Watch Hulu From Outside The US

Note: If you figure Hulu has already blocked Hotspot Shield think again. All you have to do is make sure your IP address is from White Plains, NY instead of the traditional Englewood, Colorado. You can check this here after connecting to Hotspot Shield – http://www.ip2location.com/. If it is from Colorado disconnect and re-connect.

Are you frustrated with not being able to watch Hulu, just because you are in Canada, the UK, or anywhere else but the US?

Well I have a screencast below that shows you the simple steps it takes to bypass this stupid problem. Why shouldn’t we be able to watch our favorite shows?

For those that are on a slower connection I have a tutorial below the screencast.

All you really need to get Hulu working is to download a program called “Hotspot Shield”… Download from this page.

Once you have it installed, launch it. It should open up your default browser and begin setting you up with an IP that is in the US. You will know when it is connected as it will redirect you to another page, and will have a green shield icon in the taskbar in the lower right hand corner.

Then proceed to load your favorite TV Show in Hulu (in my example Chuck). If you already have your video open before launching Hulu; you may have to exit the browser and then open it up to make sure the shield is working properly.

Any comments / questions let me know in the comments below. Happy times watching your favorite TV Shows on the internet once again!

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Written by Brenley Dueck

45 Responses to “Watch Hulu From Outside The US”

William Knelsen Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I got a message:
“Based on your IP address, we noticed you are trying to access Hulu through an anonymous proxy tool…”
Any ideas?
William Knelsen Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
That was on Hulu, by the way. NBC worked fine. Excellent tutorial, I will use this all the time!
Dubs Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
dude!! this is great, i have been on board the anti-hulu-us-only boat for a long time and was unaware there was something like this out there.
Brenley Dueck Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
@william yeah i think i got that error a long time. Just seems to work for me… try reconnecting at a later time and it might work.
Brenley Dueck Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
@william here are some solutions:
1. Delete all cookies, cache in applicable browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, etc.) before attempting a connection to Hulu or firing up Hotspot Shield.
2. After starting Hotspot Shield, got to IP2location.com to check that the IP is set for White Plains, NY (or some other place) and not Englewood, Colorado.
William Knelsen Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
@Brenley thanks, I’ll try that.
As Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 12:05 am
There are far better ways that do not require a proxy and lets you stream video directly.
Guitar Tuition Reviews Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 2:05 am
Fortunately I live in the USA so I don’t have this problem but I can see how this can be very useful for someone outside the US. They shouldn’t be deprived of Hulu because Hulu rocks!
P4O Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 5:19 am
That’s rather neat. I’ve been using http://www.freetubetv.net , SurfTheChannel.com and NinjaVideo.net they work great but I guess I can add this to my arsenal as well.
Rajj Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 5:24 am
Now that’s what i call a nice and worthy sharing of information which is good for all of us. I already started buffer from hulu using your tips. Thank you
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September 4th, 2009 at 6:53 am
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pedro Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 6:54 am
Where’s your solution for Americans who want to watch the BBC (iplayer)?
Phil Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 7:01 am
“Why shouldn’t we be able to watch our favorite shows?”
Because somebody has to pay for it. If the whole world starts using up Hulu’s bandwidth without paying for it (by watching local commercials) then pretty soon hulu goes away and then nobody has it.
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Willem Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 7:23 am
You don’t know why? I’ll tell you: the US advertisers don’t want to pay for viewers outside the US market.
Mike Hensley Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 7:44 am
is there a way for it to make your IP in the UK so someone in the states can watch BBC?
Bogdan Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Just so you know hotspot shield is crap…. I was never able to stream properly + u get the xtra crap at the top that is their ads…. get a vps and install ovenvpn JMO
jessey Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 8:28 am
yeah but search carefully around the web and you’ll find claims that hotspotshield contains malware
Bob Mead Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Question-Can this work in reverse. I want to watch some stuff on ITV in Briton. They won’t allow me to watch from a US address?
Henrik Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I’m a Canadian living in Germany, and I always get blocked when I try to watch CBCsports.ca. Does anyone have a trick for watching CBC hockey live streams outside of Canada??
paddyo_mac Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Bogdan,
What is ovenvpn? I thought about using some kind of free VPN if there’s anything out there like that to get to hulu, but not sure how/who/where etc…
Misconfigured Router Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 11:32 am
It seems Hulu derives its revenue by displaying US-targeted local adverts, thats why they wont let overseas viewers watch their episodes. Why not go the Youtube model – start an ad network like facebook ads, digg ads, google ads -
adnetwork = adnetwork + 1
then international advertisers will pay for watching hulu.
Personally I am too busy with pr0n and other stuff so I dont need hulu. If you really need hulu from outside US buy a US IP’d vpn subscription
HotspotShieldFan Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Works great with Pandora also!
HULULOVER Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
i cant get hotspot to work on me.. although ive been watching almost all episodes/series of what i want at http://videos.repph.com while i am still figuring how to watch hulu..
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September 5th, 2009 at 3:40 am
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Daniel Says:
September 9th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Just buy a vpn account! They’re really quite cheap. I got mine from hidemynet after all attempts at watching hulu yielded little or no success.
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deric Says:
October 6th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Another way is by using G-pass. This is also one great alternative to AOL browser. If you want to know more, I have posted some details on my blog.
http://camphd.com/change-your-ip-address-to-us-ip-address.html
Sky Says:
October 26th, 2009 at 3:37 am
Try Skydur http://www.skydur.com/
Its much faster than other VPNs and proxies.
Its very simple, works out of the box, sets proxy automatically for you.
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Kam Ghuman Says:
November 8th, 2009 at 1:40 am
I used this guide and got Hulu working without any trouble. This solution does not use Hotspot Shield.
http://tinyurl.com/ykb72du
Where'd White Plains Go? Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I have been watching hulu with the white plains IP with hotspot for months, and now all of a sudden it will only provide me with an IP from Milpitas, CA or Irvine, CA (both of these are on hulu’s radar and don’t work). Where did White Plains, NY go!?!? How can I get it to connect to a White Plains IP again? I have tried reconnecting a million times over and over… oh white plains, where have you gone!
Brent Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 11:09 am
I gave up and purchased a VPN from hidemynet.com for 5$/month. I was online instantly. For that price, there’s really no reason to fuss around with crap like this anymore. Just buy a vpn, theres tons of providers, and its cheap.
Where'd White Plains Go? Says:
November 17th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Thanks Brent. I took your advice and you were 100% right. I’m watching hulu right now and I just uninstalled Hotspot. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better! I reccomend Hidemynet.com to everyone!
dj disaster Says:
December 7th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Great, worked without problem, downloaded it and within 5 minutes automatically worked! soo thanks to this.
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nkh Says:
May 10th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
A M A Z I N G
I tried Hotspot twice before, was not working, tried it again after reading that Note on top. Checked my IP .. and Hulu is working fine !
But You still havent told us how we can change our IP to something in Hotspot
DavidBlunt Says:
May 26th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Sucker-alert! I don’t recommend Hula at all. I’ve read quite a few horror stories on the difficulties in truly removing this from your computer (which I too had problems with) and all the lovely cookies and hidden items it puts into your system to help collect data. In fact, I suspect most of these “hey, try out this great program” are on-the-take so to speak.
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John k Says:
June 12th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I use UnoTelly. It’s a specialized way to unblock Hulu and other restrictions. (http://www.unotelly.com)
While you can’t do the normal VPN stuffs like anonymous browsing, it’s a lot cheaper than VPN if all you want is to watch Hulu outside USA.
Maya Says:
July 27th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
I just start using VPN account http://www.supervpn.net/
Great services! I am so satisfied because now I can watch Hulu and tv from all over the world!
I can also visit all blocked web sites in USA or abroad, bypass firewall, download or upload anything, watch TV online, listen radio and use Skype if it is blocked in my region.
Lei Feng Says:
August 6th, 2011 at 4:19 am
Thanks! tip for NY vs. Colorado worked great!
Peter Says:
August 11th, 2011 at 10:37 am
Hotspotshield is not at all reliable. Go for a VPN connection instead as described here: Netflix Outside the US
Belrentacar Says:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:42 am
vpn is a solution! I get one and it works great!
it is not hard to access,very easy and reliable!
ola Says:
November 8th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
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