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beac

(9,992 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:31 PM Feb 2014

Are you effin kidding me, NBC??

I have to have a cable subscription to watch the Olympics online???

If I had a TV, why the feck would I be needing you watch online, you morons!

Yeah, they will give you 30 free minutes the first time and then you can have just FIVE pitiful minutes a day after that. Assholes.

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Are you effin kidding me, NBC?? (Original Post) beac Feb 2014 OP

Not just cable subscription, but one that includes all the extra $$$ sports channels NBC puts out hlthe2b Feb 2014 #1

REALLY??? beac Feb 2014 #2

Yup... I just tried.Between DSL and my miminal cable tv package, they already get about $75/month... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #4

Just to be clear, my "REALLY??" wasn't doubting you... beac Feb 2014 #6

I have "expanded basic" Suich Feb 2014 #5

good thing i wasn't planning to watch them anyway. barbtries Feb 2014 #3

I'm watching on ESPN3. cbayer Feb 2014 #7

how about Hulu? ginnyinWI Feb 2014 #8

hlthe2b

(114,681 posts)

1. Not just cable subscription, but one that includes all the extra $$$ sports channels NBC puts out

Reply to beac (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:47 PM

Feb 2014

I have comcast, but I can't access either.

beac

(9,992 posts)

2. REALLY???

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:55 PM

Feb 2014

What complete and utter bastards.

hlthe2b

(114,681 posts)

4. Yup... I just tried.Between DSL and my miminal cable tv package, they already get about $75/month...

Reply to beac (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 10:03 PM

Feb 2014

I'll be damned if I'm going to pay them MORE for premium sports channels, I'd never watch.

I hate, though that I'm going to only be able to see their pre-digested pre-formed canned shows each evening on NBC network. I don't know how much of that I am interested in seeing..

beac

(9,992 posts)

6. Just to be clear, my "REALLY??" wasn't doubting you...

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:28 PM

Feb 2014

it was completely directed at NBC.

Suich

(10,642 posts)

5. I have "expanded basic"

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:20 PM

Feb 2014

and Canadian CBC (CBUT) has some coverage.

barbtries

(31,350 posts)

3. good thing i wasn't planning to watch them anyway.

Reply to beac (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 10:01 PM

Feb 2014

they just aren't what they used to be to me. and yes, fuck nbc.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)

7. I'm watching on ESPN3.

Reply to beac (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 09:20 AM

Feb 2014

Ok, it's in Spanish, but I love the more international perspective they provide. It's refreshing to have a non-USAcentric take on the olympics.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

8. how about Hulu?

Reply to beac (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 10:02 PM

Feb 2014

Yes you have to pay for access, but it is owned by NBC so they should have something.

This link might help: http://www.wikihow.com/Watch-the-Olympics-Online

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