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….
May 26th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
My lobster 700 tv works perfectly
September 8th, 2008 at 10:56 am
any one want to sell there virgin lobster phone and head phone
September 26th, 2008 at 10:49 am
How interesting that Virgin failed to update it’s customers of the Lobster TV with this info!! I didn’t use the TV after the initial 3 month free trial but had been considering paying for it again, now I see that is no longer an option! The DAB Radio is good though and I use that a lot – although it eats battery life. The Lobster TV Phone DAB radio may be the smallest and cheapest one available! And maybe that’s what will keep people interested in it. Sadly Virgin don’t do very good internet deals so watching over the net is too expensive on the phone for me.