Hulu+ seems pretty awesome as a cheaper cable replacement and I know a few guys who have done it and maintained their sports fix. We haven’t had cable for about a decade so I didn’t pull the trigger, but it was tempting when you see your friend streaming live sports in his tree stand.
I believe they do a pretty good job locking it down so that you can’t share it with others.
FYI for those of you with Hulu. This is huge jump in price.
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FYI for those of you with Hulu. This is huge jump in price.
Sonofa!! We just subscribed 5 days ago…
I was with DirecTv Now which is now AT&T Now. I was in on the ground floor with DirecTv Now and was a beta tester for their DVR upgrade. I got in on their GO Big plan which is like 110 channels and a certain amount of dvr hours. It was like $39.99 and I was supposed to be locked in. Well it slowly crept up to $50 and now that’s it’s AT&T Now I just got a email like you HULU subscribers did advising me that Dec. 18th it’s going up to $60 a month. I looked at HULU Live and thought about switching. But after reading about buffering problems and the price going up I see no reason to. Besides I would lose the NHL Network and I do like having that.
As far as buffering I get some and yes it does seem to be during live sports. But often times like watching hockey it’s on during prime time. A lot of people are tuning in, all the kiddies are home and watching something so I think the servers on their end are getting heavy use causing buffering. Usually if I close the app and clear the cache and restart it’s fine.
So is HULU+ and HULU Live the same thing?
Super mad. Just got the enail about the $10 increase. Might cancel just to prove a point. They probably won’t care though.
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With ads goes from $44.99 to $54.99.
DT
Super mad. Just got the enail about the $10 increase. Might cancel just to prove a point. They probably won’t care though.
DT
All of these different streaming options now available are going to start taking jumps in price. They are all based on the same business premise that once you get a large following of consumers, a large percentage won’t inconvenience themselves (switch providers, services, etc) over an increase. They’re proving to have staying power in the market as demand rapidly increases and the sticks/devices themselves are dirt cheap. Hopefully some more smaller companies keep diving into the market and keep Hulu and others in-check.
Bummer. Maybe it will bring down the timing on some of those ads.
Switch streaming providers is much easier than switching cable or satellite subscribers. Done with company A okay, add app to streaming device and subscribe to company B. No one comes to the house, all done over the internet.
Any YouTube tv subscribers who care to share how they work?
Tech geek at work has tried them all. He swears YouTube tv is tops.
I have You Tube and like it. I did try Hulu + but you can’t stream at two different address. With You Tube I can stream it at home and at the cabin for a total of $49.00 a month. Another thing I didn’t like about Hulu was at the cabin the locals came from Duluth, with You Tube I get the twin cities locals. Also a lot of sports on You Tube.
But like others have mention, prices will probably just keep going up, and before you know it you’ll be paying $100.00 a month to stream.
So is HULU+ and HULU Live the same thing?
I think + means I get the movie streaming service plus live tv.
Have you looked into philo tv? Looks like good deal for twenty bucks a month. AMC, HISTORY channel , quite a few actually
Good riddance Hulu. It has got to be the buggiest streaming apps I’ve ever had. The buffering problem can be solved by exiting the app but there are other problems that cause you to have to exit and reenter.
Good riddance Hulu. It has got to be the buggiest streaming apps I’ve ever had. The buffering problem can be solved by exiting the app but there are other problems that cause you to have to exit and reenter.
Are you using it through the app on a TV or Bluray player perchance? Hulu recently dropped support of most TVs and Blurays and now only support a handful of devices. Ours was how you describe until I looked into it deeper and found no support. Logged in through our Firestick and works flawlessly now.
Are you using it through the app on a TV or Bluray player perchance? Hulu recently dropped support of most TVs and Blurays and now only support a handful of devices. Ours was how you describe until I looked into it deeper and found no support. Logged in through our Firestick and works flawlessly now.
Roku stick and/or roku tv. The tv is so slow that I prefer to use the streaming stick plugged into my roku tv.
The guide fails to load, the progress bar on the guide doesn’t follow the time slot correctly, yesterday I changed channels from the gopher hockey game and went back to watch and it started me at the beginning. The jump to live button wouldn’t work and changing channels back and forth did nothing. Exit the app and rentered and it worked.
Not only that but every time Tm you start up the app you are prompted to watch a commercial prior to watching some channels even though the program isn’t at a commercial break.
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Are you using it through the app on a TV or Bluray player perchance? Hulu recently dropped support of most TVs and Blurays and now only support a handful of devices. Ours was how you describe until I looked into it deeper and found no support. Logged in through our Firestick and works flawlessly now.Roku stick and/or roku tv. The tv is so slow that I prefer to use the streaming stick plugged into my roku tv.
The guide fails to load, the progress bar on the guide doesn’t follow the time slot correctly, yesterday I changed channels from the gopher hockey game and went back to watch and it started me at the beginning. The jump to live button wouldn’t work and changing channels back and forth did nothing. Exit the app and rentered and it worked.
Not only that but every time Tm you start up the app you are prompted to watch a commercial prior to watching some channels even though the program isn’t at a commercial break.
Sounds like you may need to update the firmware or get a newer stick. I definitely don’t have any of those issues now that I’ve switched Hulu over to the Fire Stick.
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We have saved a lot since cutting the cord 3 years ago.
Current fees:
Internet $38/month (5-7mbps, we live in the country, that is the fastest we can get. Usually works just fine with 1 TV on. Works so-so with 2 TVs on.)
Disney+ (Disney, Hulu, ESPN+): $12.99/month (already had Hulu and ESPN+, so it was a no-brainer with 3 young kids to add Disney+ for an additional $2/month once that launched last week).
Total: $50.99/month
Other:
Netflix: My brother pays the Netflix and gives us his login, we pay the Hulu and give him our login.
Amazon Prime: Due to the amount of daily shopping we do with Amazon Prime’s 2 day, I would hardly count this as a TV cost for us, more of a delivery service cost. Although we do utilize Prime’s streaming services and shows.
Roku: 1 time cost to purchase the device.
Antenna: 1 time cost to purchase antenna to mount on roof for local channels.
Friends/Family: In-laws have Xfinity Cable or whatever, so we use their login that they are already paying for and don’t utilize. Main thing with this is access to FoxSportsGo.
Between all of this we honestly have more stuff to watch than what we did when we had actual cable. Only difference is you don’t channel surf and click the button on the remote till you find something.
Only negative of ours is due to our internet speed, but I will gladly pay $100 less a month to have occasional buffering when watching sporting events.
I view everything as long term cost savings… save $100 month = $1,200/year = $12,000 over 10 years, invest some money, compounding interest, long term savings through the roof… New boat when I retire in 30 years.
Sounds like you may need to update the firmware or get a newer stick. I definitely don’t have any of those issues now that I’ve switched Hulu over to the Fire Stick.
I haven’t had a chance to check but I do know it had run an update about a month or two ago and that’s when the issues started.
Netflix: My brother pays the Netflix and gives us his login, we pay the Hulu and give him our login.
The streaming companies have tolerated this for awhile during a period of rapid expansion. With the new reality of competition for customers, they’re about to start cracking down on it.
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