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Why Don't iPhones Have This Simple Thing
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To everyone saying "internet radio" - I guess you guys never venture out of the city?
In some countries, 3G signal isn't very widespread outsice of cities, and you try streaming internet radio over a gprs service.
Thank god for my iPod Nano I'd be lost without it.
In some countries, 3G signal isn't very widespread outsice of cities, and you try streaming internet radio over a gprs service.
Thank god for my iPod Nano I'd be lost without it.
I would never own a Samsung Focus. At work we were getting paid something stupid like quadruple commissions to push these things out the door. Plus I find the W7 operating system hard to use.
internet radio is crap always cutting off wasting data
fm is a simple useful tool
unlike the voice control on ip4
or the compass
i like listening to the late talk shows when I'm out and about
thats all really just flaking out listening to people talk crap
BTW its time apple brought flash to the iPhone
fm is a simple useful tool
unlike the voice control on ip4
or the compass
i like listening to the late talk shows when I'm out and about
thats all really just flaking out listening to people talk crap
BTW its time apple brought flash to the iPhone
Maybe you should buy a phone that does those things that are important to you instead of one that's missing features that you need or want and then whining about it online.
Just a suggestion...
I don't listen to radio much, but I do like morning shows & listening to weekend or afternoon mixes. And the Live pause, rewind and fast forward features like what is on the iPod nano would be nice on the iPhone. Especially when you hear a mix with a new song you have heard before. There's also some good talk radio on FM I listen to now and then. FM radio is far from being dead .... nothing compares to free live broadcast.
As I've mentioned before, sports broadcasts are usually not streamed over the internet because of copyright issues. So if you want to listen to a local game, all you'll get over a stream is music the station plays instead of the game. So, if you're in a situation without a normal radio, or are at a game and want to hear the local broadcast, you can't hear the game. That's about the only situation where I would find an FM/AM tuner useful.
As does the 5th gen. And I was all excited when I learned this when I got my 5th gen. I was very excited about the rewind and pause functions. And even the possibility of finding out what songs it was playing and tagging them.
Used it for maybe one time walking the dog. Then never bothered with it again (in fact I've mostly forgotten my 6th gen has a radio and barely remember what the radio stations around here are).
I propose they don't have it cause with mp3 players and internet radio is dieing and people just don't really care much about it anymore.
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There is an app for that, iHeartRadio and see if your favorite stations have some other means. Most of my stations do via an app.
There is an app for that, iHeartRadio and see if your favorite stations have some other means. Most of my stations do via an app.
I disagree
I listen to the radio all the time. Not to mention that the coverage radio has is alot more consistent than that of the coverage att gives me data wise
Just want to now how the worlds smartest phone that is so expensive
hasn't got a radio antenna
i now you can listen to radio by streaming but i just want a simple radio app that i don't have to be connected to the internet for it to work
its so simple and in every phone i ever had even cheap crap rubbish phone
why dose the MIGHTY iPhone not have this simple feature
I have one on my Rooted Evo I never use... I don't know if Sprint had it enabled though. I know they didn't when I had a Touch Pro2 but I flashed a different ROM and got it. If the iPhone has an FM tuner built into the hardware I would assume a jailbroken iPhone would have it via an app off of Cydia though.
I prefer internet streaming you can get any station anywhere in the world and not fade out when traveling.
Just want to now how the worlds smartest phone that is so expensive
hasn't got a radio antenna
i now you can listen to radio by streaming but i just want a simple radio app that i don't have to be connected to the internet for it to work
its so simple and in every phone i ever had even cheap crap rubbish phone
why dose the MIGHTY iPhone not have this simple feature
Because a radi antenna on a smart phone is stupid IMHO. You want to hear the radio turn one on.
One potential problem is differences in radio technologies over different countries...
I think cellular tech is pretty much standard, whereas radio is different all over... UK has DAB digital radio, and USA has a different kind of digital radio... then there is analog radio...
Unless there was a radio standard, I can't see the iPhone getting it
I think cellular tech is pretty much standard, whereas radio is different all over... UK has DAB digital radio, and USA has a different kind of digital radio... then there is analog radio...
Unless there was a radio standard, I can't see the iPhone getting it
said it before and will say it again, I REALLY miss not having a FM radio in my iPhone. radio stations don't have the license rights to broadcast local football games on web streams. Also when I want to listen to the radio, when I am travelling on the train to and from work, the data signal has drop out parts, leading to nasty buffering pauses. FM just works.
It's the same answer for any question asking "Why didn't they include...?" for any device out there (not just the iPhone). Development resources are finite and there are countless features that different people want included. No single product can accommodate an infinite list of "simple features" that "would easily fit". No product out there is designed specifically for you. Why should your specific wants be considered above everyone else's? If you can convince Apple that the overwhelming majority of consumers are demanding FM then they'd probably consider it.
You need to select the option that best fits your needs and wants. Don't rely on price. "Expensive" doesn't mean "includes every possible feature you could ever think of". Price is just price. Next time list out your requirements and make sure you buy what meets your specific needs/wants.
^ This. Research before you buy. If FM and Flash are must haves then the failure is on your behalf if you selected the iPhone.
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