There are more and more things you can do on your phone.
My purse keeps getting lighter — I can access my Google Calendar from my mobile phone, with the use of a memory card I can record audio interviews or even make videos, and some cell phone cameras are already as good as the best cameras we could get just a couple years ago (like the Samsung Memoir). I am always a fan of technology being used to lighten our loads.
Well here’s a new addition to the world of the all-in-one device: Mobile TV from AT&T. This is a must-have for summer road trips, as now you can watch TV wherever there’s reception across the country. Yep, from the car.
Now, some of you have been using the internet or portable DVD players from the car already, but with this service, you don’t have to plan your entertainment ahead, and you don’t have to get out another device — the TV is your phone, and anywhere you could be making a phone call, you can also be tuning in.
What kind of TV can you get? Full length programs from CBS, Comedy Central, FOX, NBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, and live games on ESPN, to name a few. The channel browser looks just like the one you probably have at home; the grid where you scroll and select programs.
The service is available on AT&T’s LG Vu, Samsung Eternity, Samsung Access, and LG Invision, and you can get it either for $15 per month (unlimited), or along with unlimited data access (e-mail and web browsing) for $30 per month.
We certainly don’t recommend watching the morning news in traffic on your daily commute (though surely some fool will), but for the passenger on a long drive? This is an awesome service. Also, we hardly need to mention that this is airport and any-kind-of-waiting-room gold. Even in a bar where they’re not showing the game you want to see, AT&T’s Mobile TV service is gonna rock.
For more info, check out the FAQ here.