Access Hulu from Outside the USA with Hotspot Shield

By | May 5th, 2009 comments icon (5) Comments


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[UPDATE] We’ve reported on VPN workarounds before to access sites like Hulu who only serve their regional viewership (USA). Unfortunately, the vast majority of these VPN services charge a monthly fee to let you pass data through their servers and gain a US-based IP to fool the online providers. Well, it turns out a highly rated VPN service called Hotspot Shied by AnchorFree Inc. doesn’t charge a penny, but may subject you to ads through its Mac / Windows desktop client. So, if you’re looking for a way to tap US-only online services or just wish to protect your Internet surfing using an encrypted VPN, take Hotspot Shield for a spin.

Related:
Make Tech Easier – How To Watch Hulu From Anywhere With Hotspot Shield [Actual HOW-TO]
NewTeeVee – How to Watch Hulu Around the World

Anyone recommend a similar free service for us in the US who wish to tap content from the UK?

UPDATE: It looks like Hulu has caught on to Hotspot Shield and has blocked access from their servers. Check my comments below (see #4) for alternative methods to access Hulu from outside the USA.




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  • http://www.academik.org Andrew Kippen

    Alexander – great find. Any way for us to make this happen for British content that’s not available in the US?

    Andrew

  • Roman L.

    This solution has worked great, but now Hulu is detecting the use of the IP anonimizer and is blocking access. Any suggestions on getting around this?

  • Peter

    Now HULU does detect Hotspot shield and the like… not useful anymore

  • http://www.ehomeupgrade.com Alexander Grundner

    Not good. Those guys at Hulu are smart. Plus, it probably didn’t help that Hotspot Shield got so much publicity lately. My suggestion: find a relatively unknown VPN provider or use a service that you can reserve a dedicated US-based IP (best solution). Unfortunately, you guys will most likely will have to pay for the service.

    Another option: pay for a cheap, shared web hosting account in the USA and create a proxy tunnel your home PC can use to access Hulu. Example of what I’m talking about here and here.

  • http://www.ehomeupgrade.com Alexander Grundner

    FoxyProxy has a list of UK proxy servers that you can use to watch BBC iPlayer content outside the UK here.