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Apps for Soft AC streams

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Are there any streaming apps for a Tracfone LG 501C or for the iPod Nano 6th generation? Those are what I have for mobile devices. I would love to hear my favorite soft AC streams using those when I take a vacation. I've done a Google search but haven't had much luck yet.
 
Can you actually download apps to an Ipod Nano? I think my daughter has an Ipod Nano, and I believe she told me it's not possible to download apps to it. As far as a tracfone, some of those phones might be able to accept downloads, some not. Depends on whether they are smartphones. I have seen some Net 10 smartphones (might be one and the same as Tracfone now...not sure) which run about $50, so there are some smartphones out there that aren't terribly expensive. I use an AT&T GoPhone, which is a smartphone. I bought it a couple of years ago to listen to/record online radio with it. It ran me about $80. For apps to listen to online radio, I would suggest TuneIn, which has both free and paid versions. The paid version has a little more "bells and whistles" on it than the free version, and it doesn't have the pre-roll ads you hear each time you access a station. Some stations have their own dedicated apps. I know Soft 'N Easy Net Radio has their own app. I have an app for Lite 99 as well. It can be downloaded at lite99app.com. btw, if you don't want to listen to online radio live (because of bandwidth restrictions/costs), you can record online radio and play it back while you're driving or away from an internet connection. This app is fairly new and works well for that purpose-->audials.com
 
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Not sure what price range you're looking at since you mentioned you didn't want to invest in an expensive plan...but many of the prepaid services now offer unlimited phone, text, and data for around $45-$50/mo.
 
It was a Christmas present from a relative. The cost of the phone was $10.
 
Many of the radio apps I'm interested in for this new phone I've ordered are available as free downloads through the Google Play store! :)

Another question, when you stream on these smartphones, do you have to have your headphones plugged in or can you listen without them?
 
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Music Lover said:
Many of the radio apps I'm interested in for this new phone I've ordered are available as free downloads through the Google Play store! :)

Another question, when you stream on these smartphones, do you have to have your headphones plugged in or can you listen without them?
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You can listen either way.

Nice phone, btw. :)
 
Yes, most smartphones don't have a lot of internal memory, but if your phone has an option to add an SD card, you can download your apps on it rather than the phone itself in order to save space. Most of my apps are actually located on my SD card.
 
On the HSN website, the specs about the phone mention that Inputs/Outputs are: microSD/SDHC, USB
 
Bundled goodies include 1200 minutes and 1200 texts and 1200MB of data. How much data will I use if I play radio apps such as Pandora or Tune In or Live 365 or iHeart and so on?

Can you stream through the browser on these phones? Would that use less data?
 
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This tells some info about Pandora's app. http://www.ehow.com/info_12118618_data-use-pandora-android.html

Article mentions you can stream at low quality, 64 kbps. An hour would be approximately 28MB. On a 200MB per month plan, you can listen to over 7 hours of music at low quality before exceeding your plan, assuming you do not use other data.

The article advises to connect to local Wi-Fi networks whenever possible. I'm in a rural area, so I'm not quite sure about that.

I just got the phone this afternoon, special delivery by the post office. Gonna work on activating it tomorrow. Supposedly I can transfer over my old phone's number and minutes. Tracfone's website claims that the phone has FM radio and you use your headphones as an antenna. However, the packaging on the box doesn't mention anything about FM radio built-in.
 
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There are unlimited prepaid plans you can use with some smartphones. They typically run around $45-$50/mo. My son just purchases a prepaid card for his smartphone each month.
 
Music Lover.
Stop trolling. I'm deleting your latest posts as they have absolutely nothing to do with the subject of this thread.

Also. Stop complaining that others are trolling.

Thank you,
Frank Berry
 
First, in regards to the reports, I was angered at a certain person labeling links that contradict that person's information as being "bogus". I hate this "only-what-I-say-is-correct" attitude that certain people have around here.

Second, actually, the post applies to the thread because I mentioned earlier in the conversation about a new phone I've gotten to run apps now.

Anyway, some more about the phone:

While I'm enjoying this new phone, I'm having an issue with the battery. For the past couple of days since I've gotten it, it has only been running for 5-6 hours before needing to be re-charged. I called Tracfone's customer service and they agreed that the charge lasting only 5-6 hours doesn't sound right. They are going to send a new battery for the phone. If that doesn't work, may have to return the phone. :( Today, however, it's been running longer. Maybe it just didn't get charged enough before I started using it.
 
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Music Lover said:
First, in regards to the reports, I was angered at a certain person labeling links that contradict that person's information as being "bogus". I hate this "only-what-I-say-is-correct" attitude that certain people have around here.
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I'll give you the most blatant examples of how the links you posted lead to bogus, inaccurate and misleading data:

Two of the sites claim that Standards is a 35+ format. However in the last two decades, the ever-decreasing number of standards stations have had nearly all their audiences in the 65+ demographics in the ratings.

Empirical evidence, not my "only what I say" opinion, says that Standards is not a 35+ format... it is a 65+ format.

It's stated that CHR is a Teen and 18-24 format. However, from a ratings examination, while such stations do get lots of teens, CHR's are principally 18-44 female stations. Station owners program to a sales target; teens are not a sales target for radio and while CHRs get some of them, they are a byproduct of reaching young adult women. A coal fired electric plant produces electricity and sludge. Sludge is an unwanted byproduct... just as teens are reached with a female-targeted CHR

Again, evidence from documented sources. You can read any number of news items about presentations at the NAB and The Conclave and other industry sessions that back this up. It's not a matter, here, of opinions. It is a matter of the facts as specified by programmers, owners and the ratings results.

Similarly, most of the format target demos listed on the sites you linked are significantly wrong. Many are wrong in their descriptions, too. The real question is how, given the wealth of data available, those sites and the companies behind them got things so wrong.

Here is a very broad Arbitron analysis of format behaviour. Compare it with the sites you visited and consider that Arbitron knows the very precise characteristics of every station and format.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Arbitron/AmericanRadioToday2011.pdf

Again, empirical evidence, not opinion and not third-party websites by non-radio-people.
 
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Before you accuse links of being "bogus", dig further. Check out things such as their "about us" pages or FAQs pages.

http://www.newsgeneration.com/about-us/
http://www.newsgeneration.com/about-us/meet-our-team/
www.newsgeneration.com/faqs/

They might just simply be using different methods and/or sources of research than you guys do. For instance at the bottom of their facts and figures page, they state where their data was compiled from. http://www.newsgeneration.com/broadcast-resources/radio-facts-and-figures/

And of course, you can contact them:
http://www.newsgeneration.com/contact-us/

Now, I'm finished with that matter so good day to you.
 
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