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The TVClubHouse: Big Brother 7 All-Stars ARCHIVES: Big Brother 7 All-Stars Part 1: Will you be getting the live feeds this year?: Archive through July 03, 2006 users admin

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Snackpackid
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08-19-2005

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 3:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Snackpackid a private message Print Post    
ok so I'm now a legend at my local cable company... not sure if that is a good thing or not. Needless to say they were somewhat amazed that I was a dial-up user (in this day and age! how dare I!?!?) and a regular tv person - no cable, no satelite, nada.
So they ask - what made you change your mind and get high speed internet and cable? "Big Brother Live Feeds and I wanna be able to watch the show on tv CLEARLY" *lol*

ayi ayi ayi

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 4:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
You are a true fan, Snack! Good for you! Whoo-hoo, enjoy the feeds and the clear picture!

Yoda
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08-11-2005

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 4:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yoda a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the input about dial up....I live far enough out in the country that we don't get cable so I'm stuck with dial up but I'll at least try the 14 day thing and see how it goes.

Lainee
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07-19-2005

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 4:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lainee a private message Print Post    
I wish! I have never gotten the feeds and I certainly won't this year or I would never get any studying done... LOL

Erinbear
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08-05-2005

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 4:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Erinbear a private message Print Post    
I will get them but am waiting til wednesday to sign up so I can still use the coupon and the feeds will last thru all of Big brother with only one 3 month payment. I have had feeds every year from BB1 and never had trouble with real at the end of the show when I wanted to cancel.....she says as she knocks on wood! ;)

Jdude
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04-28-2005

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 5:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jdude a private message Print Post    
The finale for BB7 is likely to be Tuesday Sept. 20.

Therefore if you are thinking of getting the season package it is safe to order now. The season will have ended before your 3 month commitment expires.

Just remember: you must call and terminate your service or Real will bill your credit card for another 3 months.

Justin42
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08-05-2001

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justin42 a private message Print Post    
Check if your credit card company offers you the ability to make time limited, or "one time use" cards. Mine does, and I sign up online to immediately receive a "bogus" (but valid!) credit card number that is only good for the amount I tell them, and the length I tell them. I make a card good for like $5 over the max feed cost, only good for 2 months (The shortest I can make). When Real goes to re-bill me, I get an email saying my card info is out of date and if I don't update it I'll lose my access.

No call needed! :-) (although most years I have called just to be courteous, but one year they really upset me, I was on hold for 45+ minutes and then disconnected, so I said forget it and let the card take care of it.. and sent a nasty email to support when I got the "Please update your card info!" email telling them to cancel me and they did via email. Amazing!) (no, they don't normally do that but since they had no way to continue to charge me they had no alternative ;) )

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Good idea, Justin (and HI!!)

I have the feeds and have it all set up now on my desktop.. lapttop is next. And I already D/L RP on that but hopefully I can transfer the realtv files.. I have already copied that whole folder to a little jump drive.. hopefully to be installed and modified for the new feeds!!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 6:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Well, I have gotten them to cancel me through email but that was only after they were trying to give me another free month (when there was no BB!) and I told them it was a pain to have to call since there were such long wait times at the end of BB, etc., so they did send me a special email which I could use to cancel with. Actually, they did it twice. The first time, I don't know what the heck happened to it since I had all their other correspondence, so then I kept forgetting to call and when I finally did, they sent me another one. Of course, you only get one if someone actually tells you they'll send one. Since you sign up online, I think it's bogus that you can't cancel online, but of course, they wouldn't be getting so much money!!

Oh, I noticed others said they got charged for extra months when they canceled. All I did was call them and they refunded it. I think the one time, we didn't notice the charge right away and it might have been 2 mo. later, but they did have a record of the call in which I canceled, so they refunded the money. (I know I tell myself this all the time and forget..but...) Ask for the name of the person, first and last, so if something goes wrong, you have that person's name to verify you called. :-)

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 1:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
I got the last month free/reimbursed When I complained about the long blackouts and quality of feeds (remember how it just didnt seem to be clear?/ sounded funny)


I still dont understand what that long 2 day?? blackout was about. We all theorized about a big twist or intruder and instead nothing happened at all. Frankly, I think that they just gave all the internet camera guys a couple of days off. LOL

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 4:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I had forgotten I got mad and called in.. others were getting deals/rebates but I got a bad rep and ended up getting really mad and cancelling.

Then I panicked and called back but was told they could do nothing at that point, call later.

Well they never did turn them off and I kept watching. I didn't feel too bad since one year I kept paying all year and then didn't get a discount on BB season.

Needmylifeback
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08-14-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 5:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Needmylifeback a private message Print Post    
I'm set - can't wait - I've got DSL this year and know it will be better than the dial-up last year (I got sound just fine .. but had to figure out who was talking in order to LFP!) .. I just may get to do more live feed posting this year!

(Watched the un-shown episode from 2001 and it worked great)

Tillytown
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08-02-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 6:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tillytown a private message Print Post    
I have dial-up and I'm in an area where I can't get high-speed..I would LOVE to have the live feeds, but not with dial-up, that's why I rely on this site so much, the live-feed updates are better than any other site. So, until I can get high-speed, I guess I'll just be spending a lot of time on this site, relying on everyone else's info. Thanks!

Idolworship
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05-07-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Idolworship a private message Print Post    
What Tillytown said. I'm in exactly the same position. "Real" really sucks, with dial-up.

Vickyfla
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06-29-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 7:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vickyfla a private message Print Post    
I remember watching BB1 on dial up. I got a fine looking picture. Last year my dsl was blown out for 8 months from the hurricane. I just got it back 4 weeks ago. At least it didn't blow out until BB was over! So glad to have back dsl!

Jdude
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04-28-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jdude a private message Print Post    
Live feeds on dial-up are basically a slide show with audio. When I was on dial-up I left the screen minimized and followed the life feed posts. The audio will always contain more information and emotion than what the LF posters can capture.

So is dial-up worth it? Depends on what you are willing to settle for. $29.99 for 3 months seems like cheap entertainment to me.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I was on dial up for several years and managed to see the feeds and even do live feed posting. I couldn't go back, though.

I'm on the laptop, wireless, upstairs and "Signal Strength is Good at 11Mbps. Sitting on my bed, Wimbledon on the TV, black cat curled up by my knee. Life is GOOD.

Kellyk
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07-31-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellyk a private message Print Post    
This'll be my first year with the live feeds wireless. But, even if I were still dialing up, I'd have the live feeds.

Go Andy Roddick! I'm listening to the BBC's coverage on my laptop.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I can barely tear myself away from LFP. I don't know what would happen to this household without parenting my kids, getting no work done or getting any sleep for three mos. straight! I cannot give in to the temptation of the feeds. (Also, with all the swearing the hgs always seem to do, I wouldn't be able to listen to them anyways with the kids around.)

Kimsue
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07-08-2005

Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kimsue a private message Print Post    
I have actually gone back to dial up and regular TV (antenna). I will be relying on our live feed posters and watching the edited versions on TV. I will make due. It's not anything I can control so I just have to make the best of it.

My kids will not turn off the TV and go out to play if they have Cable or Satellite. Soooooo... hubby made me promise last summer that this summer we would turn it off and deal with it. Since the only thing I use my puter for is this and to balance my check book, and print my work schedule each week. I guess I can tough it out.
Small price to pay for healthier kids.

Saggkl
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07-17-2002

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 1:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saggkl a private message Print Post    
does anyone know if you have realplayer and you sign up for BB, does real player update your player to the one with the best equalizer?

Snackpackid
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08-19-2005

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Snackpackid a private message Print Post    
I went to tools --> Equalizer, and it still had the basic one, so I clicked "upgrade" or whatever it was, and it has a space for members to sign in, so I signed in with the name I created, and then it went back to that I must update if I want the better equalizer. I just closed that window, and went back to equalizer and the better equalizer was now for my use. It even still had the settings I made for BB last year still saved there...

Snackpackid
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08-19-2005

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Snackpackid a private message Print Post    
Kimsue - I did the same thing... for myself! Kept only dialup internet and regular antenna TV. I caved though... just for BB. *sigh* It's the same thing as last year... for BB got the high speed connection and after that went back to dial up for 9 months and here I am calling the cable company *lol*

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Anyone have experience with live feeds on a satellite internet connection? We moved to an area with no DSL or cable and have to use satellite for a faster-than-dialup internet speed. It seems quick but I'm not sure how it would compare with live feeds... Are there any parameters I can check on my network connection?

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Monday, July 03, 2006 - 6:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
not only will I be getting the feeds, but im such a loser that Im going to cancel my netflix subscription for the next three months, since I know I will have the feeds on 24/7 and cant be bothered by a stupid academy awarad winning movie (okay, I"ll admit it, I usually rent scary movies instead of the award weiners, tho Capote was AMAZING!! )....