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Pathetic now, but just you wait....
(old news - 09:44AM Monday Jul 05 2004)
tags: Video · wireless
Sprint won't release the subscriber numbers for their frame-per second mobile phone television service MobiTV - probably for good reason. The poor quality of these services have not dampened analyst predictions that mobile phone vendors could pull in $5.4 billion in revenue by 2009. Current offering are choked by inadequate bandwidth, but as third generation networks spring up - it won't be long before you'll get to deal with the guy next to you laughing over his favorite TV program. Hopefully he isn't driving at the time.

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Toguro

join:2003-10-23
Ottawa, IL

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Repeat article

Has this been posted before.Or am I psychic.

visio

join:2001-08-29
Clifton, NJ

Re: Repeat article

I believe it's been posted before, just in a different manner or slightly varied topic. The MobiTV feature is pretty nice, granted the frame by frame is kinda bad, its better than nothing, and the (low quality) sound streams in without any skips or delays. But to be the first to try this out in the US, cant expect it to be perfect. Someone has to try it in order to advance it...

Toguro

join:2003-10-23
Ottawa, IL

Re: Repeat article

My brother used it, frame per second is not that bad when you have real tv on the go.
Goldengamego
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join:2004-02-22
Okemos, MI


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OMFG!!! Get a life

Get a life people, this is what your TV at home is for. Go outside, see thew sun (remember that), talk to other people...

Phones are for makeing calls and maybe some PDA stuff, but TV? That is just to much... and how do you watch this shit? The screen is barly bigger than my thumb
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DooD

join:2002-02-10
Jacksonville, FL
·Comcast

Re: OMFG!!! Get a life

said by LordMalak See Profile:
I'll take a phone with better call quality, longer battery life, and wireless security over these gimmicks any day.

Better call quality has nothing to do with the features of the phone, it's the network of the carrier - and they don't make the phones. If you want longer battery life then buy an extended life battery - but don't complain that it's twice the size of the normal one. A decent part of wireless security - viruses and whatnot - have to do with what you, as the user, choose to do with your phone - just a like a computer. Now as far as security goes with listening in on conversations, well they're pretty damn secure as it is since most carriers use dynamically changing digital frequencies for the specific calls. To listen in on a cell conversation takes some pretty heft equipment at quite a penny. If that bothers you still then you'll just have to find secured landlines when you want to talk about sensitive stuff.

said by Goldengamego See Profile:

The screen is barly bigger than my thumb

Well then I imagine you wouldn't want to watch TV with your phone. Hypothetically if you wanted to, then don't buy such a small phone.

Personally, I used mobiTV for a few months when it came out. I got it for free so I was like what the hell. It wasn't bad...for a start. Its different than playing Snake or Pinball while you're out somewhere waiting on something - NOT DRIVING!. Its a forward step towards being able to do other things with your phone - I'm not a big fan of TV; I don't even own one. PDA phones are a good thing I think, one less thing to carry, charge, back-up, etc. I just think size and ease of use is the biggest issue for me personally.

LordMalak

join:2003-07-02
Brazil
·Net Virtua

Lame

If lousy phone cameras weren't enough, now we'll have phone video.

I'll take a phone with better call quality, longer battery life, and wireless security over these gimmicks any day.
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cvrefugee
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join:2003-09-15
Corona, CA

Re: Lame

said by LordMalak See Profile:
If lousy phone cameras weren't enough, now we'll have phone video.

I'll take a phone with better call quality, longer battery life, and wireless security over these gimmicks any day.

You're the minority. People want these types of phones.

LordMalak

join:2003-07-02
Brazil

Re: Lame

I know, and I'm cool with that. People also want Britney Spears, alternative fuels, and lowfat foods.

Needs and wants

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Re: Lame

drool, britney spears with low fat food! :P
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