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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Release Imminent? Wi-Fi only?
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Really a bummer if it ends up true. I am all for $30 for the app but WiFi only just makes it useless. At that rate I'll keep using my Sling on my laptop but screw spending $30 for the same functionality just on my phone. Makes me wish AT&T would just block it on all devices. It's not fair that WinMo and BB users get to use it but iPhone users get the shaft. Total BS.
I think skinnylegs was asking about the jailbreak app which tricks wifi only apps into working over 3G. The correct answer is VoIPover3G, an app available through Cydia which can apparently trick any application into thinking it's on wifi when really the phone only has a cellular connection.
Sling Player Mobile is the app we want to trick in this case.
Jailbreak and use the above mentioned app. It works for all the other ones and should for this as well if it really will be limited to Wi-Fi only. Basically it works by tricking the phone to thinking it is on Wi-Fi, when it is really only on 3G network.
"most of us" is a gross exaggeration. And "lowest numbers ever" isn't true. You mean to tell me that fewer people are watching TV today then in 1970? i find that very hard to believe
actually that is true. the numbers are lower than 1970!
thats why the big 7 media are scared to see the number go down.
on the flip side movie viewership is way up!
So apparently SlingMedia confirmed all this (to AppleInsider). Should be available somewhere between 6:00PM (Eastern) and midnight.
**** AT&T! I am tired of their ********. If they actually put money into their network instead of pocketing the cash, this wouldn't be a problem. I live in NYC of all places and can't get good reception. It will be a great day when the iPhone loses exclusivity and AT&T goes out of business. They are the worst of the four major carriers.
This app is useless. I carry my laptop wherever I go and I'm not going to pay $30 bucks to sap battery power from a phone that already has battery issues.
This app is useless. I carry my laptop wherever I go and I'm not going to pay $30 bucks to sap battery power from a phone that already has battery issues.
Maybe you needed to be told multiple times to get it and now that you have our mission has been accomplished.
WiFi-only will still be handy when you're in the... errrm... reading room... at home, but don't want to miss a show. Or if you're laying in bed and your wife wants to watch her show on the big screen.
I'm almost glad it's not on the ATT 3G network. Can't even imagine how slow that puppy would be with tens or hundreds of thousands of new Sling users.
I'm almost glad it's not on the ATT 3G network. Can't even imagine how slow that puppy would be with tens or hundreds of thousands of new Sling users.
Appleinsider is confirming and citing Sling as confirming it will be Wifi only... complete BS AT&T!!!
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...one_to_sell_for_30_and_support_wifi_only.html
http://www.appleinsider.com/article...one_to_sell_for_30_and_support_wifi_only.html
No sale!
I had been looking forward to this release since the announcement in January so I would have the freedom to watch from my DVR either at the gym or on the train on my commute to work. Without 3G support this application is useless for me. While ATT offers 3G support for other handsets with Sling Media capabilities, singling out iPhone users and relegating us to wifi only is yet another reason why so many users look forward to the day the iPhone is no longer exclusive to ATT.
I had been looking forward to this release since the announcement in January so I would have the freedom to watch from my DVR either at the gym or on the train on my commute to work. Without 3G support this application is useless for me. While ATT offers 3G support for other handsets with Sling Media capabilities, singling out iPhone users and relegating us to wifi only is yet another reason why so many users look forward to the day the iPhone is no longer exclusive to ATT.
All I've ever wanted on my cell phone is the ability to live stream all of my cable channels. When Slingbox promised to do this over 3G, I was very excited. However, streaming over only wi-fi is almost useless to me.
I have been very excited at the prospect of replacing my Day-1 iPhone with the new yet-to-be-released iPhone and putting the sling client on it. However, that the sling client will be wi-fi only is absurd. Blackberry's sling client can be used over 3G. I am now seriously considering ditching my iPhone for a Blackberry. AT&T's constant restrictions on what can be streamed over their "unlimited" data plan are ridiculous.
I have been very excited at the prospect of replacing my Day-1 iPhone with the new yet-to-be-released iPhone and putting the sling client on it. However, that the sling client will be wi-fi only is absurd. Blackberry's sling client can be used over 3G. I am now seriously considering ditching my iPhone for a Blackberry. AT&T's constant restrictions on what can be streamed over their "unlimited" data plan are ridiculous.
Orb is in beta for the MAC. You can easily go and download the beta yourself, the functionality is there. Orb has been great for me. Sling is cool but I can't justify spending that much on hardware that does what orb does for free.
IIRC, EyeTV has had the feature for a few versions now that allows you to stream directly from your computer to the iPhone.
The terms of service for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint specifically say that you can't stream video.
It sucks that AT&T is in a position to PREVENT this from happening on the iPhone, but it's not like they're giving a free pass to BlackBerry users. (They'd just have to go out of their way to track those people down).