On the 31st January, the TV-over-DAB service, provided by BT Movio, was finally discontinued.
Users of Virgin Mobile’s Lobster 700TV handset, the only UK handset to offer TV-over-DAB, are now greeted by the message “this channel is not currently broadcasting” when they try to tune to a telly station. The phone still works perfectly well as a phone, and a pretty decent portable DAB radio
Shame to see this piece of history come to an end. Any comments? Was the world not ready for TV on a mobile, or was Movio flawed from the start?
March 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Thank you for publishing information about this marvelous phone. I found it of enormous help when I first acquired the phone (as a present for my sister), and since (when I pinched it back). Lastly for confirmation that the TV-over-DAB service was really and finally discontinued, however much I try to re-subscribe. Darn it!
March 7th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
So what you r saying is i cant get TV anymore on my lobster 700tv
because if thats true thats a joke thats unfair is ther any other way to get TV
March 9th, 2008 at 11:45 am
What a con!
I bought this phone for the TV access and DAB. TV now is dead and DAB appears to be heading into an uncertain future.
What is the future fro this phone - surely not the dustbin(recycling I mean)?
Is there a future for this phone?
March 19th, 2008 at 8:56 am
The only problem with this TV service on this phone was that it was chargable……. £5 per month …… It worked brilliantly….