We knew that Cablevision was involved in creating an iPad app that enables the viewing of TV content, but we didn’t know that the app would offer iPad owners a better experience than FIOS’ and Time Warner Cable’s offerings. Cablevision’s Optimum app lets you, from behind your own network at home, view your entire channel lineup directly from up to two iPads simultaneously, complete with program guide information, access to the company’s more than 2,000 VOD offerings with the rest coming this summer, while also letting you record and control your DVR directly from the app.
After entering their Optimum account username and password, users can immediately access every Optimum channel that subscribed to from the iPad. It doesn’t look like you’re able to currently watch any recorded video from your DVR, but that’s not such a big deal in my book. Cablevision told says their app doesn’t use the internet to deliver video to your iPad, nor is the content streamed, rather it’s sent over the company’s network just as it works with your set-top box. If you are an Optimum customer that doesn’t have a cable modem, Optimum will provide an internet-blocked cable modem for free that will enable you to use the iPad app with a user-provider secure wireless router. Cablevision also said that they plan to deploy the same experience to other devices, so we anticipate an iPhone and Android app in the future.
It really does not matter if it is better than Time Warner’s app because it still does not compare to DISH Network app and there version of TV everywhere. There are a few disadvantages about Cablevisions mobile app I would like to point out. This first one is obvious you cannot take the device out side of your home (well that’s not winning) second this only works with Wi-Fi and you don’t need internet connection which is good but you can only chose one Wi-Fi connection so don’t thank later on down the line you will be able to switch this if you cannot connect with your original Wi-Fi connection. Last but not least this only works on the iPad. I work for DISH Network and I can tell you DISH Network TV everywhere app works on Tablets, Smartphone’s, and Laptops. Check this out www.dish.com/TVeverywhere to learn more.
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