Comments on: Would You Pay $5 to Watch March Madness on your iPhone over WiFi?

By: Comblo

Comblo — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:11:32 +0000

I would just go to http://pickaplay.com because they have all the games there free anyway!! Haha but really they have them all on there live every day. They just make you fill out a survey when you get there...worth it

By: THOR

THOR — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:27:38 +0000

I might be convinced to may $5 to keep sports off of my iPhone if it came to that. Otherwise, CBS has no customer in me.

By: Rajiv

Rajiv — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:22:05 +0000

Download VoIPover3G from Cydia, add this CBS app to the settings of VoIPover3G, and then you can watch videos over 3G.

VoIPover3G tricks apps to think that they are connected to a wifi network when there actually connected to the 3G network.

Rajiv

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:27:03 +0000

I think this is a great idea, and I don't think $5 is too much at all. You can't blame CBS for trying to make some money off of this, and $5 is a good price point for what you get. I won't be getting it because I couldn't care less about basketball, but I'd be all over a version for MLB. (The forthcoming MLB app is a good start, but it won't stream live game video, only audio with in-game video highlights.)

By: Rocketcuse

Rocketcuse — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:27:41 +0000

Probably will. But I hate that I have to pay $5 when AT&T customers who purchase the LG Vue et it for free!

By: PCB

PCB — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:50:57 +0000

wifi only? No thanks.

By: Ferg

Ferg — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:16:18 +0000

RobertF ... I'm buying it for the exact same reason. Go Cocks!

By: Blake 2

Blake 2 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:02:45 +0000

I agree I'd watch over 3g. Most places I've been with WiFi also have TV.

By: ppennza

ppennza — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:41:51 +0000

I would get this if it worked over 3g but the attraction of it is to watch on the go and that is severely limited. I can watch it on campus(Ohio State) or at home but in either place would rather just watch it on a regular tv.

By: UMfan

UMfan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:14:58 +0000

After that $ 28k bill that one guy got, I'm scared about any live tv. Can someone confirm that this is in the unlimited data plan range for ATT and that there will be no extra charges

By: mark

mark — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:06:05 +0000

I am going to pay and for any other app like this one as long as the quality is ok

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:43:07 +0000

Basketball???

I'd rather watch two men IceFish...

/humor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLTJJ-lKOeI&feature=related

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:15:51 +0000

I'm absolutely going to do this for two reasons:

I'm still in school and will watch during class
The novelty

By: sting7k

sting7k — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:04:58 +0000

CBS must be crazy.

By: Jman

Jman — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:24:12 +0000

If I could watch it on my 3G I would do it for sure. I dont think I have ever been somewhere where I get WiFi but no 3G and I dont have my macbook with me (i.e. my work or home). If I could watch the ends of games while out and about and moving around(bus, car, baseball game, wherever) I would probably pay 10 bucks for this thing.

By: RobertF

RobertF — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:08:26 +0000

I'm probably going to buy this so I can see my beloved Gamecocks finally return to the Big Dance. From a business perspective, this is a good move on CBS' part: think of it as an inexpensive PPV event. I hope it's a success for them, as it will encourage other such offerings. Let's be real: networks and production companies can't afford to offer their content for free. A subscription based service (like Sirius or Netflix) with multiple clients for viewing content anytime, anywhere makes a great deal of sense to me.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:06:47 +0000

I would pay if it was NFL, and didn't have commercials.