BBC iPlayer - Edge too slow for streaming

Scythe · 7 Mar 2008 at 16:19

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7283702.stm

The version for iPhone and iPod touch users will allow streaming over a wi-fi connection. However, the EDGE mobile network used by the iPhone is too slow for streaming video.

Basically, BBC iPlayer only works on wifi connections, but of a bummer if you're out and about and not near a hotspot.

WotDa · 7 Mar 2008 at 16:21

Until June, anyway.

Scythe · 7 Mar 2008 at 16:25

WotDa said:
Until June, anyway.

Is the 3G iPhone confirmed?

WotDa · 7 Mar 2008 at 16:27

Scythe said:
Is the 3G iPhone confirmed?

Has been since Stevey J said that the current 3G chips were too battery intensive. The date is far from confirmed though.

theheyes · 7 Mar 2008 at 16:51

Hmm I know, works great over wifi though. With the iPhone, EDGE to me means "email and web browsing". Not quite the "internet in your pocket" but its as close as you can get for now.

If I keep that in mind I dont disappoint myself.

mdjmcnally · 7 Mar 2008 at 18:01

WotDa said:
Has been since Stevey J said that the current 3G chips were too battery intensive. The date is far from confirmed though.

Steve has said that 3G phone will appear in 2008, however wether that is year 2008, or FY2008. I think some other people have said Q2 2008 and mentioned June, but not concrete, other then 2008.

JUMPURS · 7 Mar 2008 at 18:43

I like the iPlayer on my iPhone, i just wish there was a special website with only the iPhone content on it, rather than picking things and not have them work.

MichaelHo · 7 Mar 2008 at 18:59

how do I get iplayer on my iphone?

JoDaMa · 7 Mar 2008 at 19:01

MichaelHo said:
how do I get iplayer on my iphone?

Im not sure if you can get a web app icon on your home page (i hope you can), but i just google searched it and loaded the page.

Im very impressed with it so far, im currently watching this weeks horizon, amazing video quality

WotDa · 7 Mar 2008 at 19:19

MichaelHo said:
how do I get iplayer on my iphone?

The same was as normal, and then tap the + in Safari to add it to your home screen.

theheyes · 7 Mar 2008 at 19:41

JUMPURS said:
I like the iPlayer on my iPhone, i just wish there was a special website with only the iPhone content on it, rather than picking things and not have them work.

I second that, and an iPhone specific interface.

JoDaMa · 7 Mar 2008 at 20:30

Good idea JUMPURS, i think it should be something similar to the layout of the Youtube app.

JUMPURS · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:07

even just like www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/iphone.
Fox news has their web site specifically formatted for the iPhone, so something like that would do. I just auto detects.

zinc · 8 Mar 2008 at 20:23

Yea a iPhone specific version would be nice, I found that some videos didnt work like BBBC Click??.

It would be pretty easy to draft up in a few days, bit of javascript to detect the browser version and forward to a iphone formatted webpage maybe

WotDa · 8 Mar 2008 at 21:39

It is already on it's own page, just not content specific.

As for stuff not being available, same reason as YouTube, the shizzle needs to be H.264.

I expect more and more stuff will pop up soon™.