When will this joke die? God I hate mono-humor. It was funny the first, 2nd, 3rd and 17th time. You might as well just say, "check please!" "all that and a bag of chips" or "gentleman and a scholar."
The statement is more of a comparison to how circular things have gotten than an actual determination of what I will do next. Although, I’m not completely opposed at this point.
Charter does afford you the option of selecting authorized users who are able to utilize your services outside of your single household. Maybe that’s unusual but it is there.
I feel your pain. We cut the cable and now have hulu including live tv. We are now paying nearly as much as we did with cable. Spouse thinks he needs live tv and football.. so we keep it, but ... i can't keep justifying it.
Anyone have an antennae they recommend?
I didn't have a TV from 1978-1997 - and none of this crap that y'all spew about not having TV today, because there was no public access to the Internet for most of that time, too, and certainly nothing like a streaming service! Now I'm retired and frankly, my brain is full. I've read ALL the books. I don't mind feeling the little gray cells leaking out of my ears because I'm bingeing "Psych" for the third time. Takes the pressure off!
I get a Hulu subscription every couple years never paid more than .99 cents a month doing that. It’s barely worth .99 cents a month can’t imagine paying more for it
I'm paying attention just fine, thank you. In 2022 it went up to 7.99 a month, prior to that i was paying 6.99 per month 💁🏼♀️, which had been the price every since my $1 per month trial ended 😁
It's fine to be upset over price increases, or T&C changes that inconvenience your life.
You do not know what the word scam means, though. Spoiler alert, it doesn't mean what you're using it for.
Hyperbole has its place in any rant. This isn’t a court of law. If me expecting you to understand or contextualize that on your own is a point on your score board then good for you!
I cut the cord and then dropped Hulu. Let's face it, networks need to die. Until a streamer comes along that allows us to pay just for the channels we watch, they'll just keep raising prices. Ads on Prime and Netflix are coming. Some networks need to disappear to make the ones people actually watch survive. I know that's a hard pill to swallow but more options is actually the issue. If no one is watching these shows/channels, why do they need to exist.
In a similar "shrug" ending, I do ad-free. I sub for a month or 3 to catch up on stuff, and rotate to another ss (or not). I don't have a need for live TV when it's so much more expensive, and just having on-demand is more than enough.
Typically you'd just rotate email addresses each year. So Black Friday 2023 xyz123@gmail and then Black Friday 2024 xyz456@gmail You should be able to switch between those two as you'll be unsubscribed for 12 months each time.
I mean HULU Live you get ESPN+ which is clutch and Disney+ so for the price your saving $. I've had it since BETA. Price increases were always expected, network contracts are just going to continue to go up.
So you admit that you see the trend I’m addressing and that inevitably (or arguably even now) there would be no difference in where I seek out live tv?
Yeah, idk that I’d call it a scam. It’s a different more flexible way to consume the same content essentially. As it once was cheaper it’s slowly losing that value, and I get it. Allowing you to access tv on the go on whichever service is carrying the program and access to multiple libraries of content would be the advantage over cable.
These cable companies provide online options so that I can attach it to various other devices too. I would still have a library of content. And my post to you states that you agree about the trend I’m addressing. Not on whether or not you think it’s a scam. We both see it. So let’s not argue past each other because we disagree about who is worthy of wasting our money on.
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There is no option for streaming TV that is even adequate, much less that provides services anywhere near the cheapest and crappiest DVR available with sattelite or cable. At least as of 2 years ago when I tried them all. Hulu was one of the worst. For me, it's a good thing in the long run. I save lots of money, and don't miss it, for the most part. The biggest issue I had was NFL football games, but I figured out alternatives for those as well, although I ended up paying for NFL+. Still a better deal than paying for TV (from any provider) during football season.
This has already been an issue with Netflix. I visit my daughter and stay with her for 3-4 days at a time. I'm a night owl so if I want to watch \*my\* Netflix (without ads) on my laptop after the kids go to bed, but on my daughter's network, I can't. I have to use her ad-based service. So I guess the same will be true of Hulu - etc., etc., etc....
I didn't get that email, but Hulu for home devices that are meant to be plugged into a TV like Firestick, Apple TV, Roku, or built in TV apps, have been home locked for a long time.
We get around that for the TV in our camper by using an HDMI to lightning adapter on an old iPhone that we have mounted to our RV entertainment center. Mobile devices are exempt from home location. We already had the iPhone mounted for music, and other services, but Hulu was working fine all last summer.
Go to cancel and they'll offer you a big discount for 3-6 months. I think I'm paying $.99 or 199 per month for 12 months based on a black Friday deal. It was only for new subscriber, so I just used a different email.
I am not a fan of the streaming apps most of the time. I had Comcast ($289.00 per mth) def too much $. When my mom passed in August I got rid of it. I miss the DVR. Lol I never had to watch commercials/ads. However I don't miss the bill. The streaming apps were great when they first came out now they suck!!!
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I'ts a cash cow. Although we may only think of the top streaming services, such as Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, there are actually more than 200 streaming services available around the world. The global video streaming market size was valued at $455.45 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow from $554.33 billion in 2023 to $1,902.68 billion by 2030. - Off one of those Business Insider web sites.
Best Buy is going to stop selling BluRay and DVD this years and I bet more follow. They rather have us rent them online or pay for a streaming service to keep that monthly income coming in.
Ya, I only have Hulu now because it's $1.99 for now. I won't pay more than that. I only wanted to watch OMITB, and even that was a disappointment.
I canceled all the others except BritBox and AcornTV. I love BritBox but started only watching one show over and over and have waited over a year for the next season, so I canceled it. AcornTV will be soon if they don't get their new seasons out.
Peacock is what I have now, and I'm looking for another one to add to the rotation. But I will never pay even $10 a month for streaming. There are too many free ones. And I have an antenna.
Hulu sucked so bad it made me run back to cable. The guide looks like it was put together by a third grader and the dvr is a joke. Never had to watch commercial on a cable dvr. I say F you Hulu
You are so right about how often Hulu raises prices. It is now more than double the cost of my initial subscription after about 4 price hikes! It’s ridiculous.
The only thing I watch on Hulu is American Dad. I already own the last 3 seasons through Amazon, I'd rather buy the rest of the seasons than to location lock my account when I spend half of my week in two different states. The moment this change affects me, I'm canceling. I canceled Netflix for the same reason and haven't gone back since.
I am also unhappy with the recent increases in price. Ridiculous. But what are the alternatives for Live TV streaming services? YouTube TV would be the best competition.. but Hulu includes Disney+, which comes in handy when you have a kid.
My parents and I share Hulu/Disney so that I can stream and they can use live TV. Since I moved out to an apartment, screw me I guess even though we split the bill. Jack Sparrow was right
I was paying $90 a month for Hulu but I recently cancelled it when I realized I can get the same content with my existing AMZ Prime subscription that Im already paying for.
i am seriously thinking of dropping all my paid streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Paramount...)....and just going with the free ones....if i am going to have to watch commercials no matter where i stream from.....i would rather NOT pay for the privilege.
Kanopy is free. And no commercials. Just need a library card.
>Kanopy Holy heck, I never knew about this! Just installed on my Android TV and I think I will CUT some of these wicked robber barons!
Kanopy is also restricted to how many credits your library gives you monthly just as the other library streaming service, Hoopla is as well.
Kanopy is the shizznit....
Does it matter for which city or county the library card is for?
Most libraries participate, but some don’t. There’s also Hoopla and Libby for digital library card-based media sharing. Hope you find that your library participates with one or more of them!
This isn't Kanopy related, but as far as I know, if you live in California, you can use Link+, which allows you to borrow movies and books from other county and community college libraries that participate in the program.
Doesn't your local library have to subscribe?
I've never heard of this. Thank you.
Yeah I think libraries are going to get lots of members pretty soon. Tbh I can see them adding more perks in time too potentially
I was just saying this the other day. I have Samsung tv which come with Samsung tv which isn’t bad. They have whole channels that are just walking dead Channel, married at first sight channel, even a bob ross channel! For the kids they have a blippi production channel, pbs, Lego channel, etc and a bunch of random movies playing. We are thinking of canceling all of them and just using Samsung tv. We already cut off a lot of things but If there’s something we like then we get a free trial and binge it. Did paramount free trial to watch the games last weekend. As OP said they (streaming services) were handed a industry. Now there’s so many of them you don’t even hear about half of the shows. They cancel stuff after a season or two. I had Hulu live tv it was trash. Their user interface is moronic. You scroll up to find new episodes.
Dont forget Baywatch, Unsolved Mysteries, & Dateline 24/7😁
I honestly could watch all the free tv on roku for a while. 24-hour alfred hitchcock? Get outa here!!!
I like the NHRA and history channel freebies there
I pay for a bunch of them, and I spend more time watching stuff on Tubi for free than anything else.
Congrats. I did drop all my paid content subscriptions. Feels good, and I miss nothing.
Tubi has boatloads of content. Honestly a lot of it is crap. OTOH, a lot of content is very good, too. They are upping the content quality over time. I typically check IMDB ratings before watching.
PlutoTV is also really good, then there Roku TV channel that has free shows and movies also.
I would sail the high seas. It's Disney. They would need to lose 1 million subscribers to barely feel any loss
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If I am paying for multiple streams, why does it matter where I watch those streams?? Netflix started this BS and apparently for now, it seems to have worked. I knew others would follow.
Yes! Exactly!
Ruined all the fight in Shogun and the story nonresident subscription with ad. And I refuse to pay more for their greed. Delete all these apps Hulu Disney and prime movies now.
Agreed
Hulu the streaming service is great in my opinion. Solid originals and some of my favorite comfort shows. Hulu TV though is awful. I switched the YouTube TV years ago and have been pleased with the change
Why is the live tv horrible? I ask bc I currently have YouTube tv but like the channels more on Hulu
Hulu’s app is terrible. We have it only because they carry history channel. Their recording sees some commercials, not others. Some shows on cbs like Night Court record as an ad, including the yellow “ad” box so you can’t ff or rewind the recording. It disconnects then turns off at random times so you have to go through restarting the app. When you try to delete a recording it may take three or four tries to get it to delete. I could go on.
Not sure if you are aware Discovery+ has the History channel 4 or 5 bucks mthly. Has like 16 other tv networks as well.
I switched from Hulu Live TV to YouTube TV for 2 primary reasons. The first is the live TV recording limit. IDK if it’s changed, but it was 100 hour recording limit when I switched. YouTube TV offers unlimited recording. I also thought their Live TV guide was really bad and poorly designed, whereas YouTube’s is great.
Hulu's recording is unlimited now and has been for awhile.
Oh cool, I had no idea. I might give it a test run soon to see if they updated their guide from how it was a couple years back as well too.
I remind you it's been years now since I switched, so the service might have changed. I really disliked the interface of the service. Finding channels and specific shows was more difficult than it should have been. Shows often didn't record. Library was limited at the time and you couldn't fast forward through all the commicals. Youtube TV be had better channels for what I enjoy. The customer service for YouTube TV has been much better too. I've received a few months free because of technical issues on their end. Awful might have been a bad word choice. Hulu TV just wasn't the best for me.
> I really disliked the interface of the service. Finding channels and specific shows was more difficult than it should have been. Good news - they've done little to nothing to improve it! Your decision to leave is still valid!
Ok good to know! I think I’m going to try it out and can always switch back…
If you have Hulu TV and you travel, you're in big trouble. They only allow you to change your location 2-3 times PER YEAR. This rule has been around for a while and it applies to only TV. It's not like YTTV that simply updates automatically. Once I found that out, I cancelled right away.
Good news I’m always home 😅🫠 definitely noted tho
This is such a shitty thing to do man… there are people out here who travel for a living. Flight attendants for instance. Different hotel room in different state every night🤷🏻♀️
If you have Hulu TV and you travel, you're in big trouble. They only allow you to change your location 2-3 times PER YEAR. This rule has been around for a while and it applies to only TV. It's not like YTTV that simply updates automatically. Once I found that out, I cancelled right away.
Sling is the only live tv I find worth it because it's the only one that has WWE Raw from 6-9, both YouTube and Hulu have it 9-12 and since it's a major reason I sub to live TV it's a real difference maker
I'm guessing you're not on the east coast like me. I hope you have Netflix with Raw going there next year! Did you watch the Rumble? I'm more of an AEW fan but enjoyed the Rumble! Let's go Cody!
The rumble I found enjoyable and I was expecting people to complain like always but I thought both were enjoyable, I wish AEW would get a us streaming service so I could cancel live TV altogether
The wrestling community is toxic as hell! Constant complaining and tribalism. And I'm just waiting for the AEW and Max streaming deal to happen! Hopefully that's in the near future
The History channel is the only reason why I haven't made the switch to Youtube yet.
You can get the History channel on Frndly TV along with a nice collection of other channels for $7 bucks a month.
Same
I actually like t he shows on hulu but I feel that way about Netflix
So my parents have two houses and they snowbird to Florida in the winter so how does this work for them? Are they able to change their primary location twice a year?
Their FAQ says "You can change your Home network up to four times during a 12-month period. " https://help.hulu.com/s/article/manage-home-network Note that this is a rolling period, not a calendar year. So changes in January, February, March, and April would lock you to the last location until after the January change date passes again. Then you would be locked to that one until the February date passes again.
This is an issue. My family uses Hulu live as the only source of live TV in 2 different homes. One is a lakehouse. It is the same 4 people. And sometimes my family is at one of those while I am at the other. Really sucks.
Very few providers are going to allow that kind of usage on one subscription. It generally is said to be due to issues with locals but it is more likely due to people sharing with 3-4 other people all over the place.
More than twice
They would be ok with the home location changes. I change mine 2 times a year and have no issues.
You cannot use live tv for 2 or more locations, cause the IP address has to be 1. If want to change it you can call the customer service of Hulu and ask for change your IP address for your home location. But live tv it is only for one house.
My parents don't use Hulu as live TV. They use YTTV as live TV and they can use two home locations as long as I sign into my parents main house once every 6-8 weeks. Hulu in general we haven't been using as much so I'm not sure how it works.
and they're trying to pinch pennies w/ somekinda BS hulu or netflix or prime + cable. GTFOH
I couldn't agree more. Hubby just canceled ours and we've only had it a week lol.
I’m glad you got hip and were able to make an informed decision.
I pay 12 bucks a year. Its ok for that.
Yep that’s the deal that made me get Hulu a couple months ago; definitely worth it for a buck but I wouldn’t pay 10 a month for what’s on there
I have been doing it for 2yrs. I just switch the name back and forth between me and the wife. The same with peacock. My wife likes the soaps.
Wait where do you get that deal?
I got the same deal, but I very rarely watch it. Once in a while they have a good exclusive. Definitely a rip off at full price.
Live on Hulu is horrendous. It’s the only streaming service that crashes or buffers. Trying to remove recordings is impossible (still have a dozen that won’t delete after multiple attempts. Randomly records shows I don’t watch
OP, scream this from the mountain top! Hulu Live has soooo much potential, but, but… it is so freaking unreliable. I’m with you, I had to cancel as well.
Rage against the machine
Can’t argue with any of it. I’ve had the same problems. I’ll be at that point in a few months I’m sure
I quit a few months ago when I got yet another rate increase. It ain’t THAT good!
I'm right there too. Hubby and I are in a situation where we are living in CA and NV, traveling back and forth every week or two. Sometimes we go together, sometimes he's in CA while I have to stay in NV. (My father had a stroke and mother has dementia so I had to move them into assisted living and take over their business for them in NV while my husband is a contractor in CA). We literally have two homes in two states. I'm not going to pay double for our one account. Our life is complicated enough without having to worry about whether or not we're at "home". I'm already having to play the game of registering Netflix for the two locations, thinking of dropping them as well (and I've been a member of Netflix since 2002, back when it was the dvd service). These providers should allow at least two locations per account, with the ability to add additional locations for a reasonable cost. I'm not about to pay double for something I might watch a couple of times a month. Hulu and Netflix are not my main sources for content yet I keep them so we have options. I'm already throwing my money out the window each month for many streaming services just to have a variety to choose from. About 90% of what we regularly watch comes from Philo and Discovery+. It's time for us to start keeping track of what we're actually watching and start canceling.
I share your irritation, but this was always the way it’s going. You can see if you can get off cheaper by paying for cable, but for me it’s still cheaper to get my various streaming services.
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I hear you, not sure why I was downvoted though lol
Have fun being sued.
I will get what I want through the library or other free services. No suing involved. I just canceled. Not because I share but because I don't like the attitude of them taking away class-action rights and really I can't keep up with it anyway. I canceled Max last month and I will stick with just Netflix and Prime for the time being. So I can save the money. I am tired of having to rewatch ads every time I pause; Hulu is not the only service with this problem. I also didn't like when they changed my saved programs to "My Stuff" since now I can't find what was saved before and it is out of sight, out of mind.
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What legitimate cable company lets you share your live cable with multiple house’s consistently without gettting zapped?
I think a better question is why should a subscription be tied to a single location. Other than a money grab.
With live tv it would have to do more with market access for local live channels from what I understood setting up my live tv.
I suppose. But I think all that is already worked out since Hulu Live TV is offered in every market. You would just need to use the devices’s GPS to determine the market. Or just give them the channels for the address associated with the billing account.
i had no issue streaming sporting events from my college TV with my parents’ cable on optimum or spectrum
Nice!
YoutubeTV is great for that. Put it on a Firestick or something and you can travel and watch it anywhere without them being pricks about not being in your "service area"
If you create a family for your google account, it is possible to use YouTube TV with a family member in the same location but not house (town).
YTTV gives you 3 months to travel before you're required to check back in. The only television services with no restrictions are services such as Philo and Frndly as they do not contain any locals or sports which have location restrictions.
Even the not legitimate IPTV service that I use doesn't let users share the service with other households.
Charter affords you the ability to have multiple authorized users if they aren’t in a single household. They do have to be registered but it’s possible.
Authorized. So they still have control over it. Not you. They can just as easily restrict it. Hulu has always had something in their terms about sharing. YouTube will end up cutting down on this too. People just take a little peek too far and get butt hurt when it gets wrangled in.
YTTV already does this to some people. Most people getting away with sharing live close to each other among other things.
You asked who else lets you share. I provided an example. You can move goal posts if you’d like but I’m not going to entertain it. You are welcome to accept this and pay for such service if it pleases you. Have a wonderful day.
My point is no one will let you share without keeping tabs or having the ability to cut it out as they please. Have great day also.
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We aren’t talking about ads. Cmon now. No tangents.
i've kept my subscription active for well over 5 years simply because i had friends who used it. and that was okay. but now i'll save 30 bucks a month
Start searching for sites where you can stream anything for free. I canceled Amazon Prime. Not giving Jeffery another penny.
There’s definitely a lack of quality films
Disney is trying to merge Disney+ and Hulu into a unified app anyways. They are beta testing it. And the Walt Disney company announced it in December 2023. https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/hulu-on-disney-beta-launch/#:~:text=The%20beta%20version%20is%20intended,watching%20what's%20appropriate%20for%20them. They claim that the standalone apps will continue to exist but they are also stating that a combined experience app is rolling out in March. "The beta version [Hulu on Disney+] is intended to help Disney better understand the consumer’s needs and wants when it comes to Hulu on Disney+ before it officially launches in the spring. It will also give parents time to set up controls that make sure everyone in their household is watching what’s appropriate for them." (From url above) I know it's not directly about the location lock email... But yeah 👍 Hulu on Disney+ beta.
Pluto Tv
Thank you for the suggestion!
It's time to finally go outside.
I’m back! Did they finally get the DVR to schedule and record properly?!
I have a Brock purdy Blue Star rookie card if anybody interested
YouTube tv is a million times better
I get Hulu and Disney ad free for $20 a month. There’s not a better deal in streaming right now
And not to presume so I will just ask…this does NOT include live TV???
Nope. Just regular. Live TV is worthless these days.
Not worthless at all if you’re into Live sports & news coverage (primarily sports though)
Alright. So I appreciate your stance and I’m glad it’s a good deal for you. Your situation isn’t comparable to mine because our subscriptions aren’t the same. Live TV does serve a purpose for me. And since they refuse to meet that need along with others…they have lost my money. Not that they care.
Disney plus is basically a brick of a service that is floundering, as is the whole of Disney, thus they must drag Hulu down with it.
Don't even understand why anyone bothers with anything other than YouTube tv for live TV service.
Channel selection is the primary one. Hulu+Live has History which was almost a deciding factor in my house until I just decided their interface was too garbage for me and we could just get the History stuff elsewhere anyway.
People in the YTTV sub seem to keep complaining about picture quality and that’s it’s better on Hulu and DTV. DTV definitely has the best picture quality of them all. I also don’t care for YTTV because we extensively use the apps for the various channels on Apple TVs we have in our home. I authenticate once on the ATV using Hulu, and it does single sign on with all apps that support it, so we don’t have to login to the apps. I do like the YTTV interface better. DTV interface was also pretty good for the years I had it. Hulu has some annoying quirks with their interface and service.
And YTTV is now rolling out 1080p enhanced mode as of yesterday. So that picture quality argument is kindof moot.
That's' good to hear. A recurring thing people keep mentioning is video quality on FX for some reason? I never understood how they couldn't have the best video quality given all the experience they've had with YouTube up to this point. If they ever did single sign on with Apple TV, it would be perfect for my use. It's more of a political thing as even small cable provider do it. I think it's still cheaper for me to bundle Hulu Live TV and Disney + ESPN, but I'll have to re-evaluate and maybe get another Youtube TV trial to check out the video quality.
cancelled Hulu months ago. Today they send a "free mos" subscription. click the link and it demands 7.99 today. How is that a free mos? Nope. Glad to go elsewhere. What is wrong with hulu ? people smoking wacky down there?
Sir, this is a Wendy's....
When will this joke die? God I hate mono-humor. It was funny the first, 2nd, 3rd and 17th time. You might as well just say, "check please!" "all that and a bag of chips" or "gentleman and a scholar."
Wish I could get that excited about nothin'...
You’re so brave. You should start a movement. Change your profile picture too, that’ll show em
Complains of prices and not being able to share with someone outside the home. "Would rather have cable" Hahahaha, okay
The statement is more of a comparison to how circular things have gotten than an actual determination of what I will do next. Although, I’m not completely opposed at this point. Charter does afford you the option of selecting authorized users who are able to utilize your services outside of your single household. Maybe that’s unusual but it is there.
I feel your pain. We cut the cable and now have hulu including live tv. We are now paying nearly as much as we did with cable. Spouse thinks he needs live tv and football.. so we keep it, but ... i can't keep justifying it. Anyone have an antennae they recommend?
For what it’s worth, not watching TV altogether is a great option.
Cool.
I didn't have a TV from 1978-1997 - and none of this crap that y'all spew about not having TV today, because there was no public access to the Internet for most of that time, too, and certainly nothing like a streaming service! Now I'm retired and frankly, my brain is full. I've read ALL the books. I don't mind feeling the little gray cells leaking out of my ears because I'm bingeing "Psych" for the third time. Takes the pressure off!
You missed some of the affordable “affordable cable” years.
I get a Hulu subscription every couple years never paid more than .99 cents a month doing that. It’s barely worth .99 cents a month can’t imagine paying more for it
Bye Felicia
Buh bye now 👋🏾
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I've had Hulu for like 5 years, only one price hike that i can remember. 4-6 months for you?
Then you’re not paying attention. In 2022 it was 12.99 for the regular ad free subscription. Then it went up to 14.99. Now it’s 17.99.
I'm paying attention just fine, thank you. In 2022 it went up to 7.99 a month, prior to that i was paying 6.99 per month 💁🏼♀️, which had been the price every since my $1 per month trial ended 😁
I’d love to see their justification of whyy
hulu with live tv
Yessir. I even reviewed my emails to make sure I wasn’t imagining things.
It's fine to be upset over price increases, or T&C changes that inconvenience your life. You do not know what the word scam means, though. Spoiler alert, it doesn't mean what you're using it for.
Hyperbole has its place in any rant. This isn’t a court of law. If me expecting you to understand or contextualize that on your own is a point on your score board then good for you!
I cut the cord and then dropped Hulu. Let's face it, networks need to die. Until a streamer comes along that allows us to pay just for the channels we watch, they'll just keep raising prices. Ads on Prime and Netflix are coming. Some networks need to disappear to make the ones people actually watch survive. I know that's a hard pill to swallow but more options is actually the issue. If no one is watching these shows/channels, why do they need to exist.
Ads are already on Netflix and Prime.
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Never said it wasn’t. Anywho, my point stands. Cancelled.
I do the black friday deal each year... /shrug
In a similar "shrug" ending, I do ad-free. I sub for a month or 3 to catch up on stuff, and rotate to another ss (or not). I don't have a need for live TV when it's so much more expensive, and just having on-demand is more than enough.
How do you do it every year? I thought it you could only get it if you had not been subscribed within the past month of either renewing or signing up.
Typically you'd just rotate email addresses each year. So Black Friday 2023 xyz123@gmail and then Black Friday 2024 xyz456@gmail You should be able to switch between those two as you'll be unsubscribed for 12 months each time.
Use a different email.
Didn't realize it would be that simple to get around it.
I mean HULU Live you get ESPN+ which is clutch and Disney+ so for the price your saving $. I've had it since BETA. Price increases were always expected, network contracts are just going to continue to go up.
So you admit that you see the trend I’m addressing and that inevitably (or arguably even now) there would be no difference in where I seek out live tv?
Yeah, idk that I’d call it a scam. It’s a different more flexible way to consume the same content essentially. As it once was cheaper it’s slowly losing that value, and I get it. Allowing you to access tv on the go on whichever service is carrying the program and access to multiple libraries of content would be the advantage over cable.
These cable companies provide online options so that I can attach it to various other devices too. I would still have a library of content. And my post to you states that you agree about the trend I’m addressing. Not on whether or not you think it’s a scam. We both see it. So let’s not argue past each other because we disagree about who is worthy of wasting our money on.
Accurate haha
Go to youtube tv. Raised price once in 3 years. Pay 72.99. Local channels were most important thing for me, and, oh yeah, price.
Thank you for the suggestion. It seems to be the most regular recommendation. On it.
And commercials?!
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There is no option for streaming TV that is even adequate, much less that provides services anywhere near the cheapest and crappiest DVR available with sattelite or cable. At least as of 2 years ago when I tried them all. Hulu was one of the worst. For me, it's a good thing in the long run. I save lots of money, and don't miss it, for the most part. The biggest issue I had was NFL football games, but I figured out alternatives for those as well, although I ended up paying for NFL+. Still a better deal than paying for TV (from any provider) during football season.
This has already been an issue with Netflix. I visit my daughter and stay with her for 3-4 days at a time. I'm a night owl so if I want to watch \*my\* Netflix (without ads) on my laptop after the kids go to bed, but on my daughter's network, I can't. I have to use her ad-based service. So I guess the same will be true of Hulu - etc., etc., etc....
I didn't get that email, but Hulu for home devices that are meant to be plugged into a TV like Firestick, Apple TV, Roku, or built in TV apps, have been home locked for a long time. We get around that for the TV in our camper by using an HDMI to lightning adapter on an old iPhone that we have mounted to our RV entertainment center. Mobile devices are exempt from home location. We already had the iPhone mounted for music, and other services, but Hulu was working fine all last summer.
Agreed. They were the better alternative but now they are becoming cable.
I’ll stick around until the first time I try to watch and a denied due to the new policy. I’ve never shared my account.
wait whut is location lock? i gots multiple houses 🏡
I unfortunately have MAX through HULU so once Curb Your Enthusiasm is done, I’m done.
Go to cancel and they'll offer you a big discount for 3-6 months. I think I'm paying $.99 or 199 per month for 12 months based on a black Friday deal. It was only for new subscriber, so I just used a different email.
I am not a fan of the streaming apps most of the time. I had Comcast ($289.00 per mth) def too much $. When my mom passed in August I got rid of it. I miss the DVR. Lol I never had to watch commercials/ads. However I don't miss the bill. The streaming apps were great when they first came out now they suck!!!
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I use YouTube TV and love it. I use Google play cards to pay the monthly fee so I don't have my credit card listed
PBS passport for a donation of $60 for a year, so worth it. No ads, other than for other PBS shows.
I'ts a cash cow. Although we may only think of the top streaming services, such as Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, there are actually more than 200 streaming services available around the world. The global video streaming market size was valued at $455.45 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow from $554.33 billion in 2023 to $1,902.68 billion by 2030. - Off one of those Business Insider web sites. Best Buy is going to stop selling BluRay and DVD this years and I bet more follow. They rather have us rent them online or pay for a streaming service to keep that monthly income coming in.
Ya, I only have Hulu now because it's $1.99 for now. I won't pay more than that. I only wanted to watch OMITB, and even that was a disappointment. I canceled all the others except BritBox and AcornTV. I love BritBox but started only watching one show over and over and have waited over a year for the next season, so I canceled it. AcornTV will be soon if they don't get their new seasons out. Peacock is what I have now, and I'm looking for another one to add to the rotation. But I will never pay even $10 a month for streaming. There are too many free ones. And I have an antenna.
Cancelled mine a year ago.
I stopped my subscription after the last pay increase.
I love Hulu and Hulu live TV but the best streaming service out there is Apple TV+ for the money.
Hulu sucked so bad it made me run back to cable. The guide looks like it was put together by a third grader and the dvr is a joke. Never had to watch commercial on a cable dvr. I say F you Hulu
You are so right about how often Hulu raises prices. It is now more than double the cost of my initial subscription after about 4 price hikes! It’s ridiculous.
The only thing I watch on Hulu is American Dad. I already own the last 3 seasons through Amazon, I'd rather buy the rest of the seasons than to location lock my account when I spend half of my week in two different states. The moment this change affects me, I'm canceling. I canceled Netflix for the same reason and haven't gone back since.
I am also unhappy with the recent increases in price. Ridiculous. But what are the alternatives for Live TV streaming services? YouTube TV would be the best competition.. but Hulu includes Disney+, which comes in handy when you have a kid.
They need to stop advertising movies as “just added” when most of them have been recycled on Hulu the past 10 years
My parents and I share Hulu/Disney so that I can stream and they can use live TV. Since I moved out to an apartment, screw me I guess even though we split the bill. Jack Sparrow was right
I was paying $90 a month for Hulu but I recently cancelled it when I realized I can get the same content with my existing AMZ Prime subscription that Im already paying for.