O2 will consider blocking access to sites that offer streaming television through 3G, like the recently unveiled TVCatchup.
The TVCatchup site has been optimised for the iPhone and can be accessed through a website – neatly cutting out Apple's app vetting process.
Although O2 encourage streaming television through Wi-Fi (which obviously puts no strain on its network) it told TechRadar that 3G streaming could bring a ban on sites that offer the service.
Wi-Fi Ok, 3G less so
"O2 offers several phones, such as the Apple iPhone and Palm Pre, that can be used to stream live TV, and we encourage customers to use this when connected to Wi-Fi either in their home or out and about," an O2 spokesperson told TechRadar.
"When customers are connected to 3G we do not block services like mobile TV, however we reserve the right to prevent access to services that affect other users' service.
"This includes products that continually stream audio and/or video."
Of course, should O2 actually decide to block a site that offers streaming then it is sure to draw anger from iPhone users.
The iPhone is currently only available through O2 but will soon be available through other networks Orange and Vodafone.
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nancy.sanders
July 8th 2010
4. this a nice article. but whenever i go to connect my tv to nokian86 their should be some problems.
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jordy
October 28th 2009
3. I contacted the guys who develop this in their forums about adding a feature and I got this replay...
"There will be a TVGuide in the Apple app which will be hopefully released soon."
So an app is on the way... but will it retain 3G... will it pass Apple Approval?
h**p://forums.tvcatchup.com/showthread.php?t=4913
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madjedi
October 16th 2009
2. People on with an iphone O2 like myself pay a hell of a lot of money for our "unlimited" data conenections. Since when does unlimited mean o2 can stop you using it for the things a 3g connection is so useful for. wifi is great but if I want to catch up on tv and have a wifi connection available then odds are i am at home, so would prefer to watch tv on my 50" tv or 24" pc screen!
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iggy82
October 15th 2009
1. I thought they were doing this anyway? Whenever I try to use the live TV function of the Sky player app on my Nokia N86 (iPhone contract) it says it cannot play because my operator does not support the service.
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