March 26, 2009 7:41 PM

Of course it will work over 3g.

March 26, 2009 8:34 PM

PLEASE RELEASE IT APPLE!!

If apple approves SlingPlayer for iPhone, I will finally break down and buy an iPhone

I have serious doubts that apple will let this one through. Mainly because of the bandwidth is uses.

We shall see...

March 27, 2009 6:53 AM

It's about time. I been checking every three days and I'm glad they got it in. Now let's start slinging...

March 27, 2009 9:41 PM

The bad news is that this is one of those apps which will get tons of scrunity not only from Apple but also AT&T. The good news is that Slingplayer Mobile has been available for literally every other phone platform, and all available on AT&T's network. I purchased Slingplayer Mobile on my HTC 8125 almost two years ago, and that phone only knew 802.11b and Edge networks....and Edge worked ok (well, it was a little sucky).

Considering that Sling has lots of experience dealing with slow networks, AT&T can't claim that they are doing anything differently than in previous platforms. The real problem is sheer numbers. Since Sling started showing off the original jailbroken proof of concept app, how many iPhones have been sold? It may be possible to actually track spikes in the AT&T network from this software, especially during major sports events like March Madness.

But since there are other streaming players available for iPhone now (like CBS's player, Joost and others), I expect to see this approved. The only real question is whether they will try to give Sling grief on Edge and/or 3G use. Given the previous track record with other Slingplayer Mobile apps, this shouldn't be a problem, but you never know.

March 28, 2009 10:34 AM

Sheer numbers... But how many people with iPhones ALSO have sling hardware? So it can't be too many. Not like all the other video apps out there that stream something or another...

March 28, 2009 4:16 PM

daVille said: If you're on Twitter make sure you're following SlingMedia there to get the 1st heads up when the app is available in the App Store

Should follow Slingcommunity on twitter http://twitter.com/slingcommunity

When asking for setup help please include whether you are using a PC or Mac and

if you are using the Standalone Slingplayer or the web based setup program.

March 30, 2009 12:36 PM

I, too, like the rest of you have been following this from day 1. No BS, I have googled iphone slingplayer probably everyday since I bought my first iPhone. When I heard this news I couldn't have been happier. Now, does anyone have any clue how long it usually takes Apple to approve applications, and how long after we can expect to be able to buy it from the app store? Assuming of course that it does get accepted

March 30, 2009 5:32 PM

Scotty_T said: Of course it will work over 3g.

Are you sure? ATT is odd when it comes to what the iPhone can do over their network. For example, the CNN article about the Skype app today shows that the you can only text chat when on 3g. To place a call within skype you have to be on a wifi network.

March 31, 2009 12:03 PM

Anybody have any updates ? This is slowly killing me

March 31, 2009 12:47 PM updated: March 31, 2009 2:00 PM

thematrix525 said: I, too, like the rest of you have been following this from day 1. No BS, I have googled iphone slingplayer probably everyday since I bought my first iPhone. When I heard this news I couldn't have been happier. Now, does anyone have any clue how long it usually takes Apple to approve applications, and how long after we can expect to be able to buy it from the app store? Assuming of course that it does get accepted

From what I hear, it usually takes apple about a week or so to approve and release the app to the app store.  Give or take a few days, maybe even weeks if there are certain things in the app that apple dissapproves.   Apple notifies developer of what they don't approve of and depending on how long the developer fixes this and resends the app again for approval determines how long it will take before we see it in the app store.  I personally think there should not be any obstacles and that we should be slinging in the next couple of days.  (fingers crossed) =P  Happy slinging!