AT&T Adds Mobile Recording to Homezone

AT&T announced that it has added the ability for customers to record from their HomeZone DVRs using mobile phones. That's a first for any DVR service--Tivo allows customers to program their DVRs using any web browser, but just today, Reuters said that Verizon is adding this functionality for Tivo boxes for $1.99 a month. Although this sounds cool, I've never really wanted to use my cell phone to program my DVR. I'd rather do it on the web, where I can type and search for shows much more easily. Although I haven't tried it I'm sure that smart phones like Treos are able to access Tivo's website to search and program TV shows. (Memo to myself, add Andrew Dice Clay's new show to my Tivo using my Treo.) The Reuters article points out:
Analysts said such services may help attract or retain customers, but several said that only a small number of wireless subscribers are looking to remotely program DVRs. Less than 10 percent of respondents to a recent survey said they wanted such a feature, according to Jupiter Research analyst Ina Sebastian whose firm organized the survey.
HomeZone is AT&T's satellite TV service in partnership with Echostar. AT&T says that a future feature will allow customers to trigger video-on-demand downloads to their set-top-boxes as well as access to photos remote access to photos and music. Customers need a Web Access Protocol (WAP) 2.0-compliant cell phone or other handheld. [Via DMW, ZatzNotFunny and Press Release] [tags] HomeZone, AT&T, DVR, PVR, Tivo, Verizon [/tags]
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