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@Kfred - I am not originally from the US, so my family is not there. Got a bunch of friends, but I'd rather pay than ask for a long term favor. True, iPad is just one device, but I can connect it to the TV. I tried SlingBox (I have both the Slingbox and the slingplayer device) and the quality is quite mediocre. I think the iPad solution may be the best.

Would love to run a test with someone.
 
Touche Aristo, I forgot about the HDMI output on iPad 2.

Only thing I see people on this board having a problem with (beyond allowing you to access their private network) is also giving you their optimum online login credentials, with which you can use to access their email, among other things.

Not saying that no one would do it, but I wouldn't give that information out--especially since the credentials I am using to login with are not my own.

But if you work out some sort of rules with somebody, I am sure some one would grant you access.

Just my $.02
 
@kfred - good point, though if you are on this forum setting up VPNs, I doubt you even know how to use Optimum Online for email :)

Anyway, if anyone is interested, let me know and we'll talk, you can then Google my name (you'll find over 5,000 references to it) and you'll see I won't do anything bad with your credentials.

Thank you all and I hope someone helps me deliver the US E! for my gf :)
 
Hey guys,

I recently moved to the UK from NYC, so no more US TV for me :(

Maybe one of you can let me access their VPN from my iPad? Will pay you $50/mo. to help offset your cable bill. Thanks!
$50 to paypall a month? Sold!!! I was thinking of upgrading to cablevision ultra. Which gives 100MB down and 15MB up. 15MB up would be more than enough to serve multiple streams and off set the added cost for Ultra service.
 
@Kfred - I am not originally from the US, so my family is not there. Got a bunch of friends, but I'd rather pay than ask for a long term favor. True, iPad is just one device, but I can connect it to the TV. I tried SlingBox (I have both the Slingbox and the slingplayer device) and the quality is quite mediocre. I think the iPad solution may be the best.

Would love to run a test with someone.
What country are you from?
 
or if some user is trustworthy just create an optimum ID for an overseas person so they get their own email address but can't do anything to the parent account.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I'll have to test if only the master account works in the iPad app.
 
@Coleman2010 I am in the UK. Yes, $50/mo, PayPal. Drop me a line to optimumabroad at gmail and let's chat. Let's see if it works (I don't know how much bandwidth the App requires and whether it will work given the 100 msec or so RT latency, but it's sure worth trying).

Thanks!
 
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the iPad app is limited to 2 concurrent streams only. keep that in mind also.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'll have to test if only the master account works in the iPad app.
 
@Coleman2010 I am in the UK. Yes, $50/mo, PayPal. Drop me a line to optimumabroad at gmail and let's chat. Let's see if it works (I don't know how much bandwidth the App requires and whether it will work given the 100 msec or so RT latency, but it's sure worth trying).

Thanks!
optimumabroad? Do you work for cablevision?
 
@Coleman2010 Nahh... just created this email address now. It forwards to my regular gmail. Had I worked for Cablevision, I'm sure I would have found an easier way to do this :)
 
Hey guys,

I recently moved to the UK from NYC, so no more US TV for me :(

Maybe one of you can let me access their VPN from my iPad? Will pay you $50/mo. to help offset your cable bill. Thanks!

aristo - sent you email
Coleman - don't go crazy on 1.0 apk. CV can easily force you to upgrade by disabling access to their service via older software. I'm sure its easy for them to do it.

Even if you remove DRM I don't think u will be able to install it on Ipad2. In order to install it you need appsync running
 
Any Luck

Hmmm. Has anyone had any luck with the DRM yet? I keep looking and trying to do something with this file someone gave me but I'm having no luck.
 
Crap, I don't think I can remove the drm. The app needs to be installed first to crack and I can't install it bc it is linked to coleman's account.
 
If anyone has a jailbroken phone...

If anyone has a jailbroken phone and can work on the DRM for the 1.0 please let me know. THANKS!
 
Essentially, we need to find someone who still has the Optimum 1.0 app on an iPad 1. Then they can jailbreak their iPad, crack the app and upload it to us.

Until then, 99% of us are SOL :apple:
 
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