Slingplayer

[whmurray]

AT&T's singling out of the Slingplayer to restrict from 3G puts them in the position of trying to hold back the tides. They are on the wrong side of history.

[whmurray]

I have downloaded and installed the Slingplayer for iPhone. It is well designed and works beautifully, at least on my home LAN.

One must enter one's email address and Sling.com password on initial startup. After that, one only has to start it.

I started it on AT&T WiFi in Grand Central Terminal. It automatically found my account and my slingbox. However, it was unable to connect so I can not report how it operates over the Internet. Can anyone report on that?

At Sling's suggestion, I purchased a new Solo to work with the iPhone. Configuring it has been hell. Unlike my Slingbox Classic, it was far from plug-n-play. Sling support was less than stellar. I finally got to someone who took over my system and did the configuration. However, he left me to do the last step, configure for the Internet. Sling does not recognize or support my Linksys WRT56G Router. My Slingbox is still not visible from the Internet.

[Alli]

I have had my Slingbox for a long time. My friends take far more advantage of it than do I. I first got the Palm mobile player and watched on a Treo 700p - mostly to show off to friends who merely had feature phones. I actually watched an entire football game on it once when the airport shuttle had to pick me up shortly after kick off, and we didn't make it to the airport until the end of the first quarter. All that was on my carrier's data connection. Had I been in WiFi range, I would have watched on my laptop on the larter, more comfortable screen. The same is true today with my iPhone. If I'm in WiFi coverage, I always have a netbook with me, and 10" beats 3" any way you look at it. I would not use the mobile player on a WiFi connection.

Sling loses, I lose, AT&T is happy.

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by Alli

.....I would not use the mobile player on a WiFi connection. Sling loses, I lose, AT&T is happy.

Agreed.

On the other hand, AT&T has the widest WiFi network and there is no additional charge for it for iPhone customers.

[Alli]

As I'm still in my first month of iPhownership (heh - beat that!), I haven't tested WiFi out and about yet. But I'm pretty sure there wouldn't have been AT&T WiFi on that airport shuttle.

Taking my first trip since I got the iPhone this weekend. I'll be checking WiFi at airports and the hotel while I'm away.

[drb123]

Here is another twist or two.

First, like all Apple iphone applications that connect via Bonjour, the Sonicwall router/firewall is not compatible. I have Linksys router and Macafee firewall at home and the iphone slingbox application works, not in my office where it can't even find my network. Ilium found a fix so I am using eWallet in my office, but Splashdata programs are also not able to sync.

Second, I am connecting with my 1st generation Slingbox!

If you read what Sling says carefully, it says that they do not support that device with the iphone application, not that it doesn't work!

OK, I did order the new Slingbox and used the $50 discount for upgrading because I think it will work better with the new unit and I think as the new software evolves, sooner or later the 1st generation player will go with the dinosaurs into techno extinction.

PS: Yes, it stinks that it only works with WiFi and not 3G

[redbeard]

Why can't people just make apps that stream the channels like the "France 24" app does? It's live tv of their 24 hour news station, it's free, and it works great over 3g..

FRANCE 24 LIVE for iPhone - review | Mobile Tech Addicts

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by redbeard

Why can't people just make apps that stream the channels like the "France 24" app does? It's live tv of their 24 hour news station, it's free, and it works great over 3g..

FRANCE 24 LIVE for iPhone - review | Mobile Tech Addicts

Requires a service.

The advantage of sling is that it is my server with my programming.

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by Alli

As I'm still in my first month of iPhownership (heh - beat that!), I haven't tested WiFi out and about yet. But I'm pretty sure there wouldn't have been AT&T WiFi on that airport shuttle.

Taking my first trip since I got the iPhone this weekend. I'll be checking WiFi at airports and the hotel while I'm away.

Be sure to download Easy WiFi for AT&T. Converts a difficult to use, but already paid for, service into one's network of choice.

[whmurray]

Originally Posted by whmurray

........My Slingbox is still not visible from the Internet.

No longer true. Found a button labeled "If you are having difficulty." Used it. Tested it with my Verizon GPRS connection and it is now visible from the Internet. Must go to Starbucks to test the iPhone Slingplayer. Plan to do that today. Will report before bedtime.