[JBond_Playbook]

Hey guys,

I have a 32GB Micro SD card on my 9700 Bold and I want to stream movies from there onto my Playbook through "File Manager". Is this possible on the new OS 2.0? I've tried MOV,FLV,MP4,AVI,MKV and WMV file types and File Manager won't recognize and files in there. Music (MP3s) works fine. Any one else have luck/issues?

[MoPiou]

I'm also interested in kwowing how to do that.

How do you stream your music ?
I use file explorer but when i access to sd card ou my blackberry phone directory, it says empty.

[VeniceBB]

I haven't tried it so I don't know if it would work, but could you bridge your BB, go into the videos on your BB, hit menu and use the 'open on playbook' option?

edit to add: just gave it a shot and it doesn't work darn

[westcoaststyle]

I haven't tried it so I don't know if it would work, but could you bridge your BB, go into the videos on your BB, hit menu and use the 'open on playbook' option?

No, I've tried that. There's no option to Open On Playbook when you're playing a video on your BB.

[diegonei]

Bridge does not cover videos or music yet.

[saudadeii]

Nope. No soup for you using Bluetooth!

[JBond_Playbook]

Bridge does not cover videos or music yet.

I can play music files on my PB through Bridge (from my Bold) just fine. Videos are another story...

[diegonei]

I can play music files on my PB through Bridge (from my Bold) just fine. Videos are another story...

Yeah, it didn't use to work for me thou. Nice.

[Willard814]

I can play music files on my PB through Bridge (from my Bold) just fine.

How exactly do you do this?

[JBond_Playbook]

How exactly do you do this?

Its as simple as going into the File Manager app on your PB, selecting your BB Phone Device (it'll prompt you to unlock your device) then selecting where your music files are stored (Device vs. Media Card). It's very limited in terms of functionality but still plays nonetheless. Hope this helps!

[JBond_Playbook]

If you have videos taking up most of the space on your PB and you have a compatible BB phone, you can install Jeeosuite and store all your videos on the sd card of your phone and stream them to your PB anytime, anywhere.

I took this from another thread...has anyone tried this? If this works, I'm surprised that it isn't more popular or well-known. Seems like it would be just the thing a lot of PB users are looking for in terms of storage expansion.

[Chaddface]

Hey guys,

I have a 32GB Micro SD card on my 9700 Bold and I want to stream movies from there onto my Playbook through "File Manager". Is this possible on the new OS 2.0? I've tried MOV,FLV,MP4,AVI,MKV and WMV file types and File Manager won't recognize and files in there. Music (MP3s) works fine. Any one else have luck/issues?

I use files and folders. Paid app in app world with free trial. Browse to the SD card of your phone and play.

[Marty_LK]

I took this from another thread...has anyone tried this? If this works, I'm surprised that it isn't more popular or well-known. Seems like it would be just the thing a lot of PB users are looking for in terms of storage expansion.

It is the solution I'm needing for my playbook. unfortunately I don't own a bb phone or I would be content. I've tried to do this with an Android phone to no avail.

[miroozy]

um using the native file manager app to browse my BB files..but not the videos...i hope there's an app for doing this

[Chaddface]

um using the native file manager app to browse my BB files..but not the videos...i hope there's an app for doing this

Check out the app mentioned in post #12. That guy seems to know something about it.

[miroozy]

Check out the app mentioned in post #12. That guy seems to know something about it.

ok i will try it and tell u what i get

[scott.slater]

I've been trying this File & Folders app and this app freezes and crashes more then anything else I have ever used in my life. Is there not a good solution for streaming videos from our BlackBerry phones to the BlackBerry Playbook? If not, that is very frustrating.

Please, if anyone is using an app that does this, please share your experiences, thank you.

[Marty_LK]

I've been trying this File & Folders app and this app freezes and crashes more then anything else I have ever used in my life. Is there not a good solution for streaming videos from our BlackBerry phones to the BlackBerry Playbook? If not, that is very frustrating.

Please, if anyone is using an app that does this, please share your experiences, thank you.

Jeeosuite. It's free and meant for exactly this.

[rottonj]

Jeeosuite. It's free and meant for exactly this.

Have you tried this for video? I went on the web site and it seemd like the demonstrator purposly did not try video, he did use just about everything else and it worked fine.

[Marty_LK]

Have you tried this for video? I went on the web site and it seemd like the demonstrator purposly did not try video, he did use just about everything else and it worked fine.

I don't have a BB phone but I was assured this was the thing to use. And that's what the full description says it will do.

Free JeeoSuite - Wifi-Web Portal - Download JeeoSuite - Wifi-Web Portal - Free Apps from BlackBerry App World

Search Results for "jeeosuite" - BlackBerry App World

EDIT - Okay, now I'm seeing something that has me wondering what's going on. In the Jeeosuite Player full description is says:

"- Video ( COMING SOON )"

So now I am thinking I was lied to.

You know, with the impossibility of finding an Android solution, and now this bit of curious info, a person could come to the idea that the powers that be absolutely do not want people streaming videos at all. It seems so incredulous to me that there is half a million Android apps and not one single one that will stream videos....reliably.

EDIT 2 - I think I am fed up to the absolute max with all of this video non-streaming non-sense. To me, unless there are forces preventing it, there should be all manner of apps that will let people do this. It isn't illegal. Why don't they exist.

[Toodeurep]

When I open my phones music on the PB, it opens it in the video app. Anybody else?

[suzieque]

I use files and folders. Paid app in app world with free trial. Browse to the SD card of your phone and play.

hmm, that does seem to work, i can play music from my bb onto my pb.

[13echo4]

Jeeosuit works for playing video from BB to PB. But they both have to be on the same wifi network. Its done over wifi. Since BB isn't native ad-hoc capable your going to have to use over lan.

[Marty_LK]

Jeeosuit works for playing video from BB to PB. But they both have to be on the same wifi network. Its done over wifi. Since BB isn't native ad-hoc capable your going to have to use over lan.

Is there just no way of streaming a video directly from a phone to the PB?

[Marty_LK]

Hey guys,

I have a 32GB Micro SD card on my 9700 Bold and I want to stream movies from there onto my Playbook through "File Manager". Is this possible on the new OS 2.0? I've tried MOV,FLV,MP4,AVI,MKV and WMV file types and File Manager won't recognize and files in there. Music (MP3s) works fine. Any one else have luck/issues?

I apologize for misleading you with false information. I was mislead...a number of times...in what I was told. And one of those times cost me $4. It turns out to be wrong and this means I have no solution for myself as well. My teeny tiny 11.9GB Playbook is never going to play videos or too many more apps. I had planned to buy a BB phone with a card slot based on what I was told about Jeeosuite and thought it would be an excellent solution to the limited memory problem of my PB. But low and behold if I haven't been thwarted in every effort I mustered to achieve.

Makes me absolutely depressed.