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Hulu (US Streaming Service) $1.99 USD (A$2.95) Month for 12 Months - Smart DNS/VPN Required

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Hulu (US Streaming Service) $1.99 USD (A$2.95) Month for 12 Months - Smart DNS/VPN Required
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JordanM on 28/11/2019 - 22:09 hulu.com (840 clicks)
Last edited 29/11/2019 - 08:56 by 2 other users

Offer for Hulu (ad-supported) plan only: $1.99/month for 12 months, then $5.99/month. Ends 11:59 PM PST on 12/2/19. New and eligible returning subscribers only

Offer valid for new and eligible returning subscribers (who have not been Hulu subscribers in the past 12 months) only. Not combinable with any free trial of the Hulu (ad-supported) plan or any other promotional offers or pricing (including the Disney bundle); not redeemable via gift card. Any plan switch after redemption of this offer will result in forfeiture of the discount pricing.

Might be worth reading last years deal for tips - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/419632. I have had success subscribing with my Citibank MC Debit.

This is part of Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals for 2019
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  • Draupnir on 28/11/2019 - 22:12
    +4

    I'm not paying for ads, no matter how little it is.

    • JordanM on 28/11/2019 - 22:14
      +10

      I actually find the US ads interesting/amusing in the most part.

      • herbo on 28/11/2019 - 22:34

        I found some of the American ads a bit of a novelty at the start but as time went on they were just annoying. I'm not going to renew from last year. A lot of the stuff I watched there is on SBS on demand now, e.g. Harlots, the looming tower and Letterkenny. Admittedly SBS streaming quality isn't as good though.

      • Stoibs on 28/11/2019 - 23:08
        +4

        The medication ones are wild. All cheers and smiles from the onscreen talent dancing around as the voice over talks about how you shouldn't take it if you suffer from X Y and Z and that doing so can cause internal bleeding, stillbirth, death etc. all nonchalantly.

        • Akya on 29/11/2019 - 01:11

          And to not take X medication if you’re allergic to X medication…

      • deeevan on 29/11/2019 - 07:44

        Aww you're making me nostalgic for my Hulu subscription. I found it hard to sit through a full length TV commercial afterwards, you can cram so many medication side effects into a 15 second spot

    • this is us on 28/11/2019 - 22:20

      Agreed. I find them extremely annoying. I paid Hulu for two months (1.99 each), but I don't find anything amazing there, and I agree that paying for ads is just unacceptable (for me, anyway). I would probably pay 12 (AUD) to have Hulu (no ads) + Dinsey+ together in the same platform if that was an option.

    • MrGareth on 28/11/2019 - 22:35

      Are the ads just on TV shows? I usually just watch movies. Literally just put on "escape from alcatraz" and it started playing without any ads at the beginning…

      • Akya on 29/11/2019 - 01:09

        It’s on everything - tv shows and movies. But some shows/movies seem to have less than others.

  • carlosthedwarf on 28/11/2019 - 22:13
    +1

    Not eligible on either of my previous accounts sadly. Might have to sign up with a new one.

    • carlosthedwarf on 29/11/2019 - 22:27

      Got an email this morning with a code in to activate it. Citibank card still works.

  • CartoonPizza on 28/11/2019 - 22:13
    +1

    Good deal if you have adblocker.

    • StonedWizard on 29/11/2019 - 09:16

      Does Adblock actually block Hulu ads ?

      • Thrifty McGifty on 29/11/2019 - 09:35

        In the past (more than a year ago) I found it blocked the ads, but that also made everything stop working.

  • MrGareth on 28/11/2019 - 22:13
    +2

    Oh damn, can I create a new account but use the same card? My existing .99 sub just finished!

    EDIT - Yes, you can. I subscribed using another email, but using the same AMEX card (just put an extra "0" at the end of your postcode).

  • Pricebeat on 28/11/2019 - 22:27
    +3

    They went up in price this year. Last year it was .99c

    • [Deactivated] on 28/11/2019 - 22:41
      +2

      Yeah, when they had more content and less ads.

      I cancelled mine after 6mths, ChannelBT is cheaper, no ads and better content.

  • Goraka on 28/11/2019 - 22:38
    -2

    Pay and get ads? Say no more!!

  • philmarcracken on 28/11/2019 - 23:58
    +3

    maybe its the boomer in me talking but I just torrent stuff instead of paying for bitrate crushed streams lol

    • edBARGAIN on 29/11/2019 - 09:16
      +1

      Yep torrent still king in quality

  • rye on 29/11/2019 - 00:51

    Signed up, but Apple won’t let me change my country to USA to download the Hulu app waaaa

    • Pricebeat on 29/11/2019 - 01:34
      +1

      You need to create a US account and then switch between account. pretty easy, if you hold down the home button on siri remote.

      • rye on 29/11/2019 - 09:20

        I’ve changed my region before to USA, downloaded the app and changed back to Australia without a problem.
        But worked out why its not working this time, I had to enter a payment method - and when I checked my email I had numerous emails from my bank saying the “transaction” looked suspicious and was blocked.

  • MaximumEffort777 on 29/11/2019 - 01:34
    +1

    Canceled my recently expired account that had the 99c deal and signed back up again through an email I received for an account I haven’t used in years. $2.95/mth sure beats $8.50.

    • Akya on 01/12/2019 - 00:04

      I paid my last month of 99c a week ago :( so this month is $3 USD - still better than the regular $6USD

  • moonphase on 29/11/2019 - 02:04

    I thought you are paying not to watch the ads….

  • AirJordan23 on 29/11/2019 - 03:22

    do you need vpn everytime you watch on Hulu? or just when signing up?

    • BlitzR on 29/11/2019 - 06:12

      You will need it everytime you watch it.

      • AirJordan23 on 29/11/2019 - 11:13

        Thanks

        • BlitzR on 29/11/2019 - 12:22

          use getflix, for your smardns service. you get get a free 2 week trial

    • MaximumEffort777 on 29/11/2019 - 07:35
      +3

      You can use a DNS service also which doesn’t impact your connection speed unlike a VPN, unless you have great speeds already.

      • rye on 29/11/2019 - 09:22

        Does DNS also work with Netflix? I use Windscribe currently to watch US Netflix.
        Which DNS do suggest?

        • MaximumEffort777 on 29/11/2019 - 09:26
          +2

          Yep, we use Getflix which works for US Netflix (not on life plans/promos apparently) but I have also heard good things about DNS4ME.

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 29/11/2019 - 08:33
      +1

      DNS is far better.

  • Maz78 on 29/11/2019 - 09:00
    +3

    Been a subscriber for years. People exaggerate about the ads. I'd say there's more to watch on Hulu than the rehashed movies and a few Netflix speciality shows.

  • neonlight on 29/11/2019 - 09:14

    Anyone with Surfshark VPN knows if this works with it?

    • Ice009 on 03/12/2019 - 20:45

      I tried it with Surfshark and the two episodes or two shoes I tried streamed.

      • Ice009 on 04/12/2019 - 07:39

        I may have spoken too soon. I've had issues with watching the streams after that initial setup. Not sure if it's the VPN or uBlock or both.

  • JCrown9 on 30/11/2019 - 15:23

    Anyone know if they do promos on the addons. HBO for example?

    • Akya on 01/12/2019 - 00:01

      Only know of the 1 week free trial for HBO

  • Ice009 on 03/12/2019 - 20:44

    Looks like I missed out on the deal as mine went through a couple of minutes late. I was having trouble setting up the payment method and it seems I got the free trial for a month, and then it looks like I have to pay $5.99 a month afterwards. Any idea if Hulu have deals on more than once a year, or have I likely missed out for the year? Do you guys think it's worth $5.99 a month? I guess I will have to see what it has, but I only have Netflix so far to compare it to. Anyone know if Hulu has much content that other streaming services don't have, or the quantity they have compared to other streaming services?

    Also, to answer the question someone else above asked, I tried my VPN (Surfshark) to stream and I chose a server in Seattle and it seemed to work. Speedtest.net gave me a speed on 71Mbps when I ran a speedtest with the VPN https://www.speedtest.net/result/8818171745 , so not sure if that is fast enough, but yeah, the quality didn't look like 1080p to me. It didn't look like SD either, but also didn't look like full HD either with the VPN, so I"m not sure if it's the VPN, or if Hulu isn't quite 1080p on some of their content. I was going to get a Smart DNS service, but not sure which one to get between Smart DNS Proxy or DNS4Me. There's a good deal on with Smart DNS that is listed here on OzBargain, but I'm not sure if I should go with that or pay a bit more and go with DNS4Me, or just stick with the VPN for now if it works through the VPN.

    Also, I have uBlock Origin extension installed in my web browser and I didn't see any adds with the couple of shows I tried watching, so maybe uBlock Origin blocked the adds?

    There was also an option to bundle Disney+ and ESPN+ (I think it was) for $12.99 a month. Anyone know how that would work if I don't have an account with either? I am considering Disney+, but I was just going to get the Australian version.

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