Hands-on with Sprint VUE and the Samsung M250

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 21st 2006 at 10:08PM

It seems that beta testing for Sprint's VUE mobile TV service has kicked off in Kansas City and Las Vegas; users have their swiveling Samsung SPH-M250s in hand and initial impressions have started to filter in. One such report on SprintUsers says VUE offers a surprisingly clear, crisp picture (when reception is strong enough, that is) though we're guessing that mileage varies depending on how good the user's eyes are. The channel lineup looks solid, with CNN, MTV, Starz, and Comedy Central all on board (among others) for a trial that'll apparently last at least four months. Godspeed, Sprint, and good luck with the trial -- from the looks of it, you've got would-be customers anxiously awaiting you on the other side.

Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Samsung, Sprint, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA

Tags: m250, mobile tv, MobileTv, samsung, sph-m250, sprint, sprint nextel, sprint-nextel, SprintNextel, sprintvue, tv, vue

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Frank @ Sep 22nd 2006 5:44AM

Kind of odd there's no mention of the backend here: MediaFLO/Qualcomm. I saw their demo devices at spring CTIA (2006) -- great stuff. nice to see them getting some traction.

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Charlie @ Sep 22nd 2006 10:59PM

Hrrrmmmm, are you sure? I thought the Samsung was a DMB phone?

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Frank @ Sep 25th 2006 1:15AM

Nope. This trial is for MediaFLO. BREW, CDMA...MediaFLO.

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nine99nine @ Sep 28th 2006 12:27PM

Supposedly going to be fully launched on the 29th and supposedly in Austin Texas...can't wait to see how speedy it is. Nice to see they are taking advantage of their relations with all those providers.

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