Comments on: Sling opens its video portal to the public

By: ET

ET — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:10:47 +0000

Wake me up when Sling decides to support the Nokia E71.

By: jonathan p

jonathan p — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:10:33 +0000

the problem with relying on torrents and newsgroups is that the internet is going to start getting capped. As soon as legislation says it is unlawful for comcast to slow the torrent bandwith, they will most likely impose a cap on the amount they will allow a single modem to download. Then, they can charge more for extra data usage. At this point, nobody can be sure which will be viable and which wont be. I just hope they don’t start capping the internet like they plan to, that will make my newsgroup programs very sad.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:20:19 +0000

With sites like Hulu, Joost and now Sling. Will there be a need for traditional TV from cable or sat? I am already planning on canceling my DishTV service and just building a media PC for my HD LCD. Sure I may miss out on some shows but with BitTorrents and Newsgroups supplying some of the content what’s the point in paying if I can manage a media PC and download my content.

By: Albert in Toronto

Albert in Toronto — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:49:56 +0000

Bummer. I had registered too, but didn’t receive any content because we’re in another country. A country that’s peaceful, strong, and advanced. Canada!

So seriously. Why do we get shut out of Hulu and SlingWeb when we’re all sharing most of the same tv shows and actors and all. It sometimes really sucks.

By: GoBrowns

GoBrowns — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:12:53 +0000

I’ve been using the beta for a few weeks now and its great. I open it up on my personal laptop in my office every morning and use it all day. Watch a little sportscenter from my slingbox then on to some It’s Always Sunny in Phili, then when I can’t stand my job anymore I watch a little office. The only way it could be better is if the movies weren’t worse than the $1 DVD bin and Big and Small Lots.