Amazing things you can do with your smartphone - 4. Watch Live TV

 4. Watch Live TV

You stay alone and don't think it makes sense investing on a television? Or do you often end up missing your favorite show or news because of the erratic power supply? If you have a smartphone and a good data connection, this should be the last thing to worry about. Today, there are various apps capable of streaming live TV on to the handset. But while the app might be free, the service won't be.

All channels come with a daily, weekly or a monthly subscription. Also, for seamless streaming, you'd need fast, uninterrupted data connectivity-ideally over 3G or Wi-Fi. Also keep in mind that streaming videos consumes a lot of data and you might end up getting huge bills. So it is better to have a data plan that covers this. Zenga TV, ditto TV, mimobiTV, MunduTV are are popular live TV apps. Not all of them have all channels, which are categories under various genres.