Live Brit Radio - driving to work
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Live Brit Radio - driving to work
I have finally cracked it. For 2 weeks now I have had one of the new Verizon / Audiovox xv6600 cell phones with unlimited internet. It ain't cheap but then it's a PDA (virtually a PC) and lots of other things to.
ANywhere I go, including the car, I can listen to any radio station from the UK that broadcasts live over the internet. (Heart, Chiltern, LBC, Capital). Since I amin the area of Atanta, I get full bandwidth (you only need 20-50k anyway).
I have done this at home like many for some time now but I left my house this morning playing London's heart radio, it worked the entire 14 miles, worked in the elevator and is working now sitting at my desk.
I drove from Atlanta to Florida for SPring break and it worked 85% of the way (500+ miles)
I have satellite radio as well but UK radio is better than that mostly too.....
Thought I'd keep you informed.....
ANywhere I go, including the car, I can listen to any radio station from the UK that broadcasts live over the internet. (Heart, Chiltern, LBC, Capital). Since I amin the area of Atanta, I get full bandwidth (you only need 20-50k anyway).
I have done this at home like many for some time now but I left my house this morning playing London's heart radio, it worked the entire 14 miles, worked in the elevator and is working now sitting at my desk.
I drove from Atlanta to Florida for SPring break and it worked 85% of the way (500+ miles)
I have satellite radio as well but UK radio is better than that mostly too.....
Thought I'd keep you informed.....
#2
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Bump - anyone else tried this ?
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by franc111s
Bump - anyone else tried this ?
those channels...
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Bit of a pricey option isn't it? But at least you have the option, big city and all that...bugger all out there in the boonies up here....
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by franc111s
Bump - anyone else tried this ?
Sorry -- I'm too cheap! When I need the net away from home, I usually steal somebody else's WiFi signal. It's not much good for streaming media on the move, but I've watched TV while eating my sarnies in the parking lot before now. It's incredible how many there are these days, and also how many are not locked or secured. In a built up area, never takes more than 10 minutes or so to locate a suitable donor -- I find apartment complexes are the best hunting grounds.
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Very pricey I agree but I have this for work anyway so to me it's free
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I actually prefer the US channels - you get the genre you want to listen to all on a dedicated channel. I hate all those idiots in the UK like Mark and Lard who just jabber nonsense all day (I swear they must be the number one casue of road rage in the UK!), play popular chart music and cut in on songs with "witty" (shite) comments. I guess the Chiltern sort of channels are a bit of an improvement over R1 but I always found it difficult to find one with what you wanted to listen to, just the same repeats of the top 20 over and over again.
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by Dan725
I actually prefer the US channels - you get the genre you want to listen to all on a dedicated channel. I hate all those idiots in the UK like Mark and Lard who just jabber nonsense all day (I swear they must be the number one casue of road rage in the UK!), play popular chart music and cut in on songs with "witty" (shite) comments. I guess the Chiltern sort of channels are a bit of an improvement over R1 but I always found it difficult to find one with what you wanted to listen to, just the same repeats of the top 20 over and over again.
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by Bob
play lists are pretty shite over here too...and there all nearly owned by clearwater, which is shite...
There are plenty of good stations here I've found. But as usual Bob, its all shite right.
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Originally Posted by Pimpbot
Isn't it Clear channel?.
There are plenty of good stations here I've found. But as usual Bob, its all shite right.
There are plenty of good stations here I've found. But as usual Bob, its all shite right.
Lot of the loggers have to get saterlite radio because there isn't any reception in the counties, but I don't have saterlite radio.
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by franc111s
.... but UK radio is better than that mostly too .....
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by Ray
I personally cannot think of any reason I would want to hear
those channels...
those channels...
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by Triumphrob
Obviously you dont have the crap we have in Atlanta then. I think 96 rock owns only 3 CD's , or is it 4?
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
I recently read an article in Rolling Stone that said that rock radio is dead on its ass in America, because the stations are all switching to Hip Hop and Latino music. I think the article said that there are now no rock stations in Philly.
I personally listen to a bit of everything, but I have the radio set to the Zone in the mornings because they have Howard Stern on and on the way home, they play a good mix of rock and alternative stuff.
I personally listen to a bit of everything, but I have the radio set to the Zone in the mornings because they have Howard Stern on and on the way home, they play a good mix of rock and alternative stuff.
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Re: Live Brit Radio - driving to work
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
I recently read an article in Rolling Stone that said that rock radio is dead on its ass in America, because the stations are all switching to Hip Hop and Latino music.