Lucky Optus customers trial Mobile TV
By Joseph Hanlon on 23 January 2009
Mobile TV in Australia is a step closer to fruition with a live trial beginning in Sydney.
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mountainash commented on 28/01/2009 07:31
So if this does not use the carriers data, what does Optus have to do with it? Couldn't anyone with a capable handset access the free-to-air stream?
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Rolloxan commented on 24/01/2009 08:29
no, the primary difference is the change in the spectrum used to relay the content. so instead of paying for each byte you receive over the carriers network (i.e. incurring data usage) you receive a truly 'digital' broadcast.
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FlamingCowboy commented on 23/01/2009 19:49
Um guys, mobile TV has been out for at least three whole years now!
Sure, the majority of "mobile TV" is looped content, but most carriers have provided "real" mobile TV at least a handful of times (eg. the cricket on "3" and other sporting events on various carriers, etc...), and most have at least one "real" mobile TV channel available (Sky News Now on most carriers, the Country Music Channel on Telstra's NextG, SBS on "3", ABC on others...).
The only way this appears to be different to current offerings is that it will provide "real" TV all the time, instead of every now and then and/or on specific channels...
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