plans offer several benefits, including ad-free streaming, the ability to music, and high-quality playback, making them an obvious choice for s who are serious about their music.

Like Apple Music, Spotify offers a variety of streaming plans to choose from. These include an individual plan, a Duo plan for two individuals, a Family plan for up to six s, and a Student plan that comes at a discounted price for up to four years. Spotify also offers a free trial to , but after the trial period, s will need to pay to continue accessing the service. The Student plan is priced quite affordably at just $4.99 per month, and also includes some freebies like access to Hulu and Showtime plans.

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Once a Spotify Student subscription has been purchased, s can immediately to switch their billing to Spotify. For Showtime, the process is a bit different because the current plan needs to be canceled and then reactivated. This is a slightly more complicated process, because after billing is canceled, s need to wait for their Showtime plan to expire (they can continue watching during this period) and then activate the free plan through their Spotify services page.

Do All Spotify s Get Free Access To Hulu?

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Unfortunately, the free Hulu subscription is only available on the Spotify Student plan. Spotify earlier offered Hulu to all subscribers, but that offer has since expired. This also means that once a Spotify subscriber can no longer provide student credentials, they'll need to a different subscription and will lose access to these freebies. Spotify's Student Plan is available for 12 months and s can renew it another three times, extending its validity to a total of four years. Provided a is able to their student credentials, they can enjoy free access to Hulu for four years as well.

Spotify Student is available only for individuals studying at colleges or universities, provided their institution has been verified by SheerID. s will need to either to their college's portal or proof of enrollment to be eligible for a Student subscription. Spotify notes that a college email address doesn't have to be linked to their . The Spotify Student subscription is also available to students studying abroad, but requires s to update their 's region and use a local payment method.

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