Technically, no one is supposed to have such an app on their iPhone that lets them stream video because Apple has not allowed any of live-streaming apps into the App Store. But clearly, some users are able to do this.

Undoubtedly this restriction is due in part to how AT&T does not want live streaming video taking up valuable bandwidth, and it is also widely reported thatAT&T prohibits iPhone apps like the Sling Player from streaming video over its 3G networks due to bandwidth concerns.

According to TechCrunch, AT&T has been working to overhaul its 3G network, upgrading to High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) which can run at 7.2 Mbps — which the new iPhone will work with. This won’t start happening until later on this year.

I think Apple and the iPhone are great, but reading the amount of criticism this week about the 3GS and AT&T is interesting. You really would think that they could have sorted this out.

Labels: ATandT, iPhone