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"When Steve Jobs was asked about watching TV on iPad in the future, he said he was doing that right now. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to do the same thing?"

I tried this as soon as I read about it and it works great. You have to put up with the commercials since it is broadcast television but it worked flawlessly over Wi-Fi. I'm hoping this doesn't go down due to the pending lawsuit brought on by the providers, but I'm betting that it will. You can also go to another site called ivi.tv for more viewing options.

"Broadcast networks are extremely touchy when it comes to allowing access to their shows via mobile devices. This is definitely true when it comes to the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad."

So yes, Hulu and Netflix come to mind, but now another option is out there called FilmOn. All you have to do is go to http://filmon.com on your iPad or iPhone to watch live TV. Of course this is being challenged in the courts as the networks are suing FilmOn to get them to stop, so hard telling how long you will have access. And some have reported having problems even getting it to work on the iPad, although it appears to work pretty well on the iPhone.