axiomatic
join:2006-08-23
Tomball, TX
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WTF ATT!?!?!
This Slingplayer for the iphone does more than just work on your stupid slow ass network. It can work on my home Wi-Fi net as well. Which is what I want it for.
So just block it off your shitty network and let it release to the Apple App store so we can use on home Wi-Fi nets.
Did I mention that you guys SUCK ATT?!?
Pansies. |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | Can you say Anti-Competitive
AT&T is clearly being Anti-Competitive |
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fancydancer
Perception is reality
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join:2002-08-28
Springfield, IL
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| It can't handle traffic now
Their 3G network is already a joke (at least in my area). It runs slower than dial-up doing normal day-to-day stuff. Watching TV via the Slingplayer would be painful! 
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
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Re: Can you say Anti-Competitive
said by DarkLogix  :AT&T is clearly being Anti-Competitive No, they are protecting their already overloaded network from going belly up. |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| What do people expect?
Seriously?
I have a G1 and I found a post on a cell phone board asking if someone would develop an app to run Bit Torrent on his phone so he could download stuff. WTF?!?!?!?!
If think they are going to get the same connection from a 3G network they get from their home cable connections, then they are going to be in for a rude surprise. |
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Bit
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join:2009-02-19
00000 | Enough of the exclusive AT&T deal already
I hope Apple doesn't renew their deal with AT&T just for reasons like this. |
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Bit
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join:2009-02-19
00000 | reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Can you say Anti-Competitive
Hardly. They just don't want people actually using the bandwidth they're paying for. |
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banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL
·Comcast
| Still a rumor...
Sling Media has said that they've not heard anything from Apple. It's all still up in the air.
Personally I would not be surprised if this app was banned. It doesn't matter that other phones on AT&T's network have been Slinging for quite some time now, because AT&T has no control over what those people install on their phones. With the iPhone, it is truly a closed system.
As the owner of both a Slingbox Solo and an iPhone, I won't be happy if this app gets banned -- simply because I would like to at least be able to use it over wi-fi! My hope is that, if the app really does get banned, they'll resubmit it as a wi-fi only app. Won't be as useful, but it'd be better than nothing.
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TamaraB
Question The Current Paradigm
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join:2000-11-08
Brooklyn NYC | Not there?
As of 11:00am Thursday I can't find it on the app store. A search for SlingPlayer and SlingBox turns up no results in iTunes.
Bob
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11
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| reply to TKJunkMail
Re: Can you say Anti-Competitive
said by TKJunkMail :said by DarkLogix :AT&T is clearly being Anti-Competitive No, they are protecting their already overloaded network from going belly up. NOT. They are just stopping Sling from offering a service that would compete with their own U-verse service.
Adi |
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TKJunkMail
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Avalon, NJ
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| said by adisor19 :said by TKJunkMail :said by DarkLogix :AT&T is clearly being Anti-Competitive No, they are protecting their already overloaded network from going belly up. NOT. They are just stopping Sling from offering a service that would compete with their own U-verse service. Adi The topic was iPhone and Wireless network - NOT u-Verse and AT&T's wired network.
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | no the topic is AT&T blocked an app that could have even been used on an iPod touch and they are planning to release an app with similer functionality and don't want competition |
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Majestik
World Traveler
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join:2001-05-11
Tulsa, OK
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Don't care about AT&T.
I just want to use it with wifi on my Ipod Touch. |
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ptrowski
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
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| reply to DarkLogix
Re: Can you say Anti-Competitive
said by DarkLogix :no the topic is AT&T blocked an app that could have even been used on an iPod touch and they are planning to release an app with similer functionality and don't want competition Which has nothing to do with Uverse.
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ptrowski
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Re: Still a rumor...
said by banditws6 :Personally I would not be surprised if this app was banned. It doesn't matter that other phones on AT&T's network have been Slinging for quite some time now, because AT&T has no control over what those people install on their phones. With the iPhone, it is truly a closed system. Which makes another great case for jailbreaking the iPhone. If the app is not allowed on the app store you can bet it will show up on Cydia/Installer.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to ptrowski
Re: Can you say Anti-Competitive
Who says you need to have an iPhone or iPod to use Slingbox  |
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ptrowski
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| said by en102 :Who says you need to have an iPhone or iPod to use Slingbox True, but this is the iPhone/AT&T wireless thread. 
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joe363
join:2001-11-06
Hopewell Junction, NY | try this
TV turner card (cheap usb one), $10 for orb live on the app store. watching tv. |
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PaulTT
| Read Boy Genius please
BG- UPDATE: Sling says that they “have had no word from Apple.” Yay!
The flame bait site Boy Genius has since posted this above earlier today. So this is based on NOTHING but a few readers without knownledge! |
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DarkLogix
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX | reply to ptrowski
Re: Can you say Anti-Competitive
almost true but the word is that there will be an app like sling but that works with uverse (as was stated earlier) |
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