I'm at work trying to watch the Wimbledon, but it's no dice. ESPN 360 is free in some cases but not all. Mainly, your ISP has to be an ESPN affiliate or you have to purchase a subscription. It's also free on college campuses which would be great if I was on campus. Sadly the remote desktop option wouldn't work either as it allows access to the files, not the internet.
Here are the rules that pop up if I click on a match or anything I'd like to watch:
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Yes I ran into that very problem when I was at home. ESPN is full of greedy bastards pretty much. My biggest complaint with them is all of the good rumor articles that you are dying to read is unavailable to non-"insiders". Bullshit, I say.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that bothered me involves the coverage of Wimbledon. The Murray vs Roddick match was not aired live on our side of the pond. It pissed me off because when I was watching the match I happened to log onto ESPN to unexpectingly learn that Roddick had already won. The match was only in the third set on NBC. That irks me.
PS: I read a handy that said "The American Andy was Dandy." Do you like? ha
You're right because I have QWEST and it's not compatible.
ReplyDeleteNice "Andy was Dandy," love it. We run a Sprint aircard at work, not affiliated.
ReplyDeleteIt's clever that they hide all of the things you REALLY want to watch and read. Rumors, big events, the good stuff.
I guess that's why they're doing soo well though. THey know what we want and what we're willing to pay for. I'll pull a Colbert and tip my hat.
BUT, i still give the fees a wag of my finger.