Nokia N95

martyp · #1 04-18-2008, 01:15 AM

Hi all,

I used to enjoy the often blocky but nicely free content of Vimio's Live TV app on my N95 but as it's now no longer working I wondered what alternatives there are now?

My provider (T-Mobile) offers some mobile TV channels for a few quid a month but I'm hoping to be able to see what I pay my 100 odd quid TV license for on my mobile as well...

I'm really hoping BBC will release a version of the iplayer for the N95 after the Beta testing with the iPhone...

I take it DVB-H wouldn't be a possibility with the N95 as I guess it's actual hardware within the phone isn't it?

martyp · #2 04-18-2008, 01:18 AM

OK - now I'm freaked out...
The second I posted this I got an e-mail from Vimio saying live tv will be relaunched next week!!!
I don't recall having any communication from them since getting it last year!
Weird or what!

In case you're interested, here's what it says:

Vimio TV will be re-launched early next week,
You will need to delete the current application on your phone and then re-install when the serviced is
commissioned.
Sorry for the delay but we need to upgrade to a much better version.
We hope to be back on Air next Monday 21st April 2008.
Thanks for you support

tasty_boy · #3 04-18-2008, 02:31 AM

WOWWWWWWWW!!!!
great news!!!!
i remember that i could see TV in my old Motorola E398
how couldn't see in the N95??
let's rock!!!!!

Sexyback · #4 04-18-2008, 09:13 AM

Just for those that are interested, the homepage for vimio is Vimio

Could you tell us what kind of TV you get on this?

royhid · #5 04-18-2008, 04:02 PM

Last week i went to a presentation of DVB-H here in Holland. It is being Launched jointly by two big networks over here. The quality was very good (altho demonstrated on a smaller screened Samsung rather than our well endowed N95 screen).
Next to that presentation was a demonstration of streaming tv from a pc at home with a tuner and over UMTS via a UMTS router.

To be honest, because of the size of the screen, the quality was about the same to the eye.
I am not sure that DVB-H will replace streaming tv. The setup cost if huge for the networks (which is why 2 have joined in the venture over here).
I heard it is up and urnning in Italy, but thats about it. Everyone else is doing tests.

martyp · #6 04-19-2008, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sexyback

Just for those that are interested, the homepage for vimio is Vimio

Could you tell us what kind of TV you get on this?

I'm trying to remember now, I think you had CNN, Sky News and a few other channels, like home-made type ones? I'm not sure what the new line up might be...
I can imagine things like Paramount Comedy/Sky One/Cartoon Network might request payment to access like with the TV you get with UK providers.

gavinguinness · #7 04-20-2008, 12:42 PM

Just loaded it. 2 Channels:

BBC World and some random Music channel.

Works though.

tasty_boy · #8 04-20-2008, 02:35 PM

i got Vimio yester!
seems to work fine, but it asks to send a SMS to register the app!
i can't send SMS here from Brazil to that Country!!
im so sad!!

robbo83 · #9 04-20-2008, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tasty_boy

i got Vimio yester!
seems to work fine, but it asks to send a SMS to register the app!
i can't send SMS here from Brazil to that Country!!
im so sad!!

D'oh mine keeps coming up saying"Error Occured While Processing Request"

martyp · #10 04-20-2008, 03:01 PM

i allowed it to send the registration sms and when i went back into the app it prompted me again to send the sms. I checked my sent items and a text went to some +46 number with some numbers and letters. May be my imei, i haven't checked.
Hope these texts aren't at a premium rate...