08-27-2003, 09:00 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,060
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PIMCity's Loss Is Your Gain
A couple of years ago, PIMCity launched its Pocket TV Browser application for viewing television schedules. It essentially grabs your local TV listings from the TV Guide Online server and formats them for the Pocket PC. Throughout its several revisions, it's become a pretty cool application.
Recently, though, it appeared as though TV Guide Online began blocking access to its listings server; as a result, it looked as though Pocket TV Browser would no longer work. But then just the other day, it seemed like access to the listings was once again opened up. It's been kind of confusing, and nobody's really sure if the listing data will remain free.
Because of this uncertainty about data access, PIMCity has decided that it should no longer charge a license fee for Pocket TV Browser and now offers it as a free download! All you have to do is download it from their reader forum, although you do have to register with the site to gain access to the forum.
It's too bad that the developer ends up losing income because of this, but I have to applaud their willingness to give the software away, rather than risk making people unhappy if TV Guide Online shuts things down again.
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08-27-2003, 02:05 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 9
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If TV Guide was smart, they would have incorporated PocketTV into the TV Guide.com web site...
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08-27-2003, 02:15 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 26
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does it work with windows mobile 2003?
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08-27-2003, 02:45 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 176
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Originally Posted by Hindencm
does it work with windows mobile 2003?
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Yes, it works just fine... 
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08-27-2003, 03:48 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 65
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As a long-time user of this software, I can not tell you how disappointed I was to hear that PIMCity was no longer going to support the product. I find this one of my most favorite applications, especially during the new TV seasons. I hope that TVGuide will reconsider their decision to block access to programs such as this one (hell, I'd pay TVGuide for the service!). As of this posting (10:46 EST on 8/27/2003) I'm unable to retrieve my listings.
Rob
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08-27-2003, 03:53 PM
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08-27-2003, 04:02 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 238
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Listings being blocked?
Same thing here with the listings - seems that they are blocked or something! Hmmmmmmm....
TVGuide is making a bad call on this one....
:bangin:
Matt
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08-27-2003, 04:17 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 405
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Two words for you: customer satisfaction.
Giving the software away free allows the company to mantain its name should something happen again like this. If they kept charging for the application, customers would never shop again with PIMCity.
A good business decision from PIMCity in my opinion.
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08-27-2003, 04:23 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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Originally Posted by Fzara
A good business decision from PIMCity in my opinion.
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That is true. Nothing brings traffic to your site like offering free software. Then people will try out the software, like it, and buy your other stuff.
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08-27-2003, 05:34 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 113
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Ok - this is too cool. :way to go: I had some trouble installing it though. As it turned out, the folder that the app looks for the db to be in wasn't created, so I created it and moved the db in and presto - It works like a charm. Thanks for the tip, Brad! 
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