AT&T to Slingbox: NO 3G iPhone APP FOR YOU!!!

CrazyDave · May 14, 2009

TheBigAristotle said:

ahh the iphone. for adults that never quite grew up and teenagers that just want to "cool".

seriously. buy yourself a middle of the line phone and if you want to have 5000 apps on your damn phone, go get a pocket pc/pda. it's not that hard, lol.
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Duncan McDonuts said:

But it's Apple. Having an Apple product means you're hip, cool, and modern. It also comes with an aura of smugness.

On topic, streaming constant TV would be a bit taxing on the bandwidth issue, but it's not like everybody has a Slingbox. High price, low target audience, yet some suckers will still pay the fee and service providers win.
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Yeah, because what's useful about a phone that does so much? Only useful for overgrown children trying to be hip, obviously. Pffft. Haters... nothing smug about the above, eh?

Yonkers · May 14, 2009

DrewP said:

http://gizmodo.com/5253135/network-use-not-the-only-reason-for-att-to-hate-3g-iphone-slingplayer

Everyone may think that AT&T threw their fat around and made Apple lock down the SlingPlayer iPhone app because of AT&T's lousy network, but a tipster tells us there's a more nefarious reason at play.

While it is true that AT&T's already clogged 3G pipes would burst into unusability if tons of people were watching Sling on their iPhones, that's only half the picture. The other half comes from the fact that AT&T's working on their OWN application code-named i-Verse, one that performs a similar task as SlingPlayer Mobile.

AT&T's "i-Verse" app works with their U-Verse TV solution that can either load DVR'ed shows from your U-Verse recorder into your iPhone at home, or stream shows across the net over their 3G network. The app was demoed last year behind closed doors and based on the reception then, prompted AT&T to go into full-time development on it.

We understand that AT&T doesn't want to lose man-hours sunk into development into the app (and that it's their network), but using their position to strong-arm the shut-down of another app just so it doesn't have the competition? That's some lousy, lousy sauce that's more similar than not to net neutrality issues—that is, if our tipster is right.
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THIS is the more likely reason.

garrinr · May 14, 2009

CrazyDave said:

Yeah, because what's useful about a phone that does so much? Only useful for overgrown children trying to be hip, obviously. Pffft. Haters... nothing smug about the above, eh?
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Exactly i agree everyone thinks its about choosing sides or something, or they gotta prove they are too cool for the iphone. i got the i phone and it helps for work more than any other phone i have ever had. worth every penny, if you dont like fine but stop bashing people that do.

Duncan McDonuts · May 14, 2009

Some people just can't take sarcasm nowadays.

Yonkers · May 14, 2009

garrinr said:

Exactly i agree everyone thinks its about choosing sides or something, or they gotta prove they are too cool for the iphone. i got the i phone and it helps for work more than any other phone i have ever had. worth every penny, if you dont like fine but stop bashing people that do.
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emjohn · May 14, 2009

AT&T sucks.

Here's hoping Verizon does get the iPhone Nano and Tablet in about a month. I'll be all over it.

Evan

Falcons Talon · May 14, 2009

I wonder how long something like this will be available for my G1.

Recently flashed the phone and can save apps to my sd card amongst other things.

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