Re: NBC Bypasses Apple to Stream TV Shows to the iPhone

06-18-2008, 09:23 PM

4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
news:da18da3a-b7e1-4287-8a32-5f035dd12c04@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com:

> Another iPhone perk...
> NBC Bypasses Apple to Stream TV Shows to the iPhone
>
> By Saul Hansell
> iPhone NBC(Photo: George Frey/Bloomberg News)
>
> UPDATED | 3:56 PM
>
> Silicon Alley Insider discovered yesterday that NBC has formatted a
> few of its shows — “30 Rock” and “The Office” — to stream on the Apple
> iPhone.
>
> You need to be using the phone’s Wi-Fi connection, not AT&T’s Edge
> cellular data network.
>

Any bets on which update will mysteriously cripple this "perk"?

06-18-2008, 10:03 PM

The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote in news:Xns9AC1D9A1DB454bob@216.196.97.136:

> 4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
> news:da18da3a-b7e1-4287-8a32-5f035dd12c04@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Another iPhone perk...
>> NBC Bypasses Apple to Stream TV Shows to the iPhone
>>
>> By Saul Hansell
>> iPhone NBC(Photo: George Frey/Bloomberg News)
>>
>> UPDATED | 3:56 PM
>>
>> Silicon Alley Insider discovered yesterday that NBC has formatted a
>> few of its shows — “30 Rock” and “The Office” — to stream on the Apple
>> iPhone.
>>
>> You need to be using the phone’s Wi-Fi connection, not AT&T’s Edge
>> cellular data network.
>>
>
> Any bets on which update will mysteriously cripple this "perk"?
>

I can't find the URL. What's the URL, Vic?

06-18-2008, 10:35 PM

At 19 Jun 2008 04:03:18 +0000 Larry wrote:

> >> Silicon Alley Insider discovered yesterday that NBC has formatted a
> >> few of its shows — “30 Rock” and “The Office” — to stream on the Apple
> >> iPhone.
> >>
> >> You need to be using the phone’s Wi-Fi connection, not AT&T’s Edge
> >> cellular data network.
> >>
> >
> > Any bets on which update will mysteriously cripple this "perk"?
> >
>
> I can't find the URL. What's the URL, Vic?

Probably m.nbc.com, which has streamd those same shows to a myriad of
mobile phones for secveral months. I suspect it'll work fine on your Moto.

Some "perq"- NBC gave the iPhone the same ability other mobiles already
had...

06-19-2008, 03:58 AM

On Jun 19, 12:03*am, Larry <no...@home.com> wrote:
> The Bob <nos...@bob.com> wrote innews:Xns9AC1D9A1DB454bob@216.196.97.136:
>
>
>
>
>
> > 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
> >news:da18da3a-b7e1-4287-8a32-5f035dd12c04@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com:
>
> >> Another iPhone perk...
> >> NBC Bypasses Apple to Stream TV Shows to the iPhone
>
> >> By Saul Hansell
> >> iPhone NBC(Photo: George Frey/Bloomberg News)
>
> >> UPDATED | 3:56 PM
>
> >> Silicon Alley Insider discovered yesterday that NBC has formatted a
> >> few of its shows — “30 Rock” and “The Office” — to stream on the Apple
> >> iPhone.
>
> >> You need to be using the phone’s Wi-Fi connection, not AT&T’s Edge
> >> cellular data network.
>
> > Any bets on which update will mysteriously cripple this "perk"?
>
> I can't find the URL. *What's the URL, Vic?- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Bob

Here is one source for that information after a quick Google lookup
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...050802469.html

It was in one form or another on a lot of different news sites over
the last month.

06-19-2008, 02:13 PM

4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
news:97a60a68-aaa1-46ac-a5c5-af97631a075f@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:

> On Jun 19, 12:03*am, Larry <no...@home.com> wrote:
>> The Bob <nos...@bob.com> wrote
>> innews:Xns9AC1D9A1DB454bob@216.196.97.136:
>>
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>>
>> > 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following in
>> >news:da18da3a-b7e1-4287-8a32-5f035dd12c04@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com:
>>
>> >> Another iPhone perk...
>> >> NBC Bypasses Apple to Stream TV Shows to the iPhone
>>
>> >> By Saul Hansell
>> >> iPhone NBC(Photo: George Frey/Bloomberg News)
>>
>> >> UPDATED | 3:56 PM
>>
>> >> Silicon Alley Insider discovered yesterday that NBC has formatted
>> >> a few of its shows — “30 Rock” and “The Office” — to stream
> on the Apple
>> >> iPhone.
>>
>> >> You need to be using the phone’s Wi-Fi connection, not AT&T’s Edge
>> >> cellular data network.
>>
>> > Any bets on which update will mysteriously cripple this "perk"?
>>
>> I can't find the URL. *What's the URL, Vic?- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
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> Bob
>
> Here is one source for that information after a quick Google lookup
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn.../05/08/AR20080
> 50802469.html
>
> It was in one form or another on a lot of different news sites over
> the last month.
>

That's great, except I wasn't the one looking for the link.

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