SlingPlayer Mobile

Slingplayer + Jailbreak = Absolute Heaven

By: giliswhet

AT&T is helping drive people toward jailbreaking their iPhone. Slingplayer with 3G Unrestrictor (which allows you to watch over 3G) is fabulous. The quality is surprisingly great and smooth over 3G. Rather than whining about AT&T's restrictions, just jailbreak your phone, and install 3G Unrestrictor. This app was meant to be used over 3G, and with that feature, it's almost worth the $30.

Slingplayer + Jailbreak = Absolute Heaven

By: giliswhet

AT&T is helping drive people toward jailbreaking their iPhone. Slingplayer with 3G Unrestrictor (which allows you to watch over 3G) is fabulous. The quality is surprisingly great and smooth over 3G.

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! (It's a worthless app)

By: App Reviewer 007

SlingPlayer Mobile is not worth $30 bucks! I just set it up, on my iPhone and it's lagging like mad, I have a 16GB download and 4GB upload via Comcast, and an Apple Airport Extreme wireless router this SlingPlayer Mobile gets around 4 frames per second! That’s horrible, people were upset with AT&T about not allowing this via 3G I was one of them but this application is not up to par at all. I know why AT&T rejected it form their network, it won't even work with high speed Wi-Fi! I have the fastest connection Comcast offers and this application won't run. I stops, lags and I get pixilation on the screen that flashes around the boarder of the video you're trying to watch.

Shame in you AT&T

By: archcorrect

After months and months of waiting, AT&T has forced this to be a lame app that works only on WiFi. They should really change their labeling of unlimited data plan. Worst ad ever. Loyal 4 years customer until today.

Slingbox Finally

By: Pinoy boy

Great interface, except for the lag which is understandable because the laptop is no better. Makes for a good remote forget slingremote app. Picture quality is 4 out of 5 stars as you expect from iPhone. Picture quality and lag happpens when using 3g, again to be expected and acceptable limits. 30 bucks is an expensive app but us slingers are already have almost 175 invested so not to make it fully operational seems a waste.

bad deal for just wifi access

By: btadlock

$30 is way too much for just wifi access, other mobile devices can use 3g so why can't iPhone?

Worthless with only wifi!

By: WeatherNut

The price should have been cut in half because of this! Yes it works but this is complete bullshat! How can slingplayer work on other smartphones over the AT&T 3G network but iPhone users are restricted! Please explain this!

Crippled without 3G

By: offdwall

Apple and ATT crippled what could have been a great app. I've been waiting for this since the iPhone came out but it's not worth the money with only wireless access. Blackberry's can stream from Slingboxes over ATT!

For 30 bucks- very disappointing!

By: Mattydredz

Ok. Don't get me wrong I love my slingboxHD and use it every day.(even though it still has no HDMI support) I have been waiting forever like everyone else for this app and after paying $300 for my slingbox, I am appalled that they are charging $30 for app that will only help market their slingbox. How much do the other apps cost?? Free? A few bucks? False advertising: On the slingmedia iPhone page, they clearly show the video taking up the FULL screen of the iPhone. The reality is that it is cropped, and letterbox on the HD channels crops even more!!! Come on guys, this is bad if you can't make an app that maximizes the screen. Video quality: Poor to say the least. Tested on my local network. HD vs. Sd? I can't even tell the difference!! What is going on?? Conclusion: The iPhone developers need to fix and update this app asap and consider lowering the price. I was totally excited this morning, but now I feel like I threw 30 bucks out the window. I can't see me even using this, I'll continue lugging my laptop instead.

Disapointed w/ AT&T and the limitation imposed on this app

By: MacInfoSys.com

This app is OVER PRICED for a WIFI only version. I know the limitation is set by AT&T but still no excuse to charge full price when it's options are much more limited than the other platform versions. Also the letterbox display feature needs to be updated to allow for full iPhone screen viewing. Currently a lot of screen real estate is wasted with the black bars on all four sides.

Crippled Software

By: BigD1017

No 3G? What a joke.

WIFI only? U have to be kidding...

By: happiicamper

Blackberrys have it for 3g Orb has 3G and edge on iPhone... Why apple????

Almost 100%

By: Gatsby42

While the use and utility of the app are there, the fact that at&t won't allow streaming over their vaunted 3G network is a SERIOUS detraction. Palm, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and S60 devices can ALL stream over 3G, so it's rather disappointing for them to place such a restriction on the iPhone. Hopefully we'll see the restriction lifted in the future.

not a good start but it has a lot of potential

By: couttolenc

no precise control over the video quality (there are only a high or low setting), no precise control over the audio quality (only high or low), only video landscape mode is available, adding favorites is really spooky because you can not input the channel number so if you have a special local channel from your provider (in my case RNEWS from Time Warner Cable) you can not add it to your favorites (but you can added to something called Home channel in this case you have to restart the player). No way to locate your slingbox using ip address, the help feature is not available if you do not have internet connection. You have to have a slingbox account in order tu use the software. Video quality using ipod touch with a 54 Mbps wireless network is not really high quality it looks like something 320 * 240, you can even see how the video compression (something you can not change too) decreases the color quality. Changing the channels using finger up or finger down seems to be very easy, but unpractical since most of your favorite channels are not one after the other so you will have to look for the keypad to input the number. Example if I am watching channel 10 (nbc) and then I want science channel (510) what ? should I sweep my finger over the screen 500 hundred times ?...no you go to the keypad... the app also drains the ipod touch battery, and not to mention that only works in wi-fi not 3G I do not why if the other sling media players for smartphones using the ATT Cell network can use 3G. Finally it is too expensive. Since there is another similar app (orb live) probably sling media should consider to decrease the price... 10 dollars for this app is more than enough...

Great app. Need 3G

By: Cholosoy

I like it but come on, it is INCOMPLETO (only wifi)

thanks AT&T

By: bshigeta

we now know the worst feature of the iphone which will NOT be fixed in the next revision, THE CARRIER!

Works VERY well...but no 3g? WTF AT&T???

By: Whyno3g?

Well, the app itself works VERY well so far over Wifi. No lag, and the TV plays extremely fluid; just like watching real TV. Picture is very clear too.

Overpriced and No 3G Access

By: jeff_t

I knew these limitations existed when I bought the app, but they are still disappointing. The functionality is overpriced since it can't deliver video over 3G. This same type of functionality is available via other iPhone apps over 3G for less $, and SlingPlayer software works on other phones over 3G for the same price.

Thanks AT&T

By: SuperbRogue

Love the app, hate the restrictions. It's nice that Sling did in fact allow this app to use the older slinboxes even though they aren't officially supported. On the other hand it's very disappointing that AT&T forced Sling to restrict this app to wi-fi only. Hopefully an update will bring 3g functionality in the future.

Incredibly disappointing

By: Spugh

After all these months of waiting and they give us a crippled version of slingplayer. No 3g support. palm, windows mobile and blackberry all have this capability but for the iPhone they chose to screw us. Does not matter if it was AT&T (most likely) or Apple we deserve better from our providers. If AT&T does not have the infrastructure to properly support the iPhone then they should have their exclusivity taken away for breach of contract. As to the app itself it works fine within the limits of being worthless outside of wifi. I bought it almost exclusively just to write this review. They should TELL us when they will fix it. "at this time we do not support 3g" is unacceptable. Will it be when 3.0 us out? Someone should step up.

Rest of world punished by AT&T

By: Zillion27

Why should iPhone users all around the world get the wi-fi limitation imposed by AT&T?? Too bad. Also please create a shortcut for 8 second rewind as that is essential to get timing correct to skip commercials on mobile

Best App for iphone!

By: Michael Roberts

My iphone is now complete. Sling and Skype are the two best apps for iphone. Too bad AT&T doesn't get it. I no longer have an incentive to renew my contract with AT&T. Since everything I love about my phone only works on wifi, its time I cancel my contract with AT&T. Now if they had allowed sling to work on their network I would have an incentive to renew my 2 year contract which ends in June. Bravo to Apple, sling, and skype. Sorry for AT&T. They dont understand their customers. Thanks sling for making a fantastic product that people really want!

Could be the best App ever if.....

By: App111111

This has the potential to be the best App of all time. This app is a dream come true for all of us electronic junkies. But why won't it work on 3G? It works on other smart phones using AT&T's 3G, like the Blackberry, why not the iPhone???? This could be the best App of all time, a life changing device.... Please resolve the 3G issue!!!

****** WARNING - DON'T BUY IT ******

By: Owno

This is not even close go mobile ! It only works with WiFi .I can't describe how upset I am with Apple and Sling. That's it for me and the iPhone . Should have heard my friends about this phone. Switching back to my Blackberry... Hopefully can sell this thing on eBay.

No 3G Support = Pathetic

By: Likuidm5

Really - AT&T really screwed us with this one .. After all the waiting, a crippled program for $30 ... I had SlingPlayer Mobile over 3G on my Motorola Q 3 years ago

Shame on AT&T AND Sling Media!

By: giliswhet

This is a disgrace.

Needs 3G!!

By: 3G 4 Sling Please

Would be better with 3G support, I hope they can work it out. My 1yr old Slingbox Solo works fine but displays message that its not supported. Glad I do not have to buy new slingbox.

Too expensive, crippled, doesn't work right.

By: BrianXyZ

I had high hopes for this app. For $30, I really expected a lot more.

no 3G support

By: nikolaos.h

$29.99 and no 3G support

will work with 3g usb and router but not great

By: jdub17

It's way to much money. Not sure why I spent that much. I guess when you wait that long you just have to see. I used it with my sprint 3g usb and a crandle point. It's not really watchable it stops so much. It would drive you crazy to watch a show that way. Don't spend the money unless you plan to use wifi.

App looks good, AT&T not so much

By: bigjohn333

Further testing required, but so far so good... AT&T, one question for you... How is it perfectly acceptable for me to run Slingplayer off my Samsung Blackjack over 3G but not ok for me to do the same on the iPhone? Same network, same app, double standard.