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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 9:04 am 
Mamapors mentioned that there are some official announcements coming out about the upcoming season!
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 9:26 am
We finally have an official start date!! MARCH 2, earlier than last year. Get those IP thingies working, unless of course you are in Canada!
@BigBrotherCA Season 4 premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 9 ET/PT on @Global_TV ! #BBCAN4 http://globalnews.ca/news/2494691/big-brother-canada-season-4-premiere-date-bbcan4-is-coming-soon/ …
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 11:45 am
For anyone who likes BB US and hasn't seen BB Canada, I certainly recommend giving it a try. It's a fun show.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 12:22 pm
More information:
http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bbcan/news/0203/big-brother-canada-season-four-premiere-confirmed-for-wednesday-march-2nd-9pm-global-bbcan4
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 3:48 pm
yea! thanks guys. I kept checking Global for info and was starting to give up.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 11:09 pm
Thanks for the heads-up.
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Sueby
Member
11-18-2004
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 11:42 pm
They are replaying BB Canada Season One on Slice. I am enjoying it so much. Anyone else watching it? I forgot how good the competitions were. I can't wait for Season 4. Sarah Hanlon tweeted that she is joining the side show as co-host. She will be replacing Gary.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, February 03, 2016 - 11:57 pm
Sarah replacing Gary adds credence to the rumors the part of the cast at least will be Second Chancers. It would not surprise me that Gary was one of them. Might mean we get to see Emmett again which is OK by me.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 10:12 am
Luv Sarah! This is exciting!
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Flagg
Member
06-01-2005
| Monday, February 08, 2016 - 9:04 pm
Whatever the reason, I am glad Gary will not be further ruining the Side Show.
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Dillybean
Member
08-14-2010
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 6:49 am
Can we get feeds in the U.S. I heard there was a trick of some kind you could make it look like you lived in Canada?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 7:36 am
The most reliable way to do it is get a VPN account. VPN is short for Virtual Private Network. As long as you get a good one, they are perfectly safe. You log into the VPN first and it makes it appear that you are in Canada (eh!!!). It only costs a few dollars a month for a VPN account but the BB Can feeds are free so that means it's still about the same as BB USA. Plus you can watch the TV shows too. It sounds much more complicated than it actually is. It's really very easy.
I use StrongVPN but a lot of people like one called Hide My Ass.
http://www.strongvpn.com
https://www.hidemyass.com
It's a fun show and worth it! Let us know if you have any questions. 
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 10:38 am
I use the Chrome Browser and a free VPN that works only with Chrome called HOLA. Easy to set up and use. I have used it for the last two seasons!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 12:09 pm
Mamapors is certainly an expert on this so I'm sure her advice is good.
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Dillybean
Member
08-14-2010
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 1:28 pm
thank you all for the info.
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Dillybean
Member
08-14-2010
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 6:22 pm
One quick question. When I went to Globe TV site ( I think that's the right one) it asked me to click on my cable company I used to sign in. They want the actual email addy that I use for that for the cable provider ?????
I did the hola thing and think I have that part figured out.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 6:48 pm
Yeah Dilly after posting here today, I opened Chrome and tried myself to get in using HOLA. That cable email thing is new, and I could not view any of the videos. It is making me very nervous that Global is making it harder for us. I am not going to panic yet, going to wait till the feeds go live to really see if HOLA works. If not, I am not sure Hide My Ass or any other will work either, but we will figure it out.
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Dillybean
Member
08-14-2010
| Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 7:18 pm
Thanks for the info. I'll keep checking back to see you figure it all out. I wish you luck figuring it out. I am kind of hopeless when it comes to computer stuff. I can follow direction real good though.....lol
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 19, 2016 - 7:39 am
Well that's frustrating.
I'll try to help out and check into that and see if I get any response from them. For example, what do Canadians do who don't have cable? I think it's still possible to get it with an antenna. Plus some people have dropped their cable altogether and are just using the Internet to view programs. It doesn't make sense.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Friday, February 19, 2016 - 9:58 am
Why can't they see our Global channel in the US, why we can see so many of the American channels in Canada, I thought they can see our channels as well. That's funny..
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 19, 2016 - 10:11 am
Probably because there isn't much demand to see it. Global doesn't show a lot of Canadian only programming that is of interest to Americans. In fact, it doesn't show a lot of Canadian only programming at all.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, February 19, 2016 - 12:01 pm
Good news! Here is what I found in their FAQ:
I don't have cable. Can I watch Global shows without signing in?
Yes! New episodes are available to stream without signing in for the first 7 days after broadcast.
How long will episodes be available?
All new on-demand episodes are available to everyone in Canada to watch for the first 7 days after the broadcast airdate. After that, the videos require a sign-in with your TV service provider username and password. Once signed in, you will have access to some full seasons of content, so you can catch up at any time. Expiry dates can be found on each episode.
So it looks like it will be available. We'll have to see what they do about the live feeds but hopefully you'll be able to see them without a cable subscription as well.
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Mamapors
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, February 19, 2016 - 12:22 pm
OK great Jimmer. The error message is not one that indicates the VPN is not working. It is an error that video not available. So HOLA is working, just the videos I was trying to watch are older than 7 days! I am guessing things will be fine when the feeds start.
Less than two weeks till it starts. Cast reveal next week!!
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Dillybean
Member
08-14-2010
| Friday, February 19, 2016 - 4:57 pm
I've never watched Canada before. Kind of excited.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 8:21 am
The previous seasons have been great. Very fun and entertaining.
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