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Hulu Plus: $10/mo for HD streaming, more episodes, iPhone and iPad support
Two things weren't entirely anticipated about Hulu Plus, though. One: iPad and iPhone support, but no support for Android. This is interesting stuff, considering that Hulu was one of the few Flash holdouts that Adobe was using to prove Steve Jobs wrong and show that the web still runs on Flash. Now Apple can say iOS devices have Hulu, and now Hulu can say it works with iOS devices. I'm not sure which is more important.
Two: the ads. We thought paying $10 a month would get around Hulu ads, but that's not the case. Even Plus subscribers will still have to watch a few commercials. There's a bit of an uproar about this right now, but people pay a lot more than $10/mo for cable, and they still have to watch ads on most of those channels. Is it really that big a deal?
The bandwidth definitely might be a big deal, though. We'll have to wait and see what effect this will have on Internet service providers. On a related note, I really, really wish I had kept my unlimited data plan for iPhone. Doh!
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Subscribe to commentsmaster811Jun 29th 2010 4:51PM
How about they make it international, then we'll talk ;)
l3it3rJun 29th 2010 7:40PM
HAHAHAHAH I'm glad I still have my $30/mo unlimited plan on my iPhone 4
FunklyJun 29th 2010 8:30PM
So I pay money... to watch ads? No thanks. Nice try, Hulu!
And people wonder why downloading TV shows is popular...
flashblueprintJun 30th 2010 12:01AM
Android please.
rokubungiJun 30th 2010 12:10AM
OK... so say I have netflix and a regular tv antenna and some type of box that can play streaming netflix so I get ABC NBC CBS Fox and just for giggles The CW. what exactly am I going to be able to watch on Hulu that I could not on those? select Discovery,USA,History,HBO,Showtime shows? I think not.
is there anything that that is really worth the $10 if I'm cutting my cable/satellite bill down? Is there ANYTHING at all that a subscriber of a satellite/cable subscription would possibly feel the need to stream rather than just watch the network? I would guess that anyone who even knows what Hulu is in this situation would have a DVR so if it fails to provide anything extra to someone in either scenario why would anyone want to give two cents much less the $10 they're asking?
JamesJul 5th 2010 8:53PM
Why do people pay $15/mo to Tivo? Because they want to be able to watch their shows when they want. Timeshifting is worth something -- getting it free is awesome, but being able to watch any part of a season without worrying about whether I got interested in the show part way through the run, is worth something extra to me. Maybe not $10/mo, but *something*.
JonnyJun 30th 2010 12:22AM
Bit torrent - All the shows you want, and all the episodes, in High Def, the day after they air, available in any format for any device - FREE
As long as this is the alternative, the masses aren't going to fork over $10 a month.
SpankyJun 30th 2010 2:27PM
The "masses" use bit torrent???
What planet do you live on? I'd like to visit.
Big BenJun 30th 2010 1:21AM
I sold off my TV a few months back to make the rent so most of my current television access I get is through Hulu. However, I have a very difficult time watching anything on it. The ads always play flawlessly but every show hangs up almost every time. It may be a problem with my ISP, it may be a problem with their site traffic. Either way, until I can watch their low definition ad supported shows without hitting pause ever 20 seconds to let it buffer the next 20 seconds without timing out I do not plan on shelling out extra money for the privilege.
JohnnyJun 30th 2010 11:45AM
torrents are the way to go. if i miss a show that airs for free, i can download it the next day and watch whenever i want with no ads in high quality. thanks to all that share btw.
Lonnie McClureJun 30th 2010 1:56PM
Hopefully the companies that produce the shows you are sharing will not decide to adopt The Hurt Locker revenue model. :)
lywell86Jul 1st 2010 10:25PM
hmm, nice try, Hulu. personally, I love hulu TV very much.
paying $10 a month for HD streaming, not costing, the more is iPhone and iPad support, but more episodes maybe not so good, nobody would like to pay for the ads, I think.
Well, actually Im considering to put movies on my iPad with my summer vocation, I ran across this article give me the good idea: http://www.ifunia.com/articles/getting-top-summer-movies-on-your-iphone4-ipad.html