SlingFAIL
Well, the wait is over, but my worst fear has been realized. SlingPlayer mobile is here for the iPhone…with no 3G support:
After what has become one of the longer (and certainly one of the highest-profile) App Store approval delays, SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone has finally gotten Apple’s blessing — with some serious changes under the hood. Most importantly, 3G access has been disabled, meaning you’ll only be able to get your Sling on over WiFi — a serious blow to the app and a huge change from the way SlingPlayer Mobile works on other platforms — and likely a verification that either Apple or AT&T took serious issue with the bandwidth load imposed by this type of app on the HSPA network. Despite the restriction, Sling will be charging a whopping $29.99 for the download; in exchange for your troubles, though, they’ve decided to lift the ban on older Slingboxes, with the caveat that they won’t be officially supported if you run into trouble.
Thanks, but no thanks.
Anybody want to buy a SlingBox? I don’t want to own one if I can’t use it on my iPhone over 3G.
On a broader note, there’s a serious bandwidth issue in the United States. In the age of the internet, I shouldn’t have to suffer through sub-par products because AT&T sucks at life and is worried about their bandwidth. Grow some balls and pony up the money to make a legit network, and maybe people won’t bitch and moan all the time.
Meanwhile, in Japan, wireless companies are gearing up to deploy their 4G networks…
Tags: AT&T, bandwidth, Fail, SlingPlayer
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May 12th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Dude, it’s the Telcos. As long as there’s no real competition between them, we’ll never see improvement on the scale as what there is in Japan/South Korea/Netherlands/etc. There’s forced competition in a majority of those areas.
Here, a telcom can essentially get a monopoly with the type of contracts they get for the cable/phone lines.
That’s gotta be taken care of first, THEN we’ll see bandwidth improvements. For now, we’ll just have to settle with the oncoming DOCSIS3 upgrades…and depending on your ISP, the possible caps that come with it.
It’s times like this I wish I still lived in CT, and could get access to something sweet like (theoretical) 100mbs down via DOCSIS3 upgraded cable lines through Cablevision for 99$ a month.