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New UPC upgrade introducing remote record and "other great new features"

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  • #62
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,273 ✭✭✭kirving


    http://mashable.com/2011/02/10/symbian-number-one-gartner-report/

    Now in fairness, Andorid has taken over in the past few of weeks, but around a third of the smarthphone market is still Symbian, which is a massive percentage to just forget about. Remember, iOS is much much smaller than both Symbian and Android but they are both consistently forgotten about since iOS is the more fashionable OS.

    A simple app, or better yet a decent mobile site is not that difficult to develop, and would benefit a lot of customers. Anyway, thats all off topic, just a related annoyance of mine.

    I'll wait and see what UPC come up with as regards remote recording, it has the potential to be great!


  • #63
    PGL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭PGL


    Does anyone know if this upgrade will pave the way for interactive services?. I know that the red button works for Euronews at the moment, but what about the BBC and Sky channels which offer quiet a lot of additional services via the red button?

    cheers


  • #64
    shanemhoban
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭shanemhoban


    who is this wrote: »
    Symbian phones are smartphones by the definition of what constitutes a smartphone. I do get what you mean (I think) but still, technically every Symbian phone is part of the smartphone market. And including all devices in service I fully believe it is the largest smartphone OS

    But agreed, it would be foolish to develop a Symbian app, since it is as good as a legacy system: Nokia have no serious plans for its future so...

    What annoys me more is the amount of companies lacking an Android application, since Android is currently the best-selling smartphone OS, yet RTÉ (for example), while they have twice as many iPhone apps.

    the rte apps are available on android, have them installed on my phone


  • #65
    Dardania
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    Kevin Irving wrote: »
    http://mashable.com/2011/02/10/symbian-number-one-gartner-report/

    Now in fairness, Andorid has taken over in the past few of weeks, but around a third of the smarthphone market is still Symbian, which is a massive percentage to just forget about. Remember, iOS is much much smaller than both Symbian and Android but they are both consistently forgotten about since iOS is the more fashionable OS.

    A simple app, or better yet a decent mobile site is not that difficult to develop, and would benefit a lot of customers. Anyway, thats all off topic, just a related annoyance of mine.

    I'll wait and see what UPC come up with as regards remote recording, it has the potential to be great!

    HTML5 for the win in my opinion. Unless the app needs access to the phone hardware like gpu, Bluetooth etc.. or offline functionality -.interoperability can be best provided with html5

    Posted from touch.boards.ie on a smartphone!


  • #66
    who is this
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭who is this


    shanemhoban wrote: »
    the rte apps are available on android, have them installed on my phone

    Didn't you read what I said? When I referred specifically to RTÉ I said they had twice as many iPhone ones, not that they had none on Android


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  • #67
    Tarquin1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭Tarquin1970


    who is this wrote: »
    Didn't you read what I said? When I referred specifically to RTÉ I said they had twice as many iPhone ones, not that they had none on Android

    Thread is about UPC, not the merits or otherwise of mobile operating systems


  • #68
    PGL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 762 ✭✭✭PGL


    PGL wrote: »
    Does anyone know if this upgrade will pave the way for interactive services?. I know that the red button works for Euronews at the moment, but what about the BBC and Sky channels which offer quiet a lot of additional services via the red button?

    cheers

    anyone?


  • #69
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,310 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Head to Mobiles and PDAs if ya wanna discuss Symbian v Android, v iOS.


  • #70
    shanemhoban
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭shanemhoban


    who is this wrote: »
    Didn't you read what I said? When I referred specifically to RTÉ I said they had twice as many iPhone ones, not that they had none on Android

    u might want to learn how to put comma's in correct places then u idiot!!


  • #71
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,310 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    shanemhoban wrote: »
    u might want to learn how to put comma's in correct places then u idiot!!
    The Mods will do the moderating around here, thank you very much. 5 day ban for back seat moderation and abuse.


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  • #72
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    shanemhoban wrote: »
    u might want to learn how to put comma's in correct places then u idiot!!
    You might want to learn how to spell kid!:D


  • #73
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,414 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Lost all my recordings after upgrade. All the recordings were actually showing up on My TV planner instead but nothing could be played.

    Ah well - it was a chance to clear out the old stuff.


  • #74
    irishdub14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 454 ✭✭irishdub14


    Got the letter this morning, update on 28th of June.


  • #75
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭iMax


    Just got my letter. Upgrade happening on 28th. Better start archiving off stuff to DVD


  • #76
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    What is the upgrade?


  • #77
    decies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,655 ✭✭✭decies


    forzacalcio wrote: »
    What is the upgrade?
    I agree with you mate nobody knows,why people get excited about something that might happen,this thread title is way over the top,nothing that has being said on previous posts justifys any hype.


  • #78
    SheRa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭SheRa


    I got the letter today, saying that the upgrade is due to happen on 28th June and will allow NPC to introduce remote recording. Happy days, that'll be good to have when it comes in.


  • #79
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Soooooooooo! They are having an upgrade for a future upgrade??
    Am I and Decies the only onse who thinks this is a nothing issue?


  • #80
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,019 ✭✭✭ct5amr2ig1nfhp


    Supposed to happen today. Anyone notice anything new?


  • #81
    Willie Stroker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭Willie Stroker


    Can anyone take a photo of the instructions and upload, it seems like I lost mine.


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  • #82
    Willie Stroker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭Willie Stroker


    :cool:
    OSI wrote: »
    It's literally:

    1) Put box in standby
    2) Wait 15 Minutes
    3) Turn box back on

    Thought it was like something clearing stuff of and all.


  • #83
    Willie Stroker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭Willie Stroker


    Will something pop up telling me its done or it worked.


  • #84
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Is this going to effect all the boxes, because I never got a letter about it?


  • #85
    neonman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 584 ✭✭✭neonman


    Has anybody figured out how to tell if the upgrade was successful or not after 15 mins ?

    I haven't noticed any difference at all other than my HD channels are in sh*t working order unwatchable at the moment.


  • #86
    formernyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭formernyer


    My "upgrade" date was today. The only evidence that it happened was that my Favourite channel settings were gone and I had to set them again. I am waiting to see whether I really have to delete and add all my series recordings again.


  • #87
    ShakyJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭ShakyJ


    http://www.advanced-television.com/index.php/2010/09/13/upc-remote-record/


  • #88
    ShakyJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭ShakyJ


    http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/06/16/upc-polska-remote-recording-takes-off/


  • #89
    d8player
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭d8player


    Willie Stroker wrote: »
    Will something pop up telling me its done or it worked.

    You won't see any change on the box after the upgrade. The change is to allow remote recording which will will work via an iPhone app as well as hopefully a web interface and an android app (don't have an iPhone).

    The note from UPC just said to recreate your series link and one off recording settings after the upgrade as they have changed the system so they would not work.


  • #90
    johnny_adidas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭johnny_adidas


    unless ive missed a link here somewhere, is there any direct download for the android app...nothing with upc listed in the market


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  • #91
    LEIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    johnny_adidas wrote: »
    unless ive missed a link here somewhere, is there any direct download for the android app...nothing with upc listed in the market


    Its all speculation at the moment. Noting has been actually confirmed by UPC.


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