Sling Player Over 3G Live On iPhone

| Feb 17, 2010 | 0 comments

With Sling Player on the iPhone now working over AT&T’s 3G Network, I can see only two more big reasons to go through the hassle of Jailbreaking an iPhone. Oh sure, there is always the visceral thrill of the forbidden, and a the frisson of poking AT&T and Steve Jobs in their overly-restrictive eyes, but the fact remains that Jailbreaking and then maintaining an iPhone is a pain in the butt. Without a doubt the Blackra1n application has made made things much easier compared to using the pioneering Pwnage Tool, but that still leaves one at the mercy of firmware upgrades and the occasional random bricking.

So what are my two other must-have, non-approved Apps? The first is Skype, which can also be made to work over the 3G network with help of the same 3G Unrestrictor App that used to be necessary to allow Sling to work away from WiFi. The word is that the Skype App will allow calls over 3G “soon”, but when it comes to iPhone App approval, I don’t hold me breath waiting, lest I turn the same blue as Skype’s logo.

My final must-have App is PdaNet, a tethering application which allows your iPhone to act as a 3G modem for Macs and Win PCs, either over WiFi or via USB cable. Sure it’s a bit of a lashup to use, but this little App saved my ass this weekend when my office lost all internet connectivity for a day. It allowed me to finish a memo on time, while keeping up with the latest news from the Winter Olympics.

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