|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oakland
Posts: 940
|
Slingbox
So anyone got one? Reviews?
We've got DirecTV. And I'm about to replace my Blackberry 8130c with a Cingular 8525. Sadly, I don't qualify for an upgrade until next May, so I'm looking at a STEEP out-of-pocket cost for the new device (more that the price of an iPhone). Plus an additional $10/mo. for the data plan (vs. the BB data plan). But I gotta do it! 
__________________
82 Targa |
||
05-26-2007, 08:35 AM
|
|
|
19 years and 17k posts...
|
I have a SlingBox hooked up to my home network so my former boss in Sweden and his family can watch TV. They record and watch sports events on the TiVO in my home from theor home in Sweden. We've been doing this for over a year with very, very few interruptions in service. In short, it's a rock-solid solution that works and even performs adequately across the Atlantic.
__________________
Art Zasadny 1974 Porsche 911 Targa "Helga" (Sold, back home in Germany) Learning the bass guitar Driving Ford company cars now... www.ford.com |
||
|
05-26-2007, 11:03 AM
|
|
|
19 years and 17k posts...
|
BTW, We have DirecTV, Netgear router, DSL and the DirecTV TiVO and everything works as advertised.
__________________
Art Zasadny 1974 Porsche 911 Targa "Helga" (Sold, back home in Germany) Learning the bass guitar Driving Ford company cars now... www.ford.com |
||
|
05-26-2007, 11:04 AM
|
|
|
User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oakland
Posts: 940
|
I was on a cruise ship watching The Sopranos finale on my phone, albeit a bit choppy. 15 minutes in, the screen goes black - "unable to stream video...weak signal". Damn.
Well, back on land (or anywhere a steady cell signal is available), I have a very viewable experience. UMTS, EDGE, whatever...doesn't seem to matter. The only issue I'm still having is getting the remote control to respond. It's stuck on whatever channel my satellite receiver is set. I'm sure it's a setup issue on my part, and I just need to fix it, but if anyone else has this device and can offer some input, that would be cool.
__________________
82 Targa |
||
|
07-03-2007, 09:14 AM
|
|
|
19 years and 17k posts...
|
Be sure you have the latest firmware on the SlingBox and the latest client software on the PC. A few of the more recent updates really improved the reception in Sweden for my old boss from my Slingbox in Wyandotte, MI.
__________________
Art Zasadny 1974 Porsche 911 Targa "Helga" (Sold, back home in Germany) Learning the bass guitar Driving Ford company cars now... www.ford.com |
||
|
07-03-2007, 09:26 AM
|
|
|
Unregistered
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
Posts: 55,652
|
Nope, I don't have any of that fancy new-fangled stuff.
I was going to finally break down and buy a pager, but decided it would be just as cool and cheaper to carry my garage door opener on my belt. |
||
|
07-03-2007, 10:25 AM
|
|
|
|
User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oakland
Posts: 940
|
Quote:
__________________
82 Targa |
||
|
07-03-2007, 10:35 AM
|
|
|
Dept store Quartermaster
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: I'm right here Tati
Posts: 19,858
|
Some call it a kaiserbox, I call it a slingbox. ummhuhhhh
__________________
Cornpoppin' Pony Soldier |
||
|
07-03-2007, 11:35 AM
|
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,943
|
Used it for years. Just turned my copilot onto it this morning. He called the wife and she went to Circuit City and bought one right away. He is now in the room watching the History Channel and happy again...
Works good, lasts a long time. Is a lot better hooked up to a Tivo unit.
__________________
2013 Jag XF, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB |
||
|
07-03-2007, 11:46 AM
|
|
|
Sultan of Sawzall
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Louisiana "Take me to 'da bridge"
Posts: 4,806
|
Quote:
ummmmhuhhhh I like 'de way yew talk......
__________________
Gruppe B #319 2 '86 911 Carrera coupes (red & white) '66 Corsa convertible 140/4(red) '66 Monza coupe 110/PG(white) '95 993 cabriolet (wife's) |
||
|
07-03-2007, 12:59 PM
|
|
|
Too big to fail
|
Gunna get me summa' dem french fried p'taters...
__________________
"You go to the track with the Porsche you have, not the Porsche you wish you had." '03 E46 M3 '57 356A Various VWs |
||
|
07-03-2007, 01:23 PM
|
|
MazdaSpeed3
