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Post by janie on Jul 28, 2012 15:50:21 GMT -5
As of now, I have none. Zero! NBC requires that you have a tv contract with some outfit like Comcast or Verizon if you want to watch their live stream content. Will try to see if I can use my home Fios account from up here in BCTT, but have to wait till janiehub gets back home to ANSWER THE PHONE when Fios calls to give us some stupid code.
Oh, and NBC isn't letting US residents watch any other live stream from other sources. Nice.
So what kind of coverage are all you guys getting? I assume in the UK it is wall-to-wall coverage on BBC 1 & 2?
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jul 28, 2012 16:16:16 GMT -5
I'm not too happy. We can watch the Olympics on Serbian national TV - 24/7 on RTS2 and sometimes on RTS1 if there are several Serbian athletes/teams competing at the same times. Also Eurosport is showing it 24/7. But, they're not always showing it live and it sucks. There's still plenty of action going on, and Eurosport is already doing some daily round-up, while RTS is again showing the embarrassment of our women's volleyball team against China earlier during the day.
Plenty of livestreams are available, but my laptop always starts protesting loudly when I try to watch those and it scares me.
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Post by janie on Jul 28, 2012 17:19:08 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind watching Serbs competing at various sports, but then that would be a novelty to me, which it is not to you.  I'm shocked at Eurosport not always showing live if live is available. I think NBC allows non-tv types to watch some sort of taped round-up, now that you mention it. I should check that out; better than missing the entire Olympics. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jul 28, 2012 17:29:26 GMT -5
Bravo's coverage is basically the same as Tennis Channel, and lots of it. But, I can't get myself to care about tennis in the Olympics.
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Post by janie on Jul 28, 2012 17:55:14 GMT -5
I don't care about Olympic tennis, either. But I would definitely like to see some other sports. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jul 28, 2012 19:04:14 GMT -5
If it's any consolation, NBC's live streaming is so littered with ads that it's not worth watching. Of course, NBC must do EVERYTHING wrong.
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Post by janie on Jul 28, 2012 19:59:03 GMT -5
That is some consolation, actually. I forgot for a moment how tiresome their USA! USA! USA! coverage is.  But I foolishly assumed I'd be able to watch other live streams coming from Eurosports or BBC. |
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Post by jon on Jul 28, 2012 20:31:06 GMT -5
It's pretty good in Canada. We have 6 or 7 different channels showing stuff at the same time, mostly live. We also have access to live streams for every event on the CTV website. This afternoon I watched archery and it was pretty much the most exciting thing I've seen all day. I want to buy a bow.
If only the anchors could stop hyping every hopeless athletes and acting all gloomy when they end up 27th...
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Post by Old Hag on Jul 28, 2012 21:15:39 GMT -5
I miss when I used to get CTV. There's some Canuck homering, but the coverage was way, way better.
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Post by Wagasi on Jul 29, 2012 1:20:36 GMT -5
I wish the CBC still did it here. I kept looking for video on the CBC site today before I remembered. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 29, 2012 2:21:38 GMT -5
BBC online coverage is amazing. And I finally bit the bullet and bought a new laptop this week and my mind is constantly being blown at how EVERYTHING WORKS! EVERYTHING GOES FAST! I am not used to this with computers. My only issue with the coverage is that with so much to choose from it was quite easy to be overwhelmed yesterday  |
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 29, 2012 2:24:06 GMT -5
Oh, and another great thing about the BBC coverage of every. single. event.: NO ADVERTS Not a single one. |
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Post by Grarliner on Jul 29, 2012 3:54:14 GMT -5
Oh, and another great thing about the BBC coverage of every. single. event.: NO ADVERTS Not a single one. Surely you put forth enough tax dollars that that should be only the beginning of your rewards as a nation. |
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Post by janie on Jul 30, 2012 9:06:37 GMT -5
Wish I could watch the BBC coverage! But I'm so happy that I'm allowed to watch NBC online, FINALLY, after a lot of aggravation, thanks to my Verizon Fios tv contract back home. So glad I signed back up with them after all. It doesn't matter now that I don't have any tv contract in BCTT.  Still not interested in O. tennis, though! Wimbledon twice in a row is not for me. I think only if every top player were to be eliminated could I get interested. |
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Post by Wagasi on Jul 31, 2012 17:55:44 GMT -5
This VPN changer helps us non-ukers like us watch BBC coverage. www.expatshield.com/ But but but you have to make sure not to opt into all the useless ad-crap it tries to install in your browser. |
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I'm shocked at Eurosport not always showing live if live is available. 
But I foolishly assumed I'd be able to watch other live streams coming from Eurosports or BBC. 
