New iPhones to use 3G network

Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 19 Dec 2007 03:59:19 -0700 Tinman wrote:
>
>>
>> WTF? The iPhone doesn't use m.youtube.com
>
> I realize that, but at the time of the iPhone launch, the videos the
> iPhone was able to play roughly tracked the videos available on
> m.youtube.com. I just assumed (knowing full well the risks of
> ASSuming!) that YouTube was converting their "library" to both
> formats (iPhone's h.264 and
> m.youtube's .3gp) simultaneously.

I don't know about m.youtube's .3gp format but for the last few months I
haven't found anything on youtube.com that wasn't also on the iPhone. I
believe YouTube stated they would catch up around fall (with the iPhone
conversion).


>
> Interesting- so do you know if YouTube's conversion is complete, or
> are all new videos offered in the iPhone's format while older videos
> are processed over time?
>

I assume it's complete, but don't know for sure. I know that my own personal
YouTube videos (dating to 2005) weren't all available till about a month or
two ago. Seems to be complete.

Keep in mind that YouTube does two videos for the iPhone: one high bandwidth
for WiFi and a low bandwidth version for EDGE.


> My apologies to the iPhone, and thanks for the correction.

No biggie. Forgiven. ^_^


--
Mike

At 19 Dec 2007 10:56:28 -0700 Tinman wrote:

> Keep in mind that YouTube does two videos for the iPhone: one high
> bandwidth for WiFi and a low bandwidth version for EDGE.

That's a neat idea. On my WinMo phone for slow EDGE connections I have
to download the video to the device first then play it back from device
memory, since streaming over EDGE is often jerky or drops a TON of frames.


Thanks again for the update!