As a result, the best Sling could offer to iPhone users was a version that only worked on Wi-Fi so the fragile AT&T network didn’t get dinged. <\/p>\n Now, Sling has announced<\/a> a new version of the SlingPlayer Mobile version 2 for Windows phones that supports both Wi-Fi and the AT&T 3G network<\/em>, and runs on the HTC Pure, Tilt II, as well as on some HTC phones on T-Mobile and Sprint.<\/p>\n Now this is not something the folks at Sling did, but AT&T is mighty selective about which phones can stream over its 3G network. Mind you, AT&T has no problem allowing multi-hour baseball games to be streamed using the MLB <\/a>app, and Orb<\/a> also allows streaming on the iPhone, even from a remote TV Tuner. Even Ustream<\/a> and Qik<\/a> got into the streaming video act.<\/p>\n If Apple ever dumps AT&T (and rumors say that at least AT&T will have competition soon) it won’t be soon enough for me. For many customers, they’ve made a mess of the iPhone experience. I talked to a representative from Sling and he expressed frustration at the situation and added “we’re working on it.”<\/p>\n TUAW<\/a>Sling offers app update for Windows phones that includes 3G streaming on AT&T<\/a> originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)<\/a> on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/81cc2_sling1-27-10.jpg\")
Well, thanks AT&T. In the past I’ve vented my frustration<\/a> that the much awaited SlingPlayer Mobile app for the iPhone was crippled by a new AT&T rule that didn’t allow place shifting of TV signals on their network. The rule appeared to be specifically written to ban the SlingPlayer.<\/p>\n<\/h6>\n