Been using and loving it. Only real complaint so far is that you
can't edit the details of stations you save from shoutcast. No big
deal though, great app.
No prob man :) I can't take credit though as one of my readers
asked me to check out shoutcast in the comments on my post. I never
would have assumed it would work!
pretty cool it automatically becomes the app to handle streaming
on install - not that there were other choices, but I don't recall
that previously. Been a year or so though ... Love the option of
streaming - been missing that on the N95 and using the Tablet
tethered.
Yeah I've been using lcg jukebox but this is better imo -
especially with the fact that it can snag streams from the browser!
I also like that you can easily set different rates for each
connection type...
the .pls extension is registered to the app, which will also be
integrated officially into S60 soon. rtsp streaming (.ram) is still
handled by the realplayer though, but anyway the Internet Radio app
doesn't support rtsp
yeah - caught that in the prefs ... even GPRS can stream which
is nice and something I did way back on the Treo in pocket tunes.
The Tablet can stream on EDGE / DUN as well in media player which
seems to be the "lightest" app. Rhapsody seems to want more
bandwidth
the new internet radio app is so awesome !! although "standard
quality" is the only setting that works smoothest for me ..even
over my wi-fi to wi-max broadband connection :)
@zacharye - that
"reader" would have been me. you're welcome.. ;-) however, i still
have this strange interference with the web-browser: 1. (while
internet radio is closed:) go to shoutcast and open a channel
("tune in") 2. internet radio opens correctly. play the channel 3.
then, i want to go back to the browser using task manager > it
won't work! when selecting the browser task, i strangely get back
to the internet radio again and again, and have no way to get to
the browser other than closing internet radio. 4. after closing
internet radio to go back to the browser, .pls links wont work
anymore until i restart the browser. i run V.20.0.015 FW
zach, i know, you tested it, and didn't observe this effect on
your N95.... maybe it's something else on my N95 that causes that..
hmm.. can someone else pls. test this?
Hey @afr :) - Ooooookay, I
misunderstood you the first time. With net radio streaming I see
the same thing as you - can't access the browser again until I kill
net radio.
ok, done playing. PLS links from the browser seem to open up a
sort of "browser plug-in" rather than the full net radio app. Kill
the browser, kill net radio.
If you open net radio and start streaming from its UI, you can
then open the browser and use it normally.
hmm... ok, thanks for testing and confirming the bug.. :-) the
good thing is, one usually only needs to catch a new pls links from
the browser once, and then save it to the favourites of the radio,
of course. but it's a strange behaviour anyway... (hear, nokia?
;-)
27 comments so far
Been using and loving it. Only real complaint so far is that you can't edit the details of stations you save from shoutcast. No big deal though, great app.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
Oh and it would be nice if it integrated with active standby like the music player.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
I last used this when it was way pre-alpha on my N91... looks mature, but I can't get Groove Salad from SomaFM to tune in...
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
Working for me, where are you launching it from? And yeah the old version kinda blew...
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
on my N95 ... trying to load - http://www.somafm.com/play/groovesalad
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
Try tuning in from shoutcast. That's where I saved it from and it works fine.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
shoutcast via mobile or computer?
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
Mobile - just bring it up in the s60 browser and hit the tune in button once you find it.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
awesome tip - this rocks now! thanks!
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
No prob man :) I can't take credit though as one of my readers asked me to check out shoutcast in the comments on my post. I never would have assumed it would work!
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
pretty cool it automatically becomes the app to handle streaming on install - not that there were other choices, but I don't recall that previously. Been a year or so though ... Love the option of streaming - been missing that on the N95 and using the Tablet tethered.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
Yeah I've been using lcg jukebox but this is better imo - especially with the fact that it can snag streams from the browser! I also like that you can easily set different rates for each connection type...
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
the .pls extension is registered to the app, which will also be integrated officially into S60 soon. rtsp streaming (.ram) is still handled by the realplayer though, but anyway the Internet Radio app doesn't support rtsp
7 months, 3 weeks ago by cybette.
just blogged about it on S60 MM btw :)
7 months, 3 weeks ago by cybette.
yeah - caught that in the prefs ... even GPRS can stream which is nice and something I did way back on the Treo in pocket tunes. The Tablet can stream on EDGE / DUN as well in media player which seems to be the "lightest" app. Rhapsody seems to want more bandwidth
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
@cybette: nice!
7 months, 3 weeks ago by atmasphere.
the new internet radio app is so awesome !! although "standard quality" is the only setting that works smoothest for me ..even over my wi-fi to wi-max broadband connection :)
7 months, 3 weeks ago by schmmuck.
@zacharye - that "reader" would have been me. you're welcome.. ;-) however, i still have this strange interference with the web-browser: 1. (while internet radio is closed:) go to shoutcast and open a channel ("tune in") 2. internet radio opens correctly. play the channel 3. then, i want to go back to the browser using task manager > it won't work! when selecting the browser task, i strangely get back to the internet radio again and again, and have no way to get to the browser other than closing internet radio. 4. after closing internet radio to go back to the browser, .pls links wont work anymore until i restart the browser. i run V.20.0.015 FW
zach, i know, you tested it, and didn't observe this effect on your N95.... maybe it's something else on my N95 that causes that.. hmm.. can someone else pls. test this?
7 months, 3 weeks ago by afr.
Hey @afr :) - Ooooookay, I misunderstood you the first time. With net radio streaming I see the same thing as you - can't access the browser again until I kill net radio.
Time to do some playing...
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
ok, done playing. PLS links from the browser seem to open up a sort of "browser plug-in" rather than the full net radio app. Kill the browser, kill net radio.
If you open net radio and start streaming from its UI, you can then open the browser and use it normally.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
hmm... ok, thanks for testing and confirming the bug.. :-) the good thing is, one usually only needs to catch a new pls links from the browser once, and then save it to the favourites of the radio, of course. but it's a strange behaviour anyway... (hear, nokia? ;-)
7 months, 3 weeks ago by afr.
Strange indeed @afr! I have some more feedback for Nokia on the app that I'll be sending them soon so rest assured this will be included. :)
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
Post your comments on the s60 mm blog and i'll get them to the appropriate peeps, thanks!
7 months, 3 weeks ago by cybette.
@Carol You mean I can't be lazy and just link here? ;) Will do!
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.
Haha ok a link will work too, just something there so i'll remember to do something about it :P
7 months, 3 weeks ago by cybette.
thanks to both of you.. :-)
7 months, 3 weeks ago by afr.
@Carol Just being lazy... ;) Commenting as we speak.
7 months, 3 weeks ago by zacharye.