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Older Slingboxes won't work with SlingPlayer for iPhone
Engadget —
... Looks like all that pent-up demand for SlingPlayer for iPhone has caused the suits at Sling to go mad with greed -- the company just posted up a page saying that owners of every older SlingBox save the Slingbox PRO will have to upgrade to a Slingbox SOLO or ...
Sling pulls ultimate dick move in order to sell more hardware. WTF
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... We really thought we liked Sling. Not anymore...They just became another greedy media company in one very poorly thought out move. Sling is only allowing users of its more expensive products to use the upcoming iPhone client. Slingbox, Slingbox AV, and Slingbox TUNER owners won't be able to use their Slingboxes on the iPhone or iPod touch. They will need to buy some of the more recent hardwre (with a $50 discount). Poor form Sling, very poor form. ...
Sling rains on its own parade
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... A page on the SlingMedia website suggests owners of older Sling hardware get an upgrade because the new iPhone software "and future services yet to be announced will only be supported for customers using Slingbox SOLO, Slingbox PRO and Slingbox PRO-HD products or forthcoming SlingLoaded products." That still leaves a lot of the older hardware a no-go, and that older hardware ...
SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Won't Work with Legacy Slingboxes
Mac|Life —
sling When a page on Sling Media's site caught the attention of Engadget yesterday the Slingbox/iPhone owning masses let out a collective "WTF!"We spoke with Sling Media this morning and they confirmed that SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone would only work with the companies current line up. Sling Media will support the Slingbox SOLO, Slingbox PRO and Slingbox PRO-HD devices going forward not only for the iPhone app, but for any future software or services coming out of the company. The Sling Media rep told us that it was tough decision for the company, but they based ...
SlingPlayer for iPhone will only work with new Slingboxes
Infinite Loop —
... Great news, right? Mostly. If you own an original Slingbox, Slingbox AV, or Slingbox TUNER, you will have to upgrade to a newer device in order to use it with your iPhone. According to a different page posted on Sling Media's website, the newer Slingbox SOLO, Slingbox PRO, and Slingbox PRO-HD are the only devices that will be able to take advantage of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone. ...
iPhone Gets Short End of SlingPlayer Stick
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... and Slingbox Pro HD models for use with SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone - though, unofficially, earlier models work. This is an improvement over the company's earlier stance that the software would work only with the current models; while they don't want to promise earlier models will always work with future software versions, they opted not to arbitrarily block early adopters from continuing to use their existing Slingboxes as long as they keep working. (The company also mentioned its Slingbox Upgrade Program, offering a $50 discount on the price of new models to
owners of old ...
