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Hulu Plus - free with phone but not tablet
- Thread starter Jack9
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The TechnoFrog
Have you tried contacting hulu about this? If you are logging on to their stuff and its not allowing you from one device to another then it seems there is something wrong with their system. Seems a bit strange though if your logging in with the same credentials it shouldn't matter what device is being used.
They might be restricting it to certain devices only, e.g. smaller phones and not larger tablets, unless you make a payment. What it's supposed to be and what it actually is, might be two different things. Do they have a list of supported(approved) devices for the free service? Could be they have a restriction of the maximum number of devices that can be authorised for the free service, like one, and if you want any more you have to pay. Basically to stop you sharing it with your friends and neighbours devices.
Some of these DRM'd subscription mobile services can be very restricted. My father has Sky Go, which allows you to view Sky TV on certain mobile devices within the UK. It works perfectly on his Samsung Tab, but when I tried it on my Chinese Oppo Find 7a, which is rooted and has a custom ROM, it didn't want to know, and I was in the UK at the time. Another thing with Sky Go, you can only stream to one device at a time with the standard subscription, not simultaneously for two devices, you weren't doing that were you? ...and so it kicked in with the payment option. Hulu is part owned by Fox, who are owned by Sky, so I should imagine they'll be doing the same sort of restrictions on it.
Some of these DRM'd subscription mobile services can be very restricted. My father has Sky Go, which allows you to view Sky TV on certain mobile devices within the UK. It works perfectly on his Samsung Tab, but when I tried it on my Chinese Oppo Find 7a, which is rooted and has a custom ROM, it didn't want to know, and I was in the UK at the time. Another thing with Sky Go, you can only stream to one device at a time with the standard subscription, not simultaneously for two devices, you weren't doing that were you? ...and so it kicked in with the payment option. Hulu is part owned by Fox, who are owned by Sky, so I should imagine they'll be doing the same sort of restrictions on it.
Prepaidguy9081
Android Enthusiast
If it is device spesific for the free content and your tablet is rooted.
You can modify the build.prop file in the root directory/system to show your device as the phone with the free stuff in hulu. Then hulu will think your tab is your phone.
Be sure to use notepad++ and not just plane notepad to retain the unix code of the txt file.
Also if you do this wrong you will need to reflash your os or restore a backup so be sure you make one in the custom recovery.
So
Install:
Custum recovery
Backup:
Rom
Edit:
Buld.prop
Watch:
Hulu
You can modify the build.prop file in the root directory/system to show your device as the phone with the free stuff in hulu. Then hulu will think your tab is your phone.
Be sure to use notepad++ and not just plane notepad to retain the unix code of the txt file.
Also if you do this wrong you will need to reflash your os or restore a backup so be sure you make one in the custom recovery.
So
Install:
Custum recovery
Backup:
Rom
Edit:
Buld.prop
Watch:
Hulu
Prepaidguy9081
Android Enthusiast
Note, this can be done on a non rooted device. Givin that it has a custom recovery. And you can build a cwm install for the edited build.prop file and flash it to replace the original without root. Then boot the os. Good to go.