DJ- I got the first slingbox when it first came out- had a ton of trouble setting up with firewalls, vpns, etc- but finally got it to work and used it a few times- mainly travelling.

That first slingbox must of gotten fried, because I couldn't get it to work.

I went out and got the new pro one- and installed the trial software on my treo 700p

On my phone, the signal constantly cuts out- almost to the point that its worthless and I don't use that anymore.

At work, when I sling, it will run for a few mins and then stop- I don't think they have enough juice here.

I find it most useful at home- I can sling on my laptop while the wife watches top chef or whatever she's watching- mind you, the signal is coming from my home office upstairs.

I think it would be awesome if sling could create a web based viewer- that way, for folks at work with firewalls and corporate security, you could watch a browser based version.

I like the idea of installing the slingbox in someone elses house. That would be cool, but then if a friend of mine is watching the knicks and his girl wants to watch the lifetime channel instead, I would be SO pissed.

Say if you have a mobile broadband card in your laptop. Could you install the slingbox that way and view your cable on your phone,etc somewhere else?

Posted by franco12:

DJ- I got the first slingbox when it first came out- had a ton of trouble setting up with firewalls, vpns, etc- but finally got it to work and used it a few times- mainly travelling.

That first slingbox must of gotten fried, because I couldn't get it to work.

I went out and got the new pro one- and installed the trial software on my treo 700p

On my phone, the signal constantly cuts out- almost to the point that its worthless and I don't use that anymore.

At work, when I sling, it will run for a few mins and then stop- I don't think they have enough juice here.

I find it most useful at home- I can sling on my laptop while the wife watches top chef or whatever she's watching- mind you, the signal is coming from my home office upstairs.

I think it would be awesome if sling could create a web based viewer- that way, for folks at work with firewalls and corporate security, you could watch a browser based version.

that sucks to hear. did you try their support? it's actually quite good. maybe they can help you with the treo. who is your provider? do you have any other software on it that may conflict? maybe you should uninstall all the extra stuff you have on it and try it then.

but you bring up a good point, it's also great to use at home. i don't have a tv in my kitchen, so i can just bring my laptop into my kitchen while i cook/clean etc. and the quality on your home network (in the same house) is pretty much crystal clear.

Wow...what a great way to split a cable bill between people (not legally though I presume).

One cable subscription + slingbox with 2 cable boxes. One for the person with the TV. One just hooked up in basement with the slingbox attached. You just cut your cable bill in half.

Posted by VDesai:

This may have been covered, but does the slingbox work with programs that you have TIVO'ed? I.e. can you watch taped shows any time? That would be pretty kickass cause you could save the hard drive space and be able to watch a quick show during your commute or somethign.

YES. you have access to your TIVO/DVR and all it's regular functionalities.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by VDesai:

This may have been covered, but does the slingbox work with programs that you have TIVO'ed? I.e. can you watch taped shows any time? That would be pretty kickass cause you could save the hard drive space and be able to watch a quick show during your commute or somethign.

YES. you have access to your TIVO/DVR and all it's regular functionalities.

You can only access your DVR or your cable box, right?

I use the slingbox with my DVR, which is separate from my cable box. I can access both through it.

When it's working, the slingbox is great but I've been having problems with it lately. I've been traveling a lot lately and when it doesn't work away from my apartment, where the slingbox is, I can't fix it until I get back.

A buddy of mine lives in China. He put the slingbox at his parents house in upstate NY so he can watch US television in Beijing from his laptop.

what kind of cellular service do you need to subscribe to & what type of phone do you need in order to be able to access the cable picture on your phone? do you use verizon vcast, cingular, sprint, something else?

i'm guessing you need a PDA phone, no?

I didn't understand how this freakin thing worked and now I do thanks to you DJ

This is freakin great. I finally will be getting a new laptop this week so this is good timing. I'm gonna kill my cable bill by slinging my dads cable. Yippie!

On top of this I broke my blackberry the other day and was trying to figure out what phone to get. Now I can shorten the list with all this info.

1 more question... how can i connect to your cable box?