sling1-1Remember SlingPlayer, the iPhone app that lets you remotely view whatever’s on your home TV (via a Slingbox)? Well, it’s looking all set for an upgraded 1.1 version – but there’s still no 3G support.

SlingPlayer for iPhone 1.1 has been submitted to Apple for approval, and among the new features are true 16:9 widescreen support, a better remote control interface and all-round zippier performance.

The original app’s 3G function was removed at the request of US iPhone carriers AT&T, despite the SlingPlayer mobile app for the likes of Symbian and BlackBerry supporting it. That meant users could only watch TV over a Wi-Fi connection.

SlingMedia says that while this version of SlingPlayer 1.1 will not add 3G support, they do have a nugget of good news for us: they’ve submitted another version of the app, intended for use outside of the US – and it does support 3G. If Apple gives it the green light, the iPhone will finally have a SlingPlayer app worthy of the name.

Out TBC | £TBC | SlingMedia (via Boy Genius Report)

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  • Pakman

    For 3G owners where their device is capable of HSPDA (3.6 or 7.2 depending on the model) this is just another application that shows the device’s full potential but let down by the Network Carriers with their terrible 3G coverage, O2 in the UK included, and Apple’s exclusivity with them.

    Come on Apple, end the exclusivity, release the network lock, and let us pick the network with the next coverage so we can use this phone to it’s full potential.

  • Pakman

    For 3G owners where their device is capable of HSPDA (3.6 or 7.2 depending on the model) this is just another application that shows what the device is capable of but let down by the Network Carriers with their terrible 3G coverage, O2 in the UK included, and Apple’s exclusivity with them.

    Come on Apple, end the exclusivity, release the network lock, and let us pick the network with the “best” coverage so we can use this phone to it’s full potential.

  • Poppa_P

    I think Apple’s exclusivity with O2 is about to end soon from what I have been reading in the press, but which network offers the best 3G coverage?

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