2010 Ticket Information - Page 10

GeeCee · #**181** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 6:57 PM**

I'd rather the provider be tickets.com than ticketbastard. Can you imagine all the fees?

Chikinlittle · #**182** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 6:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

I already have all the tickets I want so I just tried logging in to see what was available and I managed to get in within 5 min. Seems like most of the prime events only have A tickets left, but there does appear to be tickets for everything if you only try to buy 2 or less. I couldn't find 4 tickets for anything expect the medal ceremonies.

You are the ONLY person I have heard to get in.

Waders · #**183** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 6:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by CBeats

It's strange - the message on all my Safari pages is about trying again in phase 2, but the message on all my Firefox pages is the current one about "try again later".

Been able to attempt to log in 4 times now, but not any further...grrr

The web developers didn't test the web page code properly in different type of browser. IE should work better.

Yume-sama · #**184** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeeCee

I'd rather the provider be tickets.com than ticketbastard. Can you imagine all the fees?

Most likely they would have worked out a deal, and you'd actually be able to get your tickets. Like when U2 or Bon Jovi go on sale and sell out within minutes. They are able to sell out because people are able to USE the website!

Chikinlittle · #**185** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:01 PM**

What a waste of an hour of a perfectly good Saturday morning.

Yume-sama · #**186** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:03 PM**

And, having looked at my past purchase for closing ceremonies, I was charged $36 "purchasing fee" plus "$20 shipping fee" so why exactly do we hate on Ticketmaster and their $5 fee

?

BCPhil · #**187** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Waders

Too bad the web site is using technology from M********

Fiddler tells me that the tickets server and Tickets.com are using Apache.

EDIT: Even vancouver2010.com seems to be Apache. At this point I wish it was Microsoft. Who do you call when Apache breaks?

Yume-sama · #**188** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:16 PM**

I want my tickets! I saw them, I had them in my hand.... only to be DENIED!

Has anybody been able to get through by phone?

GeeCee · #**189** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:22 PM**

Been trying the phone.. sometimes I get a fast busy, sometimes a normal busy.

Waders · #**190** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by BCPhil

Fiddler tells me that the tickets server and Tickets.com are using Apache.

EDIT: Even vancouver2010.com seems to be Apache. At this point I wish it was Microsoft. Who do you call when Apache breaks?

Apache? I read a few years ago from some technical articles SQL Server clusters are used. Vanoc was hiring SQL Server developers. May be I got the information wrong...
I use Apache too, but 'you are on your own' if something doesn't work properly.

CBeats · #**191** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeeCee

Been trying the phone.. sometimes I get a fast busy, sometimes a normal busy.

Same with me.

This is disheartening...

Waders · #**192** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Yume-sama

I want my tickets! I saw them, I had them in my hand.... only to be DENIED!

Has anybody been able to get through by phone?

Since the web site is not working properly, the phone system would also get overloaded.

Edit: It is now 11:25am, lunch time. I think I am about to give up and use the money to buy a BIG LCD TV. Hopefully CTV would do a good job for the games coverage.

Good luck for everyone who is still trying to get through the web site or by phone.

Yume-sama · #**193** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Waders

Since the web site is not working properly, the phone system would also get overloaded.

How come they don't have an Indian call centre.

Yume-sama · #**194** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:28 PM**

I think we crashed the phone system. I am getting "Due to network difficulties, your call could not be completed at this time"

Quick. Someone rob a bank.

johnjimbc · #**195** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:28 PM**

Is it possible they are under cyber attack? Olympic protest hackers?

I'm trying to give them an out here.

GeeCee · #**196** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:29 PM**

I found on Facebook that the waiting room does apparently exist for phase 3 and it appears to be working.. but does it actually do anything? https://frontline-tickets.vancouver2010.com/buy/TMSPublicEventInfo?agency=OLMP_MYTIXX&roomid=5

Yume-sama · #**197** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:31 PM**

Looks to be doing something *now*, but the waiting rooms always failed for me before. That link earlier took me right to the buy page.

BCPhil · #**198** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:31 PM**

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Tickets to Whistler events will not be on sale during Phase 3 because the Olympic bus network (OBN), the transport system for spectators originating in Metro Vancouver, has reached maximum capacity in Whistler.

Say what?

CBeats · #**199** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:34 PM**

Thanks for the waiting room link. It doesn't appear to be doing anything for me yet though.

Yume-sama · #**200** Posted **Nov 7, 2009, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by CBeats

Thanks for the waiting room link. It doesn't appear to be doing anything for me yet though.

I doubt it will, really. There is no way to access it from the main website, still goes to http://images.vancouver2010.com/images/tms/vanoc_onsale.html