BendBroadband customers with an Alpha whole-home system can now control their viewing experience right from their iPad
BendBroadband, a regional technology leader in broadband, digital cable and communication services, has worked with global communications company, ARRIS, to bring to market an iPad application for the Alpha whole-home system. The app gives Alpha customers the freedom to control their DVR and live viewing experience right from the palm of their hands.
Available now through iTunes, the app allows subscribers to view their TV channel listings and manage recordings while on the go. While inside the home, the user can use the app on the iPad, like a remote, to navigate the TV guide and tune to a new channel.
Features of the Alpha iPad App:
• Browse the TV channel guide without interrupting the TV shows you are watching. View guide listings up to 14 days in advance
• Schedule a TV show or movie to record
• Browse recorded TV shows
• Manage your recordings
• Delete and reprioritize recordings for favorite shows
• Instantly search, schedule and browse shows while on the go with a sophisticated search tool
• Navigate the TV menu using gestures or the remote control app
• Start watching a show on your media player at the flick of a finger
The app is quick and easy to use, and is available for free download on iTunes. To install the app on their iPad, customers just need to go to iTunes app store and search for BendBroadband. The new app will come up in the search results and can be downloaded. When customers first log in to the app, they will need to verify their account by using their BendBroadband email address and password. For more information on the new app or Alpha whole-home system, visit Bendbroadband.com/alpha.
Screen Shots of the Alpha iPad App:
Above is a screen shot of the TV channel guide. You can view what is showing on TV at that moment, or scroll 14 days into the future. If the user clicks on one of the listings, a pop-up window shows details about the shows and gives them an option to record once or record the whole series of shows (if applicable).
Above is an example of the TV remote control feature of the app. Users can type in channel numbers, play DVR content, or manually adjust the channel up or down as if they were using an actual TV remote. In this shot, the user is controlling what appears on the bedroom TV, one of the three TVs on the Alpha whole home system.
About BendBroadband
BendBroadband is a family-owned, local company serving Central Oregon since 1955. A leader in the cable and broadband sectors, the company offers an extensive range of broadband, fiber connectivity, cable television and telephone services for commercial and residential customers. Central Oregon facilities include more than 1500 miles of fiber and coax infrastructure and wireless facilities which cover all Central Oregon communities. Services include metropolitan optical Ethernet, T-1/PRI and hosted PBX services. High-speed Internet options provide speeds up to 100 Mbps, with 1 GigE offerings available. The company serves rural customers over a 4G LTE fixed-wireless network, one of a few such broadband networks in the nation. In 2011, the company opened the BendBroadband Vault, a Tier III, SSAE 16, LEED Gold-certified data center with hosted storage for primary site and disaster recovery needs, equipment colocation and managed services.
BendBroadband was among the first companies in the United States to convert to a 100% digital video signal and offers a spectrum of video services, including multi-room DVR and TV Everywhere service to tablets and mobile devices. BendBroadband focuses its corporate contributions and sponsorship efforts on youth, and by supporting an array of arts and entertainment in Central Oregon. In the community, BendBroadband provides extensive local sports coverage, civic programming and local features created and produced by COTV, channel 11 and 611.
For additional information, please visit www.bendbroadband.com and www.bendbroadbandvault.com.
About ARRIS
ARRIS is a global communications technology company specializing in the design, engineering and supply of communications and IP technologies that support broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver and monitor advanced video, data and voice subscriber services, including whole home video across multiple screens, ultra high-speed data, personalized advertising and carrier-grade telephony. Headquartered near Atlanta, in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, ARRIS has R&D centers in Beaverton, OR; Chicago, IL; Cork, Ireland; Kirkland, WA; Redwood City, CA; Shenzhen, China; State College, PA; Tel Aviv, Israel; Wallingford, CT and Waltham, MA, and operates support and sales offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and services can be found at www.arrisi.com.
