Comments on: Watch Hulu and other sites from overseas

Question: Watch Hulu and other sites from overseas

Dag Maggot — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:35:18 -0800

I live outside the US but I'd like to watch US based content on my Mac from places like Hulu. Is there an easy Mac application that will seek out a working US proxy and make all the changes? I'm thinking of something with a big on/off I've played with the massive proxy lists- but most of them seem to not be working. I would pay for an easy solution.

By: zachlipton

zachlipton — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:44:40 -0800

You could try Vidalia which offers a very easy Mac OS X installer. To request an exit node that is within the US, you would need to do something like the steps described in this blog post. I have not tried this with Hulu and the performance may be rather slow, but it should produce the desired result.

By: veggieboy

veggieboy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:26:56 -0800

Hotspot Shield has been recommended in similar situations. I just checked it out on my Mac, from outside the U.S., and it worked for me.

By: Dag Maggot

Dag Maggot — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:29:27 -0800

Thanks, I have Vidalia - and that Blog post looks useful. I will give this a try if I can't find a nice shrink wrapped solution.

By: Dag Maggot

Dag Maggot — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:43:08 -0800

Thanks Veggieboy - Hotspot Shield was exactly what I was looking for- just installed it and it works great. Ta.

By: mumkin

mumkin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:06:04 -0800

Hmm. So this would probably also work for people outside the UK who wanted to watch the BBC's Albion-only streaming service, eh? Hmmm.

By: Dag Maggot

Dag Maggot — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:07:36 -0800

Probably not mumkin- because the proxy service makes them thank you are in the United States. You would need one that makes your computer appear to be in the UK.