http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
I thine one of the commenter at Ars is probably right.

What AT&T is doing is that by lying about Sling "complied" with the request, they can "more reasonably" ask everyone to comply with their soon-to-be-published new requirements for streaming products on AT&T's network.

"Hey, even the big player Sling complied to our demand, so you better work with us on our terms!"]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
Its the same way that I don't need to see the cow getting slaughtered behind the scenes. All I need to know is the the steak is damn good. Just sayin...]]>Feb 5th 2010 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
If I remember correctly, iTunes has TV shows for like $2-$3 per episode.

I'm pretty sure Apple won't be happy letting users sling tv shows instead of purchasing them from iTunes.

(Same thing with flash)]]>Feb 5th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
Typical how? Apple isn't interested in denying their users more functionality when it has nothing to do with them. So far, the only reason apps like this have been denied is because of AT&T, i.e. bandwidth issues.]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
It'd be like them allowing an app that allows for free iTunes downloads. It'd hurt their sales.]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
The app is already allowed just not over 3g. Why would Apple care if it is over 3g or not? Damn they way some think. ]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
I don't know, maybe I just don't know what I'm talking about.]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/I think you two are correct. Apple will not do anything to hurt their iTunes $$. Sure you can watch now via WiFi but that really inhibits the user from a functionality standpoint. Allowing a 3G connection will let the user watch anytime, anywhere - now tell me that won't slow down purchasing iTunes media (at least for Slingbox owners).
Personally, I will not be surprised if Apple does the same thing it is doing with the Google Voice applications - that is, state that they are "reviewing the application" - forever and ever.....]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
Because I can't take WiFi with me. I'd have to stay at home, work, some place that has WiFi. In which case I wouldn't buy the video anyway. I'd pull out my laptop and watch it there. That's very little money out of their pocket.

This way, I can stream it over 3G and I still don't have to pay Apple to watch my show. ]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
I agree with you...how many people actually use the SlingPlayer on their mobile? I requires an expensive upfront cost of a SlingBox as well as an additional $30 for the mobile SlingPlayer. I have a SlingBox Pro and a few Sprint Windows Mobile devices and whenever people see it streaming and say, "hey cool, how does that work?" I usually lose them at the point of having to purchase a SlingBox.

So then I switch it up and tell them about Orb and lose them when I tell them that they need to have a computer at home that they always leave on. One final note on Orb and the app store...don't buy the $10 app. All you need to do is direct your browser to mycast.orb.com and select the iPhone layout which I believe is preselected for you.]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
It'll be no different than youtube.]]>Feb 5th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
I jail-broke for the same reason. Watched the Saints win in OT while shopping with my girlfriend. Works surprisingly well over AT&T 3G, in Sacramento anyway. ]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
I've been using SlingPlayer Mobile on Sprint 3G with three different Windows Mobile phones for at least three years now and I've got no complaints.

Hey, any word if any of those guys that left SlingMedia after their year of contracted service was up have started up any other cool ventures that we might be interested in?]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
So they could blame the crapiness of their network on Sling's alleged sloppy coding.]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
That's footage from a very recent video conference (a few hours ago) where Steve Job's on the right it telling the CEO of Slingmedia that their app store is going to reject the 3G SlingPlayer Mobile app and that they need to just suck it up, take it, and sleep it off.]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
Oh yeah...I can load my SlingPlayer Mobile app on my Sprint Windows Mobile device, connect to my DVR, select a channel to record, and exit the app, all in about 20 seconds...try that on your set-up. I've got an iPod Touch and sometimes I run my mobile as a WiFi router and for connecting to the SlingBox that would get old pretty fast.]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
My thoughts exactly!]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
Changeable memory cards?]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
This comment seems to be in the wrong place. Please delete them both, Engadget.]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/Feb 5th 2010 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/05/sling-says-it-didnt-change-iphone-slingplayer-for-atandt/
Use that other hardware and software system that lets you watch your TV when outside the home.

Oh, wait...

There isn't one! (At least not that I know of.)]]>Feb 20th 2010 7:13PM