MocoNews Review With Video: AT&T's MediaFLO Is Best Chance For Mobile TV To Take Off
This story was written by Tricia Duryee.
The just-launched AT&T (NYSE: T) Mobile TV service is so good I watched the two-hour long 1982 comedy The Toy, featuring Richard Pryor without even really realizing it. In retrospect, I can see why mobile TV has been slow to take offimages are blurry, people are pixelated and lips and actions don't sync with the soundtrack, and there's long waits for loading and buffering. But this new service that AT&T has launched changes that because it doesn't stream it over the cellular network. The service makes me believe that people will eventually watch TV on their mobile phone. Last week AT&T launched Qualcomm's (NSDQ: QCOM) MediaFlo service, which is already being offered by Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ). The service uses broadcast methods, like the TV in your living room with rabbit ears. It does not use the cellular network. So far, it's been slow for consumers to take off, but that's most likely because it's offered on a limited number of handsets, and it can be argued that up until now, they've been less than attractive phones. The cost might be another reason, but at $15 a month, it's doable.
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Full review at our sister site mocoNews.net
By Tricia Duryee