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AT&T Launching Mobile TV May 4th
Engadget is reporting that AT&T will be launching their Mobile TV service on May 4th. The article features a few details and a video of the tech in action. "You'll find Mobile TV running on LG's new $300 (2-year, after $100 rebate) Vu, one of just two Mobile TV compatible handsets launching on AT&T May 4th — the other being the $200 (2-year, after $100 rebate) Samsung Access. Performance looks reasonably snappy when scrolling through the channel guide although some of the exclusive PIX and CNN Mobile Live content is not yet available. S'ok, AT&T has three more days to throw the big blue switch on the broadcast TV service which includes a $15/month unlimited Mobile TV access plan."
I meant DVB-H (H for handheld, T for terrestrial), but I see TFA mentions MediaFLO, which it turns out is a proprietary Qualcomm broadcast technology not just the name of the front end software as I'd assumed.
S'ok."The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand", or so I have read.
Engadget article says it is mediaFLO. It is a broadcast technique developed by Qualcomm.
Maybe the unlimited dataplan for the cellphone+always on DSL at home.
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