Watch Hulu from Canada (and other places that aren’t the U.S. of A.)

Discovered this little trick for watching video on sites that don’t allow their content to be viewed outside the US.

Basically, it’s just a piece of software that gives your computer a virtual IP address, which is how websites identify where your computer is located. Using this method you can connect to sites like Hulu because your IP address looks American.

(By the way, Hulu is a website that offers free, ad-supported streaming video of TV shows and movies from major networks and studios.)

I’ve quoted from a fellow blogger’s site in case you have trouble with the link below:

“In order to view Hulu shows outside of USA, all you need is a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service. With VPN, your computer will be connected and assigned a new USA IP address. Therefore with the new IP address, it is possible to view all Hulu shows or access any services that are limited for USA residents. Hotspot Shield is a free VPN service software. Hotspot Shield helps secure your computer, your anonymity and your online communications when using wi-fi. (download Hotspot Shield now)

System Compatibility for Hotspot Shield:

  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
  • Mac OS X (10.5 Leopard)
  • Mac OS X (10.4 Tiger)

How to run Hotspot Shield

After you installed Hotspot Shield on your computer, a small red shield was placed in the bottom right corner of your icon bar (or on the top menu bar for Macs). Click on the red shield and choose ‘Connect’ from the menu. A browser window will open and begin to connect to the internet securely. Once the shield turns green, it is safe to browse the internet.”

Check out the full how-to >>

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2 Responses to “Watch Hulu from Canada (and other places that aren’t the U.S. of A.)”

  1. Phil Says:
    January 30, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    You can always use 3click.TV to watch in Canada Australia or the UK- More Shows and ad free!

  2. aou Says:
    February 4, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    Hotspot Shield is good for few gigabytes of transfer a month not mentioning one can find using tricks like this “unethical”.

    I really wish HULU would finally made its content legally available in Canada. In a meantime canadian broadcasters like CBC, CTV and Global are making their shows available for canadians online for free. ER, House, Desperate Housewives, Corner Gas, South Park and many others are already there.

    http://diyfreetv.blogspot.com/2009/01/no-hulu-in-canada-no-problem.html

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