Sprint Embracing, Not Fighting, Place Shifting
from the does-somebody-understand? dept
While some mobile operators are convinced that companies need to get their permission before releasing services that can be used on their networks, it sounds like Sprint recognizes the value that place-shifting media services like Sling and Orb can add to its network. It's in talks with Sling about how to use and enhance the service for its customers, realizing that encouraging such services will make its network more attractive to consumers than those of its rivals who look to limit what people can do to services they've approved and from which they can profit. It's not wholly unprecedented from Sprint, which said a year ago it would give its DSL customers similar services from Orb Networks. At a time when so many telecommunications providers want to cut off content providers and make their networks less valuable, it's nice to see one recognizing that supporting the use of innovative services is a better way.
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Place-Shift? sounds shifty, to me, neenee, I'm fir
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Re: Place-Shift? sounds shifty, to me, neenee, I'm
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I'm guessing you can upload a show to your phone, but you have to pay $250 / or it'll be free if you watch it for 2 years with a commitment.
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Sprint doesn't get it.
monthly fees to use msn
monthly fees to use yahoo
monthly fees for each ringtone you download (you dont just pay once like everyone else)
monthly fees to have wallpapers
monthly fees for games
monthly fees for any other apps
monthly fee for internet access
monthly fee to send or recieve picture mail
etc etc etc...
If i were to use all the features that I would like to use on my phone.. it would probably cost me $500 a month
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i have no problem getting all of that for free fro
i use orb on my a900 reguarly. it doesn't cost me a damn thing extra. i just log into my orb account and stream to the phone via EVDO. plenty of people do (lots of thread on it at sprintusers.com).
i'm not a sprint apologist, but if you're not savvy enough to look around and find out how to take advantage of what you can have from sprint for free (or inexpensively), that's on *you,* not on sprint.
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Ringtones...
I don't believe it either. I think that Sprint has something up their sleeve. They always have fees for everything. So, here's one link I love to spread, no matter what network you are using.
http://msn-cnet.com.com/Make-your-own-ring-tones/1200-12358_4-5160596.html?part=msn-cnet&a mp;subj=dl&tag=dl
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Bollocks
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another consideration
From a technical perspective these networks, even the most advanced, where never designed to have massive upstream content and if everyone place shifts it will cripple the capacity.
You may not like the above but if you read your broadband contracts I think you will see my point.
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Re: another consideration
I have used both products mentioned and I think that Orb is better suited for use on a phone than Slingbox is.
However, why would anyone want to watch TV on their phones 2in. screen? Sure it's cool, but what's the purpose?
Listening to your music collection might be an advantage if your phone sounds decent, but I'm sure that if there isn't a monthly fee for this service, you will still have to pay extra for data transfer.
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Re: another consideration
I have used both products mentioned and I think that Orb is better suited for use on a phone than Slingbox is.
However, why would anyone want to watch TV on their phones 2in. screen? Sure it's cool, but what's the purpose?
Listening to your music collection might be an advantage if your phone sounds decent, but I'm sure that if there isn't a monthly fee for this service, you will still have to pay extra for data transfer.
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Re: another consideration
I have used both products mentioned and I think that Orb is better suited for use on a phone than Slingbox is.
However, why would anyone want to watch TV on their phones 2in. screen? Sure it's cool, but what's the purpose?
Listening to your music collection might be an advantage if your phone sounds decent, but I'm sure that if there isn't a monthly fee for this service, you will still have to pay extra for data transfer.
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Re: Re: another consideration OOPS!
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