TV on the iPhone?

[lostngone]

AT&T has CV and you have 3rd party companies like Mobi that supply "TV" over the Cell network. I was watching it on the Edge network on my Treo 650 years ago!

Why isn't Mobi porting to the iPhone, did Apple already say no to companies like Mobi? I would think with the amount of iPhones it would be a no brainier.

Maybe AT&T told Mobi no???

 

[dissdnt]

Because AT&T has no capacity to handle the bandwidth.

 

[jmann]

I think services like that require a special antenna. The VZW phone that had Mobile TV had to have the special antenna, and you had to be in the special coverage zone. It was nice though, there was no loading needed. It was real streaming.

 

[lostngone]

Because AT&T has no capacity to handle the bandwidth.

I won't disagree with that but it is simple supply and demand. I don't know what kind of agreement a company like Mobi has with the carriers but lets say Mobi came out and said $45 a month for 15 channels how many people do you think would subscribe? Not very many, buy I am sure it would be enough for Mobi to recoup the development costs of writing the app.

 

[kdarling]

There are two brands of carrier-supplied TV.

1) MediaFlo (aka AT&T Mobile TV) is an actual TV receiver built into the phone. Towers in major cities broadcast mobile-resized TV channels.

• Pro: doesn't use the network, so can service unlimited users.
• Con: few towers, plus need the TV receiver hardware in each phone.

2) MobiTV (aka AT&T CV) is video data sent over the internet.

• Pro: any handset should be able to use it.
• Con: strain on the network.

AT&T's terms prohibit the user sending video over the network.

 

[nehunte]

I still think slingplayer remains the best option. It might be more money up front, but it's much cheaper over time. Plus, you have control of every channel you have at home. And if you have a dvr, you get the recorded content as well. I'd take it any day over AT&T tv for $13-15/month.

 

[danpass]

650 years ago?

Wow ........... impressive!




I kid, I kid. My personal guess is that they don't have a way to charge for it.