Saturday, June 13, 2009

UK: The BBC iPlayer is now available on 13 mobile phones

[t3] The BBC has updated its list of iPlayer-compatible handsets today, boasting 13 models that are capable of streaming over WiFi.

All 13 handsets can also stream over a 3G connection if you're a customer with 3 or Vodafone, except for the Apple iPhone. The iPhone can however listen to Listen Again, the radio service - a feat that the Samsung Omnia and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 can't perform.

The full list of mobile phones that can stream BBC iPlayer over WiFi include the iPhone, Nokia N85, Nokia 5800, Nokia E71, Nokia N95, Nokia N96, Samsung Omnia, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, Sony Ericsson W705, Sony Ericsson W715, Sony Ericsson C905, Sony Ericsson W995 and the HTC Touch HD.

Just five of the devices allow users to download TV over WiFi, the Nokia N85, 5800, E71, N96 and the Sony Ericsson W995. Once downloaded, you can then watch the TV show in the next 7 days before the nasty DRM bug catches up to you and it expires.

iPlayer now available on 13 mobile phones

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