Watch TiVo On A Mobile Phone With SlingPlayer And A Moto Q
Qusers.com has posted an interesting video where they show you how SlingPlayer can access your TiVo using a Moto Q and an EVDO connection. I was really surprised on how well this works. It almost makes me want to get a newer phone and a Slingbox. Maybe I should take advantage of the special offer that Dave Zatz reported on (Slingbox for $150!).
Is anybody out there actually doing this on a regular basis? It’s especially cool if you travel a lot and you don’t want to have to fire up the laptop just to connect up to your Slingbox.
Technology sure is great isn’t it?
Spotted on Gizmodo and eHomeUpgrade.
June 17th, 2006 at 11:12 am |
It’ll work even better on a Sprint or Verizon 6700 - faster processor and touchscreen UI.
September 7th, 2007 at 10:48 pm |
Don’t you get charged minutes because you are using the Internet to watch TV. Your cell phone bills could get pretty hefty.
September 9th, 2007 at 5:13 am |
Karen - you need a data plan. It doesn’t use your minutes, it is charged against your data plan - and pricing depends on the plan. For example, I have an unlimited plan from AT&T for my Treo for about $40/month - that’s just data. My voice plan is another ~$40, and with misc fees, taxes, etc, my cell bill comes to ~$97 a month. It isn’t the cheapest plan I could use - but I’m an IT Director and my work email all goes to my phone, so I need a beefy data plan in any case and my company pays half my bill since I use it for work and personal both.