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Redhawk
Member
05-23-2007
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:27 am
Cvenus: I'm pretty sure Real is very good about keepig your commitment/cost in place, i.e., whatever arrangement you had with them will remain, however the yearly plan at 69.99 is the cheapest way to go. They charge your card the full amount when you commit and will automatically renew you at the expiration date unless you cancel. I chose to upgrade from the 39.99 season rate to the yearly rate.
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:37 am
I had no problem changing from the seasonal BB to the yearly one! I just called Real Player as I was still on the trial part and they cancelled the season one and gave me the yearly one at $69.99
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Redhawk
Member
05-23-2007
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:51 am
The Reloader is now available as I just downloaded it. I orginally ordered SuperPass to get the Reloader for free. Since I later opted for the yearly commitment I now had to pay for the Reloader ($7.49). I still think this the best deal in my opinion.
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Redhawk
Member
05-23-2007
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:00 am
I suggested to Reloader they make it possible to create multiple timers which will operate from a queue. That way you can set multiple timers, so if you are away for a week, they will still record the feeds. I also asked that one be able to do timer maintenance while recording was going on, i.e., one could add/edit/delete additional timers as desired.Reloader said there was not enough time to implement these suggestions for this season but they should be availabe for the summer season.
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Aurora
Member
11-24-2006
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:19 am
Do we know how many weeks this BB will be? With 16 house guests being voted out two at a time, wouldn't that mean it is only two months? Why would I sign up for three months when I'd get two months and 14 free days for $30?
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Ryn
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:21 am
Aurora - no confirmation yet. There is speculation that the Season may be cut short if ratings are low by keeping the couples together. If ratings are high they could split them up and extend it through May. As for your subscription - if it is cut short my guess is that Real will issue anyone that wants a 'pro-rated' refund. Real may be a pain to cancel at times - but they are usually good aobut making things 'right.'
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:48 am
I purchased the Superpass this morning and just now downloaded the reloader...but once installed it's rejecting my email address. Is that because the season hasn't started yet or should I contact the reloader people?
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 11:03 am
Lyn I just downloaded reloader and it is working fine. Did you enter your paypal email?
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Redhawk
Member
05-23-2007
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 11:05 am
Lyn: In order for the Reloader to complete the activation prodess it needs to have confirmation of your email address from Real that you have ordered SuperPass. Real probably sends an updated list of subscribers several times a day. Hang in there, you will be able to activate the Reloader soon. I suggest you try to activate again in an hour. Good luck.
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 11:12 am
Ok thanks 
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Cvenus
Member
07-03-2007
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 11:25 am
Thanks Redhawk - that makes sense. I'll call Real now & upgrade to a yearly contract. Hey Ryn - thanks for the phone number, I was just getting ready to go look it up! 
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 11:47 am
Well it may not be a shortened season for a few reasons: -they've said 90 days in the promo materials, which would end first week of May (May 6th is 90 days in the house, since they went in Thursday). -they've said some of the early evictees will come back in some manner -they really didn't have anything to fill the timeslots even with the strike over anyway: These were the fall shows in the BB slots: Sundays 8pm: Viva Laughlin (canceled), then Amazing Race 12 (finished, and they can't have Race 13 ready till late April or May probably) Tuesdays 9pm: The Unit (rumored to be on the bubble-so it might not be cost effective to bring it back for only 4-6 eps if it's going to get canned anyway) Wednesdays 8pm: Kid Nation (completed) so they'll probably keep this on for as long as they can, figuring so long as if it does decently (no one is expecting it to beat American Idol), they can go till the end of April-beginning of May, when they'll have most of the shows they decided to restart ready to go. and did you hear that the Tuesday and Sunday shows are going to be in HD? (not the Wednesday shows, because they're live)...
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 12:40 pm
how come when I go to Real I do not see a yearly option???
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 12:47 pm
And does anyone know ..If we go through Ryn's site or RealPlayer's site or any of the other sites which get "credit" for sending us to Real and signing up, would we get RealPlayer free both this season and this summer??
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Seattlemom
Member
05-10-2005
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 7:46 pm
Bonbonlover Real Does NOT post the yearly option! You have to call and ask for it! I wouldn't have known about it if it hadn't been for sincebb1, I called and changed from the 3 mo deal to the year as it is cheaper with 2 BB's! So for 69.99 I get both BB feeds plus $10 a month all year of free music downloads (that my family will love) So it just made more sence!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:02 pm
I see on my DVR schedule that BB After Dark starts at 9pm board time tomorrow!!
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:04 pm
Have you guys checked your Showtime channels lately? Friggin comcast dropped my Sho2 west channel sometime since last season ended, so now I only get the live BBAD and no more later showing repeat to record I'm mainly ticked because BBAD is on during ALL the late night talk shows. Heck, it's even on during BB itself when they show it later because of sports.
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Jucylucy
Member
08-23-2005
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:12 pm
Anyone post the realtv BB9 links yet? Or is this something not offered this season?
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:54 pm
When I try to open my links in Realplayer all it does is flash and flash, but doesn't open so I can save it in my favs. Does that mean I have to wait til they actually start the feeds to save them? Anyone know? Thanks! Others have seen Nasa stuff, I caught a glimmer one of the times I tried. You'd think this was my first time doing this...LOL
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 8:56 pm
Jucylucy, I have the links. But, I'm not sure why they aren't working for me. Broadband/High Speed/Cable/DSL rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam1_256.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam2_256.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam3_256.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam4_256.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=quad_256.rm Medium Speed rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam1_150.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam2_150.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam3_150.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam4_150.rm rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=quad_150.rm
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:03 pm
I'm looking at cam 1 right now and it is showing the space station. Pretty interesting actually! rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=cam1_256.rm
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:10 pm
rtsp://start.real.com/rd?pid=bb9_live&url=quad_256.rm

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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:10 pm
I posted in the emergency forum asking this, but now this board is up: Did Real drop the dial up feeds? I don't have dial-up, but I know a few of the more remotely located TVCH members still needed the dial-up feeds last season.
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:10 pm
Jimmer thanks. But, it doesn't work for me, it flashes and flashes and the most it load is 33%. Then a box shows up and says 'Please download a new RealOne Player from//http// www.real.com to receive this content.' I've uninstalled and downloaded and reinstalled and it's still not working.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 11, 2008 - 9:13 pm
That's frustrating. I'll give it some more thought. I don't know about the dial up feeds. I used to use the dial up feeds like a radio sometimes.
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