Channel-hopping on Mobile TV isn't quite instantaneous, but it's quick enough--there's about a two-second lag between selecting a channel and the feed coming through, or about what you get with satellite TV.
Pricing and availability
Pricing plans include three options. The $25 per month Select plan gives you all eight Mobile TV channels and the V Cast Pack service, which includes unlimited streamed video clips from the V Cast service, access to the carrier's mobile Web 2.0 application, and unlimited data and e-mail. The Basic $15 per month includes the eight V Cast Mobile TV channels (V Cast content is extra) while the $13 per month Limited package gives you just four channels: Fox Mobile, NBC 2Go, NBC News 2Go, and CBS Mobile.
Mobile TV is currently available in 25 U.S. markets: Tucson, Ariz.; Los Angeles; Palm Springs, Calif.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Denver; Jacksonville, Fla.; Orlando, Fla.; Atlanta; Chicago; Indianapolis; Topeka, Kans.; Wichita, Kans.; New Orleans; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Kansas City; St. Louis; Omaha-Lincoln, Neb.; Las Vegas; Albuquerque-Santa Fe, N.Mex.; Portland; Nashville; Dallas-Fort Worth; Salt Lake City; Norfolk-Richmond, Va.; and Seattle. More cities will be added later, but if you don't live in one of these areas, the service and the phones won't be available for purchase.
What You'll Pay
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