First of all, to clear something up:
It's been reported that if you have video service through Cablevision but your internet service is through another provider, they'll provide you with a "internet deactivated" cable modem so you can use the app. I haven't seen anything that explains whether you need a router with two WAN ports or if it will work over one of the device ports.
Meanwhile, it's been tested with a VPN and apparently works fine, so yes, you can use it over 3G or any other connection that you can use to connect to your VPN:
http://www.waywardweb.com/2011/04/0...with-optimum-for-ipad-on-3g-and-roaming-wifi/
As far as whether or not Cablevision is making up their loophole, I doubt it. They'll be in huge legal trouble if it's not (Though I'm curious as to why the few channels not included for whatever rights reasons are public/local access and all of Music Choice's channels. It feels random). Plus, from what I could tell myself and what others have reported, it doesn't use up any of your internet connection's bandwidth.
Has anyone here who owns one of the pre-mirroring video output cables (especially composite, which I'd like to use) tried using it with this app and if so, does it work?
Anyway, it's an incredible app (and I hope it works with the older output cables), though there are some hiccups here and there that I hope they fix:
- Some channels show the overscan area, including the closed captioning line.
- Sometimes a dialog box will open with the X (partially or completely) offscreen.
- The full guide kills the audio of what you were watching. You have to use the "what's on now" guide.
- The lag. What's causing the delay? The routing from modem to router to iPad combined with the H.264 encoding somehow slowing them down?
- The volume output is too weak.
There was some on demand content I tried accessing and couldn't (a Pawn Stars episode), but they've said that missing VOD is because it hasn't been encoded, I think. The error message was a little confusing and could be interpreted as telling me to "order" the program on a box and then try to play it on the iPad again, which I didn't try, but I doubt that's what it meant.
I also wonder if this means the other long promised Cablevision services ("PC Media Relay" and cloud DVR) are coming soon.
