Archive through June 24, 2002
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Archive through June 24, 2002
Chandler | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 08:24 pm     As I was surfing other BB sites, I found this release telling about live feeds! http://www.bigbrotherlive3.com/index.php It looks like we will be having a very entertaining summer!! Cost is $9.95 if you sign up in the first week, or $14.95 if you sign up later. :o) |
Seamonkey | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 09:27 pm     WOO HOOOOOO!!
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Ryn | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 12:55 pm     $9.95 is what they charge a month........ (Real.com) I can't see them offering us the whole run for that. Remember how quickly they hid the MLB offer we found? I am betting thats the standard $9.95 a month for everythign on their site. |
Mygetaway | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 02:14 pm     I wonder if the Real Player 8 plus we had to get last year, will still work, or if we'll have to upgrade that again too? Has anyone tried going to the Real site yet? |
Ryn | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:15 pm     I have checked, it had a place for "gold pass users" to upgrade, so I suspect the feeds won't be available unless you use their 'new' player. From what I have seen its not better, kinda like Office 97 over Office 95 (etc etc) - anything to force everyone to upgrade. |
Chandler | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:31 pm     Ryn, I was thinking that the charge would be one time only for the duration of the show. Do you think it will be charged every month? That would make it pretty pricey for some people, and I would think it would limit the number of those that would use it. |
Ryn | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:49 pm     They charged $20 (total) last year for most folks, so $30 (total for all three months) would not surprise me, but maybe there will be a special, I am just guessing. |
Therlin | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:50 pm     I know that some people here use Macs (I use both). Real better hurry up because there is no Real One player for the Mac yet. The release date keeps getting pushed back. So hopefully Macs with RealPlayer 8 can still view that premium content. |
Janas | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:52 pm     Ryn thats a one time $9.95 fee if you sign up at the 1st week check out the info at http://www.bigbrotherlive3.com/index.php |
Ryn | Friday, June 14, 2002 - 10:41 pm     Yes, I read the link the 1st time - lol But that means real will be giving away all of their content for 3 months for 9.95 they don't break apart things - unless they have changed it from last year, you pay - you get it all thats why a ton of us signed up through the major league baseball special last year. And why Real hid the link to it after BB started and the realized we all new about it - lol. I can't see Real giving away 2 free months. I will believe it when I see it ;) |
Jan | Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 09:31 am     I think that, last year, I was able to sign up from the CBS website for one flat fee without buying the Real gold pass. I know I never had the gold pass and I did watch the feeds. Does anyone know if CBS will offer that again this year? |
Therlin | Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 10:45 am     The email says "the first week of production." The first week of production would be when the HGs move in, before the show actually starts on TV. Maybe they'll let us peek in early? |
Ryn | Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 07:51 pm     Jan, you got gold pass - you just didn't know it ;) |
Ryn | Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 07:52 pm     Therlin, the only problem I have with the info is it seems to be someone interpretation, a copy of the reply might have made me feel better, I am just worried its the site op's wishful thinking. |
Fsuanni | Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 10:53 pm     I have RealPlayerOne which is the upgrade from last years RP 8. I, however, have the free download and haven't paid for the Gold Pass as it is $9.95 a month!!!!! The free trial offer is only good for 14 days and I've had it for a couple of months. I tried it tonight and it wasn't loading well and was extremely slow. It looks as though we have to be a paid subscriber to get a decent picture, if at all. So, let's just pray we aren't double charged, for the paid upgrade AND the $9.95 for the live feeds. My guess is, although I haven't seen it in print, that under these circumstances, the $9.95 for the live feeds would be per month. Just a summation. Somehow my player is registered and I have a password, but I haven't signed on the dotted line. It WILL be interesting to see how they are going to handle this. Also, I did read that the Live Feeds won't begin until July 10th when the show goes on the air, so no early peeks for us. |
Keiffer | Monday, June 17, 2002 - 06:17 am     It is extremly bad that we do not get to watch the first week of the show on the live feeds. There does not seem to be a good reason for it either. The first week it could be argued is the most important week of the show. For example last year Chill Town was pretty much formed during this week, Nicole was labeled for eviction, and all that happened without us seeing how it went down. To me the live feed should be the whole time, and not have any FDC (front door cam). If we are paying for it then you must have used a a credit card to get it, therefor we are adults, and can handle anything shown. One last point it would be great if they figured out a way to get better sound, and better night vision for the internet feed. |
Ryn | Monday, June 17, 2002 - 07:58 am     Ok, I decided to call REAL myself this morning and here are ALL the details they had: I spoke with 'Peter' he said they have been getting lots of calls on it. As of NOW, there is no information on special rates for Big Brother, they WILL offer BB on the standard 9.95 a month plan which will include some other content (there is another plan for 14.95 that includes even more additional content - not BB related - but we don't care about that - right?). He told me if there were to be other 'special' pricing JUST to see BB that CBS would have to decide upon that and let REAL know, which at this point they haven't. It looks like REAL does now have the means to allow you to have an account that will ONLY see certain things (in this case BB). But at this point they have no information about any special pricing. So for now, the MOST it will cost is $9.95 a month. He agreed with me that it would be hard to believe there would be an option to get the feeds for $9.95 total for the entire run of the show. There ya go, hope it helps. -Ryn |
Demeter | Monday, June 17, 2002 - 12:27 pm     Thanks Ryn. I've already upgraded to the new version of Real. I don't mind paying 9.95/mo. I could pay that just to rent two movies. How could I complain about 24 hr feeds? I do hope they limit the FD Cam this year though. Heck, why not please the internet fans for a change? |
Sunshinemiss | Monday, June 17, 2002 - 08:29 pm     Hey thanks Ryn, sometimes its best to just go to the source. 10 Bucks a month is ok to me. Less than a trip to a restaurant and a lot longer lasting! I agree less FD would be nice, and for heavens sake let us see the contests, it's not like we don't find out prior to showtime anyhow, and it certainly doesn't stop us from watching. Might even make us MORE prone to watch. A little more respect for those willing to cough up the change would be nice. Not holding my breath though. |
Tess | Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 12:23 am     Thanks for making the call, Ryn. I'll be paying and this year I'll probably even be watching. |
Fsuanni | Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 06:38 pm     Thanks so much Ryn. I never even thought about calling the REAL people. Like Duh! My upgrade doesn't seem to be working right, so I think I'll have to download it again. I want everything ready to "go" on July 10th. I thought maybe after the 14 day free trial, the player was set to not load properly to encourage people to pay for it. Anyway, thanks for the info. |
Jules | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 09:22 pm     ok, I just looked on real.com to see if I could order Real Player for bb any other way than a credit card. And from what I could tell the only way you can order it is with a credit card. Does anybody have any different info that would help me? I dont have a credit card seeing as how I cut them all up lol. |
Ryn | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 10:13 pm     Alas this does seem to be the only way, but you might try calling REAL and asking them if there is another option. One reason they want you to use a credit card is so you can forget to cancel your subscription and they can continue to charge you monthly ;) |
Sage | Monday, June 24, 2002 - 12:23 am     Jules, I didn't have a credit card last summer, but was able to use my Debit Card / Check Card. If you have one of those, I bet it would work for you. If you don't have one, perhaps you could look into getting one through your bank or credit union. I hope that helps. |
Cmc209 | Monday, June 24, 2002 - 06:09 am     Hehe... I'm looking forward to watching the feeds this yeaar. For the first time I'm at a place that allows streaming media to come through the firewall. Woo-Hoo! |
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