How to Use Slingplayer over 3G on iPhone

By Gary Ng on May 13th, 2009 72

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Do you have a Slingbox? Do you possess and worship an iPhone? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you are in luck because the Slingbox application, SlingPlayer Mobile has been released in the App Store.

Although this much anticipated app has been welcomed by everyone, there are a few gripes. First, the app is fairly expensive at $29.99; secondly, the application is limited to WiFi only and not 3G. Today I’m going to show you how to use SlingPlayer Mobile over 3G on your iPhone.

How to Use Slingplayer Mobile over 3G on your iPhone

**EDIT**: There is a new app in Cydia that will modify Slingplayer for you! It’s called Tricker ThreeG. Install it, and you should be able to watch Slingbox over 3G. Let me know how it goes!

This process is pretty straight forward if you have a jailbroken iPhone. It requires the installation of VoIPover3G and MobileSubstrate. If you were able to use follow my post on how to use Skype over 3G, then this should be a breeze for you.

1. Follow the instructions on this post to STEP 10.
2. Edit your voipover3g.plist file so it looks like the following by adding…

“com.slingmedia.SlingPlayer”

Here’s what my file looks like after making the changes:

Filter = {Bundles = (”com.Fringland.Fring”, “com.apple.AppStore”, “com.audiofile.Interstate”, “com.apple.MobileStore”, “com.skype.skype”, “com.slingmedia.SlingPlayer”);};

Here’s a picture:

3. Make sure your save your VoIPover3G.plist file.
4. Reboot your iPhone, afterwards you should be able to use Slingplayer Mobile over 3G!

I don’t have a Slingbox, so I have yet to test this app and this modification. However, this little hack should work as VoIPover3G is a great little utility.

If you own a Slingbox and iPhone, and are going to try this out, please let me know if you are successful or not! Now the big question remains…who wants to lend me their Slingbox?

Thanks to iPhoneDownloadBlog for the tip!

Gary Ng

Founder and Editor-in-Chief of iPhoneinCanada.ca. Follow @iPhoneinCanada and on Google+. Click here to save 20% OFF at ZAGG.com with coupon 'iphoneinca'!

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generalinq

Ya I noticed with orb it kills the battery so I’m guessing this may also.
generalinq

Ya I noticed with orb it kills the battery so I’m guessing this may also.
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

awesome! Thanks for letting us know. Hmm…maybe I need a Slingbox now!!!
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

awesome! Thanks for letting us know. Hmm…maybe I need a Slingbox now!!!
Jacob

Yeah, I’m now thinking of getting Mophie Juice Pack Air now. A battery extender/case. If I am down at the beach my battery will go fast I’m sure. So it is Slingplayer $30 + Battery Extender $80 = $110, heh heh
Jacob

Yeah, I’m now thinking of getting Mophie Juice Pack Air now. A battery extender/case. If I am down at the beach my battery will go fast I’m sure. So it is Slingplayer $30 + Battery Extender $80 = $110, heh heh
jackmarbles

There is another way to use slingplayer over 3G using Tricker ThreeG. Check it out at:

http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2009/05/13/slingplayer-3g/
jackmarbles

There is another way to use slingplayer over 3G using Tricker ThreeG. Check it out at:

http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2009/05/13/slingplayer-3g/
Digiloo

Hi, I can’t access Slingplay for Iphone via Swedish Itune, I have a jailbreaked
Iphone 3G, and I’m willing to pay the $30 if someone can tell how to download
it.

/ Digiloo
Digiloo

Hi, I can’t access Slingplay for Iphone via Swedish Itune, I have a jailbreaked
Iphone 3G, and I’m willing to pay the $30 if someone can tell how to download
it.

/ Digiloo
gecko

Okay, so this is a total newb thing to ask but can someone tell me how to do this step by step from A to Z? I’ve never had a need to jailbrake my iPhone before but this is ridiculour to buy if I can only use it on WiFi. I currently have version 2.2.1 (5H11) on my phone if that matters. If there anything else I should know with a jailbroken phone? Anything I shouldn’t do? Updates? Oh, and I have OSX on my computer if that matters.

I know this is asking a lot but any help is appreciated. Even like, ‘Do what this link says then what this link says’ and so on. I’m nervous about jailbraking the phone…I don’t want it to become a brick!

Thanks!
gecko

Okay, so this is a total newb thing to ask but can someone tell me how to do this step by step from A to Z? I’ve never had a need to jailbrake my iPhone before but this is ridiculour to buy if I can only use it on WiFi. I currently have version 2.2.1 (5H11) on my phone if that matters. If there anything else I should know with a jailbroken phone? Anything I shouldn’t do? Updates? Oh, and I have OSX on my computer if that matters.

I know this is asking a lot but any help is appreciated. Even like, ‘Do what this link says then what this link says’ and so on. I’m nervous about jailbraking the phone…I don’t want it to become a brick!

Thanks!
darek

Incase anyone is checking on here for 3.0 here is what I have to say:
Tricker Three G has apparently been updated for 3.0 but still no luck for me. I’ve reinstalled Tricker, I’ve removed and reinstalled, restarted springboard, powered off and on the phone.

btw, I’m using an iPhone 3G and it was working fine before 3.0.

I tried the other way (on this page) and it worked.

(the instruction don’t mention that you also need to get OpenSSH from Cydia. I don’t know if that was a given but I did not know that. I could not connect my computer to my phone without it.)
darek

Incase anyone is checking on here for 3.0 here is what I have to say:
Tricker Three G has apparently been updated for 3.0 but still no luck for me. I’ve reinstalled Tricker, I’ve removed and reinstalled, restarted springboard, powered off and on the phone.

btw, I’m using an iPhone 3G and it was working fine before 3.0.

I tried the other way (on this page) and it worked.

(the instruction don’t mention that you also need to get OpenSSH from Cydia. I don’t know if that was a given but I did not know that. I could not connect my computer to my phone without it.)
xtinaisxxx

i have one; its awesome. it uses like 5megs of data a minute to watch the thing but i love watching tv on my iphone. i regularly watch it out of town (50 km away from my tv and slingbox) and still works great (on 3g, havent run into a place where i had to use edge network so not sure how that works yet). but ya, go for it.
xtinaisxxx

over 3g, great. over edge, dunno.
xtinaisxxx

uses like 5 mb a minute
xtinaisxxx

not jailbreaking your phone is the dumbest thing you can do. you can always restore it back to factory settings (i jb my phone, restored, and re-jb it just to see if it was doable) if anything goes wrong. 2 of my friends restored back and sent back to apple for repair (lost pixels and silent/ringer thing broke). warranty was fine.

to jb just google. instructions for mac and pc available. hey,if i can figure it out, anyone can.
xtinaisxxx

i have one; its awesome. it uses like 5megs of data a minute to watch the thing but i love watching tv on my iphone. i regularly watch it out of town (50 km away from my tv and slingbox) and still works great (on 3g, havent run into a place where i had to use edge network so not sure how that works yet). but ya, go for it.
xtinaisxxx

over 3g, great. over edge, dunno.
xtinaisxxx

uses like 5 mb a minute
xtinaisxxx

not jailbreaking your phone is the dumbest thing you can do. you can always restore it back to factory settings (i jb my phone, restored, and re-jb it just to see if it was doable) if anything goes wrong. 2 of my friends restored back and sent back to apple for repair (lost pixels and silent/ringer thing broke). warranty was fine.

to jb just google. instructions for mac and pc available. hey,if i can figure it out, anyone can.

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