Live TV Coming to iPhone, iPod Touch

[exfileme]

FLO TV and mophie have teamed up to bring live streaming TV to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Live TV Coming to iPhone, iPod Touch : Read more

 

[td854]

I can't see spending any amount of money to watch TV on a phone...

 

[mavroxur]

To be successful, wouldn't this require a network that actually provides descent bandwidth with reasonable lacency? AT&T isn't known for having a very fast network as it is, for the most part....

 

[amlman]

why not dvb-h??

 

[yrmoma]

What about Orb LIVE?

 

[Guest]

what about android?

 

[hp79]

I think you add a device like an external battery pack on your ipod touch which receives digital tv streams. It doesn't use any bandwidth.

 

[RooD]

With android just wait for apps like phonemypc to do audio too and use your pc/htcp as a medium. That is what I will do... will there be lag... slightly I'm sure especialy at higher quality, but as long as the audio syncs up I will be fine with it. If I need perfect quality ill either go home, dvr it or port it to my phone and not have it be live,...

 

[okoaomo]

FLO TV is an entirely seperate network of broadcast antennas that provides encrypted TV broadcasts. This has no bearing on AT&T or Verison or any other carrier that offers the service. Other than the brief handshake needed to make sure you are a paid subscriber. The antennas are polerized for better reception by a mobile (actually moving) device. The network wis in all major markets now, and will be nation wide in the very near future.

 

[Parsifal57]

Just wait for AT&T's network to grind to a halt with this app. I guess the 'tiered pricing' that AT&T have no plans for will be coming a lot sooner than everyone expects

 

[pocketdrummer]

We need flash support, and Hulu.

To hell with monthly fees! We have enough as it is...

 

[pocketdrummer]

[citation][nom]hp79[/nom]I think you add a device like an external battery pack on your ipod touch which receives digital tv streams. It doesn't use any bandwidth.[/citation]

Then why the monthly fee?

 

[tonewheelmonster]

I work for a TV company and the last thing I want to do at the end of the day is watch Tv at home, let alone on my PHONE. In fact I just gave my TV away and HULU desktop is a great fix when I need it.

 

[mergatroid]

Great, there goes what's left of the bandwidth already being hogged by a minority of iPhone users. Glad my carrier doesn't sell iPhones and we don't have any bandwidth issues because of it.

I agree with whoever said "why would anyone want to watch TV (or a move for that matter) on their mobile phone, other than the "I can so I will" mentality.