Web Cast - On Tulsa's Site

El Paso Eagle · September 16, 2006

Looks like a $6.95 (monthly fee)

http://tulsahurricane.cstv.com/

kj86 · September 16, 2006

Anybody have any experience with this? Will it work? I'm in for $6.95 if it'll work.

Danish42 · September 16, 2006

Anybody have any experience with this? Will it work? I'm in for $6.95 if it'll work.
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How does this work? Like do you give your credit card number and then expect to see the game like on television.

chrisfisher · September 16, 2006

How does this work? Like do you give your credit card number and then expect to see the game like on television.
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If it is anything like Mean Green Premium, it will be a so-so internet broadcast of the game. You get a pretty decent picture on your computer monitor if you keep the viewing window to about 4"x4" window.. you can make it a full screen, but the video quality drops significantly. In addition, you MUST have DSL or Cable... I don't care what they say. Don't buy it if you have a 56k (dial up)... that really sucks. Tell you the truth, it is really better than nothing. You can turn off the audio, and turn on the UNT radio broadcast for your narrative...

foutsrouts · September 16, 2006

I would love to drive up to Tulsa but am stuck in the Houston area over the weekend. Anyone know if 88.3 in the Houston area is broadcasting our games again this year? My brother down in Houston checked it out last weekend and they were covering a high school game. TIA.

chrisfisher · September 16, 2006

I would love to drive up to Tulsa but am stuck in the Houston area over the weekend. Anyone know if 88.3 in the Houston area is broadcasting our games again this year? My brother down in Houston checked it out last weekend and they were covering a high school game. TIA.
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The Word 107 in Denton broadcasts it over the internet. Check on the radio station's website: 107

Edited September 16, 2006 by chrisfisher

GreeneyedDad · September 16, 2006

I would love to drive up to Tulsa but am stuck in the Houston area over the weekend. Anyone know if 88.3 in the Houston area is broadcasting our games again this year? My brother down in Houston checked it out last weekend and they were covering a high school game. TIA.
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I am in Houston as well, actually the Cypress area. I found the following off the game notes posted on the UNT.edu website. Looks like we should be good to go in Houston, at least on the radio. I will also try the video link provided at the beginning of this thread. GMG!

Radio / TV

Radio - KWRD 100.7 FM (Dallas/Fort

Worth), KPXI 100.7 FM (Tyler/Longview),

KAFR 88.3 FM (Houston) and KNTU 88.1

FM (Denton). George Dunham and Hank

Dickenson.

TV - None.

El Paso Eagle · September 16, 2006

Anybody have any experience with this? Will it work? I'm in for $6.95 if it'll work.
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I'm no expert, but I think a lot depends on the connection. I have a cable modem and after I signed up I viewed some of the "past" games and the picture was clear.

Reminder - The $6.95 is for 1 month’s service. It will automatically renew unless you cancel the “membership”.

chrisfisher · September 16, 2006

I just got off the phone with CSTV. They handle Tulsa's webcasts. You can call 888-870-2788 to purchase the game. They will throw in 2 free weeks to your one month purchase.. 6 weeks total for $6.95. I know - its Tulsa, but if they give something free, why not take it. You can even tell them not to autobill so you don't have to remember to call back. Very friendly folks. I had a good experience. One note: Their computers were down briefly... probably overloaded with Mean Green fans just aching to see us beat Tulsa You may want to wait an hour or so to call.

Edited September 16, 2006 by chrisfisher

Ibleedgreen · September 16, 2006

What is the phone number?

chrisfisher · September 16, 2006

What is the phone number?
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Read my post again. I included the 800 number.

TheColonyEagle · September 16, 2006

I checked out some of the clips on my PC but the replay was choppy. I've got DSL but I think it kind of sucks.

I'm assuming if the replays are choppy the live stream will be choppy as well.

(Forgive my computer ignorance on this one.)

It still may be worth 7 bucks to see some of the game. can you back up the play back and replay a certain play? I'm thinking if I Georgio describes a big play I can run in here and back it up so I can see it.

Can that work?

chrisfisher · September 16, 2006

I checked out some of the clips on my PC but the replay was choppy. I've got DSL but I think it kind of sucks.
I'm assuming if the replays are choppy the live stream will be choppy as well.
(Forgive my computer ignorance on this one.)
It still may be worth 7 bucks to see some of the game. can you back up the play back and replay a certain play? I'm thinking if I Georgio describes a big play I can run in here and back it up so I can see it.
Can that work?
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I really can't say. I never used the CSTV viewer before. You probably have a 150K DSL. 300K or higher is best for these live streams. One thing you can try to increase speed is to unplug your modem and router (if you have a router) for 30 seconds or longer. Then turn them back on. This clears out junk (rouge data packets) that gets built up over time, and you will typically see a small speed increase (if you haven't done this recently). Moreover, your modem will sometimes get updated if there is an update available from the ISP. Last - you can often upgrade from a 150K line to a 300K line for only a few dollars a month, if they offer such an upgrade.

mad dog · September 16, 2006

I signed up... will let everyone know how it goes.

GabeGMG · September 16, 2006

No support for Mac OS X.....LAME!

GabeGMG · September 16, 2006

I was reading the FAQ and it shows the stream is encoded at 400k - 500k which is actually pretty decent quality, better than my MLB.TV subscription. Anyways, I'm not sure who would be interested...but I have a projector in my apartment that I could hook up to a computer and we could have a watching party, granted the stream quality is worth watching. Anyone interested?

shutter · September 16, 2006

I called cstv the carrier and a nice lady said that if I wanted to just watch today that there was no need to pay because there service is free untill the 30th.......so I signed up and she assured me that it would work com game time.

NT Drummer · September 16, 2006

I am in Houston as well, actually the Cypress area. I found the following off the game notes posted on the UNT.edu website. Looks like we should be good to go in Houston, at least on the radio. I will also try the video link provided at the beginning of this thread. GMG!
Radio / TV
Radio - KWRD 100.7 FM (Dallas/Fort
Worth), KPXI 100.7 FM (Tyler/Longview),
KAFR 88.3 FM (Houston) and KNTU 88.1
FM (Denton). George Dunham and Hank
Dickenson.
TV - None.
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KAFR apparently transmits from somewhere near Conroe. You probably can pull it in where you are, but here in Sugar Land I can barely get it in my car, and can't get it at all in my house. I wish we could get a station that broadcasts from one of the Missouri City towers.

chrisfisher · September 16, 2006

KAFR apparently transmits from somewhere near Conroe. You probably can pull it in where you are, but here in Sugar Land I can barely get it in my car, and can't get it at all in my house. I wish we could get a station that broadcasts from one of the Missouri City towers.
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You can listen to UNT broadcast over the internet. No radio needed. You can Listen Here

SeanMG · September 16, 2006

If the free thing doesnt work then someone could jsut buy a gmg account and post the password

GabeGMG · September 16, 2006

So to anyone who wants to come I live above the Jewelry store on the square, I'll put a note on my door so you'll know where to go. Feel free to give me a call as well if you need directions. 940.390.4955, GMG!

MeanGreenBuzz · September 16, 2006

I just called up there and talked to the lady. It is indeed free for the next 2 weeks and you can renew after that if you want. As long as you call you don't have to give any sort of credit card info. Here's to watching the Mean Green woop Tulsa!

SeanMG · September 16, 2006

I cant get past the hold music.

Heard the same song for 20 min now..

Edited September 16, 2006 by SeanMG

SeanMG · September 16, 2006

I jsut got off of the phone with CSTV and they told me that you could not watch the game without paying. so...ticker for me.

Unless someone wants to PM me a login and password with access I would appreciate it since Im at work and cant really do sound.

bflan · September 16, 2006

I am watching Tulsa's video and listening to the North Texas home broadcast on my computer. I found the video's audio feed came through on my left speaker only, MeanGreen's radio on my right speaker only. I disconnected the left speaker. Looks and sounds great!

Go Mean Green!