This is probably the wrong forum to ask this on, but does anyone have an idea of what a full package line-up from the Sprint TV service includes? I have the free tv that comes w/ the phone, and it's pretty cool and I think I would use it more if the programming was better - any ideas on where I could get a schedule for the channels they carry? I'm not talking about the free ones, but all of the pay channels they have - it's very vague on the website.
You can see everything available from your phone. Not worth the money you have to pay, IMO. Get yourself a used Slingbox on eBay, and watch the TV you already pay for at home on your TV. I've had mine for months and it is BAD ASS!
So your slingbox sends it to the phone huh. Good call man! I didn't even think of that! Thanks.
Yup.....through the existing internet connection you have at home, the Slingbox can control your tv, cable box, satellite box, etc. Depending on which model of Slingbox you get, you can control multiple devices and it can control your DVR and even a DVD player. It's better than way than to pay Sprint a monthly fee for no where near as many channels. Not to mention, you can view the Slingbox on 3G, 4G or WiFi and SprintTV only lets you use your 3G signal.
Sprint TV sucks.
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Sprint TV sucks.
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I agree on the Slingbox. I've had mine for years and it has been great. It works perfect on my Evo with 3g coverage.
Sprint TV works just as poorly as it did when I first tried it several years ago on a Treo 700.
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Sprint TV works just as poorly as it did when I first tried it several years ago on a Treo 700.
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hmm, it works pretty damn good on my phone.
I haven't grabbed a Slingbox yet, but I'm going to next Monday. I appreciate the help.
Slingbox quality on evo?
How is the quality of the picture when using the slingbox app on your evo? Does it get a constant feed or does it buffer often? You can watch dvr'd progams through the application? I definitely might be interested based on your feedback.
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Whats the general consencers on the mobile TV ? after trying it out I am far from impressed, picture quality is like 3/10 maybe 5/10 if your watching somebody who's not moving, the sound I thought was pretty good but to pay for that service.....not on your nelly !
@ the moment it's free and i'm still not going to use it again screwed my poor eyes up watching all these grains, but thats just my opinion.
I never saw vodafone TV work, can anyone confirm if it's the same sort of quality ?
the only comparison I have is on three. that is spot on with real live tv. I agree with you, as the tmobile service stands I won't be paying for it!
if the content changed more often (i.e daily/live tv) i'd be tempted to subscribe, especially as it is pretty cheap on the monthly option
If you are really serious about tv on your device... I would get an unlimited data plan and buy a slingbox. I just got a slingbox for fathers day. I can watch every channel from Concast. Plus I can control my DVR and watch all my recorded programs. It sure beats Cingular TV, or what ever they call it.
Slingmobile also works over wi-fi...
John
Better that nowt
I believe £3.50 (t-mobile - uk) is not too much of a price to pay.. but the quality is that if "3" when it started its video promo a few years ago. To be honest though we all pay through the nose for this sort of product through ads anyway. Me personally ,I would rather wait for for intergration on DVB-H (not DVB-T) or an add on where you would pay a one off fee like you do for a set top box. Until then, this service is an added bonus for a network that does more for it's customer like say Orange/Vodaphone don't.
The internet has been mobile for a while now even though Vodaphone has started to coin in on this phase.
Saying that I just cancelled my Sat subscription cos I could watch the Nasa space launch within my internet bundle. Plus I can watch 24, lost etc via the network channels anyway, So My Vario 2 is more than capable and I get to take it where I want when I want. (Hopefully the signal in cleethorpes will be better next time I go to the seaside (coast)) Hehe
@Johndawg, I was actually looking at getting a slingbox a littel while ago. So you would say by far this is the best way to have mobile TV on your pocket pc in regards to quality ? Does it matter what slingbox you get or are they about the same in what they offer for this service ? Also are you on web & walk £7.50 m8 ?
@Scootytoo, I to am thinking about canceling my Sky subscription, I can't believe how pants it become, but I love my football and thats where they shaft ya when you subscribe to a package as well as I now have the broadband max included, clever buggers !
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@Johndawg, I was actually looking at getting a slingbox a littel while ago. So you would say by far this is the best way to have mobile TV on your pocket pc in regards to quality ? Does it matter what slingbox you get or are they about the same in what they offer for this service ? Also are you on web & walk £7.50 m8 ?
@Scootytoo, I to am thinking about canceling my Sky subscription, I can't believe how pants it become, but I love my football and thats where they shaft ya when you subscribe to a package as well as I now have the broadband max included, clever buggers !
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There has been many forms of mobile tv over the past couple of years where the solution (very simliar to the slingbox) has pumped media via wlan/net etc. The tech was very limited and fussy. I.e using tv card with a stream app. Too much messing around and the end result not worth the effort. Besides, this slingbox is a clean idea for people with land lines and home broadband. I have had this contract with t-mobile since they were known as one to one. Swapped once to get the spv e200 just so I could watch media such as this. then came back to t-mobile for compact, vario and now the vario 2. I don't have a land line so therefore the slingbox won't work for my family as this is my only means of net access. What I'm trying to do is streaming vid or music from my set top box or sat box (freesat - at present) then onto my brake out box for nvidia tv/vid card combie. Not perfect, but does the job as I save the media then drop it on to flash card to use later. But Recently I wanted to watch the nasa online tv station for latest launch, vario 2 just couldn't cope so I used my Tablet pc with vario 2 as the modem. It was good, but not true mobile tv. As for sat... Like I said before we pay for media via the products I.e ads, then they get upset cos you want to cancel. fair enough I was only paying 15 pounds per month, but for three shows a week such as lost, 24 and daybreak. it would have been cheaper to wait for the box sets. but I have ended up with Freesat which as you may know is better than a standard freeview box. bonus!
i'm in the market for an app (paid or otherwise) that can stream LIVE tv. when i saw that there was a trial membership for mobitv, i was excited...until i started using it. the resolution sucked, there's only about 4 live channels with the rest being saved replays...and tmo expect people to pay $10/month for this junk!? spbtv can do better. their channels sucked, but at least the channels were live. and it's a one-time fee.
does anyone have recommendations for an app that can stream live tv at a...respectable resolution? in particular, i'm looking for one that can serve my sports fix (espn, fox sports, etc). any opinions is appreciated
From what I hear Slingbox is pretty nice. Little expensive to setup but is pretty cool when you set it up. I don't think its actually live more of a DVR that streams to devices.
I got pissed off and called Tmobile and asked why the other 3 tele's have free tv and i got to pay for this. Then i found out I have to pay for telenav as well......I never had to pay for those services! Of course she just said "im sorry" But yea besides slow speed the mobile tv and telenav issue really bothers me.
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I got pissed off and called Tmobile and asked why the other 3 tele's have free tv and i got to pay for this. Then i found out I have to pay for telenav as well......I never had to pay for those services! Of course she just said "im sorry" But yea besides slow speed the mobile tv and telenav issue really bothers me.
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well theirs no decent gps turn by turn voice navigation for free on windows mobile so I dont think their no reason to not pay if you want to use your hd2 as a car gps. The mobile tv its a rip off I didnt even bother trying it.
on my device volume controllers does not work when the application is open
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well theirs no decent gps turn by turn voice navigation for free on windows mobile so I dont think their no reason to not pay if you want to use your hd2 as a car gps. The mobile tv its a rip off I didnt even bother trying it.
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This is why it sort pays to have 2 lines. Cause I have the g1 on the other line which has google maps and there's a free add on app that adds turn by turn talk navigation to it again FREE!!!! This is the only thing I hate about the HD2 as well as ALL OTHER Win Mo devices, everything worth having costs. That's where the iphone and droid based phones will ALWAYS excel beyond Win Mo devices.
I just want to remind everyone with an evo that they have no reason to not support America in there world cup bid because now with Sprint Tv and Espn Mobile you can catch coverage on the go, and it streams pretty nicely on 4g.
Sprint TV was always horrible, at least with my vogue. plus, click on the wrong thing and sprint will add a 9$ charge to your bill. First app I will delete when I get comfortable with rooting this beast, then the rest of the sprint bloatware crap.
American football > soccer imo.
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I look forward to catching all of the games and might watch some while at work on my phone
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I watched MMA live the other day and loved it. Only problem is that I do not get good service in my office and it will not work with Wifi.
I'm from Nigeria so I ain't supporting any other country . Anyway, I plan on following the games via tvcatchup.com. Wonder if it works on Android...
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Sprint TV was always horrible, at least with my vogue. plus, click on the wrong thing and sprint will add a 9$ charge to your bill. First app I will delete when I get comfortable with rooting this beast, then the rest of the sprint bloatware crap.
American football > soccer imo.
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Sprint Tv on EVO with 4g goin isnt bad at all, its actually quite clear, and the espn mobile channel is free and the ui isnt that bad to where your gonna click on something and accidently subscribe. I do prefer american football over soccer but its hard not to like any sport imho. Especially world events. beside, i didnt know the NFL was goin on friday or Saturday, Whos playing????
They need to fix the syncing issues and I hope they do before the World Cup starts. They also need to bump up the resolution of the video so it matches our screens. The images just look horrible. It's a shame we're getting the same feed as a feature phone.
Hey everyone,
I was wondering if any of you knew of a program or way to watch tv shows on the vibrant. I'm wantin to watch season one and two of the tv series Castle
Any thoughts?
The easiest method would be to buy the DVDs and rip them using Handbrake.
Try TV.com from the apparently market and it's free
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I thought tv.com only showed clips and you have to pay for the full show
No. TV.com is completely free, but thus the selection is limited. There are some decent CBS shows on it - I watched the pilot of the new Hawaii Five-0 on it.
Handbrake doesn't let you rip encrypted DVDs, so it's usless for you.
With as much TV as I watch while working, I got JetFlix. I went and dropped the $50 bucks for the year. Quality is alright... but I mostly listen to TV as I work. Old habit I picked up on when I worked from home.
It has tons of shows. It is always updating. and you can download them to watch when there is no wifi or 3g.
that's my 2 cents.
Wait for froyo then you can watch tv shows on hulu
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Bitbop. its 9.99 a month but you get to watch an ass load of shows
Best investment I've ever made... SLINGBOX !!... it was 300 bucks for the Pro_HD but you get to watch everything you watch at home, Live, every channel, free... just need high speed internet at home.. very easy setup, and awesome quality and you can change channels and everything. It's like being at home !!
You have plenty of options but between justin.tv and atdhe.net I think you're all covered
This is the T-Mobile TV apk I ripped from the MyTouch4G dump.
Installed and working on my Nexus One, figured I would share!
http://www.mediafire.com/?nttbvicd6kvhsew
Thanks man!
Thank you for this. I also have the files that I downloaded yesterday. Have you found anything else worth taking from it?
It won't scale to my 320x480 screen.
it's basically MobiTV tweaked to T-Mobile's liking. but it's only a 30 day trial.
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confirmed workin on g2.
allow me to say go tmo for finaly getting live tv on to an android device, but there is very little content. i dont watch abc,nbc,msnbc,espn,fox. and thats all the live tv and on demand offers.
on demand quality seems to be worse than live tv quality. hopefully they will come out with more content providers.
and watch out for the expiration of the 30day trial. after 30days, they charge you if you dont cancel. 9.99$ a month. totally not worth it from my perspective.
Won't scale to screen for mytouch slide, but worth a try.