Whats the Best Mobile Video Service?
Dread that long, tedious commute each day? Tune in to your cell phone. Taking advantage of faster networks and fancier handsets, mobile video plans are serving up more quality content than ever. For most people, the main option is to subscribe to your carrier’s mobile video service. If you have an iPhone, you can buy TV episodes or movies over the Internet — no subscription required, and you own the content. The hassle is that you must download shows from the iTunes Store on your computer, then sync them to your iPhone. With a mobile service, you can watch on a whim — videos are streamed over the air. Of the major carriers, T-Mobile is the only one currently lacking a video service. If you want to channel surf on AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon Wireless, you’ll need to buy a compatible phone and shell out monthly access fees ranging from $15 to $25. (The difference is due to premium channels, which often cost extra.) There are two types of programming: live and on-demand. With live TV, you ca
