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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Submitted to App Store
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Pricing..
I know they normally sell the mobile version if slingplayer for a premium on other platforms.
Obviously I'm not part of Sling's decision making process when it comes to pricing, however I do believe that if the iPhone version were priced at 99 cents or FREE they would sell a ton more hardware.
Taking a page from Apple strategy of course. iTunes = Free = sell a ton of iPods. Just my 2 cents and if the good people at Sling are reading this those 2 cents are valuable advice imo
. You can nickle and dime your current customer base or sell the cow to a whole new set of consumers who download this thing for free or 99 cents only when they realize heck .... this slingplayer app would be hella usefull with a slingbox.
I know they normally sell the mobile version if slingplayer for a premium on other platforms.
Obviously I'm not part of Sling's decision making process when it comes to pricing, however I do believe that if the iPhone version were priced at 99 cents or FREE they would sell a ton more hardware.
Taking a page from Apple strategy of course. iTunes = Free = sell a ton of iPods. Just my 2 cents and if the good people at Sling are reading this those 2 cents are valuable advice imo
. You can nickle and dime your current customer base or sell the cow to a whole new set of consumers who download this thing for free or 99 cents only when they realize heck .... this slingplayer app would be hella usefull with a slingbox.And get a ton of negative reviews from idiots who downloaded assuming it was free, without reading the description. Happens all the time on the iTunes store. Still, makes sense that there could be more hardware sold were the app free - how much I wouldn't know.
In any case, I'm disappointed over today's news but someone on Slingcommunity pointed out one good thing. It's possible the hardware restriction is necessary to get the bandwith sufficiently compressed to appease AT&T, increasing the chances of it being accepted over 3G. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I really hope they had a good reason for this (though I do think it should have been announced earlier, same with the CDMA blackberry issue). I think it'd be to their advantage to be more open and explain exactly why this was decided and what if any are the hardware limitations.
Unfortunately the moderator did not seem optimistic about getting classic/AV's to work on the iPhone with or without support. But we'll still have to wait...hope Apple hurries up already!
Happens all the time on the iTunes store. Still, makes sense that there could be more hardware sold were the app free - how much I wouldn't know. In any case, I'm disappointed over today's news but someone on Slingcommunity pointed out one good thing. It's possible the hardware restriction is necessary to get the bandwith sufficiently compressed to appease AT&T, increasing the chances of it being accepted over 3G. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I really hope they had a good reason for this (though I do think it should have been announced earlier, same with the CDMA blackberry issue). I think it'd be to their advantage to be more open and explain exactly why this was decided and what if any are the hardware limitations.
Unfortunately the moderator did not seem optimistic about getting classic/AV's to work on the iPhone with or without support.
But we'll still have to wait...hope Apple hurries up already!
I would love to know what is taking Apple so long to approve this AP. They must have know that it is coming. I know that there are probably lots of Ap's in their approval que, but how many Ap's are sitting there waiting to be approved by major developers like Sling, which have the potential to be game changers for Apple? I mean, you could easily see Apple doing media ad's featuring the Sling functionality on the Iphone as a selling point.
It really just dosen't make any sense.
It really just dosen't make any sense.
That has nothing at all to do with this.
Older Slingboxes encode their outbound streams as WMV, while the newer Slingboxes (PRO-HD and SOLO) encode to h.264. (The original Pro probably has a programmable DSP that will allow it to encode h.264 with a software update.)
h.264 playback on iPhone is trivial, whereas reliable WMV playback would be a significant effort, not to mention a huge strain on the battery.
I agree,
I thought this would have BEEN approved by now. The wait continues, this is the only thing I hate about this whole app store process. This whole "WE ARE THE GODS OF THE APP STORE, AND WE SHALL GRANT OR REJECT WHATEVER WE PLEASE" Attitude.
Come on Apple, just release the dog gone app now. We know you have the power.
I thought this would have BEEN approved by now. The wait continues, this is the only thing I hate about this whole app store process. This whole "WE ARE THE GODS OF THE APP STORE, AND WE SHALL GRANT OR REJECT WHATEVER WE PLEASE" Attitude.
Come on Apple, just release the dog gone app now. We know you have the power.
good to know, thanks!
It hasn't even been 7 days yet.... and would you prefer a totally open platform (like android used to be) and have malware on your phone?
Oh for goodness' sake. Along comes the iPhone, and Jobs turns people into frightened software wimps. What, you've never downloaded third party software for your other computers, either?
If we can't trust software from Sling, who can we trust?
There's no reason that Sling shouldn't be able to sell such software on their own, just as they've done for years for other phones. Without Apple's approval.
Not saying the system should be open but just a quicker approval process. What could possibly take so long for an app to hit the store?
F*** sling
I don't know if many have seen this or not...if you own a sling box classic according to the sling site you will need to upgrade to use sling media on your iphone! complete bullshiz!
I don't know if many have seen this or not...if you own a sling box classic according to the sling site you will need to upgrade to use sling media on your iphone! complete bullshiz!
I don't know if many have seen this or not...if you own a sling box classic according to the sling site you will need to upgrade to use sling media on your iphone! complete bullshiz!
take a few deep breaths k
calm down sling is just trying to make some money
also good thing that at school i have an airport and will be able to use sling to its fullest
take a few deep breaths k
calm down sling is just trying to make some money
also good thing that at school i have an airport and will be able to use sling to its fullest
That's why you charge for the software, to make money. You don't make hardware requirements that are not necessary, as most reports are stating (this could be wrong, but doubtful).
There's a correct way to do business, and there's a wrong way, this is the wrong way.
It's completely possible that there is some sort of limitation of the iphone version of the software that they were unable to overcome. It's not necessarily a money grab.
Perhaps the older boxes don't have an efficient enough encoder to get the video compressed enough for what they expect to be Apple's liking? Or the quality of said compressed video from the older boxes is just too low.
You don't know ANYTHING so to assume Sling is trying to screw you is a bit ridiculous.
This was addressed a few posts above yours. Older devices would sling in WMV, newer devices in h.264. Try watching some WMV videos on your iPhone easily
It's not just about making money, it's a legitimate limitation of the device itself.
Exactly, its a hardware limitation that sling is dealing with.
I'm just glad I upgraded my unit to the new one when Circuit City went under. Got mine for $75. Plus, I believe sling is giving you $50 dollars off the upgrade. The new version is really worth the upgrade.
I'm just glad I upgraded my unit to the new one when Circuit City went under. Got mine for $75. Plus, I believe sling is giving you $50 dollars off the upgrade. The new version is really worth the upgrade.
First, you have no idea why they have these hardware requirements. As others point out, they use h.264 vs. WMV for streaming the video.
Second, there are two ways to do business. If you're doing it right, you make money. If you're doing it wrong, you don't. Last I heard, Sling was still in business making money. If you don't like their business model, don't buy their product. Simple as that.
How long has sling been working on this? They had a demo on a jailbroken phone almost a year ago, you think suddenly they realized older boxes wouldn't work?
If this was simy a hardware problem it should have been clear from the start. Fact is they are taking advantage of any new sling customers who bought an older box. Why would they only announce this now?
People wonder why the economy sucks? Well one reason is flawed business models. I accept the fact that you have to upgrade to newer technology if you want to ha e the latest thing, but there's. Proper way Togo about it...it's called customer service.
They didn't have the limitations of the SDK with the jailbroken demo. The probably included some frameworks or libraries for the WMV decoding that they can't use on an official app.
where are new sling customers buying a box that isn't even sold anymore? the only place to get one is used on ebay.
