Hulu in Canada ????

[TenOC]

This fall we will be making a 2 to 3 months trip from Tennessee to the Canadian Rockies and back. This is during the football season. I am thinking about signing up for Hulu or some other streaming service to be able to get the football games on TV.

Assuming I have Internet service in Canada will Hulu work to get channels such as NBC? What Internet download speed what I need to watch a football game?

All suggestions are welcome.

[joebedford]

With all the fires, I'm not sure you'll be allowed in the Canadian Rockies. They're turning away people from hotels that aren't refugees.

[pianotuna]

TenOC,

If your phone company has roaming in Canada (t-mobile does), the only area I did not have coverage in was from Radium Hot Springs north on Highway 93 to the Trans Canada highway. This information is about 5 years out of date--so the coverage may be better now.

Signal strength was low in some areas for example the wolf sanctuary near Revelstoke.

[CA_Traveler]

valhalla360, Good information. I was referring to cell access primarily. WiFi if it existed was very poor and of course a major security risk unless you have a unique to you password. Starlink didn't exist when we were there, bull the reports are good except perhaps the $.

We like Canada and it's beauty so basically all we wanted was basic email for family and friends and minimum TV. Our Alaska trip started as a cross it off the bucket list and turned into a fantastic adventure unlike any other in the lower 48. The main reason for DTV was to check availability of the National Programs, otherwise almost no TV. We never activated the local channels as the trip was an exciting adventure with so much new and beautiful places to see and enjoy. A 9,600 mile adventure.

[valhalla360]

CA Traveler wrote:
Why are you assuming you will have internet service in Canada? Last time I was there I paid Verizon a monthly fee to connect to Canadian cell service. And that service was inadequate for streaming but that was a few years ago...:(

I also had DTV National Programs only because there is some border overlap.

We had internet this summer in Canada. Several times in remote areas, we went in at night and watched netflix 50 miles or more from the nearest city.

To the OP:
- You need an internet provider. If you go cellular, you will need to make sure you are somewhere with decent cell coverage and sufficient data for streaming. Streaming is a big data hog. We have Starlink. Not the cheapest but so long as you have a reasonably clear view of the sky, you have highspeed internet.
- You will need a VPN (Virtual Private Network). This is a website that takes your requests, and sends them to another location and then copies the responses back to your computer (it's all seemless and you don't see any of this once connected to the VPN). When you log in, you select a connection location in the USA...then Hulu sees the USA server location and lets you connect.
- Double check that hulu lets you view live sporting events. Many services treat sporting events different from regular programing.

[pianotuna]

Not Hulu....unless

Hulu is unavailable in Canada because of one simple reason: licensing agreements. It is only supported in the US and uses geo-restrictions to stop viewers in other countries from accessing its service. If you are in Canada, you won't be able to access Hulu without a VPN.

https://www.purevpn.com/ca/how-to-access/nbc-in-canada

[CA_Traveler]

Why are you assuming you will have internet service in Canada? Last time I was there I paid Verizon a monthly fee to connect to Canadian cell service. And that service was inadequate for streaming but that was a few years ago...:(

I also had DTV National Programs only because there is some border overlap.