As a slingbox owner since July '05 within a week or two of when it came out, I have a few thoughts here, as I have been in touch with them a few times over the years about some of these things...I'll just hit them in order.
I had a TP2 before the DI and used the slingbox software on it. Does anyone know if you can transfer a license from the WM version to Android? I really don't want to have to spend another $30...
I asked them this a couple of times before I got the incredible and got two different anwers from cust service.
1) That we will be able to transfer the license to another device without a problem. (No specific info given here so may not be the most knowledgeable rep...take it for what its worth)
2) That since the app will be sold through the android market, much like the Apple app store, whichi is the only thing I was able to get actual information on how it is handled, sling will not be handling sales of the android application so they won't be able to transfer the license.
(Here it gets a little tricky, and customer service might have to make some exceptions if you pull the "I've been a customer since....etc lines to get them to give you a free copy somehow")
Note: I never paid for my Windows Mobile License in the first place cause at one point, maybe a year before I got my wm device in feb '08 sling said that as a customer "thank you" they were giving away one free license key to anyone who purchased the original slingbox within the first 6 months of its release. When I got my WM device I called and after talking to a manager or two I was able to get them to send me a free license key.
Again, take it for what its worth cause they have changed owners since their debut, and shifted their call center to India or something. When they started and I called within the first year or two to get tech support, or get a replacement power adapter it seemed like I always got the same nice customer service rep in San Fransisco named Gary. I guess that a change in customer service is inevitable when a company grows like sling.
I've also heard that the new sling application for Android will not work on the older sling boxes... Can anyone verify this?
Like I said I have the original slingbox, within a couple of weeks of its debut and its always worked fine for me on any platform. I've gotten them to say that its just that they don't test or support it with the older sling models, so I guess YMMV.
Different software...most likely you're going to have to pay for it again. I have a beta version for my WinMo phone that still works after 2 years. There is a sign-up link on Sling's site for being notified when the Android version available...maybe a beta is out for download?
Different software addressed above, but I'm in the beta program from sling and have been a beta tester of slingplayer desktop versions as well as windows mobile beta versions in the past. When I decided I'd be getting an android phone, maybe 2 or 3 months ago, I updated my profile on the beta page to show that I had an android phone to be selected for future beta tests. Havent received anything yet, and a few weeks back when the above article first came out, I emailed Sling beta support to ask about being in an android beta program and got this response:
"While we
