SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Submitted to App Store

[bronksy]

FINALLY.. my life is complete.

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[Tones2]

Don't get TOO excited here. Many apps are taking MONTHS to get CONTACT approval for first time developers. The Live365 internet radio app has been waiting for 11 weeks so far and still nothing, even though the app ITSELF has been approved.

Tony

 

[stratmancj]

This is great news! Hopefully Sling eventually utilizes that new streaming video API that Apple demo'd two weeks ago. I also hope they don't rip us off! I heard this will cost $40...

where did you hear this? there has been almost no information about this app released, and the other versions of spm cost 29.99 (well worth it) and include a 30 day free trial

 

[verks]

I'm not holding my breath that it will be approved (See here but stranger things have happened.

I think Apple will force them to make it WIFI only. I myself don't think it will hurt the network, there are tons of people using slingbox on their phones now.

 

[mikeinternet]

why wouldn't apple allow this?

 

[DHarrisDBS34]

I think it'd kind of defeat the purpose in most cases if it was only on Wifi. Isn't the point of Slingbox to watch your TV where ever you are? Not just Wifi? I'm sure it'll work loads better on Wifi, but it should be at least available on 3G.

And I just noticed that there are embedded Hulu vidoes on sling.com. Could you possibly watch Hulu with this app?

 

[tpk2002]

Who wants to take the over/under two weeks on this one?

under

 

[natallica]

If it worked on Sprint's crappy EVDO network, it better work on AT&T!

😀

 

[diddy]

under

Yup. As far as app releases go, this one is pretty high profile (lots of coverage today, let alone the past few months). I will be surprised if we're still waiting 2 weeks from now.

 

[hotnts]

Xm

did anybody happen to notice the XM channel under the slingbox list of channels? maybe this is why they rejected the star player?

 

[divabimbers]

did anybody happen to notice the XM channel under the slingbox list of channels? maybe this is why they rejected the star player?

No, I don't think it's got anything to do with that. I think Star Player was rejected because Sirius/XM was releasing an app of their own. When that comes out is anybody's guess but at this point, I'm just thrilled to have Sling Player coming at last!

 

[diddy]

did anybody happen to notice the XM channel under the slingbox list of channels? maybe this is why they rejected the star player?

XM is available from some TV providers as part of a package. The stations show up as regular channels which, of course, Slingbox can sling.

StarPlayer was rejected due to an official Sirius|XM app.

 

[scirica]

Oh Happy Day!!!

The app of my dreams, the one I miss most since dumping my WM phone for the 3G, is coming at long last. I actually wrote Sling this morning looking for an update, but this will do just fine!

I also believe that Sling wasn't doing this in a vacuum and has been keeping Apple in the loop. No one spends this much R&D without some assurance of approval.

I know...stranger things have happened...

 

[alchemistmuffin]

My prediction: immediate rejection by Apple

My take on this app: IMMEDIATE REJECTION.

Why: It competes directly with iTunes (streaming TV shows = Lost revenue sale on iTunes)

Also, Sling Media will be banished from Apple's iPhone Dev Program for life. No Refunds.

Hopefully, it does not get rejected. If it does, write to Phil Schiller (not Steve Jobs, he's on long vacation somewhere) and explain why it was rejected.

 

[srl7741]

Finally

When or IF the app is approved I will be buying a SlingBox. This is great news, and I can't wait.

 

[Drumjim85]

My take on this app: IMMEDIATE REJECTION.

Why: It competes directly with iTunes (streaming TV shows = Lost revenue sale on iTunes)

Also, Sling Media will be banished from Apple's iPhone Dev Program for life. No Refunds.

Hopefully, it does not get rejected. If it does, write to Phil Schiller (not Steve Jobs, he's on long vacation somewhere) and explain why it was rejected.

Well that's just stupid.
There's an osx version of this already out. Competition (which this isn't) is a good thing.
And when an app gets rejected they don't banish you to never develope again.
If this app gets rejected, it will be because of the network load it would bring.

Also, Jobs doesn't even read those emails. So his people would still respond to that address.

 

[JCastro]

Awesome!

SlingPlayer and fully functional GPS are the two things that I was hoping for when I first saw the iPhone v1. I can't wait for it to get released. I have been using the PC and Mac version of this for several years. It is an incredible product.

I am sure that it will be a WIFI only app. The NCAA (Basketball) has their streaming video apps out that will only work on WIFI. Audio can still be streamed though.

 

[ROBARMY]

My take on this app: IMMEDIATE REJECTION.

Why: It competes directly with iTunes (streaming TV shows = Lost revenue sale on iTunes)

Also, Sling Media will be banished from Apple's iPhone Dev Program for life. No Refunds.

Hopefully, it does not get rejected. If it does, write to Phil Schiller (not Steve Jobs, he's on long vacation somewhere) and explain why it was rejected.

Compete with iTunes? Banished? what heck is wrong with people? I have been using sling for over a year and a half of my Blackberry and so have the 30-35 people i work with on the AT&T network. NO ISSUES!!! It will be accepted just like ORB did and it works on 3G as well. Give it up people...
This is awesome and overdue...

 

[kdarling]

where did you hear this? there has been almost no information about this app released, and the other versions of spm cost 29.99 (well worth it) and include a 30 day free trial

True, but Sling sells the other versions directly from their own website.

If they have to give Apple 30%, yet wanted to still make the same profit, they'll need to charge another $9 or $10.

I hope not, and don't think they will, but it's one of the downsides of being locked into the App Store, as compared to selling for other phones.

 

[richmonddjs]

Only downside...

There goes the 3G neighborhood !

Everyone and their brother will be Slinging.

(unless they only allow WiFi, or that's all you use)

Apparently it's only going to be wifi.... on the demo when the time, battery display, cell bar signal screen come up the wifi symbol is on.... never 3g....... http://slingmedia.com/go/iphone

 

[divabimbers]

Apparently it's only going to be wifi.... on the demo when the time, battery display, cell bar signal screen come up the wifi symbol is on.... never 3g....... http://slingmedia.com/go/iphone

That was just a demo though so it may have changed in the final version. Guess now all we can do is wait and see.

 

[Drumjim85]

Apparently it's only going to be wifi.... on the demo when the time, battery display, cell bar signal screen come up the wifi symbol is on.... never 3g....... http://slingmedia.com/go/iphone

And when they demoed it at macworld. They said it would be edge, 3g, and wifi. I would take a statement over a little thing in a video.

 

[divabimbers]

And when they demoed it at macworld. They said it would be edge, 3g, and wifi. I would take a statement over a little thing in a video.

Edge too? That would be awesome for when I'm in Prescott! At any rate, I can't wait for this to come out. Keeping my fingers crossed that Apple approves it soon rather than putting it on the back burner.

 

[DHarrisDBS34]

Apparently it's only going to be wifi.... on the demo when the time, battery display, cell bar signal screen come up the wifi symbol is on.... never 3g....... http://slingmedia.com/go/iphone

So they demoed it over Wifi, that doesn't mean you can't use it in 3G or Edge...probably won't work as well but it'll still work.

 

[craigverse]

OMGOMGOMGOMG I'm so excited! ^_^