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Least this should pre-empt any "Sony Ericsson aren't bringing out anything" threads sure to be seen in the future
Good to see them not rushing into mobile TV, I wonder if thats going to take off at all..
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Posted: 2006-01-18 22:06:07
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Cant see it being a major take off reeli...who reeli kneeds mobile tv, and think of the costs!
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Posted: 2006-01-18 23:42:14
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If your phone can pick up the same signal as any other tv them i don't see the problem unless cable is your main medium of broadcast.
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Posted: 2006-01-18 23:52:17
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@dr - I know remember that thing . . . I was still in elementary school when the initial model was released. With this kind of device, YES, in the very near future we can also watch CNN/BBC/ESPN on it . . . LIVE and DIRECT!
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Posted: 2006-01-18 23:57:24
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A proper digital tv tuner in a phone would be a real bonus, not like the Nokia TV phone which requires dedicated mobile tv broadcasts. The only reason I would bother with mobile tv is to be able to use the phone on occasion when I might miss something because I'm not at home.
But the other argument is that TV content for mobile phones should be presented differently to allow for the different way people will want to use tv on a mobile phone. And this is probably the way Mobile TV will go.
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Posted: 2006-01-19 12:29:06
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but for such mobile tv to take off,shouldn't we need some long lasting battries??
i heard sometime back that nec,toshiba and i think panasonic r working together on next gen battries...fuel cell??
i dont think mobile tv is going to be an eas step for mobile phones.
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Posted: 2006-01-19 12:45:01
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Probably.
Currently BT, Orange and Vodafone have a Mobile TV service and they are proving to be very popular. Orange and Voda's are a 3G based service but the service offered by BT uses existing Digital Radio signals, so there is no need for hefty data downloading and so would be cheaper than the others. I think Orange are charging about £10 / month for the service.
LONDON: British telecom major BT Group Plc. is introducing a mobile phone TV service offering content from channels including ITV, Channel 4 and BSkyB by the end of the year. Users of the service will be able to select what they want to watch from a programme guide that can be invoked on their mobile phone screens. They will also be able to listen to 50 digital radio stations.
While TV programmes are currently available on 3G phones, BT will make use of the existing digital radio system to broadcast the signals to the phones.
The company has already carried out a pilot in partnership with Virgin Mobile and managing director of BT Movio Emma Lloyd said the company will provide the service using the technology that is available in the country. The pilot included programmes from Sky Sport, Sky News, Channel 4, E4 and ITV 2.
The service is intended to work on all mobile networks, although users will be required to buy new phone to receive the TV signals. BT intends to be a wholesaler, offering the service to mobile operators.
Telcos like Vodafone and 3 are already providing mobile television to its 3G service customers. There are chances that such programmes will clog up the airwaves, if more subscribers are added to the service. This problem does not arise in the case of the BT service as the phone major will use a portion of the digital radio spectrum to air the programmes.
It will interesting to see how
responds to this next challenge, although they said it won't be until 2006/2007 when it is expected to take off. If the BT service takes off, which I think is the better option, then good, capable handsets will have to be developed.
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Posted: 2006-01-19 17:42:06
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