Comcast's TV-Free iPhone App

Comcast Corp. is giving customers a top-notch cable TV experience on the go with its iPhone and iPod Touch application.

Customers with a Comcast.net user ID can download the first release, which syncs their iPhone/iPod devices with the MSO's "SmartZone" email inboxes and address books, and lets them manage voicemail messages and read attachments that the Apple devices are capable of viewing.

The video components provide TV listings for up to a week in advance and access to trailers of some movies that are offered through Comcast's video-on-demand (VoD) service.

What the app doesn’t do (yet, anyway) is provide a way for consumers to program their DVRs remotely. DirecTV Group Inc. , AT&T Inc., and others offer iPhone and iPod access to DVRs already.

"rDVR is on the roadmap for a future release," Comcast spokesman Charlie Douglas said via email. Hold your breath starting... NOW!

The Comcast mobile app combines some of the best features from Comcast Digital Voice, Video and High-Speed Internet and delivers them through one of the most popular mobile application stores. Existing customers who have a Comcast.net User ID can simply download the free app and immediately have live access to their Comcast inbox and address books, in addition to the full functionality of the SmartZone Communications Center.
Among other features, the first release of the Comcast mobile app includes the ability to:

- Check Comcast email and listen to home voice mail in one combined inbox.
- Read, reply, forward and compose email as well as read attachments supported by the iPhone.
- Manage voice mail messages and call logs, view voice mail in any preferred order as well as “touch” to call.
- Forward home phone calls to the iPhone from the iPhone, view call history and manage home phone settings.
- See what’s on TV tonight, tomorrow or next week, including program details.
- Watch Video On Demand movie trailers.
- Synch all Universal Address Book contacts to an iPhone or iPod touch as well as the ability to add pictures to favorite contacts.

source: unstrung, comcast