FlyCast’s Apple-sanctioned downloadable application lets iPhone users listen to terrestrial radio stations, as well as “rewind” live radio to hear portions of a show they've missed.
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New iPhone Challenges Satellite Radio
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How much does it cost to stream to the phone? Do you pay by the amount of data or by the air minutes used, or both? While phone streaming would seem to be a logical successor to sat rad, I imagine the cost is very prohibitive. Or am I missing something?
The application is FREEOldNumber7 said:How much does it cost to stream to the phone? Do you pay by the amount of data or by the air minutes used, or both? While phone streaming would seem to be a logical successor to sat rad, I imagine the cost is very prohibitive. Or am I missing something?
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/12/flycast-goes-native-on-iphone/
People use Sirius and Ipods because they want variety, quality music, and no commercials. This app is far from a satellite killer.
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Actually between CC's Iheartradio app and this one, I can pick up a lot of local radio when I need it. Like when I'm sitting in an airport, and my flight is delayed. I can use the app to listen ot a local station and hear what is really going on. I like my satellite radio for music, but prefer local radio for news and information.
While I don't have an iPhone, I know it's wifi capable which makes it usable without having to use data minutes (again, I'm not a user so I don't know the costs)..you can log into a local wifi network and you're good..the problem then might be audio quality. I know plenty of stations that use lower bandwidth bit-streams which is like listening to AM radio, imho.
And then you get to listen to the web advertisements...which tend to lack in variety so hearing the same local PSA or ad for a local jeweler several times (sometimes in a row) over the course of an hour might make one quickly jump to a new source.
But correct me if I'm wrong, after looking at the Flycast site, the listings of radio stations they offer seem to be limited in some cities and in all honesty, it looks like the list of radio stations on iTunes. I'm not knocking the app, I'm sure it's a great source..but so is Slacker...I'm just skeptical that this would be that much of a challenge for satellite radio. Not everyone has iphones or wifi capable phones (there's a couple of wireless carriers that like to nickle and dime subscribers for anything and everything...free wifi will not be on their agenda as long as they can continue to charge for web access). Maybe if the new FCC chair moves forward with the nationwide wifi, that might change.
And then you get to listen to the web advertisements...which tend to lack in variety so hearing the same local PSA or ad for a local jeweler several times (sometimes in a row) over the course of an hour might make one quickly jump to a new source.
But correct me if I'm wrong, after looking at the Flycast site, the listings of radio stations they offer seem to be limited in some cities and in all honesty, it looks like the list of radio stations on iTunes. I'm not knocking the app, I'm sure it's a great source..but so is Slacker...I'm just skeptical that this would be that much of a challenge for satellite radio. Not everyone has iphones or wifi capable phones (there's a couple of wireless carriers that like to nickle and dime subscribers for anything and everything...free wifi will not be on their agenda as long as they can continue to charge for web access). Maybe if the new FCC chair moves forward with the nationwide wifi, that might change.
Andy said:Maybe if the new FCC chair moves forward with the nationwide wifi, that might change.
As long as my tax money is not going to pay for it.
Its no real challenge. The stations are the same as through iTunes and the bandwidth in some places is just awful. Yeah I can use it in an airport lounge when my Sirius can't get a signal, but at those bitrates I miss half of what I want to hear. If I really need to know what is going on, I can find a TV tuned to CNN in the airport somewhere. Why wait for a radio station being voicetracked from a thousand miles away.
Why not just download the Sirius app that lets yo hear Sirius on your iphone too. More of a terrestrial radio killer if you ask me.
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