LinkP
join:2003-05-11
San Jose, CA | Olympics coverage too Seems to me that NBC's requirement that one subscribe to a cable/sat service to view the streaming Olympics coverage is also an example of the negative effects of the NBC/Comcast merger, as it leaves broadcast viewers out in the cold. |
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| said by LinkP:Seems to me that NBC's requirement that one subscribe to a cable/sat service to view the streaming Olympics coverage [...]
There is no such REQUIREMENT.
Anyone can view it. Pick any provider from the list, enter a dummy address such as hfdsfjhgsdj@jhdfdhfghjdsfjhdsgfhjds.com to get your pass and watch freely... |
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 MoracCat god
join:2001-08-30
Riverside, NJ
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| said by cowboyro:said by LinkP:Seems to me that NBC's requirement that one subscribe to a cable/sat service to view the streaming Olympics coverage [...]
There is no such REQUIREMENT. Anyone can view it. Pick any provider from the list, enter a dummy address such as hfdsfjhgsdj@jhdfdhfghjdsfjhdsgfhjds.com to get your pass and watch freely... That's only good for 4 hours.
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Yes, being that NBC is broadcast free OTA in pretty much the entire country this requirement should have gotten a legal assault right out of the gate.
There is absolutely no sound reason for this requirement beyond them trying to protect their paid services. |
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said by Morac:said by cowboyro:said by LinkP:Seems to me that NBC's requirement that one subscribe to a cable/sat service to view the streaming Olympics coverage [...]
There is no such REQUIREMENT. Anyone can view it. Pick any provider from the list, enter a dummy address such as hfdsfjhgsdj@jhdfdhfghjdsfjhdsgfhjds.com to get your pass and watch freely... That's only good for 4 hours. And then you get another 4, another 4... |
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 Ebolla
join:2005-09-28
Dracut, MA | reply to Skippy25
It is only "required" if you don't want it to time out after 4 hours. And since this is able to be done with any provider not just comcast this has nothing to do with the merger. |
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