Disappointing News From AT&T
Friday, April 3, 2009 at 2:06PM 
Electronista is reporting that some new language in AT&T's contract might bring streaming video to the iPhone to a grind, including SlingPLayer's new app. The language says in part, "customer initiated redirection of television or other video or audio signals via any technology from a fixed location to a mobile device," will be blocked.
Guess what AT&T? the iPhone is a portable computer on your network. Deal with it. You could've seen this demand coming, and should've made plans to accomodate it. It almost makes me wonder how restrictive AT&T could become before Apple could break out of their exclusivity agreement. You're making extra money on iPhone subscriber every single month. If you don't have a problem with that, you shouldn't have a problem with the capabilities that sell those devices, AT&T.
UPDATE: Now AT&T says the wording was a mistake.Thanks to Grant in the comments for the heads up.
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Reader Comments (3)
I sure that Apple is pushing ATT hard on this and other service issues. At the same time competition will also force ATT to upgrade their technology.
Most likely Apple's work around will be a WiFi solution. Knowing Apple you have to figure they view a wifi as a temporary solution. The question is how long will Apple put up with ATT.
ATT has retracted the draconian revisions . . . said it was al a mistake.
it called the Apple press