AT&T Issues Statement On Crippled Slingbox App > Stupid

said by Morac:

AT&T's statement is just stupid for a number of reasons:

1. Bandwidth is bandwidth. It doesn't matter if you are streaming from Hulu or a Slingbox, especially since the Slingbox app is limits its stream to 500 kbps.

2. Other AT&T supported devices, like the BlackBerry, allow Slingbox to stream via 3G. Also ORB works on the iPhone via 3G.

3. The iPhone works on other networks besides AT&T's. AT&T shouldn't care what anyone does on other networks.

So basically AT&T seems to be discriminating specifically against the iPhone for some reason. I can't figure out why exactly though. Even if AT&T wanted to sell their own video service, that doesn't explain why they allow Sling on Blackberry's.

Note, I don't have an iPhone, I just think it's a dumb move on AT&T's part.

said by jlanci:

Do you wanna know the real reason?

I believe it is ATT's way of getting back at Apple for not extending their exclusivity deal until 2011.