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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, I'm done watching the opening ceremony of the olympics......UGH....
they're having advertisements every 8 minutes!!!!!! WTF???? Done watching.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Want it all prime time to maximize revenues.
NBC will do this every single time.
a kennedy
(29,719 posts)wcmagumba
(2,892 posts)I watched through my smart DNS service ($5 a month) on the BBC...no commercials...hurrah!
a kennedy
(29,719 posts)still watching, it came on an hour earlier than NBC, run hdmi line from my laptop to tv...works a treat...BBC will show most all of the events in real time, no commercials...you get the Brit commentary instead of NBC but I usually like it better....you can get a smart dns service from many companies, usually cheap and no contract...so sign up for a month to watch Olympics on BBC or Canadian Broadcasting or Australia,,,etc...
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)I'm paying a hundred a month for cable/dvr, with no hbo or anything like that. my apple tv sucks ass....always playing tricks
wcmagumba
(2,892 posts)Here is a link with some info. (scroll past the service listings for some explanation). I use the one called Unlocator and have used it for over a year, works well for me. Most of these have free trials of a week or two.
http://www.bestsmartdns.net/
I have set it up through my router and on individual devices so it can be used in other locations, work, airport, cafe etc....
Retrograde
(10,163 posts)I don't watch commercial television live any more - I find I can get through an hour's worth of "coverage" in about 10 minutes with a fast-forward button.
malaise
(269,200 posts)Light years better
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)with the tiny one straggling in, way behind?
malaise
(269,200 posts)Loved the entire ceremony
Loved the focus on the environment
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2016/aug/06/rio-olympics-2016-opening-ceremony-in-pictures
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)taking a break from all the madness, I hope
so addicting, so unhealthy