Today is the first day that Windows Phone 7 smartphones, such as the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround, go on sale at AT&T. To give Windows 7 phone owners something to watch on their new phones, AT&T is offering free access to AT&T U-verse Mobile for Windows Phone 7.
AT&T U-verse Mobile for Windows Phone 7 is preloaded on the Samsung Focus, HTC Surround, and the soon to be released LG Quantum. The app enables TV viewing of U-verse programs.
AT&T has two special offers for the holidays. Any AT&T Windows Phone user can login to U-verse Mobile by Dec. 31 and can download and watch free for 30 days.
Once the trial is complete, customers taking advantage of this offer
will automatically be subscribed to U-verse Mobile for $9.99 per month.
And
U-verse TV customers who subscribe to the U100, U200 and U200 Latino
packages can take advantage of a limited-time preview to download and
watch with U-verse Mobile at no extra cost through Feb. 1, 2011. The
preview offer is available to U-verse TV customers on all U-verse Mobile
qualifying smartphones.
With U-verse Mobile, you can browse or search a library of
downloadable shows and select which specific episode you want to
download. The selected content is downloaded to your mobile phone over
any Wi-Fi connection, and you can then watch it on your device anywhere
you want.
For all AT&T U-verse TV customers, U-verse Mobile also lets you
schedule and manage your DVR recordings at no extra cost. The ability to
download and watch TV shows is available at no extra charge for
customers that subscribe to the U300 package or higher.
U-verse TV customers can also watch TV shows, schedule DVR recordings,
and see which of their recorded shows are also available to watch
online with U-verse Online. Any online user can watch more than 130,000
titles of TV shows, movies and video clips on your PC from the
entertainment websites.
LG and Microsoft will also be offering free Windows Phone apps.
See Windows Phone 7 Comparison Chart.
Windows Phone 7 Operating System Review of Reviews.