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Rogers releases beta of Rogers Live TV app for iPad, Android version coming soon

By on December 15, 2011 at 9:31am in Mobile News, Rogers Wireless News


Rogers has released a new app called Rogers Live TV – it’s in beta form for the iPad and an Android version will be “coming soon”. In addition, the app is only currently available for “Rogers digital television customers in Ontario who subscribe to Rogers Hi-Speed Internet with a MyRogers account”. So very beta, very limited, but very cool. However, for the chosen ones you’ll be able to stream over 20 channels of live TV to your iPad (via Wi-Fi). Rogers states that this will give you the “freedom to watch shows from anywhere in the home, including places like the kitchen, bedroom and office, offering a seamless entertainment experience.”

The app is free and a full roll out will be coming “early 2012″.

Download the app here (iTunes)
More here via RedBoard

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Discussion

24 comments for “Rogers releases beta of Rogers Live TV app for iPad, Android version coming soon”

  1. A quick way to eat through Rogers limited data cap.

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    Posted by InfinitiGuy | December 15, 2011, 9:38 am
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    • Yea, 600Mb/Hr counted against your monthly cap. You’ll go through that rediculously fast. For this to be attractive and gain any sort of wide usage (assuming that’s what rogers wants), they need to remove the cost against your data.

      I would eventually want this to be able to run on any device in my home, windows pc, google tv, etc, but I wouldn’t realistically use this until the data cap hit is removed (all things being equal, bell’s fibe tv works better in this regard, since it comes in through your router just the same. They have that working for xboxes as a set top box, doubt there’s a reason why it couldn’t work for other consumer devices)

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      Posted by th30p3rat0r | December 15, 2011, 10:13 am

  2. Everything Rogers does seems to be focused on Ontario…. First the ability to set the PVR via an APP and now this…. Do they know that there is Canada outside of Ontario? They’re the Harper of Central Canada.

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    Posted by Poseidonb | December 15, 2011, 9:38 am
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    • @Poseidonb: Beta…testing.

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      Posted by Andy | December 15, 2011, 9:43 am

    • How many digital customers does Rogers have outside of Ontario?? This could be the reason why.

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      Posted by Interested Person | December 29, 2011, 2:51 pm

  3. @infinitiguy
    First think on my mind was usage cap too, but im crossing my fingers it won’t go against it. Maybe its Rogers chance to step up here. Regardless, it’s not a bad service to have available for this that don’t mind the cap hit.

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    Posted by KL | December 15, 2011, 9:44 am
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    • Rogers giving you free data? Keep dreaming, my friend. Anything they can charge you for, they will. You should know this by now. Just look at your monthly bill.

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      Posted by Raymondo | December 15, 2011, 9:59 am

    • @Raymondo: I remember Rogers giving customers the mobile app to watch the World cup a few years ago. That was NOT charged against your data plan. Free data. No term needed.

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      Posted by Andy | December 15, 2011, 10:10 am

  4. Only tablets? What about phones?

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    Posted by Allan | December 15, 2011, 10:45 am
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  5. looking at the screen shot most of those channels are available free OTA HD antenna in the GTA area

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    Posted by andy c | December 15, 2011, 10:45 am
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  6. Via WiFi only?

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    Posted by phoenixstorm713 | December 15, 2011, 10:53 am
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  7. Oh my, I thought the Internet was sooooo congested! Oh wait, it’s their service, so somehow the traffic shouldn’t count.

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    Posted by Yeria | December 15, 2011, 10:55 am
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  8. I see the normal group of complainers are awake. If you don’t like Rogers… Don’t use their service. Go get Wind and Globalive and have crappy service.

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    Posted by CMan | December 15, 2011, 11:06 am
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    • I have WIND mobile and its great and for an “all you can eat” $40.00 bucks a month all the features you need, voice mail and uncapped data plan it can’t be compared against any of the services offered collectively by Rogers, Bell or Telus.

      Rogers, although service wise are superior and the range broader and you can thank the CRTC for that as Rogers sits in their back pocket, are notoriously known for being thieves and will charge you for everything, want call forwarding, “cha-ching, want call display, “cha-ching”, systems access fee “cha-ching” it’s nebulas with Rogers but they are that great! they are all over the world.

      Sorry if I vented, but if you want to fix Rogers Apps, services or prices then join WIND, Mobilicity etc and make a point where it hurts Rogers the most and that’s the pockets.

      Smiffy

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      Posted by Smiffy | January 21, 2012, 2:32 pm

  9. Actually this beta is only for Digital TV subscribers that have an HD box or HDPVR… regular SD subscribers will not have access.

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    Posted by dirtyj | December 15, 2011, 12:45 pm
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  10. Wow just from looking at the app, it’s looks quite promising. Compared to Bell’s terms, Rogers is letting their customers to use the app that has so many channels for without a monthly fee compared to Bell where you have pay $5 for 5hrs of viewing ONE CHANNEL!.

    Glad that Rogers is heading the right direction compared to Bell whom just had to restrict their programming content

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    Posted by Big 3 | December 15, 2011, 2:12 pm
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  11. @Raymondo, as surprising as it sounds, i received a mail from Rogers earlier this year and they raise my cap from 80gb to 100gb free of charge and I was on the extreme plan before. It is the same as the price listed on the website. Roger’s not all that bad, still have some humanity in them!

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    Posted by Al | December 15, 2011, 3:18 pm
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  12. Telus has their tv app out too for iphone and android. their tv makes rogers look 20 years old.

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    Posted by baester | December 15, 2011, 3:24 pm
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  13. OMG, I love it… I don’t have a TV in my room, I can finally watch some TV before going to bed….

    Job well done Rogers :)

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    Posted by Greatest1993 | December 15, 2011, 4:19 pm
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  14. It’s great, I love it.

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    Posted by VideoGamer99 | December 15, 2011, 4:42 pm
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  15. This app is awesome. Great Job!! I can’t put my iPad down.

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    Posted by Lorenzo | December 15, 2011, 4:45 pm
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  16. I’ve had this for years. It’s called a slingbox.

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    Posted by Jon | December 15, 2011, 9:22 pm
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  17. This app is a complete fail – i pay over $300 / month for cable and 2 cell phones from these theives and still i cant use this damn app because i get my internet from someone else (no caps + $48 / month) – so of course i can’t even watch the damn shows i PAY FOR!

    Rogers once again manages to completely screw something really easy up. Funny HBO’s app works on anything, anywhere – as long as you are paying for HBO – GO FIGURE!

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    Posted by mike | December 16, 2011, 8:47 am
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  18. The Android app is now available from the Market https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alldigital.rogers.streamb.android&feature=search_result&rdid=com.alldigital.rogers.streamb.android&rdot=1

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    Posted by JSKershaw | December 21, 2011, 9:18 am
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