[Laubi02]

hi,

i am looking at new phones at the mo (maybe an HTC magic)

but came across dvb-h phones, well the nokia n96.

i have a few questions:

does it cost to watch TV via dvb-h?
what other phones are there that enables this? (nice phones par or better than nokia n95)

many thanks

[RobM]

It's not supported in the UK as there is no DVB service broadcast, so it's an entirely useless feature at the moment. Great if you spend a lot of time in Germany though....

It's been said to be coming for a long time, but with the advances in mobile data networks and the fact 4G/LTE is on it's way, chances are internet streaming will make it null and void anyway.

[Laubi02]

Originally Posted by RobM83

It's not supported in the UK as there is no DVB service broadcast, so it's an entirely useless feature at the moment. Great if you spend a lot of time in Germany though....

It's been said to be coming for a long time, but with the advances in mobile data networks and the fact 4G/LTE is on it's way, chances are internet streaming will make it null and void anyway.

ahhh thanks, no nokia for me then (phew)

what is 4G?!?!!!!

[RobM]

4G is the successor to 3G. Still some time away, but live trials and rollouts are happening around the world so it's certainly coming.

[prking]

O2 have started installing their LTE network, I believe in Slough. T-Mobile have demonstrated a LTE network. Its likely that at first, it will be used for Mobile Broadband. Theoretically, it can manage 100Mb/s for each connection but in practice it looks somewhere like 30 to 50 even in moving vehicles.

[Laubi02]

slightly off topic, is T-mobile coverage ok nowadays?! as i am looking into an HTC hero or iphone (if not HTC magic as its more affordable) but tmobile seems to be doing the best contracts