Orange TV on 6680 but what about 6630?

[u brain]

10 days ago Orange launched their Orange TV service which will make 9 TV channels available to stream to your phone via 3g.

However, their press release says that this service will only be available on the 6680 (which they don't have in stock right now, ahem!).
The thing is, the 6630 is exactly the same phone internally (isn't it?) so why wont they support that.

As it is, u need to download a java app to your 6680 to get the service so why not d/l the same app to a 6630?
Orange says, "no."

It seems to me that far from it being extra work to implement support of the 6630, these phones' identical functionality means that it would in fact be extra work to prevent access from a 6630 being available by default.


OK, in summary: New service launched 10 days ago; only 6680 allowed to use it; no 6680's available. 6630's can do the job but are barred from it.
Result = no service

erm... what was the press release all about Orange? It's not April 1st u know.

Can anyone shed any light on this?
Have I got my facts straight?

[jamiereid]

ring them up saying that you bought a 6680 (while in fact you only have a 6630) and see will it work

[orfe]

hey jamiereid, can I do the same trick with the 7710?Thanks

[jamiereid]

i dont know as im in ireland, but i cant see why it shouldnt work on the 6630. i dont know about the 7710, is that a 3g phone? if its not a 3g phone then simply no. let me know how u get on as the network 3 is being launched here soon

[leespud]

7710 actually has a "tv tuner!" built in i say "tv tuner" in the loosest sense, it is a tuner for the yet to be widley launched mobile tv

with regard to the 6680 i guess the tv channels are basically a video call, you cant make a video call on the 6630 without the calling stand

[jamiereid]

actualy you can make a video call on the 6630 without the video stand, it just uses the camera at the back, id have a guess in saying that orange tv just uses realplayer instead.