I dont think a few jailbroken iphones with Sling are going to bring down AT&T's infrastructure.
And its not like everyone is going to Sling all day. Checking out a few minutes of the game here and there is not going to cause anything.
People watch youtube videos, listening to pandora or using Orb over 3G all the time. I think AT&T overreacted over this thinking that Slingplayers are going to bring down its network.
How many people have SlingPlayers and an iPhone? Then, how many people will be using it non-stop? Is Sling *really* that popular?
bf loves to watch sports so he has sprint... switched over to a jailbroken iphone and the video graphics are way better he now slings but lost his warranty and phone dropped and he was kinda screwed!! thats the only downside.....
I suppose you are right. But I would support AT&T's decision to charge a SlingBox fee monthly.
I dont think a few jailbroken iphones with Sling are going to bring down AT&T's infrastructure.
It clearly works, proof here. Since AT&T doesn't was us using our data that we are paying a premium price for, just go ahead jailbreak, follow those instructions and bam. Thats it. AT&T deserves it.
I'm pretty sure that AT&T doesn't want millions of iPhone's clogging up their 3G network with streaming SlingBox content. I'm sure they'll eventually allow it in the future once more bandwidth opens up, but I'm sure there's a logical reason due to network capacities.
I mean, I certainly don't want to have bogged-down 3G access just because people feel like they have some sort of "right" to stream SlingBox over 3G. I could have told you it would have been WiFi-only the second they released word that they were in development of the App.
Not to mention, I'm pretty sure that even if they did open up 3G streaming, and it's slow and sluggish, people would just complain anyway, so it's a loose-loose situation for AT&T either way you look at it.
I'm pretty sure that AT&T doesn't want millions of iPhone's clogging up their 3G network with streaming SlingBox content. I'm sure they'll eventually allow it in the future once more bandwidth opens up, but I'm sure there's a logical reason due to network capacities.
I mean, I certainly don't want to have bogged-down 3G access just because people feel like they have some sort of "right" to stream SlingBox over 3G. I could have told you it would have been WiFi-only the second they released word that they were in development of the App.
Not to mention, I'm pretty sure that even if they did open up 3G streaming, and it's slow and sluggish, people would just complain anyway, so it's a loose-loose situation for AT&T either way you look at it.
*IF* Slingplayer will bring down AT&T's network, I guess AT&T should also cancel its streaming mobile tv service too!
unlimited means unlimited in my book. it doesn't matter what you're doing with it. and if everyone was running slingbox, the rest of us 3gers would lose out with lag. i don't care if at&t has a problem, but i'd care if i did.
I believe it requires all of four simultaneous users on a single tower...
Phazer
I think it would take alot more than 4 iphones streaming video to bring down a cell tower![]()
I think it would take alot more than 4 iphones streaming video to bring down a cell tower![]()
Has anyone used the slingbox classic successfully with the app? I haven't bought a slingbox yet but I was considering it. Does the tv have to be on for the app to work? If someone is watching a channel on the tv can I watch a different channel on my iphone without bothering them?
Yes, classic works.
What service do you have at home, cable, sattelite?