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It seems like Slingbox doesn't have a NAT-proof solution, and has been using their servers as reflectors, which suggests there's an ongoing opex cost for the ba
by floatingatoll 6y ago
It seems like Slingbox doesn't have a NAT-proof solution, and has been using their servers as reflectors, which suggests there's an ongoing opex cost for the bandwidth and maintenance that isn't sustainable.
If they'd charged a subscription fee they might have more incentive to run the servers. Too bad their focus was on "no monthly fees"!
Dish also might have an upcoming/future motive to get Slingbox users to replace it:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25038249 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25038249
- imroot 6y agoThe original slingboxes (Circa 2008/2009) ran locally, and could be exposed on your networks if you did the setup. In 2013/2014, they changed the way that it was handled. I have 4 Slingboxes -- one in Miami, one in Kentucky, one in Cincinnati, and one as a "backup," -- and am really kinda bummed by this decision.