Customer Ratings & Reviews

Packaging and store employees did not know that a Firestick or Roku was needed to use this. Did not work well at all on a wireless network. Needs to be wired directly to cable. Store employees understood concept but had no idea what was required for implementation.

I already have one of these for myself but I just recently bought one as a gift for a friend.... he absolutely loves it! Very helpful (especially when on vacation or traveling for work). One thing I noticed is that playback tends to buffer more frequently if you are connected or using it on a weaker wifi signal (especially when other people are also sharing the same signal). Overall, it's a great product and completely free to use while anywhere in the world (provided your on wifi). Works fine as well on your phone or tablet with a data plan but be aware that it will use some of your data if you do not have unlimited access. This device turned out to be a really huge hit for our family on a road trip last year because we were able to still watch some live football games and our favorite shows while traveling. Once your in a wifi zone, you can also wirelessly connect the slingbox to a larger TV screen by using a Roku stick and the slingplayer app (however, please note that the TV will need to have a USB port so that the Roku stick can be plugged into it).

I got the slingbox for my brother because he wanted to be able to watch the Dodgers when away from home. He has TimeWarner Cable and can watch them at home, but when he is away he misses out. The Slingbox solves that problem beautifully. It was easy to set up and works great. We have recommended it to several friends.

We're using this box to forward television from across the Pacific ocean to our house in Minnesota. It works fine, but with some caveats. The specific country we're forwarding from isn't in the pre-defined list of countries the Slingbox supports, so we had to do some googling to find a compatible on-screen 'remote' for the cable box there. The other downside is that we can't reliably get the best quality video that the box supports. That's not a problem with the Slingbox, just an issue with the internet. Both the sending location and our house have internet packages that should easily support the highest quality. So keep in mind that the connection isn't entirely in your power to fix.

I wasn't really sure what to expect from the Slingbox to be honest. Setup wasn't too complicated although it seemed to take a while. I guess I was anxious to take it for a spin. Once setup it worked flawlessly in my home. Anywhere. Works great on iPhone or iPad. My daughter even uses her iPad to stream the feed to her Apple TV. The most impressive part was watching TV while away from the house. It's not perfect ALL of the time but really close to it and very usable. I am already looking at a second one since you can only have one person watching at a time.

Very easy to hook up and operate. My son can now watch our home cable service in PA from FL. Experienced one issue with inability to log on to service. We called Slingbox and they solved the issue quickly. System works best when you use Firefox as your internet system. Google Chrome created big problems, avoid it.

I use this to stream it to my computer in another room. It's much more cost effective to stream this on a large screen computer monitor than purchasing another TV and paying a monthly fee for an extra Fios box. It works well, no issues.

No I can watch all My sports channels on the go and at my computer at work!

You have to hook it up correctly or u could have problems when u are away and cannot get to itvup fix any problems

With u-verse the remote would work but not access the DVR. Cryptic generic numeric message. On line blog erased Had to return and order another, Best buy was great. Second one worked but have to disconnect all other computers on network to set up. Uverse knocks it down often with network settings changed must reset and if computers are connected it does not work. Must hard reset all u-verse equipment with computers disconnected. Usual uverse. May have to buy a Cisco managed hub for $150. Currently disconnecting internet when not home.

PRODUCT DIDN'T WORK AS DIRECTED AT FIRST BUT AFTER A CALL TO CUSTOMER SERVICE A TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO GUIDE ME THROUGH THE SETUP!! NOTE !!! YOUR WI-FI SHOULD BE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE OR YOU GET BUFFERING THAT IMPEDES THE PRODUCTS EFFECTIVENESS!!!!

Works nice, i wasnt sure what to expect. i think it was a little pricey but still much cheaper the the 500.

Love it. Work Midnights and I get to watch all my shows and stuff on my DVR. Highly recommend.

I love my new slingbox, I never miss the Orioles, Ravens...I don't miss anything. Everyone should have one.

No need for higher cost DISH or other network fees. This device does it all...as if we were home, when we are traveling internationally, we can watch our DVR back home. Or just when sitting on the front porch, we can watch on the phone instead of going inside to the TV. well done.

Your own movies and live tv if you travel a lot. It would be nice for it to have different tv turner.

Needed a better version of the Slingbox from the Pro and Solo. Works well, build in wifi is solid and quality is excellent , setup is eh but if your determined you get thru it.

Love it, so now I can watch all of my live out of town sports teams when I'm on trips and all i need is an internet connection. It was easy to set up, just follow the instructions. The free smart phone app isn't best, but it gets the job done vs ponying up for the $15 they want.

Easy setup. Up and running in less than 10 minutes. Already own one Slingbox that I have hooked up to DirecTV. Bought a second one for another part of the house to use with my cable connection. Now when I travel the Slingplayer app allows me to choose between Slingboxes.

Easy setup and works like a charm. Highly recommend.