I signed up for a free peek at Hula.com which is a new service offered by NBC and allows viewers to see live streaming video content from all their shows. The service is in beta and by invite only.
A few days ago I finally received my “invite” so I excitedly logged in and decided to take it for a test drive to find a message saying:
“This video is not available in your country or region.”
Now I am American but I live in Ireland at the moment so I can understand why I might get that error. I was still quite disappointed to be honest.
Today I found a way around this and it’s not a bad solution to be honest. It’s not perfect don’t get me wrong but hey I can finally watch SNL after 3 years. There is a god. So for all you Hulu users that have an account but still can’t see the clips, read on for my solution.
1. Download and install AnchroFree’s Hotspot Shield at http://hotspotshield.com/.
2. Follow their instructions on how to get connected.
Sounds easy and it is but there are a few downfalls that I can see so far. First don’t stay connected all the time, only when you are actually watching HULU or any other USA only content. You will notice a speed difference since your actually being routed around the net via proxy servers behind the hood to mask your location. Second, you notice the odd ad here and there popping up and interfering with your browsing experience. This is to be expected I guess since the software used to do this is provided for free.
The software is also available for Mac OSX and Windows so it’s good for nearly everyone.
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10 Responses:
December 20th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
hi christian,
are you eating cake? are you having your wishes indulged?
happy birthday!!!
love,
selina
January 8th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Here is a tep by step guide on show to install and set up HotSpotShield on my blog.
July 12th, 2008 at 3:05 am
The Hulu service is for people who reside in the USofA, not for those that are Americans, like yourself.
September 8th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Great post
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March 12th, 2009 at 3:19 am
of course, i will install your software, and get some virus, and maybe then i’ll go outside and take a piss on my cat
October 20th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
this doesnt work anymore, just tried it and it says im using a proxy, thus gtfo 
lol
May 6th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Thank you sooo much I am also an american living in the UK and this has helped me feel like Im back home allowing me to wqatch my fav shows!!! yOU ARE THE BEST!