Lots of people use Slingbox and Slingplayer these days. Blackberry users can watch TV right on their phones, for instance. The Slingplayer application for iPhone was rejected by Apple earlier, but now it is back- with some caveats.

Slingplayer Mobile App for iPhone is now in the App store- and it costs a whopping $30! Worse yet, it is limited to Wi-Fi only.

Slingplayer Mobile on iPhone

This is from iLounge.com (THE best website for all things iPhone and iPod):

“AT&T has released an unusual statement regarding the limitation and why it was put into place. In the statement, the exclusive U.S. iPhone carrier claims the program “would use large amounts of wireless network capacity” and “could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from using the network.” It goes on to say that the company considers the iPhone and other smartphones to be personal computers, as “they have the same hardware and software attributes as PCs,” while pointing out that applications that redirect a TV signal to a PC are specifically prohibited under its terms of service. Finally, the company pointed out that it doesn’t restrict users from watching video on the web, and that they can get free Wi-Fi access at the company’s 20,000 U.S. hot spots. The statement is the first to suggest that Apple permits its network partners a veto power over certain application approvals. ”

So, once again, we have a new twist in the approval process for Apple’s App Store. I don’t know about you, but if I want to watch WPRI or FoxProvidence on my phone, it would be in a place where I can’t watch a real TV- not in my house (or for me…at work).

I am waiting for Hulu. Supposedly it WILL work over 3G…but then again, will Apple allow it to? It seems like it has the same “bandwidth” problems as Slingplayer. More to come, of course!