How To Get Around NBC's Olympic Online Video Restrictions

Don't have cable/sat? "No online Olympic video for you!" says NBC. Even if you do have cable, you may not get to watch. But there is hope, read the linked article for more.

clipped from utterlyboring.com Working Around NBCOlympics.com's Stupid Restrictions NBCs online video system is that access to some videos (encore and live videos, for example) is restricted if your cable provider doesn't participate. The workaround I found? Select another zip code and known big-name provider for that are. I personally selected 97403 (a Eugene zip code) and Comcast and was able to get in fine. So just get a zip code for one of Comcast's markets and use it, since Comcast appears to be participating Wired Wiki has a great bit on how to watch the Olympics online.