SlingPlayer Mobile available for beta trial

After having received so many SlingBox cakes for our second birthday, we figured a lot of you would want to know that SlingPlayer Mobile for Pocket PC in now available to download for free as part of a public beta program. The SlingPlayer software  -- which lets broadband-enabled WinMo devices stream live and recorded TV from a remote SlingBox -- works as a 30-day trial, after which time it can be purchased for $30 (although it's free with any new  'Box prior to April 26th). Despite the fact that wireless carriers seem lukewarm about the new service, until people start getting busted for violating their contracts' provisions on data usage, SlingBox owners are about to get their money's worth and then some on those $15 all-you-can-eat PowerVision packages.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[DJC998 @ Mar 23rd 2006 10:17AM]

I downloaded the Mobile Client and Installed it on a T-Mobile MDA with Edge network and it works great. This is a must have for Windows Mobile customers. Surprisingly the quality is great on the EDGE network with no modifications to the client default settings.

[Vision77 @ Mar 23rd 2006 10:35AM]

Can us Palm OS users get some love?

[peter @ Mar 23rd 2006 11:30AM]

i am totally frustrated that sling has not build a client for the nokia 770 tablet. that is the natural marriage with sling box...

[OlivierB @ Mar 23rd 2006 11:35AM]

Anybody know of a US hosted sling service for me to get some HBO lovin in the UK?

I would be willing to pay $50 per month to a company hosting Slingboxes and paying for me subscriptions to the channels I want and offer me internet access to the content.

Any takers?

[Juice @ Mar 23rd 2006 12:49PM]

Would it be legal to sublease your cable tv?...

[LordJohnWhorfin @ Mar 23rd 2006 2:25PM]

Unfortunately the Slingbox is based on Microsoft "technology" (read: lock-in) so don't expect clients for non-M$ OS anytime soon. A real shame, when perfectly adequate open protocols already exist, they should feel compelled to pick an inferior, closed system. Then again, that leaves plenty of room for competitors to step in with a better product. I wish the guys at Roku Labs would wake up and step up to the challenge. They would KILL the idiots at Sling.

[spatfield @ Mar 24th 2006 3:47AM]

Oliver, I might have something that will work even better. I propose a swap, HBO for BBC footy. Email me at sling [ at ] patfield.com

[Jeremy Toeman @ Mar 24th 2006 4:06AM]

LordJohnWhorfin,

"They would KILL the idiots at Sling."

Is there something that we've done to cause such a comment? If you don't like the product, that's fine, and you are entitled to your opinion, but what's with the name-calling?

-jt

[mobilephones-info.com @ Apr 6th 2006 6:48AM]

I bought a Slingbox and hooked it up to my home network via a wireless bridge and love it. It was easy to hook up, I get beautiful sound and picture from my cable at home while at work or on the road. Its a great product... You can get more details on this website http://www.mobilephones-info.com/SlingBox.htm

[mobilephones-info.com @ Apr 6th 2006 6:51AM]

I bought a Slingbox and hooked it up to my home network via a wireless bridge and love it. It was easy to hook up, I get beautiful sound and picture from my cable at home while at work or on the road. Its a great product... You can get more details on this website www.mobilephones-info.com/SlingBox.htm

[Carl @ Jan 8th 2007 5:23PM]

Sling Media today announced the upcoming release of a SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS in Q1 2007! (See http://us.slingmedia.com/object/io_1168266819245.html). The long wait is almost over!