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How to watch Hotstar outside India free?

Mukesh Dahiya

July 8, 2022

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Hotstar offers the best content for the Indian audience. Be it Hindi TV serials, IPL cricket matches, Cricket World Cup matches, Pro Kabbadi league, Bollywood movies & Hollywood movies, Hoststar has covered it all. Good news is that Hotstar offers some content free of cost. While other streaming apps like Netflix, Amazon prime videos & Hulu don’t have any free plan. The bad news is that Hotstar also uses geo-restriction services. Means Hotstar India app can not be accessed outside India. Let’s find solution to watch Hotstar outside India free.

Hotstar started offering their services in USA & Canada through Disney bundle which you can try without any VPN by clicking here.

Why Hotstar India Blocked outside?

Earlier Hotstar app can be accessed across the world. Later Hotstar got stricter and launched Hotstar in USA, Canada & UK. Now Hotstar is officially available in India, USA, Canada and UK only. If you try to access Hotstar from countries other than these four, you will get a message on your screen UH-OH, WE CAN NOT PLAYBACK DUE TO GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS. DISABLE VPN IF ITS ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON.

Moreover, Hotstar has a country-specific version of the app. You can not access Hotstar India from the USA and vice versa. The reason for this restriction is due to broadcasting rights Hotstar purchase from media houses. If you try to access Hotstar India from the US, you will get pop up on your screen similar to the image below.

Hotstar purchase broadcasting rights of movies, sports and television programs for a specific country. If it broadcasts it’s content to countries without broadcasting rights, legal issues may arise. Purchasing broadcasting rights for a specific country is also cheaper. This is the reason Hotstar app content varies from country to country & subscribers can not access the content of other geolocation. Let’s talk Why we need to watch Hotstar outside India free.

Why do we need to watch Hotstar outside India free?

1. As we told earlier, Hotstar content varies country-wise. Hotstar India content is not available in other countries. If you are a big fan of Bollywood movies and Indian sports, you need to subscribe for Indian Hotstar version. Means subscriber requires to unblock Hotstar India.
2. The second reason is Hotstar membership plans. Hotstar membership plans also vary from country to country. Hotstar has cheapest membership plans for Indian subscriber and has maximum content for the Indian audience. Therefore, To access maximum content at the cheapest price, you should unblock Hotstar outside India.
3. If you are travelling abroad and don’t want to miss Bollywood movies and sports matches, you need to watch Hotstar outside India.
4. Indian expats who are fond of Bollywood movies, TV serials, Cricket matches and live TV Channels, they also want to watch Hotstar outside India. But due to Geolocation restrictions, they find themselves unable to access Hotstar outside India.

Now Let’s dive into deep about geolocation tracking. In other words, How Hotstar tracks your location and blocks users trying to access Hotstar from unauthorized locations.

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How Hotstar blocks users to access Hotstar outside India?

When we browse the internet using data connection, our mobile connects with servers. Each server has a different IP address as per its location. Hotstar uses an IP address to detects the location of the users. When Hotstar detects user location outside countries it provides services, Hotstar blocks the user from accessing its content. Now let’s talk about the solution to watch Hotstar outside India free. To watch Hotstar outside India, user need to use VPN (Virtual Private Network) services.

The most recommended VPN for Hotstar is ExpressVPN which offers 1 month money back guarantee. You can try Express VPN here. You can also check out VPN guide for more details.

How to watch Hotstar outside India Free?

Let met tell you how VPN service helps you to watch Hotstar outside India.

Virtual Private Network is the solution to bypass geo-blocked access to the Hotstar app. VPN change user IP address to India and Hotstar perceives that User is based in India and provides access to him. You can find your IP address by searching query MY IP ADDRESS on google. It will show your location and IP address. See the image below.

You can connect to another location server by using a VPN. Virtual Private Network offers services to connect to different servers across the world without changing physical location. You can connect to servers based in London using a VPN. See the image below.

The above screenshots have taken without changing physical location.

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You have to install the best VPN provider app in your mobile, sign up and choose a subscription plan as per your requirement. Most VPN service providers offer free one month trial for a premium subscription. Subscribe for the trial period and enter your details. Once you set up a VPN app, you need to connect to the server of India in a VPN app. There will be a list of countries in a VPN app, you can connect to the server of any geographical location given in VPN. If you want to watch Hotstar USA, subscribers require to connect to the USA server using VPN. Once you connect to the server, you can watch Hotstar hassle-free.

This is the way you can watch Hotstar outside India free.

Now we will discuss which VPN service is best to use. There are hundreds of VPN service providers across the world who claim to be the best VPN. Few offer free VPN services but there is a limitation to use free service. You can watch Hotstar outside India with free VPN providers. But there are data transmission limits per day, less secured connection and ads within the VPN app. For a longer period of time, I will recommend buying a premium VPN service. Let’s talk about the best VPN features.

Best VPN features for Hotstar

1. VPN should have a fast internet connection.
2. Should have unlimited data transmission feature.
3. VPN should have worldwide coverage.
4. Should support multiple device connections.
5. It should have a secure and highest level of encryption.
6. VPN should have VPN blocking prevention. Hotstar uses a VPN prevention facility and detects the use of a VPN. If you are using a premium VPN service, Hotstar will be unable to detect the use of a VPN.

Drawbacks of Free VPN service

1. Free VPN Service providers establish a slow network connection and cause buffering while watching online content.
2. Free Virtual Private Networks are not ads free. Ads don’t give the best user experience.
3. Free VPN networks give limited data connection per day. The once-daily limit is over, the user disconnects with server abroad.
4. The free VPN network is established only with one device. While premium service offers multiple device connections.
5. Free Virtual Private Network service has limited location access while premium VPN connects worldwide.

We have read the benefits of premium VPN and drawbacks of free VPN services. On the basis of these features, I am going to recommend some of the best VPN service providers.

Top 10 VPN for Hotstar & other streaming apps

1. Express VPN
2. Nord VPN
3. Pure VPN
4. Ivacy VPN
5. Surfshark
6. Strong VPN
7. Cyberghost
8. TunnelBear
9. Windscribe
10. VyprVPN

These are the top 10 VPN for watching Hotstar outside India. These are ranked on the basis of data transmission speed, security, level of encryption and monthly subscription fee. Most of the VPN providers charge 3$ to 12$ per month. You can save a lot of money by purchasing an annual subscription plan.

Apart from watching streaming apps through a VPN, there are a number of benefits of VPN that I am going to share in another post. If you are looking for a way to watch Hotstar outside India without VPN, currently there is no way to access Hotstar geo-restricted content without VPN.