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The ClubHouse: General Discussion Archives: Archive One: How much will you pay for live feeds? (or will you boycot?): Archive through June 03, 2002

Kaili

Sunday, April 21, 2002 - 10:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I changed my mind- it isn't worth it for me to pay ONLY because for some reason at my mew apartment my internet disconnects all the time. It worked fine at my old plave so I don't believe it's the ISP and the telephone company denies their wires have a problem. I know it's not my computer because I tried someones else's laptop here. I think it's just an older building with old wires that for some reason can't take it. Who knows? It's really annoying having to constantly reconnect though.

Makays

Monday, April 22, 2002 - 08:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My mindset is the same as last year. I refused to pay and did not give in. I can live without watching them on the internet. I think they lost a lot of interest charging for the live feeds. I believe more people opted to not pay than those that did. Just my 2 cents worth.

Mammyyokum

Monday, April 22, 2002 - 01:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Most of the people I know lost interest last year because they wouldn't pay for live feeds. I, myself, would rather make a donation to TV Clubhouse and get my information here like I did last year. I referred people to this site and kept others informed of what I had read on this site.

Jojobee

Monday, April 22, 2002 - 03:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I would pay $100.....even up to $200 thats how much i love BB!!!!!!!!I wish they would use WMP its far better quality (for instance u8tv.com is crystal clear and free and uses WMP vs. Real which i think is a poor buggy beta product)

Holly

Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 07:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I won't be signing anything this year to protest.I can't get the feeds anyway (webtv here) but I still went to sign up last year to help the cause.I couldn't register under Holly so I used Holly3. and I am still getting spam mail to Holly3.I never click on their sites thinking maybe it would stop,but it hasn't so far.I don't think it's right for them to sell your address without your consent.I never click on Unsubscribe either because that just lets them know you have a live address.

I'm sorry if I am off subject but this thread made me think of that.

Therlin

Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 08:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think CBS has to keep it around $20 max like they did last year. That's about as much as most people (ie. not us fanatics) are willing to pay for such content.

Riviere

Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 10:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Good question... BB1 easily 80% of my computer time was spent watching the feeds, chatting, or reading messages here! But for BB2 I refused to pay a cent and from posts here by the good folks who did, I didn't miss a thing, the players were just as boring as the show edited them.. As for BB3?? I just switched to broadband and added more than 400 megs of memory so my system could breeze thru hours of feed watching.. BUT, I'm not going to pay. Actually (and don't smack me with a wet noodle :)) I overcame my BB addiction when BB2 didn't have any very likeable housegusts I cared about, another reason I'm glad I saved my $.. I would like to have reasons to watch BB3 and enjoy it more than BB2, but if it's just another boring snoozefest interrupted by moments of boorish back stabbing and buckets of tears, no way.. I really am surprised they're bringing this dawg of a show back at all, given BB2's ratings! Like Survivor, S1 was very addicting, but S2 was blah, I caught exactly 2 episodes of S3 (Africa) and S4 holds no interest at all so I couldn't name one player if I was offered a million bucks.. The concept of a group of ppl stuck in 1 tiny house or 1 camp was novel for the first year, but then it's like they tried to recast stereotypes in sequels, trying to recapture the magic formula.. I prefer shows like The Mole, Amazing Race, Eco Challenge, that move fast, have many locations, and show players having some fun along the way! I'm afraid watching BB3 feeds would be as fun as monitoring an empty jail cell, but I do HOPE BB3 will prove me wrong! If I get hooked, I sure will read feed summaries and be posting with everyone, but I'd rather make a $ donation to the fanclub here for providing the space we fans use.. It sounds like enough veteran BB watchers will sign up for the feeds anyway, so I hope ya'll get your $'s worth this time around!!!

Kiari

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I still have not made up my mind. I just pray they dont try to charge us.

Moondance

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 01:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Kiari!:)

Mygetaway

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 02:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I would probably pay about $20 too, but I connect by modem so that's one downside. The other is the closer it got to the end last time, the more they showed the FFD. I think I'll wait and decide. I still get so much crap from my family about how much time I spent the first year on the computer..LOL..

Puttergirl

Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 02:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Like Makays above, I didn't pay last year and refuse to again this year. Its the principle of the thing!!! I think once we begin to pay for things on the Internet that were once free, the number of things we have to pay for will escalate!!! I missed not being able to watch it last year; but I stuck by my principles! (no offense to those who pay for it intended)

Keiffer

Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 07:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Two things:

FIRST- Last year the HG's were in the house a week before we saw either the TV show or the live feeds. That is by far one of the most important times, and I for one would like the live feeds to open when the game actually starts.

SECOND- No offense to Puttergirl, but I don't understand the principle. The way I understand your point is that there is a slippery slop that if we all pay for things then more people will make us pay for things that we get for free now. What is there out on the net that is free now that you are afraid you will loose because they start charging? The only problem I have with paying for the feeds is that I believe that since you pay with a credit card (adult) that there should not be one minute that is hidden from the viewer. Show everything, and never go to the FD cam.

Espen

Friday, April 26, 2002 - 02:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I would prefer to pay $10 like last year, and would be willing to pay $20, but if it's $30 I would have to seriously question whether it would be worth it.. Any more than that and I would say no for sure... Hi again to all BB fans btw..

Therlin

Friday, April 26, 2002 - 03:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bandwidth and other computer resource cost money. Banner ads no longer pay for stuff. So the money has to come out of somewhere, in this case subscriptions.

It's not like they are only streaming video to me. They are streaming video to you, and you, and you, and hundreds or thousands of others. That's part of what I do for a living, and trust me, it's expensive. We are currently in the process of upgrading one of our video streaming systems and we are looking at a $179,000 bill (and this doesn't include our bandwidth charges or the time and resources we spend to support our users by phone and email - that amount is just for software and hardware)

So yeah, I'll pay $20 to have access to this content. Same as I pay to watch cable TV or to listen to XM Radio's 100 channels in my car.

Whit4you

Friday, April 26, 2002 - 10:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well - 20 or 30 bucks is more then worth it for a summers entertainment for me - but the problem is they only accept cc's and I dont have a credit card lol - last year I got lucky and won a little private contest here and got it 4 free - maybe I'll get that lucky this year LOL. I know they cant live without my late night LFPs soooo hopefully something will work out :)

Here's an idea for a contest - how many computers does Whit have in her house at the current moment - I bet I could win THAT one hahahaha...:)

Keiffer

Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 06:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I posted these links on a different thread before I saw this one, but live feed viewers will be interested in these articles I think. Be advised that the contain images and such that if you get offended by frank talk and pictures you will not like.

http://www.streamingcams.tv/archive1.html
http://www.streamingcams.tv/archive2.html

Mark13

Friday, May 10, 2002 - 10:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I ended up keeping the Real Player Gold Pass thingy that I signed up for last year. Turned out I liked the thing (who woulda thought!) and use it all the time. Comes in real handy during Survivor, plus you've got baseball, Nascar, and tons of other stuff. So I hope they have a similar deal with Real Player like they did last year, cause I'm already signed up!

Sunshinemiss

Saturday, May 11, 2002 - 12:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cool. If anybody hears of a good deal hopefully they will post it here for us all to share.

Niceguy

Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 08:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't get it last year and hated missing all the uncensored material. Hey, I like that kind of stuff. I may consider going for the Real Player Gold Pass. No more than $25.00.

Sunriverose

Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 04:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Last year I didn't sign up until the final month and it only cost 9.95. That was well worth it. I think I may go for the whole thing this time, so long as its not more than 30.00. Preferably closer to 20.

Bigfan

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 07:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, I have a question. Is Gold Pass the only service that provides this type of live feeds? I was thinking of going ahead and signing up but I didn't know if maybe the show would go with another provider.

I hope this question doesn't show my computer unsavvyness!!=)

Hippyt

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 08:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just wait it out a bit Bigfan. See what they have to offer,as far as I know Gold Pass is the only one,but they don't even have ads up on a site yet.
I didn't get it first time. I did last time,and I hated it,lol. I spent way too much time listening,and all the FOTH shots really got to me. I have yet to decide.

Kizz

Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 04:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I still have my Real Player One from last season, tho I cancelled the Gold Pass (they are calling it Super Pass now)...there is still a link on the player to the CBS website, so my feeling is if they do charge for feeds, it will be thru the Real system

Bohawkins

Monday, June 03, 2002 - 09:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This discussion always amuses me.

I pay for cable tv and I enjoy it. Some people refuse to pay those fees, and only watch the free channels from an an antennae on the roof.

I go to movies at the theatre. Some people refuse to pay those ticket prices and wait until the video is out, some even wait until the videos are put in the reduced rate section. Some people refuse to pay rentals and don't see any movies until they are on their free tv channels.

I pay for DSL high speed, "always-on" internet. Some people refuse to pay that and stay with the old fashion slower connection dialup.

It's ok to be cheap and live your life as a minimalist, without any frills or luxuries, that is your perogative or your status in life, but don't complain when a business offers a luxury service for a fee. Creating an internet service company that can stay in business is quite a feat. They must charge in order to make any money from the enormous equipment and personnel it requires to offer the service. Look at all the crashed dot coms. They tried to give away free services and they failed. Services cost money. I know you are thankful that whatever you do for a living is not plagued by people protesting paying for your goods or services.

The live feeds over my dsl connection were great entertainment last year. I even wrote up some of the play by play for the deadbeats to enjoy who had protested the tiny fee.

I would pay $200 for the privilege and option to be able to watch 100 days of Big Brother live whenever I feel like it. I find that often people who "poor mouth" are self-fulfilling prophets of their own misery. They enjoy so little of what is available for them throughout their lives, while it often it is right there for them to have and easily affordable to them.

Niceguy

Monday, June 03, 2002 - 11:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This year I plan to go for DSL broadband high speed cable connection so that the it looks more like a television broadcast rather than jump cuts. That plus the Gold Pass should really kick butt.