September 1st is rapidly approaching and with it the removal of the legacy app from being downloaded.
I primarily use tablo with apple tv. I have been experimentally using the new app on apple tv. It’s incredibly buggy and unreliable. From it not recording my programming correctly to it being unusable because it cant access tablo’s servers.
Because of this, I find myself using the old legacy app. Its less noisy and just works.
I believed so much in the legacy product, I purchased a lifetime subscription a few months before the company was bought out. With my struggles with the new app etc, I’ve contacted support on what I am getting as a lifetime subscriber. My question was answered via AI that I can use the legacy app? That’s really it? You mean the app that cant be downloaded after September 1st? Boy, I feel like I was taken for a ride.
I’m hoping someone, anyone, can give me a legitimate answer to why I shouldn’t move to a competitor when I no longer can use my legacy app.
You have already made the investment in the device/subscription. Ride that pony(legacy apps) into the ground. I use both Roku and Fire TV stick. I have backup STB’s with the app already installed.
But I wouldn’t expect the gen 4 apps to get any better. I’ve owned mine since October of 2023 and the gen 4 apps are just as bad as 3 years ago.
You are kind of changing some of the wording around from the notice. It’s “not supported” That’s not saying it’s going to stop working. There will just not be any support moving forward. If it works now as it has for many several years, it’ll likely continue on for some time.
Eventually systems may evolve and no longer support running outdated software. Supposedly the newer thing has the ability to operate your device to some degree.
As for your subscription, it’s for the lifetime of the service. Which has not yet been shutdown. But there’s no mention it’ll survive as long as you do.
There is currently no reason to run out and find another ATSC 1.0 OTA provider. NAB(broadcasters) has had a proposal before the FCC to sunset(turn off) ATSC 1.0 and switch full power stations in major markets to ATSC 3.0 by 2028. And all others by 2030.
Until FCC rules I wouldn’t do anything if you already have a DVR device that doesn’t support ATSC 3.0.
Thanks for the replies. I totally will ride the apps i currently have installed. There have been a few times where there have been communication issues and ive had to uninstall and reinstall the legacy app. Not sure why its a big deal to keep the old app available to download. Im no IT expert and im assuming there is a logical purpose.
Apps where unlike any other DVR software Menu Library/all means mix recorded episodes and scheduled episodes into one monolithic list. Where Sports/all-sports doesn’t categorize sports into buckets like NFL, MLB, NBA but you get a monolithic list. Where the News menu thinks Family Feud is a news program. And the Home Page thinks “upcoming network premiers” includes episode 132 of Family Feud
It’s called OTA television. Not OTA cell phone or tablet. I use Fire TV Stick or Roku.
As an example where I live on legacy I have 6 soccer leagues where at the top level all league games are segregated. Same for golf, racing, basketball, etc.
Unlike legacy apps do you see premiering or genres like news, holidays and a ton of others?
There aren’t any Gen4 features that you have to pay for, so there’s no compensation for the lifetime subscription except that you can continue using it as long as the Legacy app functions. @TabloTV mentioned that there could be pro-rated refunds for annual subscribers. Otherwise, everyone using the Gen4 app gets the same features, which may or may not include specific Legacy app features. Capisce?
Check this thread/post… apparently it was only for the Automatic Commercial Skip. I read it as being for the entire subscription, but they’re separate. However, it does mention annual Premium Service subscribers. I don’t know if that’s the same thing.
