Sling Media's SlingPlayer Now Available in App Store

MacRumors · 11:58 PM

Given all the drama from the circumstances surrounding the SlingPlayer Mobile launch, we felt it newsworthy to post about the availability of Sling Media's app.

SlingPlayer Mobile is now available [liTunes ink] in the App Store. The $29.99 application allows you to watch and control your home TV and DVR from your iPhone and iPod touch. This is accomplished though the use of one of SlingMedia's media devices. Unfortunately, due to concerns about network congestion, the application will only stream video over Wi-Fi connections and does not support 3G or EDGE.

App Store Link: SlingPlayer Mobile, $29.99

Article Link: Sling Media's SlingPlayer Now Available in App Store

thomahawk · May 12, 2009, 11:36 PM

30 bucks?!?! O____O
no wayzzzzzz
i'll just stick with my laptop then when im on the go for my slingbox viewing..

natebookpro · May 12, 2009, 11:37 PM

Thats a lot of money. Would be more worth it if you could use it over 3G.

rush0 · May 12, 2009, 11:38 PM

sling is soooo stupid

socbrian · May 12, 2009, 11:39 PM

booooooooooooooooooooooo!!

"slingplayer moble for the iphone only supports streaming over wi-fi connecting at this time."

Maybe hope?

Ubik1981 · May 12, 2009, 11:39 PM

Page 2 rumor

nfl46 · May 12, 2009, 11:40 PM

30 bucks they won't get from me.

mobilehaathi · May 12, 2009, 11:41 PM

Whats the point if it doesn't do 3G or EDGE? $30??? ........

dissdnt · May 12, 2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobilehaathi

Whats the point if it doesn't do 3G or EDGE? $30??? ........

Duh 20,000 hotspots! :P

docprego · May 12, 2009, 11:42 PM

Where's the 30 day trial like they give Windows Mobile users?

Let's see:

1-Same price as the WM version
2-No trial available
3-WiFi only

3 strikes you're out! Major disappointment!

levitynyc · May 12, 2009, 11:43 PM

No 3G = No sale

**** you AT&T

macfan406 · May 12, 2009, 11:44 PM

See kids? this is why we jailbreak and use things like VoIPover3G when

needs to be all monopolistic..

Asar · May 12, 2009, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macfan406

See kids? this is why we jailbreak and use things like VoIPover3G when

needs to be all monopolistic..

yeah, i dont jailbreak, but i see why people do. i remember hearing of a hack that tricked your phone to think its on wifi back in the day, so you could download itune songs on your phone with 3g and edge. i'm sure they will do the same hack for this app so you CAN use it for 3g and edge.

iPhonePhan · May 12, 2009, 11:46 PM

Price it like BeeJive at $14.99, make it work over 3G/EDGE and you've got a sale for most people.

At $30, only 10% of a niche (iPhone users) of a niche (SlingPlayer) market will invest in a crippled app. Sling Media is not at fault for the WWAN limitation but they can make lemonades out of this lemon of a situation by reducing the price to a reasonable $9.99 pending AT&T's bandwidth update in June 2009.

Sling knows that in June they can Sling TV over 3G because of the network bandwidth update which is why they mention in their app's description that you can view video over Wifi "at this time".

Save your money until late May - early June when Sling will offer a fire sale at a better price point like so many other developpers asking for too much but delivering a so-so iPhone app.

javaGuru · May 12, 2009, 11:47 PM

I'm also very disappointed in the wifi only aspect of the slingplayer but I thought I'd give it a try anyways. So far I'm very disappointed that there seems to be no way to actually turn on my cable box remotely. This is a huge downer. I don't really want to leave my cable box running at all times.

Oh, and the icon for the app is all black which doesn't really show up too well on my iphone. Maybe my problems are just due to the fact that I'm running iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5. But, I thought all apps now have to be compliant with 3.0 in order to be approved. Oh well...I think I just wasted $30.

sidebox · May 12, 2009, 11:50 PM

whine whine whine. don't buy it.

99.9% of you probably don't own a slingbox and had not planned on it.

I do, I've already spent the $30 and it works perfectly, great quality and it responds quickly.

Down the road I am certain that it will be useable over more than just wifi, whether that means I have to wait till 4g or not, who knows... or cares. How many long bus trips do you take a year? A decade... wifi will do just fine for now.
commence the bitchfest..... now.

Habakuk · May 12, 2009, 11:52 PM

Not available in Austrian App Store. You won't even get product informations in iTunes. Nothing. Nada. Something like a military secret? ;-)

wackymacky · May 12, 2009, 11:54 PM

You fork out 200-300 for the set top box, then they want another 30 bucks to access it from your phone! come on!

They would sell more of the desk top units if the app was free

MACingIS4Me · May 12, 2009, 11:54 PM

this sickens me.

I pay 30$ a month to use the iphone data plan, but then my carrier can say.."well, an iphone is pretty much a pc so its against the rules" **** that! How in bloody hell is my iphone compare to my MB? and if i have wifi i will certainly have that with! Completely pointless! sling mobile works for my blackerry bold on AT&T 3G? So magically it wont because I have an iPhone? Jailbreakers..HELP!! no current apps from the community seem to trick sling media..

iCantwait · May 12, 2009, 11:55 PM

page 2....

patrickvanzandt · 12:52 AM

...thank you VoIPover3G!

Queue the new TV spot.
"Say you're a commuter and you wanna watch your home DVR on the subway....
Well, there's an app for that! (but we [AT&T] won't let you have it)
Only on the iPhone."

corywoolf · May 12, 2009, 11:56 PM

FYI: There have been rumors of AT&T introducing their own proprietary version of a Slingbox like app that will require an extra monthly fee on top of the data plan. Also may be integrated with the few (I am in one of them) areas that can get Uverse. My guess is an extra $19.99 per month extra for 100+ channels on iPhone. Probably not streaming from home though (unlike Slingbox), but directly from AT&T. People would pay it, Apple is great at marketing and people can cut out other costs (like rent) to justify the extra feature. Of course Apple will receive a good chunk of change (say 50% of the 19.99) to offset potential losses in the iTunes Mobile Store.

MACingIS4Me · May 12, 2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickvanzandt

...thank you VoIPover3G!

REALLY?!?!?!?!??!?!?
that is not working for me..?

javaGuru · May 12, 2009, 11:58 PM

Is there a way to remotely turn on my cable box using this app??? I can't seem to find this option.

pattoniscool · May 13, 2009, 12:00 AM

What's the bundle identifier for voipover3g

May 12, 2009, 11:35 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Sling Media's SlingPlayer Now Available in App Store Given all the drama from the circumstances surrounding the SlingPlayer Mobile launch, we felt it newsworthy to post about the availability of Sling Media's app. SlingPlayer Mobile is now available [liTunes ink] in the App Store. The $29.99 application allows you to watch and control your home TV and DVR from your iPhone and iPod touch. This is accomplished though the use of one of SlingMedia's media devices. Unfortunately, due to concerns about network congestion, the application will only stream video over Wi-Fi connections and does not support 3G or EDGE. App Store Link: SlingPlayer Mobile, $29.99 Article Link: Sling Media's SlingPlayer Now Available in App Store Last edited by arn : May 12, 2009 at 11:58 PM.

May 12, 2009, 11:36 PM	#2
thomahawk macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Osaka, Japan	30 bucks?!?! O____O no wayzzzzzz i'll just stick with my laptop then when im on the go for my slingbox viewing.. __________________ flickr

May 12, 2009, 11:37 PM	#3
natebookpro macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland	Thats a lot of money. Would be more worth it if you could use it over 3G. __________________ Alu MacBook 2.4 4GB 500GB \| 32GB White iPhone 3G S\| Time Capsule 500GB \| TV

May 12, 2009, 11:39 PM	#6
Ubik1981 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NL	Page 2 rumor __________________ MacBook '07 1.83 GHz; 20" Aluminium iMac 2.66 Ghz; MacMini '08; TC 500 GB; iPhone 2G 8GB

May 12, 2009, 11:41 PM	#8
mobilehaathi macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Earth	Whats the point if it doesn't do 3G or EDGE? $30??? ........ __________________ 15" MBP, 2.5 GHz Penryn, 4GB RAM/Fedora 7 Box + Samsung 226cw/8GB iPod Touch/60GB iPod Video

May 12, 2009, 11:38 PM	#4
rush0 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2007	sling is soooo stupid

May 12, 2009, 11:39 PM	#5
socbrian macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NJ	booooooooooooooooooooooo!! "slingplayer moble for the iphone only supports streaming over wi-fi connecting at this time." Maybe hope?

May 12, 2009, 11:40 PM	#7
nfl46 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008	30 bucks they won't get from me.

May 12, 2009, 11:42 PM	#10
docprego macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Henderson, NV	Where's the 30 day trial like they give Windows Mobile users? Let's see: 1-Same price as the WM version 2-No trial available 3-WiFi only 3 strikes you're out! Major disappointment!

May 12, 2009, 11:43 PM	#11
levitynyc macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	No 3G = No sale **** you AT&T

May 12, 2009, 11:44 PM	#12
macfan406 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2008	Jailbreak See kids? this is why we jailbreak and use things like VoIPover3G when needs to be all monopolistic..

May 12, 2009, 11:46 PM	#14
iPhonePhan macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Apple FanBoy Land	Price it like BeeJive at $14.99, make it work over 3G/EDGE and you've got a sale for most people. At $30, only 10% of a niche (iPhone users) of a niche (SlingPlayer) market will invest in a crippled app. Sling Media is not at fault for the WWAN limitation but they can make lemonades out of this lemon of a situation by reducing the price to a reasonable $9.99 pending AT&T's bandwidth update in June 2009. Sling knows that in June they can Sling TV over 3G because of the network bandwidth update which is why they mention in their app's description that you can view video over Wifi "at this time". Save your money until late May - early June when Sling will offer a fire sale at a better price point like so many other developpers asking for too much but delivering a so-so iPhone app. __________________ Love 

May 12, 2009, 11:47 PM	#15
javaGuru macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	I'm also very disappointed in the wifi only aspect of the slingplayer but I thought I'd give it a try anyways. So far I'm very disappointed that there seems to be no way to actually turn on my cable box remotely. This is a huge downer. I don't really want to leave my cable box running at all times. Oh, and the icon for the app is all black which doesn't really show up too well on my iphone. Maybe my problems are just due to the fact that I'm running iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5. But, I thought all apps now have to be compliant with 3.0 in order to be approved. Oh well...I think I just wasted $30.

May 12, 2009, 11:50 PM	#16
sidebox macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2009	whine whine whine. don't buy it. 99.9% of you probably don't own a slingbox and had not planned on it. I do, I've already spent the $30 and it works perfectly, great quality and it responds quickly. Down the road I am certain that it will be useable over more than just wifi, whether that means I have to wait till 4g or not, who knows... or cares. How many long bus trips do you take a year? A decade... wifi will do just fine for now. commence the bitchfest..... now.

May 12, 2009, 11:52 PM	#17
Habakuk macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vienna Austria Europe	Not available in Austrian App Store. You won't even get product informations in iTunes. Nothing. Nada. Something like a military secret? ;-) __________________ Blog: Die besten iPhone-Tipps (German-language) Details on my MacBook Pro and iPhone 3G

May 12, 2009, 11:54 PM	#18
wackymacky macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand	You fork out 200-300 for the set top box, then they want another 30 bucks to access it from your phone! come on! They would sell more of the desk top units if the app was free

May 12, 2009, 11:54 PM	#19
MACingIS4Me macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	this sickens me. I pay 30$ a month to use the iphone data plan, but then my carrier can say.."well, an iphone is pretty much a pc so its against the rules" **** that! How in bloody hell is my iphone compare to my MB? and if i have wifi i will certainly have that with! Completely pointless! sling mobile works for my blackerry bold on AT&T 3G? So magically it wont because I have an iPhone? Jailbreakers..HELP!! no current apps from the community seem to trick sling media.. __________________ iPhone 3GS 32GB 13.3" Macbook, 2.4 GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD; 2nd Gen Ipod Touch 8GB; 24" aluminum iMac, 4GB RAM, 320 GB HD

May 12, 2009, 11:55 PM	#20
iCantwait macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	page 2.... __________________ There truly is something beautiful about seeing a 5gb iPod plugged into an iBook

May 12, 2009, 11:56 PM	#21
patrickvanzandt macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston	Working great on 3G for me ...thank you VoIPover3G! Queue the new TV spot. "Say you're a commuter and you wanna watch your home DVR on the subway.... Well, there's an app for that! (but we [AT&T] won't let you have it) Only on the iPhone." Last edited by patrickvanzandt : May 13, 2009 at 12:52 AM. Reason: update screen shot to AT&T commercial

May 12, 2009, 11:56 PM	#22
corywoolf macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2004	FYI: There have been rumors of AT&T introducing their own proprietary version of a Slingbox like app that will require an extra monthly fee on top of the data plan. Also may be integrated with the few (I am in one of them) areas that can get Uverse. My guess is an extra $19.99 per month extra for 100+ channels on iPhone. Probably not streaming from home though (unlike Slingbox), but directly from AT&T. People would pay it, Apple is great at marketing and people can cut out other costs (like rent) to justify the extra feature. Of course Apple will receive a good chunk of change (say 50% of the 19.99) to offset potential losses in the iTunes Mobile Store.

May 12, 2009, 11:58 PM	#24
javaGuru macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2007	Is there a way to remotely turn on my cable box using this app??? I can't seem to find this option.

May 13, 2009, 12:00 AM	#25
pattoniscool macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	What's the bundle identifier for voipover3g

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