How to Obtain Hulu Plus Subscription - Page 7 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

Blintok · 2013-02-28, 01:07 PM

Just an FYI for folks thinking of starting a USA account and buying a Visa prepaid card from one of the services that sell them. I found that Netflix will not accept a prepaid card as payment. They work fine for Hulu+ tho.

so i took the info from the posts above that Netflix will show you content where it "thinks" you are. So i signed up on Netflix using my Canadian credentials and looked at Netflix. I then signed off and started the VPN and looked at Netflix again.

got a message along the lines of - travelling with Netflix? you may see different content from your home account when you travel.

I guess Netflix Canada has improved over time? i dont see much difference in content so far. The one thing i noticed tho. the movie "The Hunger Games" is not on USA but is on Canada.

truckerj · 2013-05-09, 05:05 PM

I live in Canada and could not get past the zip code thing no matter what I did. I set up a U.S Paypal account. Nothing. What I finally did was go to Hulu Plus. Just below the 1 week free trial is Give A Hulu Plus gift subscription. Click on that. Click On Buy A Gift Subscription. Click on the number of months. I entered my Canadian mastercard number with the zip code 48059 They proseed my payment. I got an email and followed the directions. In 5 minutes I was watching Hulu Plus.

thenewdc · 2013-05-10, 08:45 AM

What i do is get a pre-paid Hulu Plus gift card for 6 months. I just drive to Niagara Falls NY and pick one up. You can get them at Walmart or Target. Their is no credit card required and it works like a charm with a VPN service. All you need to do is enter a U.S. zip code that is valid.

2013-05-09, 05:05 PM	#92
truckerj Rookie Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1	Hulu Plus I live in Canada and could not get past the zip code thing no matter what I did. I set up a U.S Paypal account. Nothing. What I finally did was go to Hulu Plus. Just below the 1 week free trial is Give A Hulu Plus gift subscription. Click on that. Click On Buy A Gift Subscription. Click on the number of months. I entered my Canadian mastercard number with the zip code 48059 They proseed my payment. I got an email and followed the directions. In 5 minutes I was watching Hulu Plus.

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2013-02-28, 01:07 PM	#91
Blintok Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 270	Just an FYI for folks thinking of starting a USA account and buying a Visa prepaid card from one of the services that sell them. I found that Netflix will not accept a prepaid card as payment. They work fine for Hulu+ tho. so i took the info from the posts above that Netflix will show you content where it "thinks" you are. So i signed up on Netflix using my Canadian credentials and looked at Netflix. I then signed off and started the VPN and looked at Netflix again. got a message along the lines of - travelling with Netflix? you may see different content from your home account when you travel. I guess Netflix Canada has improved over time? i dont see much difference in content so far. The one thing i noticed tho. the movie "The Hunger Games" is not on USA but is on Canada.

2013-05-10, 08:45 AM	#93
thenewdc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,312	What i do is get a pre-paid Hulu Plus gift card for 6 months. I just drive to Niagara Falls NY and pick one up. You can get them at Walmart or Target. Their is no credit card required and it works like a charm with a VPN service. All you need to do is enter a U.S. zip code that is valid.