Netflix Finally Lands on iPhone, iPod Touch

[exfileme]

The updated Netflix app now supports the iPhone and iPod Touch!

Netflix Finally Lands on iPhone, iPod Touch : Read more

 

[jellico]

Yeah, great... now what about an Android app? My Droid X is patiently waiting.

 

[rcarm]

There's a lot of M-rated movies on Netflix. I wonder how this got approved...

 

[smeker]

Great news!

 

[c0le]

[citation][nom]rcarm[/nom]There's a lot of M-rated movies on Netflix. I wonder how this got approved...[/citation]

Because your Netflix account has parental controls to limit what can be viewed on your account

 

[nevertell]

You know what sucks ? Netflix and hulu only work if you either have a native U.S. connection or a PAID VPN in u.s.

 

[zerapio]

I think a great usage model I don't know it it's possible is to stream a movie from the phone at full resolution and display it on a normal TV. Some phones even have HDMI out capability. Imagine going to a friend's house for a movie, if he doesn't have Netflix hooked up to the TV you just connect your phone and off you go, bandwidth permitting of course.

 

[Supertrek32]

So, how far can I get into a movie before I hit a bandwidth cap? Maybe the first half?

 

[twbg4cq]

I just downloaded this and using it right now. It working really well so far.

 

[danimal_the_animal]

I have the unlimited data plan

hehehehe

 

[Simple11]

Yeah, unless you still have the unlimited plan until your contract is up, AT&T should be pushing for more people to stream movies...so your cap gets beat to sh^^

 

[pakardbell486dx2]

i wonder how this compares to hacked version that you could use on a jailbroken iphone/touch. It was used for the ipad but then you could use open ssh and copy the app to your iphone/touch and do some tweaks and then u had netflix. I am just wondering if some how this official is not crippled in any way. If not then will remove my hacked version and get the official one. Also when i mean hacked i don't mean i hacked netflix to get free movies, i do pay for the service.

 

[Dragonmaster384]

[citation][nom]pakardbell486dx2[/nom]i wonder how this compares to hacked version that you could use on a jailbroken iphone/touch. It was used for the ipad but then you could use open ssh and copy the app to your iphone/touch and do some tweaks and then u had netflix. I am just wondering if some how this official is not crippled in any way. If not then will remove my hacked version and get the official one. Also when i mean hacked i don't mean i hacked netflix to get free movies, i do pay for the service.[/citation]

I did that as well, just a few days before they released the official app. xP

I uninstalled the hacked version and put the official one on instead, it works better, as it actually has the ability to search and add things to your queue built-in instead of using the website. =D

 

[theodan]

Too bad AT&T is so messed up even in downtown friggin Chicago that I can only watch 5 fluid seconds between stutters.

 

[twbg4cq]

[citation][nom]theodan[/nom]Too bad AT&T is so messed up even in downtown friggin Chicago that I can only watch 5 fluid seconds between stutters.[/citation]
Have you tried it on Wifi

 

[theodan]

[citation][nom]twbg4cq[/nom]Have you tried it on Wifi[/citation]
Yeah, it's good on wifi, but that seems rather anti-climactic. The point of a cell phone is that you're supposed to be able to use it where you don't have wifi access.

 

[hoofhearted]

I'm on a jailbroken 3.12 iPhone and have apps I don't want to lose (mywi and pdanet for tethering). I also heard that it is best to stay with 3.12 if you don't want at&t to detect the tether. Does anyone know if there is any way to install netflix on this (fake the version number or such)?

 

[hoofhearted]

nevermind. answered my own question with a little googleing.

Found this hack that was for getting the iPad version before this was release. It boils down to editting Info.plist and change the text '3.1.3' to '3.1.2'

http/www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2010/05/30/netflix-app-hacked-to-work-on-iphone/

 

[hoofhearted]

Also if you are having trouble with the av cable. I found that tvout2 from cydia fixes that. Had to play with the settings a bit, but in the end it worked too.

 

[Kaiser_25]

Ya streaming this on 3g you need to let the movie buffer for a min or two, then it worked fine for me, the thing im worried about is if at&t's network can support this insane amount of bandwidth that will be drawn.