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Hulu Reviews Summary

Hulu's reputation is marked by a diverse content library and the appeal of timely access to popular TV shows and movies, which many customers appreciate. However, significant concerns have emerged regarding technical performance, including frequent buffering, app freezes, and navigation difficulties, leading to frustration among users. Additionally, issues with customer service, such as unresponsive support and billing discrepancies, have been highlighted. The overall sentiment indicates that while Hulu offers valuable content, persistent operational problems and a growing dissatisfaction with ad frequency may push customers toward alternative streaming services.

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Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Fix your app!
December 26, 2018

I have an Amazon firestick and Hulu is the only tv service that I have an issue with. Netflix, Sling, YouTube TV and every other app I have work great. Hulu is constantly freezing, has issues with playback and I consistently have to uninstall and reinstall. If something does not improve soon I will be canceling my subscription.

Date of experience: December 25, 2018
New York
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Terrible
December 25, 2018

I've had hulu for one and a half years now and i would not recommend this site maybe the only reason i'm keeping it is because some shows i can't get on netflicks. Some of the older tv shows will skip through frames fast in spirts or if i am watching for a time hulu will just exit all on it's own without me doing anything. As a fact all shows i watch sometimes the picture will speed up the go back to normal frames. I checked to see if it was my tv but it isn't. And in order for me to watch movies i like i have to upgrade to a more expensive package. Hulu sucks and the only reason i have it is because it came with my phone pakage. Get your app straightened out already

Date of experience: December 24, 2018
Texas
2 reviews
15 helpful votes
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Way too many ads
December 24, 2018

Some shows i wanted to watch, but way too many ads for price and not that much original content. Compared to netflix i would say not a good value

Date of experience: December 23, 2018
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I pay $43 for no commercials /advertisements it's a lie I get maybe a hand full with no commercials/advertisements and it doesn't matter what station or tv show yes I'm Angry I gave it a 3 only because as of now it's cheaper than dish

Date of experience: December 17, 2018
Oklahoma
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Misleading advertising
December 12, 2018

I think it is very misleading that we pay for the no commercial plan and yet STILL get advertisements! When I called about it because it doesn't make sense to me to pay extra for no commercials and to still have a ton of advertisements the customer service rep was quite irritating to deal with, and just informed me that we have to pay an Additional $15 to not have commercials?

Date of experience: December 12, 2018
Georgia
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I have had Hulu for many years. I started out with their free PC service but when I started paying for it to use on other devices that's when the issues started. I get connections errors, loading errors or its just not working all the time and when you call into have them fixed they blame it on you or the device you are using when it is very clearly an issue with their service. If you enjoy throwing money away, go ahead and get Hulu but if you value your money and your sanity just use Netflix or some other streaming service.

Date of experience: December 6, 2018
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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JUST okay.
December 6, 2018

1. You can choose another streaming source, but if you have a HULU subscription, it takes an act of dark magic to get HULU not to override your choice. HULU is not good enough on it's own to pull the cable plug, limited program choices, 99.5% of which you could watch commercial free on other streaming networks for Free. The reason to have HULU is for handful of shows other streaming networks don't have. The movie choices at HULU is extremely limited compared to Prime and Netflix. I just spent 15 minutes forcing HULU off so I could watch a show in Prime, because that particular show is not free on HULU. DEAR HULU, YOU CHARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS SO STOP CHARGING PER EPISODE OR SEASON FOR MORE THAN HALF YOU LINE UP, then you'll be a streaming service worth the subscription price.

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Georgia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Horrible!
December 3, 2018

Just got the free 2 month trial and I hate Hulu already, not nearly as good as my Netf or Am Prime... adds, buffering problems, horrible interface content is blahh, I will not pay for it!

Date of experience: December 3, 2018
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Very disappointed!
December 3, 2018

2018 update- HULU took channels I have being paying 2 years for and deleted them then offers them back for additional add on charge. I am still paying the same premium, no discount for the channels deleted. You don't delete channels a customer is already paying for, you offer NEW ones. No way to contact anyone, only a robot customer service. At least with Cable providers you know that what you pay for is what you will get.

Date of experience: December 3, 2018
Wisconsin
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I signed up for a free trial, and put in payment by Paypal, which was promptly charged $12.63 at that point immediately, instead of when the 2nd month starts.

I called the number listed on Paypal email receipt. I explained this, and the woman said that's a matter with Paypal. I said it was Hulu that charged me, Paypal is just the payment processor. She repeated that Hulu would do nothing. I said that was ridiculous, then she hung up.

I called back and explained was just happened, and this rep was helpful. She said she would refund the money, and look for that in 3-5 days. About an hour later I received an email from Paypal saying I had a refund from Hulu in the amount of $8.41.

I will of course be cancelling in about days, and let them keep the difference of $4.22. And that's the end of using Hulu.

Date of experience: December 1, 2018
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Disappointed
November 27, 2018

Hulu promoted a Black Friday deal $0.99 per month for 12 months. The deal was so great that their servers crashed on account of the general public interest. I contacted customer support on Black Friday via their customer chat online and was advised by a representative to simply try back in an hour I tried back multiple different times to no avail. Called customer service today and was told there was nothing to be done out of luck. Very disappointing as I would have been a new customer

Date of experience: November 27, 2018
Ohio
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Bait and Switch
November 27, 2018

Hulu gives you a trial period of Live channels based upon your zip code. However, after a month they switch you to a different city with less channels and drops the ABC network. Their explanation is that the address of my internet provider is in that other city (where I don't live) and that there is nothing they can do about it. There is zero reason to have Hulu Live when I can't even watch a major network on it when the much cheaper Hulu allows me to see the show the next day.

Date of experience: November 27, 2018
Florida
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Cyber Monday 2018 SCAM
November 27, 2018

I was extremely happy to find out that hulu.com had a cyber Monday deal for $12 for 1 year, I got home and tried to subscribe around 10pm, but the hulu.com website will go into temporary not on service, I tried 200 times with out any luck, the next day I contacted Hulu.com via chat, and all they can say is sorry, but you may subscribe today for $5.99 a month... REALLY after wasting hours trying to get the $12 a year deal... I'm done, Netflix never disappoints their customers

Date of experience: November 27, 2018
Florida
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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I made a mistake when signing up for Hulu under a special they were offering. I called the customer service which is impossible to get a hold of. Told them I was trying to sign up for the special and ran into some problems. There answer was "there is nothing I can do about it". I said then cancel my account, there answer was Ok. I had never been a customer, but because of that experience I never will be a customer of there's.

Date of experience: November 26, 2018
Kenya
1 review
0 helpful votes
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When it comes to entertainment, I prefer watching movies to other forms of entertainment. This is also the case for most people I love. After subscribing at hulu.com for movies, I have been enjoying the movies I like, at a very cheap price. The most interesting part with this company is that the movies can be accessed from a wide variety of devices with different operating systems. There is also a 24/7 customer service support system which is very responsive.

Date of experience: November 25, 2018
Missouri
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Netflix wins again!
November 15, 2018

Hulu is trash... its so $#*!ing difficult to talk to a representative... why Hulu has hidden numbers? Fishy overall

Date of experience: November 14, 2018
Nevada
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Want to see an example of how terrible HULU is? Go into movies and then genres and the classics. There are 14 choices. 5 are old James Bonds and 6 are old cowboy movies. There must be at least 5000 movies that would be called classics at HULU has a poor selection of 14.

I'm done. HULU sucks and has gotten worse and worse. I don't feel like I'm getting any real value and I certainly don't think HULU is making any effort to provide good programming.

Goodbye Losers!

Date of experience: November 14, 2018
Hawaii
1 review
7 helpful votes
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TRASH
November 10, 2018

Save your $#*!ing money and buy Netflix or HBO. Hulu is $#*!ing slow, blurry and "buffers" and then won't play the rest of the show. Hulu is $#*!ing hot garbage!

Date of experience: November 9, 2018
South Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I tried Hulu but shortly after cancelled bc my internet provider offered me a great TV deal. Nothing wrong with Hulu itself but the customer service is RUDE! I was charged after I cancelled (no biggie) so I contact Hulu via chat. FIRST I was asked my birthdate - um that's not normal for any customer service chat line. SECOND he never asked me any questions other than email/birthdate. I sat on the line waiting for him to ask "how can I assist you" or something. I finally asked him how do I get that charge back and double check the account was cancelled. His reply was "i already cancelled and refunded" so I asked how long will it take to see refund... his reply "check email what else do you need?" Hmmmmmmmmmm well ok then. So I in turn asked if he was a customer serivce rep bc most ask questions - HELL they apologize for the issue. I GOT NOTHING!

Maybe he was having bad day but I didn't want to take that survey without letting him know I was not impressed with his customer service skills and I told him to have a good day.

BREON G - Hulu rep

Date of experience: November 5, 2018
Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Stay away from Hulu
November 4, 2018

They should be paying you for as many ads as they make you watch. It really just boils down to greed. Over 2 minutes of ads per ad break... Thats not acceptable for a paid service.

Date of experience: November 4, 2018