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Jules

Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 09:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jade- thanks I will get it this weekend, I am so excited.

Ryn

Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 10:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thats 9.95 a month by the way. There was a rumor that REAL would charge 9.95 in total for the whole show but I have still never gotten anyone at REAL to confirm that for me.

And mark your calender because you have to cancel the subscription on the phone, otherwise they will just automatically KEEP charging you.

Jules

Friday, July 05, 2002 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I need some help. I just installed realone and I cant seem to find cbs. Can anyone help me. I probably overlooked it but I dont see it I see E! and all the other channels but not the one I need.

Lostinthefog

Friday, July 05, 2002 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jules, Real and CBS have not put up a link for Big Brother live feeds yet. When they do, you will find all you need to know on the CBS Big Brother website. They will eventually have a live feeds link. Check out the CBS site for updates at:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother3/

Jules

Friday, July 05, 2002 - 09:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok thank you Lost, I knew I didnt see it yet.

Spygirl

Friday, July 05, 2002 - 10:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Jules -- take a stroll by your member's folder when you get a chance!

Lurknomore

Friday, July 05, 2002 - 11:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, time to toss in my Geek Goddess worth. I have DSL and I kept aol with it. To me the difference between dial up and high speed access (when you have a choice) is so different it's like color vs. black and white.

The first season of BB I suffered through a tiny box with a choppy picture. (I had a modem then). Once I moved I got DSL and the Real window is like double the size and moves clearly as if one was watching TV. Not to mention downloads that once took an hour take a minute or so. And all web pages, regardless of how much junk is on em, open right away. If you have it available and can afford it I highly recommend it.

One of these days I'll get around to nuking aol, but it's an old bad habit. That reminds me, I need to check their pricing. It used to be $9.95 if you brought you own access, but that went up. But a friend of mine gave me a good tip. I called up to cancel and they gave me a bunch o months free. They also told me they were working on a different, more affordable rate plan. So I should check. Forgot all about it.

Jadeygurl39

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 02:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I spoke with Real.Com on the telephone. They confirmed they are picking up BB3. I am sooooooooo excited. :)

Jade

Jules

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 03:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spygirl, check your folder

Car54

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 03:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am going to wait and see if there is a free trial. I have a dial up connection and on my new computer I had to get rid of AOL

(there was a conflict between Windows XP and our NT network at work and AOL does not have a version that will work with both XP and NT!)

I am using MSN dial up now and it seems painfully slow to me. Not sure it would be worth it. I might have to wait til we get digital cable in August!

<Car lives in a VERY small, backward town!>

Jeneane

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 03:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Car, Last year we had just moved to a "small, backward town" in the middle of BB. I had already paid for the three months of live feed so I was forced to watch on dial up. We went through Earthlink and it wasn't bad. Deffinately better than nothing. Also the promise of cable in many areas hardly ever happens as planned. It also then takes quite a long time to get cleared and hooked up. It was at least a month for us. That is going to put you into September. I there is the two week preview with real player so if you sign up on the day of the 10th you will get the first two weeks and if it is that bad you can cancel. Hope this was some help in your delima.

Pulk

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 03:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Could anyone here try and find out what bit rate Real are going to stream the feeds at for us broadband people? 150k? 220k? 300k?

Fingers crossed for 300kbps especially if its gonna cost $30 for the season.

Car54

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 04:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Jen, I was already planning on a delay with the new cable...the office says August, but it is July and we have not gotten any notice yet.

I think MSN is really slow compared to what my AOL was. I may pick up an Earthlink disk and try them. AOL gave me 3 free months when I quit to see if they release 8.0 which might work, and MSN is three free months at the beginning, and I think Earthlink has a free trial too.

I will try the free trial and see if it is worth it. Last summer it was so slow and stopped and started so much I just quit watching.

Weinermr

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 06:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Car, for what it's worth, I've been on Earthlink dialup for the last 4 years and love it. Rarely oh so rarely have there been any outages - once or twice in that whole time. It has been absolutely and completely reliable. I am waiting patiently for the day I can have Earthlink DSL, but I can recommend Earthlink for dialup, at least in this area.

Car54

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 06:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Good to hear, Weiner! Your recommendation goes far! I thought my AOL was sort of moderately slow, but MSN is consistently slow, so it seems like it is time to shop around!

Twinkle

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 06:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just e-mailed BellSouth with two minor billing questions and as soon as they are answered, I'll immediately sign up for their DSL. For some reason my fairly small town has had both DSL and cable access for several years. Cable is provided by Charter Pipeline, but I've read too many negative comments about their (lack of) service.

Yes, I'm a BB addict: the primary reason I'm doing this is because I'm fed up with squinting at the dark, tiny, mediocre-at-best, live feed picture on dial-up.

Jesse

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 06:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have Time Warner's Road Runner and love it. During BB1 when I had the free feeds I was in chat rooms where we were chatting and watching the feeds at the same time . . . people told me that as I posted something it was just then coming on their player . . . another person timed me and found I was getting info 30-40 seconds before others.

Mags

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 07:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Twinkle, I think that the negative comments re Charter Pipeline depend on the area you live in.

I live in STL, MO and so far have never heard a complaint, everyone I know who has it, LOVES it! The only problem I have had has been with the telemarketers that are hired by Charter to "sell" the service (many mixups regarding installation of service)...but I was able to resolve the situation with Charter themselves(even on a Saturday).

I have had Charter Pipeline for less than a month now, and haven't had a problem. Not long, I know...but so far so good!

Car54

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Mags, I used to live in U City! Hey!

Mags

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 07:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Car! I am "across the (MO) river" in St. Peters...used to be no-mans-land..but now is flourishing!!!!

Car54

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am originally from Illinois, lived in St.Louis for a year and now am in Boston. I know St.Peters well!

Jules

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 09:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok I have another question. If the live feeds are going to start on the 10th does that mean at 12:01 or does anyone remember what time they started last year? Ill try not to ask too many more stupid questions. I guess I am getting impatient for BB.

Jeneane

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 09:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was planning on turning on the site and then checking in all day so I catch it first thing. I have no idea when it starts and the people at real player are not a wealth of information.

Jules

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 09:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ok, thanks Jeneane. Thats probably what Ill do.

Crazykids

Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 09:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Car....I am from a small backward town...near Boston too!!