[FreddieFerric]

I recently dropped Spectrum as my internet provider and opted for Verizon's service. It made sense due to the monthly savings in cost together with the fact that our cell phones are on the Verizon network. It's a much, much faster service as well.

Here's the rub though. Since the internet comes off of their cell phone towers they sometimes switch towers that are providing your service. While this is seemless and your service is not interrupted it does change the last few numbers on the IP Address.

Here's where HULU comes in to the picture. Because I have the Live TV subscription, federal law permits only 4 "location" changes before you get shut out of the live tv part of your subscription. So far this has happened twice to me, the most recent being Friday afternoon. It's all due to the cell tower switching. Just before the last location change I was permitted to have, I was picking up the Mobile/Pensacola local stations.

The remedy is a call to Hulu CS and a long 2 tier verification process to get you reset back to having 4 location changes. The maddening thing here is; this is going to happen again,.... and again,... and again. So the question becomes: Will I keep Verizon or migrate back to Spectrum. Time will tell, but the best advice I have if this happens to you is to call CS in the morning hours when call traffic is less. I was on the phone with them for over an hour on Friday evening.

Just a friendly Public Service announcement from your trusted bud. FF.