Free SlingBox Software for the BlackBerry
By Roy Furchgott Gadgetwise - The New York Times Blog December 30, 2008, 8:44 am
As of today you can watch your TV on your BlackBerry for free.
Sling Media is offering its SlingPlayer Mobile software free to BlackBerry owners. Like the Slingbox software for PCs, it will allow them to watch and control a home TV and DVR from anywhere. Of course, you need a SlingBox - a $180 to $300 device - at home.
SlingPlayer Mobile will remain free while in its public test phase, while versions for other phones is still $30. There is no ongoing subscription for the phone or home player (which makes you wonder why anyone subscribes to pay services that deliver TV to a phone).
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