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Dear friends,
I love listening to Radio but cannot afford the streaming charges. Who knows a workaround please? Thanks very much.
What kind of question is this?????? Unless you have super dooper powerful wifi connected at all times....no their is no way to bypass the streaming charges!
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Alkali said:
Dear friends,
I love listening to Radio but cannot afford the streaming charges. Who knows a workaround please? Thanks very much.
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Get a phone with a radio, or a pocket radio, pretty much the only way, sorry
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redrumsilence said:
Get a phone with a radio, or a pocket radio, pretty much the only way, sorry
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Thanks very much, I thought everything is just possible in the wide world.
All I can say is use the Tunein radio app and set the stream to the lowest possible setting. Streaming radio hardly uses data. Ive got it on all the time /not music - love stuff like dragnet coast to coast. It cost pennies a month in the UK
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howard bamber said:
All I can say is use the Tunein radio app and set the stream to the lowest possible setting. Streaming radio hardly uses data. Ive got it on all the time /not music - love stuff like dragnet coast to coast. It cost pennies a month in the UK
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Thanks, be kind to send me the settings within the Application please.
Alkali said:
Thanks, be kind to send me the settings within the Application please.
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Or... have a go at doing it yourself!
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bplogan said:
Or... have a go at doing it yourself!
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People expect you to babysit them these days....
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The S3 has a radio app. Pretty much the only way to avoid streaming charges if you are listening to local radio.
Alkali said:
Dear friends,
I love listening to Radio but cannot afford the streaming charges. Who knows a workaround please? Thanks very much.
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TuneIn Pro has a recording option. Maybe you can record stuff when you have wifi and listen to it later when you are on the go?
Otherwise you need to stick to the FM radio if you want the feed to be live AND not use a data connection.
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What streaming charges?
You mean data charges from your network provider?
Get a decent plan or live in a decent country.
irzero said:
What streaming charges?
You mean data charges from your network provider?
Get a decent plan or live in a decent country.
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Lol people always come here expecting stuff to be free lol
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You could tether the data off someone elses phone and let them pay for the data charges, lol
This is what happens when the third world gets smartphones lol
irzero said:
This is what happens when the third world gets smartphones lol
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Too true mate lol
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Strikes me odd that you can afford to own one of the most expensive handsets currently in the market and yet you are unable to pay a few pennies a month for your beloved low bit rate radio streaming!
albanezi said:
Strikes me odd that you can afford to own one of the most expensive handsets currently in the market and yet you are unable to pay a few pennies a month for your beloved low bit rate radio streaming!
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Excuses excuses eh?? Lol
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Why in technical specs of Galaxy S4 fm radio is not onboard? In future i'll hope to see it
Good question. I did not see anything mentioned of an FM receiver. It would be weird if they included stuff like an RF blaster, temperature gages, and more but not the ability to receive FM frequencies. If I find any info to confirm or deny this, I will share it on this thread for you
No
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May be Its the snapdragon soc which is missing radio.
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No
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https://www.three.co.uk/Discover/New_Samsung_Galaxy#features Right at the bottom Samsung Galaxy S4 specifications.
3's showing a fm radio
My first reaction was WHAT! NO FM Radio ...!
But to be honest I have never ever listen to FM Radio on my S2.
I use Internet Radio, so no big loss for me if it turns out that S4 dosn't have one
Mittaa said:
My first reaction was WHAT! NO FM Radio ...!
But to be honest I have never ever listen to FM Radio on my S2.
I use Internet Radio, so no big loss for me if it turns out that S4 dosn't have one
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They copied it from apple, no FM radio..its not a good sign, for me it's one of the basic feature that any smartphone should have inbuilt. .external Internet radio app is a different issue all together!
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gchindi said:
They copied it from apple, no FM radio..its not a good sign, for me it's one of the basic feature that any smartphone should have inbuilt. .external Internet radio app is a different issue all together!
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Actually there is some situations where FM Radio could be handy and even a life saver ... situations like war, terror and other catastrophes like no connection to The Internet
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Actually there is some situations where FM Radio could be handy and even a life saver ... situations like war, terror and other catastrophes like no connection to The Internet
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I only used it once to listen to a soccer match, but for me, it's an essential
for those reasons too, it may come in handy someday...
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I like my GS3 FM. Quality is quite good. US versions don't have them, though. I don't know of any US carrier phone with one.
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situations like war, terror and other catastrophes like no connection to The Internet
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Omg this!!!!!!!!!!!
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the HTC one International has the fm radio. depends on the carrier. note 2 international has the radio.
so I'm sure us versions won't have it
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the HTC one International has the fm radio. depends on the carrier. note 2 international has the radio.
so I'm sure us versions won't have it
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The US carries just like to screw with the phones too Damn much. They're like, oh it comes with fm radio? Not any more. And that sd card? Nah just use the cloud and our outrageously priced data plans. 'Merica!
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Squirrel1620 said:
The US carries just like to screw with the phones too Damn much. They're like, oh it comes with fm radio? Not any more. And that sd card? Nah just use the cloud and our outrageously priced data plans. 'Merica!
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Exactly... I bought the international Note 2 because I preferred the FM radio to LTE.
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Seriously you buy a phone worth of £500 for listening FM radio
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big_b0sss said:
Seriously you buy a phone worth of £500 for listening FM radio
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Well this exynos 5 octa (if it performs like it's said to) will be a pretty good reason to get the international version
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but guys... won't all snapdragons be the same? with the code being GT-i9505 in america and my country,
I'm doomed not to get radio? or is there any chance?
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I like my GS3 FM. Quality is quite good. US versions don't have them, though. I don't know of any US carrier phone with one.
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My HTC Desire HD has one but you have to have headphones plugged in, but that might be the way they all work.
Figarino said:
Why in technical specs of Galaxy S4 fm radio is not onboard? In future i'll hope to see it
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FM Radio is a secret and TBD, LOL.
We still don't know the audio chip and many others yet.
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The US carries just like to screw with the phones too Damn much. They're like, oh it comes with fm radio? Not any more. And that sd card? Nah just use the cloud and our outrageously priced data plans. 'Merica!
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LOL This is very true.
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Anyone having the same issue? Once I take a call browsing the internet is nearly impossible. It will take a good 2-3 minutes to pull up a page?
Using 32gb att gs4
Thats normal on every phone ivr lle owned unless you have full service its spotty
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hyelton said:
Thats normal on every phone ivr lle owned unless you have full service its spotty
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No, he has a point because I could do that on the gs3.
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ExBrasil said:
No, he has a point because I could do that on the gs3.
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Ive been able to on EVERYPHONE that i have had on AT&T that was on 3G including this phone and it WORKS! But At once location Im at A LOT which service is bad its not usable and very slow. its service issues not the phone.
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Ive been able to on EVERYPHONE that i have had on AT&T that was on 3G including this phone and it WORKS! But At once location Im at A LOT which service is bad its not usable and very slow. its service issues not the phone.
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I am not sure if that's correct. Im in an area with full LTE bars and still having this issue. even my iphone 4 was better at talking and surfing.
I've heard that att phones go to 3g when you talk and surf. Then back to lte after you hang up.
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They advertise that but for a couple years they've been throttling talk and surf. It goes to edge speeds, sometimes even slower. There were articles a year or two ago about this.
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cmjkxa said:
They advertise that but for a couple years they've been throttled talk and data. It goes to edge speeds, sometimes even slower. There were articles a year or two ago about this.
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That has nothing to do with the discussion here. The throttling you're talking about is with the people who still have unlimited data plans who go over 2 or 3 GB's in the month's span. Then they will have their data speeds throttled.
The issue at hand here is when someone is having a conversation on the phone, on speaker for instance, and is trying to use the internet browser at the same time.
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That has nothing to do with the discussion here. The throttling you're talking about is with the people who still have unlimited data plans who go over 2 or 3 GB's in the month's span. Then they will have their data speeds throttled.
The issue at hand here is when someone is having a conversation on the phone, on speaker for instance, and is trying to use the internet browser at the same time.
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Le sigh. http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-galaxy-note-2/219461-can-note-2-talk-surf-over-3g-same-time-stolen-sprint-note2-thread.html or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524841 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkSO7H4kqeQ. I know they throttle unlimited plans past 5 gigs but I never mentioned anything about the unlimited plans. I said they throttle your data speeds while you're on a call.
Edit: or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791955&page=4
Edit 2: iphone 5 users on at&t experiencing the same thing http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1549971
On AT&T you should be able to talk and surf at the same time. LTE is not yet capable of talk and data at the same time so if you have an LTE connection and use data, your data connection will be dropped to 3G or lower. The problem might exist because not all phones or AT&T towers handle the data switches efficiently. The phone has to register with the next available tower during the data / voice event and this doesn't always go smoothly. Last I heard, AT&T was testing LTE with voice technology, but I haven't heard anything in a while about that.
I have also heard that people with improper APNs might have trouble talking and surfing at the same time.
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Le sigh. http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-...-3g-same-time-stolen-sprint-note2-thread.html or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524841 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkSO7H4kqeQ. I know they throttle unlimited plans past 5 gigs but I never mentioned anything about the unlimited plans. I said they throttle your data speeds while you're on a call.
Edit: or this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791955&page=4
Edit 2: iphone 5 users on at&t experiencing the same thing http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1549971
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My mistake then. Seemed similar to the unlimited data throttling problem.
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Try it yourself. Call 611 and do a speed test. It's horrible. It's ironic that at&t still brags about "talk and surf" in their latest commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_OGAa3ytcQ
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On AT&T you should be able to talk and surf at the same time. LTE is not yet capable of talk and data at the same time so if you have an LTE connection and use data, your data connection will be dropped to 3G or lower. The problem might exist because not all phones or AT&T towers handle the data switches efficiently. The phone has to register with the next available tower during the data / voice event and this doesn't always go smoothly. Last I heard, AT&T was testing LTE with voice technology, but I haven't heard anything in a while about that.
I have also heard that people with improper APNs might have trouble talking and surfing at the same time.
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So even if the device is on LTE when you talk on the phone it switches to a 3g connection? Can you elaborate
Yeah I just tested and that was BAD
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scott14719 said:
On AT&T you should be able to talk and surf at the same time. LTE is not yet capable of talk and data at the same time so if you have an LTE connection and use data, your data connection will be dropped to 3G or lower. The problem might exist because not all phones or AT&T towers handle the data switches efficiently. The phone has to register with the next available tower during the data / voice event and this doesn't always go smoothly. Last I heard, AT&T was testing LTE with voice technology, but I haven't heard anything in a while about that.
I have also heard that people with improper APNs might have trouble talking and surfing at the same time.
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http://www.talkandroid.com/161675-att-plans-to-launch-voice-over-lte-volte-service-this-year/
http://www.phonearena.com/news/AT-T-planning-Voice-over-LTE-launch-this-year_id42901
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I know this sounds fanboyish,
But a big thank you to sprint for keeping the FM Radio functioning on my Sprint GS5...
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what???
KaptainRandom said:
I know this sounds fanboyish,
But a big thank you to sprint for keeping the FM Radio functioning on my Sprint GS5...
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what is FM Radio functioning??? Is this the radio sprint offers? Or is it a FM transmitter inside the phone???
where is there a FM radio?
NextRadio app can pick up FM using headset cable as antenna. Built right in.
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I have been reading in other threads that all GS5s have the FM 'on the chip'...
It is mechanically disabled (shorted on circuit board) on every variant EXCEPT SPRINT.
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This is something I missed having on the S4. Didn't make sense to leave it off. Glad it is back. They must of had some complaints maybe?
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NextRadio app can pick up FM using headset cable as antenna. Built right in.
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Oh you mean that app I uninstalled immediately having no idea what it did? Ha. reinstalled. Great news! Thanks for this thread. :highfive:
Wow, that's.....interesting! Wonder why Sprint wouldn't tell us the phone can pickup FM? Or for that matter why would the other carriers remove that function? Seems odd...
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rhizomorph said:
Wow, that's.....interesting! Wonder why Sprint wouldn't tell us the phone can pickup FM? Or for that matter why would the other carriers remove that function? Seems odd...
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It appears to be part of a new mobile audio initiative... either way it's good for us.
http://www.sprintusers.com/the-next-generation-of-smartphone-sound/
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Wow, that's.....interesting! Wonder why Sprint wouldn't tell us the phone can pickup FM? Or for that matter why would the other carriers remove that function? Seems odd...
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Sprint announced they were going to start doing it over a year ago.
http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-rel...fm-radio-on-smartphones-via-fm-radio-chip.htm
NextRadio!!!!!
Just downloaded NextRadio app from the play store. Turned OFF my wifi and data and the app worked with no issues. Thought it was gonna be some internet based app but it work solely on the the FM transmitter. SWEET!!!!
Check out there site:
http://nextradioapp.com/
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I have been reading in other threads that all GS5s have the FM 'on the chip'...
It is mechanically disabled (shorted on circuit board) on every variant EXCEPT SPRINT.
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Whoa! Is this absolutely certain?
Why would other carriers remove this?
Maybe it interferes with their data reception?
This requires further investigation.
I do like that we're regaining full use of the Galaxy S5, despite attempts from the carriers to opress us, at least with Sprint.
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Whoa! Is this absolutely certain?
Why would other carriers remove this?
Maybe it interferes with their data reception?
This requires further investigation.
I do like that we're regaining full use of the Galaxy S5, despite attempts from the carriers to opress us, at least with Sprint.
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At least sprint keeps their bootloaders unlocked
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KaptainRandom said:
I know this sounds fanboyish,
But a big thank you to sprint for keeping the FM Radio functioning on my Sprint GS5...
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I know this is is a few months old but I cannot get my rooted 900P's FM receiver to work.
I emailed next radio and the guy said there have been some problems with rooted GS5's being able to access the reciever.
Any one have any input/solutions?
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I know this is is a few months old but I cannot get my rooted 900P's FM receiver to work.
I emailed next radio and the guy said there have been some problems with rooted GS5's being able to access the reciever.
Any one have any input/solutions?
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Stock rom ? did you install any headset volume mods ?
I was looking through the CSC codes and ETC codes and noticed that there is a line on the SPR(sprint) xml that has the Samsung FM app blocked, I downloaded the international S5 fm radio apk and installed it but to no avail.
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Stock rom ? did you install any headset volume mods ?
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Stock rom, "The_Governaa_v0.2" kernel, and "s5 volume boost''
Sweeeeeeet! Moar 1.1, installed NextRadio and voila, FM Radio for those times when signal in gym is ish and I am stuck not being able to listen to anything decent!
Well I just did the ne5 firmware update today and re-rooted and now FM antenna is working perfect
I know this sounds lame and maybe off the topic but anyway to use AM radio frequencies on the gs5? I like to listen to midday baseball at work. Thanks
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I don't have LTE and I was hoping to use this feature with my unlimited 3G and wifi
Thanks
jameslfc5 said:
I don't have LTE and I was hoping to use this feature with my unlimited 3G and wifi
Thanks
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Unfortunately it doesn't, I'm in the same situation.
Just hopefully waiting for someone to mod it to work.
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