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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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Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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My mother got this email stating hulu was new and improved and were asking former hulu users to come back with a year subscription for 5.99.
So we get on hulu on our tv and look for new episodes of blue bloods and we cant find them anywhere so we get on the phone and they state "wait time is 1 hour" we then got online to chat. That is when we found out that there was a change in the 4 months since we had hulu. Now you have to pay for live tv which means no new episode it took 30 min of chat to find out it was 39.99. What a rip off
So we canceled within an hour of signing up.
They then took money out of my acct after telling me it would be on our reg payment date. If they were talking about the last subscription that was on the 5th of each month. Today is the 7th. And why would they take any money. They have always taken the money after the month. They overdrafted my account and i had to go through a dispute to get the overdraft off my account. Alot of running around for the chance to watch the episodes that are on and i cannot see them.
So if you are thinking of using hulu... DONT DO IT!
Get the cbs, abc, and nbc app on your phone or tablet its free on those and you can cast to your tv. Freeeeeee freeeee. DONT USE HULU YOU ARE SELLING YOUR SOLE TO THE DEVIL.

Date of experience: October 7, 2017
Illinois
1 review
7 helpful votes
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This new Hulu is wretched! Several months ago my daughter convinced me to cancel cable and switch to Roku with Netflix and Hulu. Everything was fine, user friendly, just a click or two and I was watching my favorite shows. I was also able to put my favorites on one page. It used to be one click resume a show add another click and I can start from the beginning. First I have the most difficult time just to FIND my show and then forget if I want to restart the show. Whats up Hulu is was TOO user friendly? Are you trying to go out of business by driving customers away? Or do you make more money by making people click, click, click, fifty times just to find a show!?!? And whats with that font! It is horrible, who can see that? The font is so thin and the color so light. And whats with the buffering? Have you put so many bells and whistles on this dam upgrade (really downgrade to the 80s) that it cannot keep up. Well now I am tasked with researching other TV alternatives. It looks like the major consensus in you other pissed off customers is Amazon and Sling, so long Hulu, it was short and you suck!

Date of experience: October 5, 2017
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I signed up for a trial month. I called to cancel, was told it was cancelled. They have billed me $11.99 a month for the last 9 months. The wait time on the phone was an hour for billing. The Chat Person said she would only give me a 3 month credit. I was told numerous times theyd fiqured the problem out, and have not. The bank sends me back to Hulu to resolve. I have finally closed my Wells Fargo account to get rid of them. Insane.

Date of experience: October 3, 2017
Missouri
1 review
5 helpful votes
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New interface
October 3, 2017

The new interface is horrible... terrible. What were they thinking? I cancelled my subscription. Text, jumping screens, colors amuck. It is by far the worst idea ever!

Date of experience: October 2, 2017
Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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New interface
October 2, 2017

SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS

Date of experience: October 2, 2017
Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Keeps charging me
October 2, 2017

I cancelled my service, yet i still get charged and nobody answers the phone there. I will do what i have to do to get my money back it was wrong of them to take very pissed off!

Date of experience: October 2, 2017
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Their design is literally garbage. You can't find anything, on Roku it's an instant migraine and no thumbnails of cataloguing of the show to browse though. It's just HUGE text and one huge picture, and takes 5 additional steps to get from point A to B, whereas it took two before. I tried loading it twice, realised they WERE NOT saying "oops, we messed up" thus repealing it, so I immediately cancelled and am pissed because I loved the programming. They self-destructed their own innovative platform of creativity and entertainment by making the process of accessing said entertainment ludicrous. You're doing a disservice to your once-customers and to the industry, actors, and brilliant writers who want higher viewership rather than a decline based on such an unnecessary repellant.

Date of experience: October 1, 2017
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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New interface
October 1, 2017

Its a mess. Big mess. Very difficult to find what you want. The new interface is so bad Ill probably stop using the service. It needs to be fixed and fast.

Date of experience: October 1, 2017
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Change
October 1, 2017

I dont like it either is very hard to find shows u want. Were before it would say all caught on shows you watch all the time. Change bac...

Date of experience: October 1, 2017
Colorado
1 review
6 helpful votes
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New interface is UNUSABLE
September 30, 2017

Who though 144 Point fonts, constantly changing colors, poor listing order, and so many other problems, was a good idea? I thought Hulu had WAY better UX designers than that!

Date of experience: September 30, 2017
Missouri
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Worst UI EVER!
September 30, 2017

It sucked to do it, but I've already canceled my Hulu+ subscription. The UI was that bad. Never seen anything this poorly designed. Ever. The worst. Just read the reviews. Unless the UI is fixed, I'm never coming back. I hope the idiot who designed this is fired and I hope the idiots who signed off on it are fired. Beyond stupid.

Date of experience: September 30, 2017
West Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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What the heck
September 30, 2017

I hate hate hate the new Hulu set up. Not sure I will keep my script. It is so hard to find anything.

Date of experience: September 29, 2017
Iowa
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Give me my money back!
September 29, 2017

Cancelled my account months ago but they continue to charge me. I call and of course I'm pit on hold and nevet can speak to anyone ever finally i had to report this to my bank and that costed me more money $#*!ing hulu can kiss my $#*! i prefer Sling any day. Gave them a 1 but should have a -1

Date of experience: September 29, 2017
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I use to watch hulu nearly every day and had several show and movies on there. But then hulu changed there user interface and it removed my entire list of shows and movies I had on there and even deleted most of them off of hulu completely so I can't even make a new list. The new interface is hard to use and frustrating to use. I have just cancelled my subscription and will not be signing up again unless they change it back or make it close to what it was before. I would not recommend hulu to anyone anymore.

Date of experience: September 28, 2017
Connecticut
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Hulu Sucks!
September 28, 2017

I thought it was just me this past week but after reading the hundreds of Bad reviews and complaints, Hulu hasn't made any changes so, I will have to cancel.

Date of experience: September 27, 2017
Illinois
1 review
7 helpful votes
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It does seem that HULU specifically set out to make the most annoying changes possible for SUBSCRIBERS... you know, the people that make HULU possible. I am beyond outraged at the inept designs that seem clunky & amateurish at best and at worst, their flashing colors could induce fits. If this continues, I will absolutely drop my subscription; if anyone thinks I'll pay for THIS, they are out of their minds.

Date of experience: September 27, 2017
Washington
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Why can't you leave things as they were? If it ain't broke why fix it?
Hulu s new interface SUCKS SOOOOOOO BAD I'M GONNA DISCONTINUE SERVICE.
You Ruined a good thing now I guess Netflix is Streaming service for our family from now on.
BAD MOVE HULU. HORRIBLE!

Date of experience: September 26, 2017
Texas
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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On hold over 1 hr. Rude csr demanded if I was going to keep or xcl Hulu, tried explaining no Hulu for 9 days now. I've tried calling Hulu 6 days, waiting once 2 hrs-no answer each time I called until today. Finally got a whinny hateful young man that hung up on me. Called back, got a nicer csr,. Cancelling Hulu,

Date of experience: September 25, 2017
Nebraska
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Why did you do this?
September 25, 2017

Hulu on Roku is totally unusable since this update. You trashed my watchlist, made it impossible to find anything and will not inform me of new episodes. Also, the whole color changing theme is just sooo annoying. I thought the Netflix scrolling music change was bad but this blows that out of the water.
How many subscribers have you lost so far? Please fix this.

Date of experience: September 25, 2017
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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No go with new format
September 26, 2017

The new format doesn't work in the Roku stick anymore. I hate the new format. We still get the original format on our Sony entertainment system. I love Hulu, but wish it worked on Roku so we don't have to switch systems.

Date of experience: September 25, 2017