Stephen:
That device is very nice and you need at least a broadband type connection to use it. I have my service from SprintPCS which looks to be the one with the most service of this type (for now). Of course, Cingular provides a like service as well as the Nextel branch of Sprint. For those who are overseas (outside of the United States) a data GSM or G3 service is required and must provide at least 200Kb/s QOS service.
James McKenzie
L-3 GSI
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From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heider, Stephen
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:32 AM
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Subject: OT: Frequent Travelers - Place Shifting
Off Topic -
For those of us that travel on business regularly, one thing that I miss is being able to watch all my satellite channels. The hotels that I stay at usually only have one movie channel, and local channels that I never watch. On my last trip I finally decided to get a SlingBox.
I wanted to pass this along to the List because this thing is cool and easy to setup. At the hotel I was able to watch all 200+ channels over the internet and the video and audio quality was good. It also works with cable, Tivo or basically anything that can be accessed with a remote control.
Anyway, another cool gadget I recently got that I can recommend is broadband wireless. My service is through Verizon but there are other providers. I get DSL download speeds from anywhere I can get a cell phone signal.
On my last trip my plane was delayed two hours. So... I sat at the airport watching DirecTV on my notebook using the wireless broadband card.
Technology is good.
Stephen
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