We all love that tens of chiliad of iPhones streaming TV 3 G from their Slingboxes would slow down AT&T ’s already saggy meshwork . What we do n’t get is how AT&T is justifying their position .
Here ’s AT&T ’s stance :
Slingbox , which would use heavy amount of wireless meshwork capacity , could create congestion and potentially foreclose other customers from using the web . The diligence does not unravel on our 3 G wireless web . app like this , which airt a TV signal to a personal computer , are specifically prohibited under our terms of service . We consider smartphones like the iPhone to be personal computers in that they have the same ironware and software dimension as PCs .
That said , we do n’t restrict substance abuser from going to a World Wide Web site that permit them view video . But what our term and condition prohibit is the transferring , or slinging , of a TV signal to their personal computer or smartphone .
The Slingbox program for the iPhone outpouring on WiFi . That ’s dependable word for AT&T ’s iPhone 3 G customers , who get devoid WiFi access at our 20,000 have and operated hot fleck in the U.S. , including Starbucks , McDonalds , Barnes & Noble , hotel , and drome . AT&T is the industry leader in WiFi .
They ’re sound out that watching regular video on the cyberspace is fine ( it well be , since YouTube is cluster right on the infernal phone ) , but Sling is not because it “ redirect[s ] a television signaling to a personal computer . ” dismiss the personal data processor part ( others speech sound are still capable to stream Sling over 3 G , which is kind of an contumely to Windows Mobile phone and BlackBerry telephone ) , Sling is not a TV signaling . It is stream video , which happens to be TV , but is really no dissimilar from a YouTube television .
Seriously , there ’s no actual difference other than the fact that people would use a lot more bandwidth when they ’re using a SlingPlayer for their iPhone because they ’re watching full show instead of 2 minute clip , and that would kill the AT&T web . Why are customers paying for limitless internet when it ’s not unlimited ? Thanks , AT&T. [ Sling for iPhone review article ]
https://gizmodo.com/slingplayer-mobile-for-iphone-review-wi-fi-only-30-5250885
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