11
Jun
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[New App] Verizon FiOS Mobile Allows Home (And Only Home) Video Streaming, Confuses The Hell Out Of Customers

Posted by in Applications, News, Verizon Wireless

Verizon, please sit down. We've all come here to talk to you because we care about you. Actually, most of us don't, but we recognize that you've got a problem. You have too many apps. No, don't try to deny it. You've got 11 apps spread across two publishers, and today you've added another one, with a brand new publisher, that duplicates at least some of the functionality of two previous ones. Don't try to hide it in your Services Corp pocket. We see the innocuously-titled Verizon FiOS Mobile app poking out.

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Verizon FiOS Mobile is a new mobile hub for cable content provided in FiOS package deals.

18
Aug
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Verizon Bringing Video-On-Demand To Smartphones, Adding Some Cloud Storage

Posted by in Applications, Droid 2, Droid X (Shadow), News, Verizon Wireless

Verizon announced that they’d be releasing an app for a variety of devices that adds functionality for FiOS customers. For example, iPad users can watch TV on the device as long as they’re at home. More relevantly to our purposes, though: they’ll be releasing an app to allow some smartphone users to stream video-on-demand.

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There is a catch-22 though: the app only supports select smartphones - namely, those sold by Verizon. While this isn’t stated explicitly (that I can see), the list of supported devices makes it pretty obvious: Droid X, Droid 2, WinMo 6.5, and the BlackBerry Storm. Even better, it seems that any movies purchased or rented can then be viewed on any available device - no limitations to just one device.