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cwosigns · 07-07-2007, 03:28 PM

I used a Treo 700wx with my Slingbox, but the Treo was so maddening I switched back to my BlackBerry 8703e, then upgraded to the 8830. If I could use it with my Slingbox that'd be sweet. If I could use it with my Slingbox and if the GPS was enabled, I'd just about be in heaven.

lori8007 · 07-09-2007, 02:14 AM

i will buy a slingbox if this becomes available

mundyb · 07-09-2007, 10:42 AM

This would defiantly make me buy a Slingbox. If I weren't already a BB user though I wouldn't base my decision to buy a BB just because of Slingbox. There are just too many other reasons to use a BB, the most recent happens to be a media player.

Blades255 · 07-11-2007, 03:50 PM

I have hooked up my Pearl as a modem to my laptop and can watch Slingbox through the web. I know this is not the same, but for those of us that have the blackberry and are not switching anytime soon it is at least something.

I use T-Mobile so I have unlimited data for my blackberry so no worries there. I have tested this process and it does work.

rsaulnie · 08-13-2007, 01:34 PM

Very interested in seeing a player for the 8300
Richard

jaxberry · 08-13-2007, 02:30 PM

Will become a slingbox customer if it worked with my VZW 8830!

test54 · 08-13-2007, 02:37 PM

not this crap again. They just put out a beta for Symbian OS phones. I'd suggest if your in need of sling on your phone go get a 3G Nokia, you should be good to go.

HiTs · 08-13-2007, 11:22 PM

Apparantly a Blackberry version is next on the list for development.... check out the link and video:

Slingplayer Mobile coming to BlackBerry? | BlackBerry Cool

JRSCCivic98 · 08-14-2007, 12:02 AM

OS 4.3 for the BB will have stream support so I think it looks promissing.

test54 · 08-14-2007, 07:02 AM

yeah, just need the bandwidth to do it. I dont think BB will be next on the list.
I think EDGE will not be a good option.

DSS597 · 08-14-2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by test54

yeah, just need the bandwidth to do it. I dont think BB will be next on the list.
I think EDGE will not be a good option.

Yeah, but don't forget the smarter BB users made sure to get with an EVDO carrier. I actually feel for for users that don't get the full effect with their BB due to being on EDGE. At one point I was one of those users. I had a 7100i on Nextel, and a 7100t with T-Mobile, and I'll be honest with you, I never even used the browser because it was just so slow. Now being on Sprint's EVDO it is the difference between night and day on the speed with the browser; I actually use it daily now. Even when I tether it via Bluetooth, I'm getting download speeds over 1mb.

I can't see Slingbox ruling out BB at all since it's used by most fortune 500 companies and almost everyone in the entertainment industry, which means spending $250 on a Slingbox is nothing to them, especially when it's part of their "work".

test54 · 08-14-2007, 10:05 AM

Yeah EVDO should be fine.
However they are not putting BB anywhere near the top with Palm, WM and now symbian already getting sling clients it appears BB is near the bottom. It makes sense though, corp. america is not as fast to switch to new devices as the consumer market, and the people I think that are going to be sling users are the middle people the high end consumer market, not corp. or entry consumer.

JRSCCivic98 · 08-14-2007, 02:36 PM

You guys are missing the point. The other mobile clients are already done. The next mobile client to start work on will be Blackberry or iPhone and since the BB market is bigger that will probably get the work first. If you watch the video posted you'll see the CEO state this.

DSS597 · 08-14-2007, 05:11 PM

I'm not missing the point, I agree. They're going to have to make the BB client the priority due to the number of BlackBerry customers out there.

harryzuluberries · 08-14-2007, 07:04 PM

I don't know.......with Cupertino's marketing machine and the iPhone's hullabaloo I wouldn't be surprised to see it on the iPhone first. Everybody wants to be down with the latest, greatest thing in terms of corporate america (read: slingbox's people). While I think the BB would be the logical next step, when has a corporation done anything that we plebes would consider logical?

level9 · 08-14-2007, 09:24 PM

Yes! Will definitely buy a slingbox if they support BB.

AndrewAZ · 08-14-2007, 10:15 PM

They have a lot of technical issues to work out first.. There still isnt a beta yet..

AndrewAZ · 08-14-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by harryzuluberries

I don't know.......with Cupertino's marketing machine and the iPhone's hullabaloo I wouldn't be surprised to see it on the iPhone first. Everybody wants to be down with the latest, greatest thing in terms of corporate america (read: slingbox's people). While I think the BB would be the logical next step, when has a corporation done anything that we plebes would consider logical?

Why would apple want you to use sling... They are going to want you to use apple tv, itunes music/video store.

test54 · 08-14-2007, 10:36 PM

nah but from the sling point of view the iphones would be better simply because of the larger and better screen. also built in wifi would be a plus as well.
things for them to weigh out. until appletv can stream media like sling then i dont see apple putting up any road blocks on this.

JRSCCivic98 · 08-14-2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrewAZ

Why would apple want you to use sling... They are going to want you to use apple tv, itunes music/video store.

Not only that, but Apple doesn't support 3rd party apps on the iPhone at the moment. (As in, they won't run.) This in itself will prove to be some resistance that the BB camp doesn't have to worry about.

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