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DirecTV versus Comcast's Versus

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 08:17 am
Written by Pensblog Staff
129 Comments

We operate our daily lives under the following banner:
"If it doesn't concern us, we don't care."

If some hot babe is getting her purse stolen in a dark alley,
we pretend we're on our phone and keep going.

For all we know, the man and woman are in a plan together,
waiting for you to get into the alley and jump your butthole.

We always think everything is a trap.
That's why we're still alive.

But this Versus-DirecTV-Comcast-NBC-NHL shitfest is now hitting home.
The Pens-Blues game is on Versus tonight.

After the jump, we break this whole thing down
in less than 4 minutes reading-time.

Or try to.


These are facts. And they are undisputed:
  • Comcast is the parent company of Versus.
  • Comcast is charging big-time money for DirecTV to carry Versus, which DirecTV will not succumb to.
  • Comcast and NBC are up to no good, planning a merger, per se, to become a rival to the ESPN-ABC monster.
  • Versus will presumably be the ESPN of that Comcast-NBC deal.
  • This is why Comcast is keeping the Versus channel's balls in their court and in their mouth.
UPDATE 9:48AM:

"DirecTV initially said it was about price, that Comcast was seeking a 20% hike in licensing fees for Versus.  Additionally DirecTV has said it is paying more for the service than other providers.   But Comcast says that isn’t so and that the issue is that DirecTV wanted to move the package into some digital sports tier ghetto on DirecTV where Versus would’ve been available to six million fewer DirecTV subscribers. 

Previously Versus was available to subscribers of the Total Choice Xtra package, where it was available to around 14 million on DirecTV who subscribe to that package at no additional cost."  LINK



As Pens fans, this is what our situation boils down to:
  • If you have a basic DirecTV plan, you aren't watching the game tonight.
  • If you have DirecTV and Center Ice, but live in the Pittsburgh area, you aren't watching the game tonight.
  • If you have DirecTV and the Center Ice Package, and are located outside the Pittsburgh viewing area, you aren't watching the game tonight.
  • If you have Comcast, you support terrorism.

So, who is to blame for this black hole in the viewing of Pens games? Is it DirecTV for not agreeing to pay an uptick in fees to air Versus? Is Comcast to blame, for charging that uptick in fees to carry Versus 'cause they know the value of the channel to the NBC-Comcast merger is going to skyrocket once the merger is a done deal?

Are we idiots to expect this Comcast-Versus-NBC deal will come to fruition before the Olympics in February? Is Comcast and NBC so diabolical that they would squash DirecTV customers out of some extra viewing of the Olympic games, not to mention all the OnDemand Olympic shit that Comcast will be able to pimp out?  Yes.

If this NBC-Comcast deal happens, Gary Bettman's decision to go with OLN/Versus coming out of the lockout will look like a genius move, albeit his only other options were ESPN for a lower price and the Lifetime channel.  The NBC-Comcast deal would most likely push the Versus channel into having a daily/nightly "SportsCenter" or "FSN Final Score" program, with the NHL being the network's exclusive sport.

Basically, Comcast jobbed DirecTV and DirecTV's viewers out of seeing NHL games and big MMA matches.  Bettman undoubtedly has the inside scoop on what's happening with Comcast and NBC.  Bettman and everyone in the world knows that this DirecTV-Versus business is hurting the NHL's ratings on Versus.

But is Comcast-NBC hushing Bettman from really being a pain in the ass about this whole thing because they're promising Bettman some more primetime slots when the playoffs come around, i.e., more than 4 games of the Stanley Cup Finals?  We don't know how all this shit works, but isn't Comcast losing money by jobbing DirecTV, since they are keeping one of their channels (and potential ad revenue) in the dark for DirecTV customers?  That's a bizarre move.


If you don't think Comcast is to blame,
take a look at this pic of the Wachovia Center, home of the Flyers.

What's that sign in the upper-right-hand corner?

Suck it, Comcast.

People that have Comcast are meh-meh about this whole situation.
People with DirecTV are jacked.


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Comments  

 
#1 thickandy 2009-10-20 08:39
yeah i have Comcast - what can i say - at least im watching the game. sorry to all of yinz with direct tv
 
 
#2 deuce5189 2009-10-20 08:47
Not too sure about this part of your statement:

"If you have DirecTV and the Center Ice Package, and are located outside the Pittburgh viewing area, you're fine."

I live in Rochester, NY. I have DirecTV and Center Ice and there is definitely no feed for the game tonight on center ice. Were all in this together. Fuck Comcast! Anyways I'm goin to my terroristy supporting friends house to watch the game.
 
 
#3 2009-10-20 09:03
I agree w/deuce I thought Versus broadcasts were exclusive. I also live in upstate NY and don't think I have access to the game.
 
 
#4 oldtimepens 2009-10-20 09:04
Just searched all of the NHL Center Ice Channels to find nothing. I don't even think than anyone from DirectTv is allowed to look at the Pens website today.
 
 
#5 hyzdufan 2009-10-20 09:04
I too have DirecTV and reside outside the Pittsburgh market, but I don't see how I'll be able to watch it this evening. No channels are showing it besides Versus. I just clicked through all my Center Ice listings - nada.

It's Comcastic!
 
 
#6 2009-10-20 09:10
Yea, I don't see how living outside Pitt is going to help with an national broadcast game...hope to be wrong but can't see it listed anywhere!
 
 
#7 2009-10-20 09:12
You are sooo wrong. Vs. Is actually charging a really small increase. The problem has to do with vs being placed on premium tier of channels. Vs wants to be placed on a lower rung of channels so more people can watch but directtv won't do that. It's directv that's being the jerks here. This isn't abou cash for vs it's about exposure.

ALSO the NHL is NOT being hurt by this at all. The vs ratings have been up across the board bob the last weC fight and the NHL premiere set records for vs programming.
I have basic tier of DISH and we don't normally get vs but bc of directv being jobbers we are getting bs for free. Vs wants higher ratings not a onetime cash grab from those dirctv bitches.
 
 
#8 2009-10-20 09:13
Not to mention that center ice NEVER shows what's on vs because vs has nation exclusive rights. Center ice can only show local channels.
 
 
#9 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 09:14
Quoting hyzdufan:
I too have DirecTV and reside outside the Pittsburgh market, but I don't see how I'll be able to watch it this evening. No channels are showing it besides Versus. I just clicked through all my Center Ice listings - nada.

It's Comcastic!

That's correct. If a game is shown on Versus, nobody else in the US gets it. None of the local FSN affiliates, not the NHL Network. Nobody. I don't even know who (if any channel) in Canada gets it.
 
 
#10 Reeher-o-Suave 2009-10-20 09:15
Like we need another reason to hate the fliers. At least the fliers can give us another reason to hate comcast. Glad I don't have them.
 
 
#11 akus 2009-10-20 09:26
Quoting Hockey fightsca:
The vs ratings have been up across the board bob the last weC fight and the NHL premiere set records for vs programming.


and you are soooooooooooo wrong,registeri ng with a user name hockey fightsca(ncer)

Something tells me you do Comcast customer service for your second job.
What do you do @ Pitt Medical?

~~
Good choice on Olmec &
Legends of The Temple of Doom. I never seen anyone win that game,much like this Directv Versus one.
 
 
#12 penguinsexperience 2009-10-20 09:27
Quoting PensFan2166:
That's correct. If a game is shown on Versus, nobody else in the US gets it. None of the local FSN affiliates, not the NHL Network. Nobody. I don't even know who (if any channel) in Canada gets it.


I believe TSN2 in Canada picks up the Versus feed for their games. But TSN2 is a completely different, annoying story in itself.
 
 
#13 sven butenschon 2009-10-20 09:29
I have comcast and I don't support terrorism (unless there was a way to turn the ginger retard into a suicide bomber and the detonator went off next time Bettman had sex with him) and I hate myself for paying those bastards every month
I can't get Direct TV
I hate the fact that Center Ice broadcasts all of the games in HD but Comcast won't rebroadcast them in HD b/c it would cost more
Tonight is the only time I getto watch hockey in HD
After the infamous SHHHHHHHHHHH games I did write in the memo line of my check to the thieving bastards HAHAHAHAHA Pens win again
Hopefully one of their customer service agents won't come to my house and bite my fingers
 
 
#14 Birdman27 2009-10-20 09:30
Sorry Y'all, Direct TV sucks my balls. I guess Im the only one in the world that has no problem with Comcast. (besides the price)

Here's my thoughts on Direct TV
1. Im not signing a two year contract.
2. Um, no, Im not signing a fucking contract.
3. Get Charlie's dick out of your ears, I already said Im not signing a fucking contract.

Im in Scranton and I not only do I get Versus, NHL, MLB, & NFL, Networks. I get YES Network, Comcast SportsNET Philly AND FSN Pittsburgh, ALL in HD. Not a bad deal.

There is nothing better than listening to the Philly announcers on CSN Philly bitch and moan when we stomp the shit out of the Flyers.
 
 
#15 2009-10-20 09:34
All DirecTV subscriber are SOL for the game tonight, no matter where we live. I tried to watch the Rangers game last night, but becase it was on Versus, DirecTV didn't carry the feed, and because Versus is national, Center Ice didn't have it.
 
 
#16 TakeTwo 2009-10-20 09:36
Haha, Olmec. Fuckin' A right!

Here's a jobbing, for each of you!

I do know a guy who does customer service for Comcast. Hates his job. Go figure.

The Princess Bride is always a lock for victory. Reminds me of this old shop I did last year before I could get a login working.

The Dread Pirate Fleury leaves no survivors!
 
 
#17 Stilly 2009-10-20 09:39
I have cable through Blue Ridge Communications and I can still watch a Monday/Tuesday of NHL and a Friday full of white tail hunting. Being a former Comcast customer when I lived in Harrisburg, I can say from experience that Comcast blows huge dick.

They refused to carry FSN Pittsburgh, but still blacked out games on NHL Network and Center Ice, because Harrisburg is a secondary sports market to Pittsburgh.

I love Blue Ridge. Their on demand service looks like a high school AV club put it together, but I get FSN Pittsburgh, Versus, and I'm still enjoying the Center Ice free preview.

Sucks to be you DirecTV'ers. I can sympathize.
 
 
#18 Stilly 2009-10-20 09:41
Quoting akus:
Good choice on Olmec &
Legends of The Temple of Doom. I never seen anyone win that game,much like this Directv Versus one.

I believe the show was 'Legends of the Hidden Temple'. Blue Barracudas FTW.
 
 
#19 akus 2009-10-20 09:46
Thanks Stilly,i did not notice i typed that. Surprised i did not say, Legends of Zelda.
 
 
#20 2009-10-20 09:48
Yes Im at montefiore right now.

I don't give 2 damns about comcast but I care about hockey and an espn like empire with hockey as the crowning jewel? Hells yeah

not my fault thePensblog didn't do any research
 
 
#21 akus 2009-10-20 09:49
Quoting Rynn:
All DirecTV subscriber are SOL for the game tonight, no matter where we live. I tried to watch the Rangers game last night, but becase it was on Versus, DirecTV didn't carry the feed, and because Versus is national, Center Ice didn't have it.


Ummm,i am a Directv subscriber and i watched the Sharks/Rangers game last night.


I can't bitch about Directv to much, because i did bitch to them,i got 1/2 off on my CI package.
But the non-bitchiness comes off if this shit is still going on come playoff time.
 
 
#22 Mario = God 2009-10-20 09:50
Let me tell you my story here. I have comcast and I am screwed by them. They do not offer me a FSNP without charging me way too much and this month they have been running free center ice but they have NOT aired one Pens game this entire time. It's always blacked out

The best option for me is to go with the NHL's online deal and try to watch all the games on my computer. I was going to switch to direct tv last summer so I could get FSN on the cheap but then I heard about the Versus thing and didn't know what to do. So as of now I'm watching games on the computer with "free" streams.

Part of the problem for me is the fact that I can't get high speed internet cheap from direct tv and Comcast's is easy for me to get and it's faster than a Pens win over the Leafs. I feel for everyone in this shitty situation and I'm sure it's only gonna get worse.

FUCK THE MAN. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O!
 
 
#23 Matt Eager 2009-10-20 09:50
Quoting Stilly:
Quoting akus:
Good choice on Olmec &
Legends of The Temple of Doom. I never seen anyone win that game,much like this Directv Versus one.

I believe the show was 'Legends of the Hidden Temple'. Blue Barracudas FTW.


Woooooo I have a blue barracudas shirt. Fuck the Green Monkeys and Red Jagoffs.
 
 
#24 akus 2009-10-20 09:50
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
Yes Im at montefiore right now.

I don't give 2 damns about comcast but I care about hockey and an espn like empire with hockey as the crowning jewel? Hells yeah

not my fault thePensblog didn't do any research



Wait,you saying the staff are jokes??
 
 
#25 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 09:50
I have Cox Cable - the chosen provider of Mike Richards - and they carry Versus. Cox and Comcast are the 2 cable providers in my area so they are direct competitors. One thing I have noticed is that Versus often gets all fucked up when hockey is on - like the feed gets jacked up and will kick out for a few minutes at a time. Do any other DC area Cox subscribers have that issue? Yes, I fully expect to be jobbed for asking that last question.
 
 
#26 punkbeggs 2009-10-20 09:52
looks like ill be streaming from www.justin.tv

Suck it !!
 
 
#27 PENSBLOG ADAM 2009-10-20 09:53
Updated the post to appease "hockey fights ca."

Comcast wouldn't make a huge deal about DirecTV wanting to move Versus to a different tier of programming unless they had huge plans for Versus, which they do.

HOCKEY FIGHTS CA came firing with this: "I care about hockey and an espn like empire with hockey as the crowning jewel? Hells yeah"

The tidbit about DirecTV wanting to move Versus doesn't stop us from thinking Comcast is in the wrong, but thanks for that extra info.
 
 
#28 Mr. Shabbadoo 2009-10-20 09:59
I have Comcast, but where I live, there wasn't a choice; it's the only cable company serving Henrico County. FIOS is available now, but when they finally got around to offering Center Ice last season, there was no way in hell I was paying for CI twice.

I won't be around to watch tonight's game anyway. Have to wait around for Friday against Sid's mortal enemies.
 
 
#29 Mario = God 2009-10-20 09:59
Anybody know how dishnetwork fills in with all of this? My guess is it's the same as direct but I'm just curios.
 
 
#30 Mario = God 2009-10-20 10:02
Never mind. I just checked and Dishnet offers Versus.
 
 
#31 Ellen 2009-10-20 10:05
Sorry for the off-topic, but does anyone have a valid coupon code for cafe press. Gots to shop at tPB store:)
 
 
#32 akus 2009-10-20 10:05
Quoting Mario = God:
Anybody know how dishnetwork fills in with all of this? My guess is it's the same as direct but I'm just curios.


Do you mean does DISH carry and show Versus?
(Yes they do)But i think you have to have an upper tier package to see it
 
 
#33 dying alive 2009-10-20 10:05
I may be a terrorist and I despise everything that Ed Snider stands for, but I've never had the slightest issue with my Comcast service in the ten years or so I've had it and therefore I don't really have a good reason to switch as long as they keep increasing HD programming. My only complaints are that their prices are fucking ridiculous (though they dropped my bill by about $40 a month when I called and said I was going to switch to FIOS because it was cheaper - and I would have) and their Center Ice feeds in HD are seriously lacking. A lot of them are worse than standard definition and are actually so bad I've thought about cancelling CI.

The Directv situation is bullshit, though.
 
 
#34 Little Artie 2009-10-20 10:06
All's well down here in the land of Time Warner. I get VS and I'm not supporting terrorism, just the Braves. And the beauty of it all is that the only guy I know down here who has Directv and is being screwed out of VS is a Caps fan.

Prince Humperdink ftw
 
 
#35 akus 2009-10-20 10:06
Thanks punkbeggs, all i can do is cross my fingers. Justin and i never see eye to eye,perhaps i need to sweet talk him more.
 
 
#36 RyanOShea 2009-10-20 10:06
Hmm... wouldn't a Versus/NBC merger pretty much put an end to the outdoor screen in the playoffs?

Interesting to see what happens here.
 
 
#37 2009-10-20 10:07
How is comcast wrong for wanting to give vs and subsequently hockey more exposure while directv is refusing because they don't want their competition to succeed at the expense of their own buisness?

And jobbing comcast cause you hate Philly is stupid. Not saying the staff is doing that, I'm stating that letting the NHL/state rivalry cloud your judgement is narrow-minded and dumb
 
 
#38 2009-10-20 10:10
@Adam thank you for the update.
As a hickey lover I want to watch as much as I can, with a national network, I get more hockey therefor I support vs
 
 
#39 fc13bre 2009-10-20 10:11
Yeah, so the internet pretty makes this argument irrelevant...lets find a way to stream, or find a stream of the hd broadcast, I'm all for sticking it to both networks. I'm so over this drama. No matter the underlying issues their should be a regional broadcast. Anyone in the Pittsburgh area should be able to see the game. Football gets this treatment, so should hockey.
The blues still exist?
Go pens
 
 
#40 tomasslaskey 2009-10-20 10:11
I've had comcast for years and no problems. My parents have directTV and their cable goes out everytime it rains. I laugh, but then they come over to watch the games and i stop laughing. DirectTV sucks IMO.
 
 
#41 Little Artie 2009-10-20 10:11
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
As a hickey lover I want to watch as much as I can, with a national network, I get more hockey therefor I support vs


Expect a call from Charlie
 
 
#42 pezkiz 2009-10-20 10:13
So us Comcast customers are supposed to feel sorry for those with Directv after they've kept their grips tight on the NFL? Sorry, Charlie. While everyone flaunted their Directv like the second coming of Jesus, I've kept my cable, and with the addition of the all mighty NFL Red Zone to go with my NHL Center Ice, Versus, internet, and digital phone, I'm now laughing at all those with dishes stuck to their houses.
 
 
#43 akus 2009-10-20 10:13
Quoting Matt Eager:
Woooooo I have a blue barracudas shirt. Fuck the Green Monkeys and Red Jagoffs.


Remember the Gold Helmet?
Where did Pesonen really get his?
 
 
#44 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 10:14
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
How is comcast wrong for wanting to give vs and subsequently hockey more exposure while directv is refusing because they don't want their competition to succeed at the expense of their own buisness?

And jobbing comcast cause you hate Philly is stupid. Not saying the staff is doing that, I'm stating that letting the NHL/state rivalry cloud your judgement is narrow-minded and dumb

Comcast gives ample reason to be jobbed without making a Flyers/Comcast link. This is the same company that dukes it out with Sprint every single year for the lowest customer satisfaction and worst customer service ratings in American business.
 
 
#45 Austin Paek:Caufield 2009-10-20 10:15
Hey jokers. I have 2 for tonight I can't use. C17 Row C on the end. Happy to pass them on for our season ticket price of $53.50 each. Can e-mail them to you or meet you downtown if you're down here before 6:30. E-mail me at mwj80@yahoo.com
 
 
#46 akus 2009-10-20 10:18
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
And jobbing comcast cause you hate Philly is stupid. Not saying the staff is doing that, I'm stating that letting the NHL/state rivalry cloud your judgement is narrow-minded and dumb



Jesus,and if you KNOW anything about the Pensblog you know we don't need one reason to hate Philly. Why would you log in here and expect it to be different?



~~
Olmec: Let's get crackin'!
 
 
#47 2009-10-20 10:20
Excuse the typos jobbers

Yeah I'm on an iPhone and They suck for typing
 
 
#48 dying alive 2009-10-20 10:21
I asked this in one of yesterday's posts but a new one went up right after...is anybody else heading down to Columbus next week?
 
 
#49 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 10:23
Quoting akus:
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
And jobbing comcast cause you hate Philly is stupid. Not saying the staff is doing that, I'm stating that letting the NHL/state rivalry cloud your judgement is narrow-minded and dumb



Jesus,and if you KNOW anything about the Pensblog you know we don't need one reason to hate Philly. Why would you log in here and expect it to be different?

Considering Hockey fights ca is just now logging in with a user name based on a topic which has only come up in recent posts and he's jobbing tPB dislike of the Flyers and the long known and well-documented hatred of all things Comcast and NBC, I would guess this dude doesn't know much about the Pensblog - if anything.
 
 
#50 2009-10-20 10:24
Wow
did I say "don't hate Philly?" NO! phuck Philly. Just dont hate vs too
 
 
#51 akus 2009-10-20 10:26
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
Excuse the typos jobbers



We are not jobbing you,
but when you can't use the edit button to change hickey to hockey,it's not worth getting out the big guns.
 
 
#52 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 10:29
Quoting akus:
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
Excuse the typos jobbers



We are not jobbing you.

I'd like to think I'm jobbing - just not over typos.
 
 
#53 2009-10-20 10:30
Whatevs 2166,
I picked the name bc Im in class talking about ca or medical shorthand for ca.
Second, tpb once said that you don't throw you crackdealer under the bus in reference to FSN. I'm saying the same thing about vs.

Third, vs has been cool to us. They let us watch outside last year when NBC didn't.
 
 
#54 akus 2009-10-20 10:33
Quoting fc13bre:
Yeah, so the internet pretty makes this argument irrelevant.. I'm so over this drama.
Go pens


Streams + Mike Lange. Win win.
 
 
#55 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 10:35
@Hockey fights ca - Nobody has jobbed Versus in this post. All the jobbing has been flung in the direction of Comcast - the parent company of Versus. The reason why folks here are upset is (to use the crack dealer analogy) because the dealer has pulled his product and daddy can't get his fix.
 
 
#56 2009-10-20 10:40
2166,
EXACTLY! But directv is the dealer and comcast is his supplier. FTC pulled the supply because the supplier waNted the dealer to deal more. The supplier/ comcast is NOT at fault. FTC is.
That is my point.
 
 
#57 2009-10-20 10:43
Dtv not FTC. This thing changes my words. I just got this thing and am figuring it out
 
 
#58 akus 2009-10-20 10:45
boy someone has a HUGE hard on.
 
 
#59 pghbuccos 2009-10-20 10:46
I switched from DirecTv to FiOS at the end of September just so I could watch hockey on VS. I don't know who to blame but I am just glad I am able to watch hockey. I will never go back to ComCrap and thanks to Mayor Luke for bringing FiOS into the city of Pittsburgh I don't have to.
 
 
#60 Little Artie 2009-10-20 10:48
Quoting PensFan2166:
Quoting akus:
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
Excuse the typos jobbers



We are not jobbing you.

I'd like to think I'm jobbing - just not over typos.


I'm not above jobbing over typos. But that said, the iphone spellchecker is pretty annoying.
 
 
#61 VSack 2009-10-20 10:48
To get the interwebz working for you tonight:

ustream.tv
justin.tv

Any other services anyone can think of that do a reasonably good job of streaming content?

So far as I can tell, Directv haters on here need to get some information that isn't from 1999. I'm not going to strap a suckbag on their sack, but I didn't pay a dime for the hardware or in[******] joke cityation, our service has gone out less than my Comcast cable modem has over the past two years, and I can cancel at any time without fear of penalty.

Comcast sucks. Directv sucks. Do you honestly think any of these bloodsucking corporate whores really has your best interest at heart?
 
 
#62 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 10:49
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
2166,
EXACTLY! But directv is the dealer and comcast is his supplier. FTC pulled the supply because the supplier waNted the dealer to deal more. The supplier/ comcast is NOT at fault. FTC is.
That is my point.

I've had my problems with both DirecTV and Comcast which is why I don't really side with either in this fight...I see it as kind of arguing over which form of Hepatitis I'd rather have. I have had problems with both, so I don't subscribe to either. I don't think this issue is as one-sided as anybody is making it out to be.

Do I think DirecTV is trying to be cheap about this whole thing and is partly to blame? Sure, I bet they are.
Do I think Comcast is dicking folks around and trying to win a public relations battle? You bet your ass I think that.
Do I think Comcast and NBC are scheming to do something? Certainly. And considering both Comcast (not the Versus network but the Comcast company) and NBC have a history of dicking over hockey fans in the name of the almighty dollar, I believe they share more of the blame in this than DirecTV.

That all being said, I have Cox Cable and as long as Comcast and/or NBC don't pull this shit on them, I don't have a dog in the fight and therefore don't give a fuck. I get Versus, I get NHLN, and I can get CI.
 
 
#63 Ex-Pat Pittsburgh Girl 2009-10-20 10:59
I'll actually get to see a Pens game from the comfort of my own living room!!!! I'm living in "Comcast Country" and it sucks when it comes to catching Pittsburgh sports. My apartment building won't let me get DirectTV, so Center Ice is worthless here because I can only get it through Comcast, which blacks out the Pens (and Crapitols). Same thing for the Pirates. A local bar does have DirectTV and FSN Pittsburgh, so I watch most of the games there, but that can get expensive and there's something to be said for being able to jump up and throw things at your own tv.
 
 
#64 pengwin66 2009-10-20 11:03
Quoting pezkiz:
So us Comcast customers are supposed to feel sorry for those with Directv after they've kept their grips tight on the NFL? Sorry, Charlie. While everyone flaunted their Directv like the second coming of Jesus, I've kept my cable, and with the addition of the all mighty NFL Red Zone to go with my NHL Center Ice, Versus, internet, and digital phone, I'm now laughing at all those with dishes stuck to their houses.

..
Seriously, no I mean seriously...
..
The question here is where can we pick up a feed for tonight's game?
 
 
#65 firefox91 2009-10-20 11:03
Well, I am going back to the original comment of "if it doesn't affect me, I don't give a shit." And it doesn't affect me. I am in a market where I get Verizon FIOS TV and they have Versus so I am good. What I get screwed on is NHL Network. I can't get it unless I get the HD package. I don't have HD TVs and the NHL Network isn't even an HD channel, although they have an HD channel. But I am forced to spend an extra $120 a year to get that and some other BS channels I won't watch or can't watch. So that means when the NHL Network whores up all the Penguins games because they are the Stanley Cup Champs and have superstar players, I can't see those games. But thankfully I was able to give Verizon the old F-U with the help of my friend. He has a Slingbox-like device that streams video over the internet. He game me his password so I can watch these games through the HD package that he does have. F-U Verizon, I still get to see my Pens.
 
 
#66 2009-10-20 11:08
We need more HD hockey. Fox sports not HD is terrible.


Shrine of the silver monkey
 
 
#67 Thehobo94 2009-10-20 11:10
atlantic broadband basic cable. I get Vs. I get FSNP. I don't pay shit. sure I don't get any HD channels, but I don't have an HDTV.
 
 
#68 akus 2009-10-20 11:13
Quoting pengwin66:
..
Seriously, no I mean seriously...
..
The question here is where can we pick up a feed for tonight's game?


You can't be serious,serious ly.
 
 
#69 dying alive 2009-10-20 11:19
Chris Cooley = stunned.
theonion.com/.../...
 
 
#70 RobotJaxxon 2009-10-20 11:20
A) Why is there bizarre shit dancing on top of this webpage while I'm trying to post a comment?!?

B) I'm inclined to believe Comcast on this. Why are no other cable providers having problems carrying Versus? I have RCN up here in Boston. I guess it costs a bazillion dollars, but I've got Vs and NHLnet, and they're near each other on the channel listings.

During the playoffs in 07 (before I had cable) I went to a nearby bar to catch the Pens-Sens game. They had DirectTV, but VS was on some obscure channel they didn't get. Got the same thing at two other bars. I ended up listening to Lange over the net.

C) Enough already with the national broadcasts of Pens games. NHL Gamecenter Live rocks... I shilled out the money for it so I can do other shit, come home at 10 or 11 and still watch the whole game on my laptop (I don't have a real DVR for my TV). But every other game has been blacked out on Center Ice. Oh well.
 
 
#71 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 11:20
Quoting pengwin66:
Seriously, no I mean seriously...
..
The question here is where can we pick up a feed for tonight's game?

Surely you jest
 
 
#72 Little Artie 2009-10-20 11:23
Quoting RobotJaxxon:
A)

B) I'm inclined to believe Comcast on this. Why are no other cable providers having problems carrying Versus? I have RCN up here in Boston. I guess it costs a bazillion dollars, but I've got Vs and NHLnet, and they're near each other on the channel listings.

During the playoffs in 07 (before I had cable) I went to a nearby bar to catch the Pens-Sens game. They had DirectTV, but VS was on some obscure channel they didn't get. Got the same thing at two other bars. I ended up listening to Lange over the net.


I think all the cable companies might be in on it together to some degree to screw over DirecTV. If that's the case, there could be an antitrust suit.
 
 
#73 dying alive 2009-10-20 11:26
Quoting RobotJaxxon:
C) Enough already with the national broadcasts of Pens games.


I think everybody can agree on this. I don't understand why other fans are constantly complaining that the Pens are always on Vs. and that their team is never on there. Being on Vs. fucking sucks unless you have no other HD option or it's a playoff game and the only other option is NBC.
 
 
#74 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 11:29
Quoting RobotJaxxon:
B) I'm inclined to believe Comcast on this. Why are no other cable providers having problems carrying Versus? I have RCN up here in Boston. I guess it costs a bazillion dollars, but I've got Vs and NHLnet, and they're near each other on the channel listings.

During the playoffs in 07 (before I had cable) I went to a nearby bar to catch the Pens-Sens game. They had DirectTV, but VS was on some obscure channel they didn't get. Got the same thing at two other bars. I ended up listening to Lange over the net.

I get Versus and NHLN because I have the sports tier package (and get them both in HD because I also have the HD package). If I didn't spring extra for the sports tier, I wouldn't have any of the "national" broadcasts. Would it be nice if Versus were offered to everyone on the basic cable tiers? Sure. But until they offer more than 2 hockey games and 2 college football games each week while packing the rest of their schedule with MMA, fishing, hunting, and Sports Soup, they won't be considered mainstream enough to get basic tier privilege.
 
 
#75 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 11:32
Quoting dying alive:
Quoting RobotJaxxon:
C) Enough already with the national broadcasts of Pens games.


I think everybody can agree on this. I don't understand why other fans are constantly complaining that the Pens are always on Vs. and that their team is never on there. Being on Vs. fucking sucks unless you have no other HD option or it's a playoff game and the only other option is NBC.

I concur. The worst thing about Versus is that you have an 80% chance of getting Joe "My voice is like AIDS for your ears" Beninati doing play-by-play. The rest of the league can have that shit. The Pens are always on the big broadcasts because they win, they have superstars, and they are popular.

The price of success, she is a fickle whore.
 
 
#76 grachi 2009-10-20 11:32
Anyone I know personally with DirecTV wishes they didn't get it. Sooo...

Might as well just get Comcast or Verizon FIOS, whichever is available to you. Unless you live in like a field where there are more cows then people per square mile, I think both services have pretty heavy coverage around the US now...
 
 
#77 Docc8 2009-10-20 11:35
1. F Comcast.
2. F NBC.
3. F Bettman (other than obviously rigging the Finals so that Crosby could have the Cup).

There.

Now on a substantive note, this whole situation highlights the trouble with the conglomeration of media empires over the last few decades. Now you have near-vertical monopolies created when major nationwide delivery providers (Comcast) also own major (?) nationwide channels (Versus). News Corp. (Fox) used to own the largest share in DirecTV until 2006, while TimeWarner is affiliated with CNN and TBS.

There is an inherent conflict when cable/satellite providers also own channels and wish to promote viewership thereof. For instance, a provider may add free HD for channels it owns. And what Comcast is doing with Versus is the opposite--they're shaking down a competitor.

If anyone's to blame in this whole thing, it's our elected leadership and the assholes at the FTC (yes, the Federal Trade Commission--I'm not on an iPoop) who allow this kind of corporate cross-breeding.

All that said, F you sad little bitches. I'm watching the game in HD on FiOS at my homie's pad.
 
 
#78 hxcschweizer 2009-10-20 11:36
dont know if anyone already posted this but atdhe.net is also streaming the game tonight.
 
 
#79 demondg1 2009-10-20 11:42
For what it's worth, I have Comcast and a ratings box. To be on the side of good, not evil, I will not be watching the game at home tonight. Instead, I will be viewing the game from a local establishment where the beer is cheap and the wenches have nice asses.

F you Comcast.
F you Direct TV.
F the Vs. broadcasts.
And F you Flyers.

Let's Go Pens.
 
 
#80 WVbowler 2009-10-20 11:43
Being a Directv customer... Comcast sucks and watching a game on NBC is almost unbearable with Mr. Leadership doing commentary..

I just wish they work out their pissing match and I get VS. back to be able watch Hockey games and some of the outdoor shows on VS.
 
 
#81 TheTaxidermist 2009-10-20 11:47
Screw em both and get Verizon FIOS TV (If available in your area). Comcast sucks... PERIOD. This is a proven fact. It is not disputable, no matter how much you try. Everyone I know who has their TV and internet service hate it but can't afford to break their contract. For all who don't have Versus just watch the game streaming. As hxcschweizer said, atdhe.net is a great channel that has their sports games listed so they are easy to find.
 
 
#82 VSack 2009-10-20 11:51
Oh, anyone who has Comcast and thinks they are getting a decent picture should consult an Optometrist. When I was back home in Pittsburgh the HD looked so bad during the Islanders game I had to check to make sure my grandparents had hooked up their LCD correctly.

Not all HD is created equal. Comcast jobs you because they don't have the bandwidth to bring you decent, uncompressed HD quality.
 
 
#83 2009-10-20 12:01
He announcers are trash on vs. Keep in mind that the vs play by play guys are the guys who do the local broadcasts for the caps and the devils.

Everytime me and my friends watch Emrick it turns into a who can make fun of him the most. "Big drive!" I hate him.
 
 
#84 dying alive 2009-10-20 12:06
Quoting TheTaxidermist:
Screw em both and get Verizon FIOS TV (If available in your area). Comcast sucks... PERIOD. This is a proven fact. It is not disputable, no matter how much you try. Everyone I know who has their TV and internet service hate it but can't afford to break their contract. For all who don't have Versus just watch the game streaming. As hxcschweizer said, atdhe.net is a great channel that has their sports games listed so they are easy to find.


I have Comcast and I don't have a contract. If I wanted to switch to FIOS I would have to have a contract, which is one of the reasons I stuck with Comcast. I've never had a problem with their service.

Actually I'd prefer FIOS but for two things: the contract, and that I live in a townhouse that I just bought/moved into and I didn't want my first experience with my neighbors to be somebody digging up their yard to in[******] joke city my cable.
 
 
#85 Little Artie 2009-10-20 12:07
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
He announcers are trash on vs. Keep in mind that the vs play by play guys are the guys who do the local broadcasts for the caps and the devils.

Everytime me and my friends watch Emrick it turns into a who can make fun of him the most. "Big drive!" I hate him.


That's the only positive about tonite's game. Beninati called last nite's so odds are we get Emrick, who I'm still not really a fan of, but there's no one in all of sports broadcasting who I hate more than Joe Beninati.
 
 
#86 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 12:08
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
He announcers are trash on vs. Keep in mind that the vs play by play guys are the guys who do the local broadcasts for the caps and the devils.

Everytime me and my friends watch Emrick it turns into a who can make fun of him the most. "Big drive!" I hate him.

Emrick sounds like he's in the throes of orgasmic ecstasy when somebody takes a slapshot (whether it is a goal, is saved or blocked, or even goes wide). That gets tremendously annoying and I am always forced to mute games he does because he is the definition of ear-rape.

Beninati really does not know the game well at all so he's a joke as a play-by-play guy. That coupled with his piercing voice makes me want to punch things so I mute him too.
 
 
#87 hartnn 2009-10-20 12:10
hockeystreams.com has good streams but they aren't free... I think it's like 3 bucks per game if I remember correctly. I haven't been there this season but last season they almost always had HD versions of games
 
 
#88 akus 2009-10-20 12:14
I can handle listening to Doc compared to the others around.

I know it is bad when i hit mute when NHLN, On the Fly, are only showing highlights of Caps or Sabres games
 
 
#89 Ellen 2009-10-20 12:19
Question for those in the PGH area with Fios - Can you get Center Ice? I attempted to order it online but found no option to purchase CI.
 
 
#90 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 12:21
Quoting akus:
I can handle listening to Doc compared to the others around.

I know it is bad when i hit mute when NHLN, On the Fly, are only showing highlights of Caps or Sabres games

My problem with Emrick - aside from the shrill voice - is that he gets excited over the most inexplicable things during the game while not really getting even more riled/excited about important shit.

If he's like this in his personal life, I imagine on Steak & Blowjob Day he yells out, "Oh boy, STEAK!"
 
 
#91 Nic in Nebraska 2009-10-20 12:23
No worries for me, in Nebraska we have Cox.....



hahaha.... Cox.
 
 
#92 Violent J 2009-10-20 12:23
First time in c-blog for me, had to finally register just to say the Prince Humperdinck reference made me snarf coffee at work.

This blog has been the source of endless joy for me over the last 2 years. A long overdue THANK YOU to the staff and all photoshop pros out there.

Go Pens!
 
 
#93 2009-10-20 12:24
comcast blows, i live in cali originally from pittsburgh. Dont even have a chance to get comcast nor would i! I have direct tv, i get to watch FSN pittsburgh for free for the season, i get every game but the 4 on versus or something. I will live! GO PENS!
 
 
#94 Darth Stanley 2009-10-20 12:27
Inconceivable!
solid tPB reference by tPB!

Legends of the Hidden Temple is win as well.
 
 
#95 Rage 2009-10-20 12:28
I live in West Bumfuque, and have DirecTV AND I'll be at work and I will STILL watch the game, you pewling fucking nancies by clicking the "About Pensblog" and choosing the "WATCH GAMES ONLINE" tab. No fuss, no muss, NO FUCKING WHINING. It's the fucking PENS fer chrissakes...worse comes to worse, I'll listen to Lange and the Ol' 29er online...buncha fucking spoiled lily-skirts yinz...shut up and....

DO IT

woooooooooooooo oooooo

Go Pens
 
 
#96 Rage 2009-10-20 12:31
Quote:
I have Comcast and a ratings box. To be on the side of good, not evil, I will not be watching the game at home tonight. Instead, I will be viewing the game from a local establishment where the beer is cheap and the wenches have nice asses. F you Comcast. F you Direct TV. F the Vs. broadcasts. And F you Flyers. Let's Go Pens.


THAT is a goddamned fine American right there, people.

wooooooooooo

Go Cheap Beer and Nice Asses!!!
 
 
#97 2009-10-20 12:40
Here here for cheap beer and nice asses
 
 
#98 Kevman7987 2009-10-20 12:48
I'm up in Erie and I got Time Warner Digital, expanded and the sports tier mostly so I'd have those extra Historys and NHLN. Versus is on mine. Time Warner's all like, "What's goin' on? Can we still show hockey? Yes? Okay then." Up here with TWC all we get fucked out of is NFLN.
 
 
#99 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 12:52
In honor of comment #99 - Wayne Gretzky is a homo and his wife has a gambling problem.
 
 
#100 ScratchMoore 2009-10-20 12:59
Im sure no one will get this far, but I have Verizon Fios. That means I'll be watching the game. Sorry to the DirecTV people out there, but HA!
 
 
#101 GinoBangsYourMum 2009-10-20 12:59
I have DirecTV, love it, have had it for close to ten years now. The reason I have it is because Comcast is terrible in my area. I found it to be sub par years ago in Indiana, PA and it stinks here in South Jersey (which is odd because this is "Comcast Country" "see barfjob".

But, because the only thing that I watch on TV is hockey, I had to have Versus so I have Comcast Limited Basic Cable as well. It's $10.88 a month and gives me a few crappy local channels that I do not watch as well as, you guessed it, Versus. The picture is grainy and my Comcast signal is tolerable about 75% of the time, but I get the games and it was the only solution that would work for me here in the Nations armpit.

Lastly, to all those who say your DirecTV goes out all the time, get your satellite aligned better. Since I have moved 5 times over the past 10 years, I taught myself how to do it because third party contract in[******] joke cityers do NOT always pull off the best job possible because they get paid by the in[******] joke city. If you look up "improving my directv signal" on that thing called Google there are lots of helpful articles and forums dedicated to it. My DirecTV only shuts off on me now if it's a true lighting storm. Rain/Snow haven't affected the dish since I started doing the fine alignment myself.

Go Pens. Feels like it has been a month waiting for tonight’s game!
 
 
#102 Annie S 2009-10-20 13:04
According to the Pens' Twitter, Billy Jaffe and John Forslund are calling the game tonight. So no Beninati and no Emrick! Though I don't actually dislike Emrick all that much - he's a lot more diplomatic than most announcers out there, even if his voice is annoying.

Oh, and 1) Comcast sucks. I've had so much problems with it in the last three months that we seriously considered dropping out of it before our contract was over. My parents have DirecTV back home, and we never had any problems at all in the three years we've had it. And 2) Princess Bride and Prince Humperdink FTW. That warthog-faced buffoon.
 
 
#103 GinoBangsYourMum 2009-10-20 13:05
Quoting Rage:
Quote:
I have Comcast and a ratings box. To be on the side of good, not evil, I will not be watching the game at home tonight. Instead, I will be viewing the game from a local establishment where the beer is cheap and the wenches have nice asses. F you Comcast. F you Direct TV. F the Vs. broadcasts. And F you Flyers. Let's Go Pens.


THAT is a goddamned fine American right there, people.

wooooooooooo

Go Cheap Beer and Nice Asses!!!


Do I get RAGE points for being a homebrewer? I have some honey blonde ale in secondary fermentation. On average I make 5 gallons of beer for around $25.00. Also, when a home brewer tells you they only do it for the flavor or the quality and not because it gets ya drunk, they are being dishonest!

No nice asses though, so maybe I don't complete the equation.
 
 
#104 PensFan2166 2009-10-20 13:07
Quoting GinoBangsYourMu m:
No nice asses though, so maybe I don't complete the equation.

When 5 gallons of ale are involved, most asses can look nice.
 
 
#105 WVbowler 2009-10-20 13:13
I have Directv also and also think it is great, I don't have any signal problems unless it is raining fairly hard and never have a problem with snow.... So glad I dumped cable and have no plans to go back...

Lets Go Pens!!!
 
 
#106 mooch2348 2009-10-20 13:48
I live on the other side of the state, and I have service electric cablevision. my versus HD is included in all my other HD package which costs $18.95 (including HD DVR box). screw comcast.
 
 
#107 Stan Potash 2009-10-20 13:49
i hate comcast but i'm sure-as-shit glad i have it today.
 
 
#108 seclusion 2009-10-20 13:52
I have DirecTV at home, so I don't get Versus.

At school, we were lucky enough to get FSN last year... so we certainly don't have Versus.

Either way, this situation sucks. How about we just get rid of the whole Versus channel and save everyone the trouble.
 
 
#109 TheFutureIsNow 2009-10-20 14:10
I have Dish and I'm more than happy with it. It's cheaper than Comcast though you don't have anywhere near the amount of On-Demand programming. My son moved back into the house for a while and has Comcast in the attic. He's paying almost what I'm paying for one TV and no HD. To have Versus you do have to pay 5 bucks more a month for an upper tier package that includes History International, National Geographic, Military Channel, etc. (All the Dork channels that my wife laughs at me for watching)
 
 
#110 Mutski 2009-10-20 14:13
I live in Millersville, PA, right outside of Lancster. I have Comcast and get CSN(read: Comcast sports net)not FSN.
If I get Center Ice, guess what? Pens games blacked out. If I get Gamecenter, guess what? Pens games blacked out. When a game is on NHLN you guess it, blacked the fuck out.

This is actually one of the few games I get to watch that isn't a shit-bag internet stream.
Apparently I live in some Limbo-type area where no matter how much I want to spend to watch Penguin games, it is near impossible.
Has anyone ever tried to find a working proxy to get Gamecenter working? If you haven't it sucks balls.

Go Pens! Comcast licks!
 
 
#111 eze3484 2009-10-20 14:24
We should fight Comcast, to the pain
 
 
#112 stiles 2009-10-20 14:48
eh, really shitty situation. im sure comcast has been waiting for this situation to hit home for NHL fans. but this entire thing goes back to when NFL gave directv the viewing rights in a closed bid. pretty much the reason comcast played games with the NFL channel for two years.

its obvious comcast knows how to play hardball. but honestly, everyone should place their anger on the sports leagues (or teams) that sign any type of exclusive broadcast rights. the fact that you need one particular provider to view any sports game out of your market is just plain stupid.
 
 
#113 2009-10-20 15:19
Versus is on Dish Network's bare bones package, but you have to upgrade to get FSN = gay.

Or you jokes could just go Free-To-Air satellite & pirate the broadcast signals.

No Center Ice blackouts. No Comsuck/DickTV/Versus drama.
 
 
#114 bluzdude 2009-10-20 15:36
Quoting sven butenschon:
I have comcast and I don't support terrorism (unless there was a way to turn the ginger retard into a suicide bomber and the detonator went off next time Bettman had sex with him) and I hate myself for paying those bastards every month
I can't get Direct TV
I hate the fact that Center Ice broadcasts all of the games in HD but Comcast won't rebroadcast them in HD b/c it would cost more
Tonight is the only time I getto watch hockey in HD
After the infamous SHHHHHHHHHHH games I did write in the memo line of my check to the thieving bastards HAHAHAHAHA Pens win again
Hopefully one of their customer service agents won't come to my house and bite my fingers

I'm in the same boat. Can't get Direct TV, stuck w/ Comcast. I'm jacked about finally getting to see a game in HD. Unfortunately, I'll probably have to listen to Beninati, the aural equivalent of a dentist's drill.
 
 
#115 bluzdude 2009-10-20 15:39
Quoting bluzdude:
Quoting sven butenschon:
I have comcast and I don't support terrorism (unless there was a way to turn the ginger retard into a suicide bomber and the detonator went off next time Bettman had sex with him) and I hate myself for paying those bastards every month
I can't get Direct TV
I hate the fact that Center Ice broadcasts all of the games in HD but Comcast won't rebroadcast them in HD b/c it would cost more
Tonight is the only time I getto watch hockey in HD
After the infamous SHHHHHHHHHHH games I did write in the memo line of my check to the thieving bastards HAHAHAHAHA Pens win again
Hopefully one of their customer service agents won't come to my house and bite my fingers

I'm in the same boat. Can't get Direct TV, stuck w/ Comcast. I'm jacked about finally getting to see a game in HD. Unfortunately, I'll probably have to listen to Beninati, the aural equivalent of a dentist's drill.

Sorry... I should have read farther into the comments and saw that there will be no Beninati. Hoo-ray.
 
 
#116 butterflyprophet 2009-10-20 15:55
*shrugs* I really can't job Comcast, they're pretty good to me here in the boonies for school. My roommates and I agreed we needed a package that carried all the hockey shit, and it's a reasonable price (especially since it's split four ways). We've had Comcast at home for years and they've been great.

There will always be corporate beefs so I'm just glad this time I'm on the side that isn't losing out. I've already had like six random classmates ask me if they could come over for the game. Sharin' the Comcast wealth? Maybe. But the redhaired dude in those commercials still needs to die.

Also, the iPhone will learn whatever words you use most often. I suggest typing "hockey" more than "hickey" will eliminate all such screw-ups.
 
 
#117 jayness 2009-10-20 15:58
I've got Time Warner Cable. Suck it, Trebek.
 
 
#118 abber32 2009-10-20 16:35
We have Time Warner here at college and Versus is up in the 150's which we are oh so kindly blacked out of by the college's basic cable package. I think (but don't quote me on this) its included on the premium cable package here in Erie that is a slight upgrade from basic.

We used to have it on basic cable here (as like channel 76 or something) until Jan 1 09. So now I can't watch games either. Lang all the way for me tonight. I think Time Warner on the whole is superior to any of this joke bullshit, but I know back home my rents are supporting communism and laughing at me cause I can't watch the game.
 
 
#119 SnowFleury 2009-10-20 16:40
I just go to the bar and watch the games with a freshie in my hand.
 
 
#120 fleuryous 2009-10-20 16:53
Quoting RobotJaxxon:
A) Why is there bizarre shit dancing on top of this webpage while I'm trying to post a comment?!?



Was having a not-good day, but this made me laugh out loud in the Pitt common area. haha, whatev.

In a better mood now...mostly because I'm heading to the game in a few. WOOOOOOOO

Go Pengrins.
 
 
#121 fleuryous 2009-10-20 16:55
And PensFan2166, I just want to let you know that you are HILAR. I think I laughed at every one of your comments on this page. Let's be Facebook friends!
 
 
#122 buriesitchick67 2009-10-20 17:04
Quoting PensFan2166:
Quoting akus:
Quoting Hockey fights ca:
And jobbing comcast cause you hate Philly is stupid. Not saying the staff is doing that, I'm stating that letting the NHL/state rivalry cloud your judgement is narrow-minded and dumb



Jesus,and if you KNOW anything about the Pensblog you know we don't need one reason to hate Philly. Why would you log in here and expect it to be different?

Considering Hockey fights ca is just now logging in with a user name based on a topic which has only come up in recent posts and he's jobbing tPB dislike of the Flyers and the long known and well-documented hatred of all things Comcast and NBC, I would guess this dude doesn't know much about the Pensblog - if anything.


AND HOW!
job job job job job.

NHLis calling in for back-up on the issue.
penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502785
 
 
#123 LittleMissSunshine 2009-10-20 18:00
Something is wrong with the world when I, a student in South Carolina (where nobody gives 2 shits about hockey), can watch a Pens game on my basic cable while y'all up there in Pittsburgh (and other places where you pay to get channels that SHOULD get you the game)get screwed out of watching it? I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm glad I can watch it. But that's messed up. Eff comcast.
 
 
#124 oddjobber 2009-10-20 19:11
Is there a stream anywhere?
 
 
#125 OneSmugPug 2009-10-20 19:49
Quoting deuce5189:
Not too sure about this part of your statement:

"If you have DirecTV and the Center Ice Package, and are located outside the Pittburgh viewing area, you're fine."

I live in Rochester, NY. I have DirecTV and Center Ice and there is definitely no feed for the game tonight on center ice. Were all in this together. Fuck Comcast! Anyways I'm goin to my terroristy supporting friends house to watch the game.


Nice to see someone else lives in a city full of bitter Sabres fans....
 
 
#126 darthaggie 2009-10-20 20:13
If you have Comcast, you support terrorism.

That's about right, having heard from friends in town about Commie-cast, and various bloggers roasting them, and the occasional dealing with them in regards to their cablemodem service of a client or three.

I have Dishnetwork sat-TV, and Versus is a) available standard on the Gold package, and b) I believe is currently available as a free preview till the end of the month.
 
 
#127 Diabetic Daredevil 2009-10-20 21:46
This is how I got around the shitty situation.

THE Setup!
So Comcast owns VS. They made unreasonable demands to DirecTv to keep VS. The result is that DirecTv dropped VS. Comcast found a way to screw us again. VS coverage sucks but at least you get to see the game. My solution: THE Setup. Streaming the game online with my PS3, syncing up the radio broadcast to the video with MyHomeTeamRadio & pumping it through my surround sound. Problem solved and shitty announcing avoided. Fuck VS and Fuck Comcast. LET'S GO PENS!
 
 
#128 2009-10-20 23:57
Sounds like the heads of Comcast are astute businessmen.
 
 
#129 2009-10-22 01:46
all i say is they better get this shit figured out b4 the playoffs, some will pay for it if it doesnt happen, i promise you
 

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