If you’re not already swimming in streaming service subscriptions, Hulu is offering a $ 2 monthly student discount. However, please note that if you’ve been away from college a long time and you happen to have a .edu email address, that won’t be enough to qualify you as a “student” – Hulu is checking to see if you actually attending school.
The new student plan
The ad-supported plan offers two simultaneous streams that allow you to watch content on demand, which includes original programming, such as The Handmaid’s Tale and Palm Springs, as well as content from ABC, NBC, Fox, Bravo, USA Network, FXX, and other channels. This is $ 4 cheaper per month than you would normally get with the plan. The offer, which currently has no end date, it will undoubtedly attract more users on demand than can later be sold to the most expensive live TV service plan.
If you are a current subscriber, although he is also subscribed to a U.S. Title IV accredited college or university, you are eligible to switch to the student plan – for that, log in to your Hulu account and go on here and click on “GET OFFER” to apply discounted student prices to your existing supported Hulu subscription.
The plan includes the new Hulu Watch Party feature, which allows subscribers to watch and chat about content in groups of up to eight people. To learn more about how it works and how to set it up, check out this Lifehacker post.
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You can’t pretend to be a student
It is a open secret that people use their .edu email accounts to qualify for student discounts years after they graduate from college, but Hulu is actually checking their status. In partnership with the SheerID party poop verification service, you will be asked to provide the name of your college or university. By Hulu:
Offer valid for new and existing Hulu-charged subscribers enrolled in a U.S. Title IV accredited college or university that meets verification qualifications. Verification performed through SheerID; registration information (for example, name, surname, college / university name, date of birth) must be shared with SheerID for verification purposes. Automatic verification performed annually.
If the last time you went to college was during the Obama administration, it looks like you’re out of luck.