AT&T Releases New iPhone App Allowing U-verse Subscribers to Download/Watch TV From Their iPhones

AT&T has announced its AT&T U-verse Mobile App. Basically it's an app that offers U-verse subscribers the ability to download and watch popular TV content on their iPhone. This enables them to take their U-verse TV experience with them where ever they go.

The app is the first mobile app that allows you to both manage your DVR and download and watch select shows.

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AT&T uses this as an example of how they deliver more value to U-verse TV customers with continued service enhancements and innovative apps.

I find it hard to disagree. This app is pretty cool, and it means a lot to me not to have to be at home or at my computer to watch my favorite shows.

U-verse Mobile replaces the popular Mobile Remote Access for iPhone app and incorporates the ability to browse the U-verse TV program guide, view program descriptions, schedule and manage your DVR recordings, while adding the ability to download available episodes over any Wi-Fi connection and watch them in full-screen mode on your iPhone.

This is quite a step forward for AT&T and is sure to please a lot of their U-verse TV customers.

AT&T states that the app includes TV shows from several popular networks and that they will continue to add more content on an ongoing basis.

U-verse Mobile is the latest way that AT&T is mobilizing everything that’s important to customers — their favorite content, apps, entertainment and social networks. AT&T today delivers the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network as well as the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network, giving customers the best combination of speed and coverage.

“We’re making it possible for you to watch TV shows on your iPhone at no extra charge. It’s just one more valuable and innovative feature available on U-verse TV,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.
The one downside to the app is that the ability to watch and download content is limited to customers that subscribe the the U300 package or higher. However, new U-verse TV customers and iPhone owners that order AT&T U-verse U300 or U450 will recieve a $75 iTunes gift card. This is a bit of a plus if your music library isn't as high as you would like it to be.

All in all, this is a nice new service from AT&T and we look forward to seeing future updates from AT&T.

You can download U-verse Mobile here.