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Free radio apps [message #80615] Thu, 02 October 2014 15:46 Go to next message
audiophile88 is currently offline  audiophile88
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I've been using Pandora for a while now and I like it other than the "Are you still listening?" prompt every hour (or however often it is). I know I could pay for a Pandora membership and get rid of that, but I'm really wondering if there are any *FREE* radio apps out there that don't do this. Anyone know?
Re: Free radio apps [message #80632 is a reply to message #80615] Mon, 06 October 2014 09:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
audioaudio90 is currently offline  audioaudio90
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Have you tried I Heart Radio? I haven't actually downloaded the app myself since I generally just use their website, but maybe it'll be better for you.
Re: Free radio apps [message #80633 is a reply to message #80632] Mon, 06 October 2014 10:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I don't mind the message. I can understand why they would want to reach out and verify that the stream still needs to be active. I think what I mind more is the compression used. It would be great to find a streaming music provider that broadcast high quality content.

Re: Free radio apps [message #80657 is a reply to message #80633] Tue, 07 October 2014 09:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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Are you referring to data or dynamic compression? I am not sure how they could get around data compression and not have major bandwidth issues.
Re: Free radio apps [message #80659 is a reply to message #80657] Tue, 07 October 2014 10:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I'm talking about dynamic compression mostly, but lossy data compression can be bad too. Some of the steaming content is really ugly on any system better than a phone.

Re: Free radio apps [message #82186 is a reply to message #80615] Fri, 11 March 2016 12:47 Go to previous message
Finn is currently offline  Finn
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I haven't tried it yet, but Windows is offering a free radio app called TuneIn Radio. It sounds pretty promising and allows you to listen to stations from all over the world. I think it's worth checking out.
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