AIRTEL POCKET TV 2014

Airtel has launched an excellent and reliable TV app for Android users. Pocket TV app is a separate application that you should download on an Android phone or a tablet. Dish TV too had introduced DishOnline as a separate application, but Airtel really had no option, because MyAirtel is the app that also manages mobile accounts.

When you open the app for the first time, you will need to sign-in with your Airtel Digital TV customer ID or registered mobile number. Now it will take you to step 2, which would ask you to type the One Time Password (OTP), Now Airtel will send you on your registered mobile number as an SMS. Once it is done, the service will get activated on your account, for your device. The same process should be repeated on another device which you wish to set up with Pocket TV.

Reliability:

 The Airtel Pocket TV App is much reliable when you are using a Wi-Fi or a 3G connection at a fair and moderate speed (say 100 KB), and the streaming quality is smooth. Using this app anyway will be extremely good. Depending on the detected bandwidth, the video quality is managed automatically. 

When you are Streaming on an 8Mbps Wi-Fi connection, it will be smooth. When you tap on a channel icon, it will take around 3 seconds for the video streaming to start, and another couple of seconds for the picture quality to adjust. You cannot find maximum streaming bit-rate and the subsequent picture quality settings in Pocket TV. The streaming quality would completely depend on signal strength and speed for 3G users.

DISADVANTAGE:

Airtel offers150 channels on the Pocket TV service and the cost of Rs 60 per month for Live TV streaming service. Anyways, the Airtel Pocket TV is yet to develop a sports channel service does not have any sports channel which is quite  disappointing.

MOVIES:

Anyways, the Airtel Pocket TV app offers a bunch of movies which is powered by BigFlix  and the entire bunch of movies can be streamed without any additional charge. For Rs 60 per month of Live TV streaming with free bunch of movies in the on-demand section available, this can be the best.

SHOULD YOU SUBSCRIBE?

Quite frankly, this app offers a lot of convenience which makes your smartphone an alternative screen to view TV on. Since there are no HD channels yet, it keeps the bandwidth costs down. This App can help you at the times when you’re not allowed to watch the channels you’re willing to watch at home TV or when you’re traveling. This service is currently available for Android smartphones and tablets only, and if you are an Airtel Digital TV DTH subscriber, you can add on to the basic DTH package.