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Lajewel27

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I PAID FOR THE FOTH AND FOR REAL TO LOCK UP DURING THE CONCERT

Twistedsis

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
There were serious server overloads. I believe they way underestimated the shear numbers of people logging in for this event.

Kennyb

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I right there with you--just posted on the same topic.

Kristylovesbb

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I PAID FOR THE FOTH,TWO FEEDS INSTEAD OF 4, 24/7 LIAR,LIAR, AND LOCKED UP FEEDS DURING CONCERT!!!! I AM PO'D

Tweepee

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was just locked out of the feeds for an entire week and no one cared. Welcome to the club.

Wendo

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm really sorry to those of you who weren't able to watch. I know I would've been pissed off too. Hopefully, Real will realize they need to improve their capacity issues.

Lajewel27

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i bet they will get alot of nasty emails and calls

Lujie

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I guess I'm just lucky because I haven't been locked out and the feed didn't lock up during the concert.

Gabmeister

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Got lucky I guess......sound was great, images were a bit choppy at times. But, like I told Kennyb, pick a feed, hang on, and let the chips fall where they....uh...did. (I guess). Sorry guys, I imbibed in a few Citrona's with our hamster folk.

Draheid

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I had my first freeze (ever) on Chiara right as they were heading out to the yard ... changed to camera 1 and reconnected immediately. Great Audio/Video throughout the entire performance and the aftermath ... including the 'treats'!! I turned off my feed when the UNGRATEFUL HG's started complaining "It was only Sheryl Crow..."
Sorry for anyone who had problems...

Gina8642

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mine worked pretty well. It even let me switch feeds. I have broad band. Maybe that makes a difference?

Jimmer

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
All part of the joys of the internet. I've been on the net so long, I've just gotten used to it. The sound was terrible and the picture was choppy, but it's all a matter of expectations.

Oregonfire

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dra, they did NOT say that, did they? They had to be kidding!!

Keiffer

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They probably had most all the 53k that are subscribers log on at the same time. Since the concert ended I am getting a very smooth feed. I missed parts of it myself because the stream would drop to like 63% for awhile, and I would have to try another feed. I ended up using feed 2 most of the time. Feed 4 was terrible, it was like a view from the top of the building or something.

Eden

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How do you send an email to them? Nothing on the media browser has anything like "contact us". Believe me, I checked! I would LOVE to complain!

Thorntara

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, RealOne underestimated the number of people who would do a FREE trial subscription for the concert, which would prevent PAID subscirbers from seeing it. Regardless of their continuous promotion? (Did they assume the promotion would not work?)

Yes, CBS/Endomol/Shaprio underestimated their inability to actually prevent the HGs from singing, and in fact, taking control of the coverage fed to RealOne, by singing constantly.

Are you as annoyed by this as I am? Go to the sponors' and advertisers' websites and tell them that you are going to boycott their products (Citrona, Subway, Butterfinger, Twinkie, Mega Blocks, and so on) until CBS and RealOne find a way to deliver the service they promised, and that you paid for.

Finally, if you do succumb to the television shows, make a list of advertisers, and send them the same messages...you will boycott their products until CBS/RealOne deliver what you paid for: Live, uncensored, unedited feeds.

Skeldragon

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 08:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid, I didn't hear them say that...are you sure they weren't kidding? They are still raving about it, and cannot believe they got that concert. And they've repeated several times that they love her.

Thorntara

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Eden, you have to complain to RealOne through the "support and service" link at the very bottom of the page, and it's not easy. Be persistent.

(Sorry about the double post)

Wcv63

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have broadband and I had problem after problem after problem tonight. I'm very disappointed. :(

Goddess146

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am so sorry that some of you had technical problems with the feeds before and/or during the concert. That really sucks. I feel your pain

I b!tch about the four feeds being on one subject. I b!tch about the constant FOTHs. I b!tch about their putting feeds on boring things when interesting things are happening. I do a lot of b!tching about the live feeds but none of that can compare to the frustration you must be feeling.

<hug>

Twistedsis

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes Gina I believe having broadband, either cable of DSL helped alot. What I am finging funny right now is, although real could not fully handle all the demand, it appeares that CBS's chat servers are totaly locked up. Chat takes ever so much less drain then video streaming. Did you learn something CBS??

;-)

Jimmer

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It seemed clear from their comments that they were thrilled over the whole event. That they thought it was great.

Justshirley

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thorntara for President!!! Seriously, well said. And I don't even get the live feeds. But I am offended on all your behalves. That's just wrong.

Kristylovesbb

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
We can also file complaints on planetfeedback.com

Countrymeadow

Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 09:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WcV yes, i have cable modem and had TERRIBLE problems with the feeds tonight. I missed most and what I could see was choppy and distorted.

I've written aspproductions@aol.com which is Shapiro's email address, CBS.com and Real.com ( which was a pain ).

I believe the advertisers should be notifed as well.

What a disappointment!