I've been waiting for this day since May 15, 2009! That was the day that I reviewed the SlingPlayer Mobile 1.0 App for iPhone. On that day it was a bitter sweet review because while I had been anxiously waiting for the SlingPlayer app to ship, it shipped in a crippled WiFi only mode. Sure it worked great, but it would only work if you had a WiFi connection and not over 3G.
Today is a day to rejoice!
I just downloaded the update to SlingPlayer Mobile 1.2, which AT&T/Apple have now blessed to work over 3G and it's GREAT!
What's the big deal? Like I said, the WiFi only version worked fine, however for me it was an App that I hardly used. Don't get me wrong, I use my Slingbox all the time when I travel, but if I'm already on a WiFi connection it usually means that I've made it back to my hotel room and I can just watch on my MacBook Pro.
There have been plenty of times where I've found myself in "waiting" situations where I could have whipped out my iPhone and watched a 30 minute show on my TiVo, but just didn't have a WiFi connection to do so. A couple of weeks ago I had a 90 minute train ride where I had 3G coverage most of the way, but no WiFi. So these are times where I would definitely use the NEW Slingplayer Mobile App.
Now I have my DVR and Live TV in my pocket (well actually on my belt) to watch just about anywhere, anytime.
it's gonna be a good day Tater! 
About Terry White
Terry is the co-author of The Best Selling "The iPhone Book" 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions. He has been active in the industry for over 25 years and is the founder and president of MacGroup-Detroit, Inc., Michigan's largest Macintosh Users Group, host of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and a technology writer - Terry White Tech Blog.
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