Wifi Internet radio
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Hi im thinking of getting a Wifi Internet radio from John Lewis. Possibly this one.
http://www.johnlewis.com/231330187/Product.aspx
Can you listen to most stations on these. such as Heart, Capital and Gold
Thank you
Kevin
http://www.johnlewis.com/231330187/Product.aspx
Can you listen to most stations on these. such as Heart, Capital and Gold
Thank you
Kevin
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The one thing to be aware of is whether your Internet connection has a download cap on it. If you intend to listen to music for quite a while on such a device and you have download limits imposed on your account (ie. 40GB a month) it will eat into your allowance, at the rate of 128Kbps in stereo = 56.25MB an hour. Listening for an hour a day in a typical month can use around 1.7GB of that cap.
Just something to be aware of if you have a low download limit cap imposed on your account.
Cheers tghe-retford
Regarding broadband Im with Be and I think there service is unlimited
The latter you point out is a very valid point...and many new users never realise this until their bill has doubled for no explainable reason.
Wi-Fi radio is a great option and has great potential in theory...but practically it does have a price tag on this format and for anyone that wishes to use this on a regular basis it is better to have an unlimited download tarrif as oppose to a basic one.
Speech stations probably use less bandwidth.
I have a Mi-Fi for listening on the move/recording at work, a five to six hour listen to KOLA for Casey Kasem doesn't use anywhere near the amount shown above. I use Tune In Radio, perhaps they use a more mobile friendly bitrate?
I own and HIGHLY RECOMMEND this product
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/celmusrad-21/detail/B001QFSQE0
at £99 its a wee bit more expensive but covers Internet Radio, DAB, DAB+, and FM , the audio quality is excellent, support from OXX is great. Set up was simple , I have enjoyed using the reciever
Browse through and read the customer reviews
you will also find the best price / availability there.
I agree OXX Digital's radios are good BUT check out the spec:
SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS:
Internet radio streams: Mp3, WMA, Real Audio
So it looks like they don't include support for AAC streams such as those used by the BBC and other UK stations. Neither does the Revo Pico which I own. It's frustrating because you end up with a good quality radio but poor quality audio.
Haha exactly! Most of them I have found cheaper on Ebay, and if you're lucky you can catch one on bid for even cheaper!
That looks like a nice set, and good to see one of the great old brand names back again. I cut my 'electronics' teeth fixing many a friend's Sansui hifi, back in the 80s.
It doesn't explicitly mention podcast and 'Listen Again' functionality, but that may be available via the Sansui's Vtuner portal. Looking at some reviews of this set, the network setup seems a bit fiddly but if you're competent with wifi it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
This set's sibling, the DB-100, is a DAB/DAB+/FM set so has the aacPlus decoding facility. As the WTR-100 is FM only it's very unlikely to be able to decode aacPlus streams, which is a pity. Otherwise you could have a look at the Radiofeeds website and manually program aacPlus versions of your favourite stations instead of the MP3 versions. Not only do these save a bunch of usage on my 10 GB/month allowance, but also I find them more resilient when I grab the set and move around the house; also they don't barf anything like as much as MP3 streams when I fire up the microwave.
Not an issue for you, though, on Be Unlimited.
Yes, I have one. Best internet radio I've had.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerms/9292716.htm
it does what I need it to
Good choice. I see the ChargePak is down to 28 quid from 36 last October.
Ahh... BE, a wise choice. As I am with them too. In which case, go for it, capping will not be a problem for you, regardless of which package you are on.
I myself have two PURE radios. A PURE Evoke Flow for the bedroom so I can listen in bed and the PURE Sensia in the living room which I got as part of a redecoration of the room. The Evoke Flow has the optional chargePAK in so I can use it anywhere. Haven't done the same for the Sensia, it's more cumbersome and awkward to take places, even with the supplied carry bag it comes with.
Bear in mind those who wish to stream the lossless FLAC stream from Cesky Rozhlas D-Dur or Absolute Radio on a capped connection should refrain from doing so often (do this on a computer, it won't stream on an Internet radio), an average of 1Mbps = 450MB an hour. Listen to that an hour a day for a typical month and it's over 13GB on average a month! :eek:
I am thinking that when you get your internet radio, you won't be listening to those stations you mention, for much longer, when you find out all the great radio stations from around the world.