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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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I have been paying for no commercials for over a year yet most shows have them and some are over 200 seconds numerous time throughout a damn hour show! Freaking ridiculous! Plain and simply false advertisement!
For starters, Hulu cut the Superbowl 3 minutes before the game ended. Hulu continues to have transmission errors causing constant loss of live TV shows. During Dallas/Redskins game Hulu went into a 40 minute LOOP show a single play over and over and over. I have ordered Direct TV to be installed and am cancelling HULU. Simply dreadful!
We have had Hulu for over a year now and are starting to think of letting it go. There are 3 main reasons for this which seems pretty blatantly obvious as a consumer, sports fan & a parent.
1. We pay for NO commercials but are stuck watching them anyway - not sure why this is okay.
2. The commercials that Hulu allows to be shown during kids shows are inappropriate for kids. Shooting, killing, blood & other drama shown during a PG film should NOT be allowed.
3. I am a Sports fan but I don't always have the time to watch the games LIVE. The commercials during the replay of the games constantly shows the final score of that game and others that I want to watch. This started with World Cup Soccer and has carried over to other sports (NCAA Football, etc...). How is this okay? Not smart Hulu!
I would not recommend Hulu in it's current form!
Been on one week. Never ending network errors. Been on a week and have not been able to finish a show. 230 - 241 download speeds with one connection.
I'm presently paying for my Hulu service and I'm rating it as GOOD connection. Hulu is an interesting streaming platform that has for a long time provided some great shows. Hulu provides a free catalog as well as a premium catalog, both of which are supported by advertisers.
$40 a month and still have to watch 90 second commercials 5 times in a 30 minute show is atupid. What a rip off. $40 a month for a $5 value.
I like hulu live content for cost. If you take into account hulu's on demand service, live costs $32 - $35. Which is comparable or less then other services. The price point of $40 including on demand library is good.
I think it is ridiculous you only offer one screen at a time. Even Netflix gave me more than that. You should offer at least 2 screens with the base price. Then for the last 4 nights I haven't even been able to access Hulu (usually just at night). Also making people pay $60 a month just to view it on more than one screen. I quit Netflix bc they suck, I quit amazon prime bc they lied about everything you get, and Hulu is slowly working my nerves on this one. Can't someone put something out there where they actually care about what their customers want and not to fulfill their own greedy needs. All of these channels are now trying to make a pretty penny off of everyone now. It's ridiculous to make someone pay for a channel they already pay for with cable.
Wish I could give it a half star for content because other then SOME shows the service is trash. The site crashes ALL THE TIME. They blame your internet service meanwhile Netflix and amazon I never have an issue. It's all those adds! It uses up the band width and slows everything down. How this kind of service is acceptable when your PAYING is beyond me. And don't even get me started on their user interface
Signed up for the COMERCIAL FREE service as it states on the signup page only to find that every show I tried to watch had commercials. Got ahold of customer support and was told that select shows didnt have commercials! Are you $#*!ing kidding me what out and out bold face FALSE advertising... Even on a brand new Samsung Tv buffering takes for ever and I have a fiber connection for internet... COMPLETE AND TOTAL GARBAGE WISH I COULD GIVE 0 STARS!
Hulu used to be better. Sometimes I can watch abc new programs live and other times not. Sometimes I can watch work news tonight the same day and other days not. I pay for live TV options. I can't count on this and plan on cancelling. Not a fan.
I like Hulu but it seems they must have a contract with ABC or something. There is almost every ABC network show but very few if any NBC or CBS. They used to play Nashville on the CMT network but now that that season has ended, nothing has replaced it. As for the movies, I go to VUDU, which has a ton of very good movies for free. Yes, I'm considering dropping it if they don't pick up something other than ABC
7.99 to start sounds good until you subscribe then you find out all they got are a bunch of old tv shows and movies of with you can find most for free on Roku. If you subscribe you better get ready to pay extra for anything good to watch. 49.99 for live to and as little as 10.99 for stars, HBO, and others. I think it's a big joke and hate it. I will never subscribed again.
I used to like Hulu, but after today I'm looking at getting rid of the service. Today was the first time since they did the massive overhaul of their homepage where I had to pause a show on my computer. At first, I wasn't able to get the pause button to come up, so I decided to stop the show and restart it. When I hit the X, it dropped the video to the bottom corner and kept playing. At least the pause button showed up. After some work, I was able to get the pause button to show up on the full screen mode, so I paused it and walked away to deal with a couple of things. When I walked by my computer, the video was playing. Okay, maybe I didn't hit the button after all, so I rewound the show and paused it again, making sure that I did pause it. The movement and sound stopped. I'm sure you can guess what was happening when I returned. Of course, it was playing again. This time I paused the video and sat there. After 10-15, the video would unpause and continue. Why should I have to exit a video when I get up to go to the bathroom or get a drink of water? This is ridiculous. It's making the watching experience worse. I can get over the complaints that others have posted about the look of the interface, but this isn't live TV. I shouldn't be tied down to my computer for the full running length of the show just because they don't allow you to pause the video any more.
I hate the new interface. They removed all commentary after the show. They messed with the search, your cue, everything. They gave us Windows 10 like boxes. I hate Win10 and hate this format. I'll be cancelling my paid subscription since I have cable, Amazon, and Netflix. I guess the fools who don't care what their customers want get bumped out.
Terrible. Just terrible. Anything new takes some adjustment, but with how easy it is to watch the shows I'm looking for by just opening the Network apps, and other free site options. It hasn't become worth it for me to continue to pay for Hulu with the new lay out, it's just more of an annoyance than anything.
I am utterly exhausted with the agenda Hulu tries to push on its viewers. I started to watch a Hulu original series today called The First. I had gotten to the 3rd episode and was liking the show this far then boom a lesbian couple has to be in the show. Or particularly scen that is thown in to trailer to the LGBT community. I'm tired of this. I can't watch anything anymore now a day with out liberal progressive agendas being forced in my media and entertainment. The show is about sify space exploration to mars. What on earth is the point of putting pro LGBT scene in this show. I'm done with Hulu and they won't get another dime from me. I refuse to be forced to accept there agendas.
I am now going to every site I can to leave bad reviews about HULU. I hate them with a burning vengeance. They are on of those sites that purposefully makes their service hard to cancel so you accidentally stay signed up with them charging even when you thought you canceled! I tried the site for the free trial, realized they were basically sub par netflix and then attempted to cancel. Talked to their customer service people and they were rude as hell about the whole thing! I am very angry!
Trying to get Hulu on my TV. I needed help with that also needing them to take my credit card number they hung up on me two times in a row and they said they had a problem, I fully agree... laughing in the background talking about things that had nothing to do with helping me a new customer! Hulu needs to address this completely unprofessional behavior! This is an understatement... I let her lie did not subscribe to their service I know that I'm only one person very disappointed
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