[wired] An iPhone version of SlingPlayer, a popular TV streaming service, will be appearing in the App Store on Wednesday morning, according to a Sling spokesman. A previous rumor that Apple would reject the application appears to have been true, as Sling crippled the app at Apple’s request in order to gain approval.
When Sling originally submitted its SlingPlayer app, the software had the ability to stream video over the iPhone’s 3G, EDGE and Wi-Fi connections. However, Apple required Sling to modify the app to work with Wi-Fi only, according to Sling.
“We took this approach at Apple’s request,” Sling spokesman Jay Tannenbaum told Wired.com. “Our goal was to offer them most features and the best user experiences, and we think the Wi-Fi only app is fantastic. But we believe, we originally submitted it on 3G and it really delivers on our ‘Any time, any place’ promise. We’ll continue to work with Apple and its partners to come up with something that’s going to work [for everyone].”
“Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from using the network,” an AT&T spokesman said. “The application does not run on our 3G wireless network. Applications like this, which redirects a TV signal to a personal computer, are specifically prohibited under our terms of service. We consider smartphones like the iPhone to be personal computers in that they have the same hardware and software attributes as PCs.”
AT&T: SlingPlayer for iPhone Would ‘Create Congestion’ for 3G
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