Just saw that Hulu Plus is offering a one month free trial. Normally it is only a week trial. Even some of the previous one month trials required a facebook link or .edu address or some other string attached, but this one doesn't this time. I think this is good given all the flak from the Netflix fallout recently. Now's a good time to give it a try if you ever wondered about it. After the Free Month, it's $7.99/mo. Enjoy!!!
Somebody requested a link (it is in the scrolling ads on the top of the Hulu webpage where they are currently advertising for the Android app on Hulu, but it offers one month trial for Hulu Plus even if you don't have Android device): http://www.hulu.com/plus/htc?src=masthead
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therugsucker
Broke Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 10:45a
Went to hulu and still says 1 week free trial. Link to the 1 month trial would be helpful.
MajorDarkside
id10t
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 10:47a
Thanks for posting the direct link.
nsdp
Dismembered Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 10:50a
The 1 month free trial may require you to "accept" a KISSmetrics supertracking cookie. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/07/undeletable-cookie/ , I don't have Flash or JavaScript in my browser so I can't get a Hulu account. Hulu gets a bad citizen award for how they fail to disclose this.
eclectus
Loyal Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 10:51a
Somebody requested a link (it is in the scrolling ads on the top of the Hulu page where they are currently advertising for the Android app on Hulu, but it offers one month trial for Hulu even if you don't have Android device): http://www.hulu.com/plus/htc?src=masthead
eclectus
Loyal Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 10:53a
I just signed up, No facebook account needed, although it is an option if you want to link it.
handyguy
Senior Member - 10K
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 11:43a
How are commercials?
linrick
Anymoo?
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 11:58a
got this last time and still commercials. what's the point of plus when they still have commercial breaks in between.
money2011
Addicted Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:04p
linrick said: got this last time and still commercials. what's the point of plus when they still have commercial breaks in between.
You get more content and I think the commercials are shorter.
JimmyRyan
New Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:08p
hulu has commercials??
ProppaT
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:10p
The worst thing about Hulu is that, after you pay the $8 to stream shows to your tv via your xbox, ps3, Roku, etc., you get a reduced selection of shows. So many shows are blocked from streaming to your tv that it's absurd. Every other item I tried to stream would tell me I had to use my computer.
handyguy
Senior Member - 10K
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:13p
JimmyRyan said: hulu has commercials??
Yes, but more on free. Plus you get to pick which ones you want to watch & decide if the one you watched was fit for you.
ProppaT, to overcome that limit just connect your TV to your computer. Then you can 'stream' whatever you want.
wckd
Ancient Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:21p
nsdp said: The 1 month free trial may require you to "accept" a KISSmetrics supertracking cookie. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/07/undeletable-cookie/ , I don't have Flash or JavaScript in my browser so I can't get a Hulu account. Hulu gets a bad citizen award for how they fail to disclose this.
From your linked article:
In response to inquiries from Wired.com, Hulu cut ties with KISSmetrics on Friday.
FYI
stratmanx
Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:31p
nsdp said: The 1 month free trial may require you to "accept" a KISSmetrics supertracking cookie. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/07/undeletable-cookie/ , I don't have Flash or JavaScript in my browser so I can't get a Hulu account. Hulu gets a bad citizen award for how they fail to disclose this. According to the July 2011 article you linked:
"In response to inquiries from Wired.com, Hulu cut ties with KISSmetrics on Friday."
Has Hulu started using this KISSmetrics cookie again?
poison7FL
Broke Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:40p
ProppaT said: The worst thing about Hulu is that, after you pay the $8 to stream shows to your tv via your xbox, ps3, Roku, etc., you get a reduced selection of shows. So many shows are blocked from streaming to your tv that it's absurd. Every other item I tried to stream would tell me I had to use my computer.
Yeah, I hate that too. I have tried plus a few times, and usually cancel within a day or two. Hulu free is better in my opinion.
They send me free months about every other month to come back.
LivninSC
Senior Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 12:58p
poison7FL said: ProppaT said: The worst thing about Hulu is that, after you pay the $8 to stream shows to your tv via your xbox, ps3, Roku, etc., you get a reduced selection of shows. So many shows are blocked from streaming to your tv that it's absurd. Every other item I tried to stream would tell me I had to use my computer.
Yeah, I hate that too. I have tried plus a few times, and usually cancel within a day or two. Hulu free is better in my opinion.
They send me free months about every other month to come back.
Wait, what!?!?! I just cancelled my DirecTV today and was in the process of signing up for a week when I found this. You guys are saying that a lot of their shows you have to watch on a PC as it won't stream to a PS3/360?
Great deal on the free month but if this is the case that's gonna suck
I know that some content won't stream on non-PC devices -- but pretty much all the shows I've seen will -- some partner content like Simpsons won't. I signed up for a free month from Hulu due to an Xbox promotion a few months ago. Cancelled after free month. Three months later, got an email from them offering another free month, with ANOTHER free month if I linked to my Facebook account. (Warning: after linking to facebook remember to set your privacy settings as the default shares more info than I'd like). The second free month did not automatically credit but a quick email and it got fixed, and now I've had Hulu for a total of three free months. At that price it rocks
stratmanx
Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 2:24p
Just signed up for the free month with Hulu Plus. No KISSmetrics cookie found. I do have a Facebook account.
Yes, there is some content that is for either PC only or other streaming device only. What's available on the Roku is sweet, especially for free.
ProppaT
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 2:35p
LivninSC said: Wait, what!?!?! I just cancelled my DirecTV today and was in the process of signing up for a week when I found this. You guys are saying that a lot of their shows you have to watch on a PC as it won't stream to a PS3/360?
Great deal on the free month but if this is the case that's gonna suck
Yup, that's exactly what I'm saying. A good example is Louie. The original reason I signed up for Hulu+ was to catch up on that show, yet you can't stream it through set top boxes. I came to find out that most of the shows I was excited to catch up on had the same limitation.
While using a laptop is one way around it, it's an unreasonable solution when a) you're paying for the service and b) want something permenant in the livingroom that you're not always hooking up and unhooking. I'm usually using my computer while I watch tv, so this just doesn't work for me.
I don't mind (and would actually prefer) paying for a site like Hulu, but I'm basically back to using megavideo link sites for tv. It's easy and works perfect with my Google TV.
poison7FL
Broke Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 2:39p
LivninSC said: poison7FL said: ProppaT said: The worst thing about Hulu is that, after you pay the $8 to stream shows to your tv via your xbox, ps3, Roku, etc., you get a reduced selection of shows. So many shows are blocked from streaming to your tv that it's absurd. Every other item I tried to stream would tell me I had to use my computer.
Yeah, I hate that too. I have tried plus a few times, and usually cancel within a day or two. Hulu free is better in my opinion.
They send me free months about every other month to come back.
Wait, what!?!?! I just cancelled my DirecTV today and was in the process of signing up for a week when I found this. You guys are saying that a lot of their shows you have to watch on a PC as it won't stream to a PS3/360?
Great deal on the free month but if this is the case that's gonna suck
All I have to say is... You should have tried it prior to cancelling... I Stream regular hulu over my PS3 and Roku with Playon, but streaming Hulu+ sucks. 50% of the shows are only available to watch on your PC... That is not fun for me. I have tried Hulu+ (Free trialsm) many times since they started to see if it gets better, but it never has.
Hulu seems like a non-starter for the adventurous geek. I tried it (and canceled a day late, costing me $8) on PC and Roku. The Roku box didn't stream well (though the pc did fine on the same network), but worse than that were the commercials. If I'm going to pay for the internet connection and for the paltry content, I should get commercial free or - at the worst - a 15-30 second intro ad. The Daily Show has about 4 minutes of ads in a program. I may as well pay for cable/sat and just skip the commercials.
After giving up on the commercial services and finding them not ready for prime time, I'm working on SAnzbd + Sickbeard + Couch potato + Plex (I don't need xbmc), plus a usenet subscription for less than hulu+Netflix. We'll see...
stratmanx
Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 4:24p
Overzeetop said: I'm working on SAnzbd + Sickbeard + Couch potato + Plex (I don't need xbmc), plus a usenet subscription for less than hulu+Netflix. We'll see... How are you using Plex with the other applications? Can you automate Plex to use what the other applications obtain from Usenet? I've not used any of these programs but your post is interesting.
I think hulu + was always 1 month free for students (you have to have .edu email). Just my 2 cents in case someone misses this one. Thanks op
linrick
Anymoo?
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 7:06p
johnnyman17 said: how's this one different from Netflix?movies/shows on Netflix don't have commercials. they stream well thru practically all devices.
homealone
Senior Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 7:37p
Any of you guys who are hoping to stream Hulu via Touchpad, don't. Hulu just blocked another webos patch, so as of right now, there are no workarounds to the best of my knowledge.
shank
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 8:25p
linrick said: johnnyman17 said: how's this one different from Netflix?movies/shows on Netflix don't have commercials. they stream well thru practically all devices.
Hulu has MUCH more in the way of programming options.
MattR
Member
posted: Sep. 19, 2011 @ 9:38p
Overzeetop said: If I'm going to pay for the internet connection and for the paltry content, I should get commercial free or - at the worst - a 15-30 second intro ad. The Daily Show has about 4 minutes of ads in a program. I may as well pay for cable/sat and just skip the commercials.
I'll second that. I've watched more commercials in the last couple of hours on Hulu than in the last year of satellite.
Gnomie
Green-Thumbed
posted: Sep. 20, 2011 @ 12:20a
LivninSC said: poison7FL said: ProppaT said: The worst thing about Hulu is that, after you pay the $8 to stream shows to your tv via your xbox, ps3, Roku, etc., you get a reduced selection of shows. So many shows are blocked from streaming to your tv that it's absurd. Every other item I tried to stream would tell me I had to use my computer.
Yeah, I hate that too. I have tried plus a few times, and usually cancel within a day or two. Hulu free is better in my opinion.
They send me free months about every other month to come back.
Wait, what!?!?! I just cancelled my DirecTV today and was in the process of signing up for a week when I found this. You guys are saying that a lot of their shows you have to watch on a PC as it won't stream to a PS3/360?
Great deal on the free month but if this is the case that's gonna suck
In a different forum concerning Netflix's tomfoolery, someone mentioned IMBED or imbde, something like that. They said it is better than Netflix, and is free. Anyone believe this?
po90260
Member
posted: Sep. 20, 2011 @ 2:59p
Hulu is terribly loaded with commercials which ruin the viewing.
Holly7
Dismembered Member
posted: Sep. 20, 2011 @ 6:11p
Thank you very much! =)
magni
Loyal Member
posted: Sep. 23, 2011 @ 3:56p
Thanks OP! Just signup for the service. Let's see how it turn out!
leonc
Addicted Member
posted: Sep. 23, 2011 @ 4:57p
Gnomie said: LivninSC said: poison7FL said: ProppaT said: The worst thing about Hulu is that, after you pay the $8 to stream shows to your tv via your xbox, ps3, Roku, etc., you get a reduced selection of shows. So many shows are blocked from streaming to your tv that it's absurd. Every other item I tried to stream would tell me I had to use my computer.
Yeah, I hate that too. I have tried plus a few times, and usually cancel within a day or two. Hulu free is better in my opinion.
They send me free months about every other month to come back.
Wait, what!?!?! I just cancelled my DirecTV today and was in the process of signing up for a week when I found this. You guys are saying that a lot of their shows you have to watch on a PC as it won't stream to a PS3/360?
Great deal on the free month but if this is the case that's gonna suck
In a different forum concerning Netflix's tomfoolery, someone mentioned IMBED or imbde, something like that. They said it is better than Netflix, and is free. Anyone believe this?
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