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Streaming Everywhere
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well if u are with tune in radio then it mad eazy they have a app for every smart phone there is when im out driving around i plug my phone in to my radio and it like i never left the pc
How do i get my smartphone to stream in the car with bluetooth ? My phone is paired with my car for phone calls but don't know how to streaming radio in my car speakers...I saw an option to make device discoverable do i check this box on my phone for steaming ?
I think it depends on your device. Some of them won't do music over bluetooth.
If your car stereo has a place to plug in an auxiliary device, you could just use the 3.5 mm headphone jack on the phone and plug it into the auxiliary jack.
If your car stereo has a place to plug in an auxiliary device, you could just use the 3.5 mm headphone jack on the phone and plug it into the auxiliary jack.
I just found out i have a aux jack so i can connect my smartphone via jack to jack this way...then i need to set my car radio for aux...
I've been enjoying "streaming" in my car for about 2 years... I use a car charger for the iPhone + a 1/8" cable to run from my headphone out to AUX in on my car radio and listen via the AUX input.
As someone who has been streaming since around 1999.. I never thought i'd see this day soo soon (back then we just dreamed about being able to mobile listen).. the reality is it's here now!
As someone who has been streaming since around 1999.. I never thought i'd see this day soo soon (back then we just dreamed about being able to mobile listen).. the reality is it's here now!
tried my phone in the car using aux jack...radio found aux as soon as i pluged it in...now all i need is the car charger i'm waiting for in the mail.
sound like u got it all worked out now and yeah i been doing my radio now 10 years and i rember when i first started there was no auto dj not that i use it anyway im live streaming from the house everyday i rember when the internet was so slow u had to stream in 32k to 48k the most cause most cable company's back that limited your upload speed i rember calling bright house asking if i could pay extra to have my upload speed bumped up to 1 meg so i could stream at 128k
man them where the day how times have changed and things are geting more crazy i cant wait see when the next 5 years are going to bring
man them where the day how times have changed and things are geting more crazy i cant wait see when the next 5 years are going to bring
I use my Android phone to stream radio in the car. It has a cassette deck so I use an adapter. Works fine, though I try to choose lower bitrates to avoid all the buffering issues (I prefer at least 64k or 56k AAC -- though some stations and Pandora have started using AAC+, which sounds really good at low rates).
So, if you have a smartphone (with unlimited or high mobile data plans), just download any or all of the following apps:
TuneIn Radio -- Access to most streaming stations around the world, except ones owned by Clear Channel or CBS
IHeartRadio -- For CC stations
Radio.com -- For CBS stations (also has AOL and Yahoo radio services)
And to listen in the car, you'll need one of the following:
Cassette adapter - if your car has a tape deck
Input jack (1/4") - plug directly into the unit
Bluetooth adapter - Some newer cars may have this, or you can have one installed. Quite expensive, though
Mini FM transmitter - cheap option. Broadcasts over unused FM frequency in your car. Works so long as you have FM radio in the car, etc.
The same works for any MP3 player as well. And that's all you need!
So, if you have a smartphone (with unlimited or high mobile data plans), just download any or all of the following apps:
TuneIn Radio -- Access to most streaming stations around the world, except ones owned by Clear Channel or CBS
IHeartRadio -- For CC stations
Radio.com -- For CBS stations (also has AOL and Yahoo radio services)
And to listen in the car, you'll need one of the following:
Cassette adapter - if your car has a tape deck
Input jack (1/4") - plug directly into the unit
Bluetooth adapter - Some newer cars may have this, or you can have one installed. Quite expensive, though
Mini FM transmitter - cheap option. Broadcasts over unused FM frequency in your car. Works so long as you have FM radio in the car, etc.
The same works for any MP3 player as well. And that's all you need!
FightingIrish said:
I finally "graduated" to an iPhone in August and haven't looked back since. Within the first 30 minutes I had it I downloaded TuneInRadio Pro and recently downloaded the I heart Radio. After reading your post I set up the radio.com... On the latter, its all monaural....Whats up with that??
Good stereo on the other two apps
I have an FM transmitter as my 2004 model doesn't have an aux jack. My wife's '08 Prius does have the aux and we enjoyed listening on her iPhone via TuneIn on our July vacation driving the Prius.
SuperRadioFan said:
Radio.com (which is the same app as Yahoo! Music, but with the addition of AOL Radio) has a TON of content (and their promos are promising Pandora-like customization soon) but the sound quality is terrible (sounds like 32k mono). Believe me, many have complained about it (especially after CBS pulled their stations from TuneIn). They do promise that a higher bitrate option is forthcoming. Hopefully they at least make it sound as good as IHR (or Pandora, which has gotten very good results using 64k AAC+). If they offer a decent bitrate, they've got a winner on their hands.
Looks like the new, updated IHR is out, the Pandora clone.
Unfortunately, this is a really big file for many Android users to swallow -- it's about four times the size as the old one! This may work for iPhone users or people with higher-end Android phones, but it might not be very feasible for others. In addition, bloated apps usually mean sluggish performance. At least Pandora and Slacker were able to squeeze theirs into much smaller packages. Too bad, since it was a pretty decent streaming app.
I'll wait until they sort it out.
Unfortunately, this is a really big file for many Android users to swallow -- it's about four times the size as the old one! This may work for iPhone users or people with higher-end Android phones, but it might not be very feasible for others. In addition, bloated apps usually mean sluggish performance. At least Pandora and Slacker were able to squeeze theirs into much smaller packages. Too bad, since it was a pretty decent streaming app.
I'll wait until they sort it out.
Clear Channel updated the IHeart app. It is now half the size.
Installed it yesterday, and it works very well. Very few drops and buffering when listening to KBCO indoors. CC's terrestrial offerings are rather bland and similar (though they do program a few stations very well, like WKTU). TuneIn still offers a ton of unique stations from all over the world, though some of the streams are a bit choppy. CBS' app, radio.com, offers some good stations (they have a bit more imagination than CC), though the app is pretty lousy. IHR is a very stable, well put together app.
Tried the 'create custom stations' option as well. Verdict's still out. They seem to use different algorithms (or whatever you call it) than Pandora does. I tried a few artists on both, including David Bowie. Pandora created a rather interesting mix of classic rock, current and classic alternative. IHR did similar, though I'm not sure why they put a Phil Collins ballad there. Verdict's still out.
Installed it yesterday, and it works very well. Very few drops and buffering when listening to KBCO indoors. CC's terrestrial offerings are rather bland and similar (though they do program a few stations very well, like WKTU). TuneIn still offers a ton of unique stations from all over the world, though some of the streams are a bit choppy. CBS' app, radio.com, offers some good stations (they have a bit more imagination than CC), though the app is pretty lousy. IHR is a very stable, well put together app.
Tried the 'create custom stations' option as well. Verdict's still out. They seem to use different algorithms (or whatever you call it) than Pandora does. I tried a few artists on both, including David Bowie. Pandora created a rather interesting mix of classic rock, current and classic alternative. IHR did similar, though I'm not sure why they put a Phil Collins ballad there. Verdict's still out.
RDO said:
It was IHR that did it, not Pandora. Pandora's Bowie mix was pretty interesting.
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