How to watch live television on the iphone,ipod touch

Introduction

We no longer need to wait for a native client of Sling Media for the iPhone as Orb Networks have just released a native iPhone application for the iPhone called Orb Live making it possible for iPhone users to watch live TV on your iPhone or iPod Touch from anywhere.

By: VLADIMIR PADILLA

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Tips & Warnings:

Apparently the Orb streaming application on your PC transcodes the video stream quite nicely for even iPhone's Edge networks. You also might want to checkout the privacy options and set them appropriately. Orb streaming application is currently only available for Windows user. I haven't tried this one out yet as i don't have a TV Tuner card, but plan to check it out pretty soon.

Step1

Install the free Orb streaming application on your PC.

Step2

Create your login and password for MyCast.

Step3

To watch live TV or a webcam you will need a TV turner card or webcam attached to your PC.

Step4

Leave your PC on and connected to the Internet so it can stream stuff to your iPhone or iPod Touch.

Step5

On your jailbroken iPhone, install the native iPhone application OrbLive via the Installer App under the Multimedia category. (If you don't have the Installer app installed on your iPhone then check out jailbreaking iPhone software such as: ZiPhone 3.0 or iLiberty which will install the Installer app as part of the Jailbreaking process.)

Step6

Once installed, just launch OrbLive from your iPhone's home screen.

Step7

Enter the login and password you created when you installed Orb on your PC to enjoy the live TV, Internet TV, and webcams on your iPhone or iPod Touch.