Smart Telecom IPTV Trial - For Boardsies

Vexorg · 05-12-2007 06:36PM #1

Smart Telecom are looking for 50 boards.ie users to go on their latest IPTV trail.

To be eligible you must have a Smart Telecom Broadband connection and at least one TV.

Please send the following information to iptvtrial@boards.ie

Phone number
Location of phone line in residence
Location of all TV to be served.

The location of the phone line and tvs are required to determine the best way to get the signal to the box.

If we can get the required number to trial the service, we will set up a forum to discuss and share information on the trial.

If you could post on the therad here also if you have mailed, will double check to make sure no one has missed an opportunity.

Vexorg

flogen · 05-12-2007 07:09PM

I sent a mail in - would be interested but have one or two questions about what effect this would have on current contracts with other providers.

Vexorg · 05-12-2007 07:16PM

Vexorg wrote: »

To be eligible you must have a Smart Telecom Broadband connection and at least one TV.

I am pretty sure you must have smart broadband to be on the trial and will double check that point for you.

byte · 05-12-2007 11:11PM

I have Smart broadband myself, and a TV ideally situated near the router and PC.

However, as I'll be moving soon, there's little point in me applying.

I'll sticky this thread.

Solair · 05-12-2007 11:27PM

Mail sent!
Smart BB customer.

davejay · 05-12-2007 11:53PM

Also sent a mail.

amandac · 06-12-2007 11:10AM

i have also sent a mail

Tazz T · 06-12-2007 11:18AM

This might seem like a silly question but is this available to Smartvision customers or is our service already IPTV?

pauld · 06-12-2007 02:01PM

does not reflect well on smart that there is a typo error on the ad.

Solair · 06-12-2007 02:54PM

Just wondering when we will hear back about this trial and when it will be kicking off?

Boston · 06-12-2007 03:38PM

Mail sent

TheBannerMan · 06-12-2007 06:23PM

Mail Sent

remoteboy · 06-12-2007 10:54PM

Gah! I'm a Smart customer and I'd love to try this but I'm moving house in the New Year!

When are they coming out to Donabate?

SimonMaher · 07-12-2007 12:32AM

Email sent

belmulletman · 07-12-2007 12:57AM

Mail Sent...

Tony R.

Mothy · 07-12-2007 12:07PM

Email sent.

Tim

Mountjoy Mugger · 07-12-2007 12:41PM

Sent

RangeR · 07-12-2007 01:14PM

EMail sent

bigtom71 · 07-12-2007 03:33PM

Just sent a mail.
Tom...

PixelTrawler · 07-12-2007 06:42PM

Hi

I have emailed in (via the same email address I have registered on boards).

bucks73 · 08-12-2007 02:35PM

Mail sent.

BaconZombie · 08-12-2007 03:16PM

Email sent Today would of emailed yesterday but had to find my Phone number

I'm really interested in testing IPTV so I can finally cancel my NTL......

I also want to see if it working with my N800, portable internet and TV

watty · 08-12-2007 04:51PM

True IPTV service usually uses a dedicated Set Box. Not the same as Internet or Web TV.

You do need to be Smart Telecom Broadband customer, probably with at least 8Mbps plus for this trial.

IPTV (unless on fibre) does not generally support multiroom or HD. Unless there is a large Video on Demand catalogue, it's inherently poorer than Satellite and good cable services (UPC is still upgrading... when they are done they will have Broacast TV superior to IPTV and also IPTV/VOD via the broadband part of their service).

BaconZombie · 08-12-2007 08:20PM

watty wrote: »

True IPTV service usually uses a dedicated Set Box. Not the same as Internet or Web TV.

You do need to be Smart Telecom Broadband customer, probably with at least 8Mbps plus for this trial.

IPTV (unless on fibre) does not generally support multiroom or HD. Unless there is a large Video on Demand catalogue, it's inherently poorer than Satellite and good cable services (UPC is still upgrading... when they are done they will have Broacast TV superior to IPTV and also IPTV/VOD via the broadband part of their service).

I know the difference but I'm hoping you can stream from the IPTV box like you can do with both devices.

RangeR · 08-12-2007 11:26PM

watty wrote: »

with at least 8Mbps plus for this trial...

..it's inherently poorer than Satellite and good cable services

Up until yesterday I would have agreed with pretty much everything you have said about IPTV in the past. However, I had a chance to see it in action. It blew me away, and it will blow you away when you see it.

I don't want to jeapordise my possible trial by giving any details and not sure if there will be an NDA or anything until this trial is over. But from what I could see, nobody is doing this yet and looks far supiorior to at least SD Sky Satallite. Not to mention the other stuff.

the corpo · 08-12-2007 11:32PM

arg, i want!!!

watty · 09-12-2007 01:36AM

IrishTLR wrote: »

I don't want to jeapordise my possible trial by giving any details and not sure if there will be an NDA or anything until this trial is over. But from what I could see, nobody is doing this yet and looks far supiorior to at least SD Sky Satallite. Not to mention the other stuff.

If it is PERFECTLY done it can only match RTE & BBC on Satellite. It can't exceed it.

On Satellite I can feed 16 receivers with 3500 channels. No VOD though. I only have 7 receivers connected today now (3 are dual tuner PVRs)

The_Hustler · 09-12-2007 01:46PM

I'm a Smart Broadband customer and still stuck on the 14 or so channels on basic cable so I would think this would be pretty cool to try out. (Is this free?)

However, I've only got the 4Mbps, do you really need 8Mbps plus?

RangeR · 09-12-2007 02:44PM

watty wrote: »

If it is PERFECTLY done it can only match RTE & BBC on Satellite. It can't exceed it.

On Satellite I can feed 16 receivers with 3500 channels. No VOD though. I only have 7 receivers connected today now (3 are dual tuner PVRs)

Come on, Watty, RTE and BBC are not the norm on SD SKY. Most of the channels are lower resolution, even Sky One. So don't be pushing the 2 top SD bitrate satellite channels as the norm for the service.

Put it this way, ALL of the channels I've seen are as clear as RTE and BBC on Satellite. I only had 10 or 15 minutes to mess about with it but didn't see any artifacts, distortions, freezes. Channel changes took a few seconds but that is understandable on IPTV. Having said that, I don't know if the average Joe would put up with such a delay when changing channels.

mdub07 · 09-12-2007 02:45PM

Hi, sent also an email. Have Smart BB.

ViDuchie · 09-12-2007 08:32PM

Mail sent

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