After years of putting it off I finally installed and learned how to use Hotspot Shield last week. It worked wonderfully. I was all set to write a blog post about it. Wouldn’t you know it, within a week Hulu has found a way to block it!
I just tested it and indeed I’m blocked. I’ll still use Hotspot Shield for the plethora of other free services not available in Canada (eg: Pandora, last.fm) for so long as it works. But, once again, it sucks to be a new media enthusiast when you live in Canada.
Dale Dietrich is a Toronto-based technology, video game, and interactive media attorney. Read more at The Daleisphere.
It’s costs money but try purevpn.com. I think they’ll give you a trial if you ask. VPNs to US,UK,Canada, and Germany. 6 bucks a month or less is worth it I think.
Yes, the Hulu blocking is ridiculous. Do the other VPN services still work? I suppose Hulu can block individual IP addresses of other services also. Used to love HotSpot Shield! The only bad thing is that I just got a new computer and they didn’t support 64 bit.
I started a Facebook group about the Hulu thing — what the heck, right? Come join!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=187278780421&ref=nf
i m using hotspot shield for last 2 years and it was working good until a few days agao now the problem i m facing is this that it connect but in spite of the shield i cant open any blocked sites here in UAE, can anybody help me plz????
can anybody tell me from where i can get software like hotspot shield bcz it get connected but i cant open any blocked site here in UAE
It’s seems that Hotspot Shield has changed the IPs and Hulu can be accessed again without problems. Unfortunately, I think it will not last.
Read more on http://www.how-to-hide-ip.info/2009/05/07/hotspot-shield-can-still-be-used-to-access-hulu/
Adrian, I just tried again, May 12, cleared my cookies and restarted my browser. Hulu is still blocked.
I am a cdn w hotspot sheild on my macbook and i am blocked on hulu.. my roomate has no issues on his pc desktop. does it have something to do with wifi??
ill try a wired connection let you know.
It’s seems that Hotspot Shield has changed the IPs and Hulu can be accessed again without problems. Unfortunately, I think it will not last.
open blok said
similar to the others,downloaded the shield and it worked beautifully in the PRC for the past 2 weeks, but not anymore…
The only way to access hulu is by using FreeVPN ?
But it is very slow and bad connection