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Hi all:
recently at work one of my collegues was showing me a program in his phone (sprint's muzak..not sure about spelling, by samsung) called "Trasmitter". This program allows him to "transmit" music/mp3 files from his cell phone to a FM radio station of his choice in his car thus enabling him to listen the music through car speakers.
A week agao i had read here about a way to transmit music to car speakers using motorala equipment using bluetooth however that piece of equipment is 99 $ and this program is probably alot cheaper.
Does anyone know if a program like this exists or can be created for Kaiser/tilt/tytnII?
...p.s. conversation started by us comparing phones, which i couldn't believe he was trying to compare his 50$ phone to my 600 tilt, but he got me when he showed me that program .. something my tilt can't do :-(
any suggestions/answers/comments appreciated.
u're probably referring to the muziq, by LG. its not all just software based, it has a built fm transmitter. if you want that function for your device, then you need to buy an fm transmitter.
Yeah that is not a software issue...the kaiser does not have a built in fm transmitter, so you will need to buy a 3rd party piece of hardware in order to accomplish this. Try googling or looking on eBay...alternatively several manufactures are making bluetooth compatible in dash stereos that will work with the built-in bluetooth compatibilities of the kaiser.
thanks
thanks guys 4 replying so promptly. i'll search around to see if there is any cheaper bluetooth equipment than motorola. i'll let u guys know if i find anything.
The cheapest way is as ajmoncrief said: get an RF modulator, they're like $15 at Radio Shack, and a $5 USB to headphone adapter to connect the RF modulator to the phone. Works like a champ. You could also go ghetto-style and, instead of the RF modulator, use one of those cassette-looking things with the wire that us old folk used to hook our diskman up to the stereo, that'll work just as well and is a bit cheaper.
Is it possible to use the existing hardware within the TyTNII for receiving FM radio signals? Surely it'd be a case of utilising the same hardware used for WiFi (802.11x = 2.4GHz), but at a lower frequency (FM 88.0MHz-108.0MHz)..
I was disappointed that FM radio was not an included feature of the TyTNII, however I'm happy with just about everything else about it. The only comparable phone that I was considering is the Eten X500+ glofiish which does have FM radio.
If there is already an FM radio application, please hook me up.
Regards,
Scott.
NOPE kaiser does not have fm transmitter ...
if it was simply the case of utilizing the same hardware.......then surely, every single ppc with wifi could be modded to receive fm radio signal. holy cow, you know what i realized, my laptop has wifi too! i'm sooo gonna mod it to receive fm radio
just because they use the same term "radio frequency" doesn't always mean that they're interchangeable. so let's review this... since TyTn II has WiFi radio chip is there any software to turn it into:
satellite dish receiver?
citizen band transceiver?
(hd)tv tuner?
microwave oven?
fm radio? ... maybe not
bluetooth - there's a dedicated component/module for this
GPS - there's a dedicated component/module for this
but who knows if there was a disabled chip that can potentially be activated (as long as the hardware is there and accessible), there might be possibilities
one word: SEARCH!
there is a LONG thread on this in one of the kaiser sections which has long been buried which has determined that the kaiser does not have the proper hardware to receive FM radio signals. the touch cruise can receive them IIRC but the kaiser cannot due to the lack of a needed chip.
wizzi said:
Is it possible to use the existing hardware within the TyTNII for receiving FM radio signals? Surely it'd be a case of utilising the same hardware used for WiFi (802.11x = 2.4GHz), but at a lower frequency (FM 88.0MHz-108.0MHz)..
I was disappointed that FM radio was not an included feature of the TyTNII, however I'm happy with just about everything else about it. The only comparable phone that I was considering is the Eten X500+ glofiish which does have FM radio.
If there is already an FM radio application, please hook me up.
Regards,
Scott.
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Threads like this should be closed the second they are posted. Sorry if i sound like a know it all, but i am a amateur radio operator, hence I have alo't of experience in the radio field. Using a modulated 2.4ghz transciever in impossible to re-modulate it to the am/fm bands. it just wont work.
second. you have to have a on board antenna and a tuner that is resonant on those freq's and the kaiser/tilt does not.
Third. Dutty has been tinkering on a idea of getting it to work, and following what he is thinking it might work, however the reception most likely will be limited.
Fourth. If a radio is such a big deal then buy a am/fm portable radio, or buy a sony w580i,
Fifth. SEARCH, there are plenty of threads regarding this.
KD8DNS said:
Threads like this should be closed the second they are posted. Sorry if i sound like a know it all, but i am a amateur radio operator, hence I have alo't of experience in the radio field. Using a modulated 2.4ghz transciever in impossible to re-modulate it to the am/fm bands. it just wont work.
second. you have to have a on board antenna and a tuner that is resonant on those freq's and the kaiser/tilt does not.
Third. Dutty has been tinkering on a idea of getting it to work, and following what he is thinking it might work, however the reception most likely will be limited.
Fourth. If a radio is such a big deal then buy a am/fm portable radio, or buy a sony w580i,
Fifth. SEARCH, there are plenty of threads regarding this.
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Sixth. Using wifi or data go to www.thestreamcenter.com/pda and listen to all the FM radio your heart desires
Wow! Thanks for that link.
...or get one of the many internet radio programs available (such as Resco Pocket Radio).
I love this phone.
1. Enabled GPS (Garmin).
2. Set destination (McDonald's, yum!).
3. Hooked the phone up to my car stereo (I have been using my phone as my MP3 player for my commute for the last year, previously with my 8525), which allowed me to hear voice commands from the GPS.
4. Figured...hmm...I have a "headset" hooked up I guess...wonder if the FM Radio will work...indeed it does!
So I was able to have my GPS running (vocal commands over stereo, map on screen) with the FM Radio running in the background (I'm assuming this will work as well with my MP3 collection).
Needless to say, I'm stoked about my new phone.
did you have to pay for Garmin?
I lost my TomTom and the maps so i need to reinstall.. can you help?
bigbro168 said:
did you have to pay for Garmin?
I lost my TomTom and the maps so i need to reinstall.. can you help?
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Yes, I believe that Garmin's map set/software starts at $99 now. This is the one you'd be looking at for the Touch Pro:
http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/
How did you get Garmin on the Diamond? If you could let me know I would appreciate it. I have GMXT on micro SD now and know it can be done but do not have exact instructions. Also, I thought that FM transmitters only broadcast over certain lower stations, how can you still listen to the radio (presumably a different radio station) and still here GPS instructions?
anyone know of a app that allows you get am radio stations??
Sorry, no.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/android-forum/30421-am-radio-app.html
Could you not use something like TuneIn Radio? I use it for listening to Radio 5 amongst others. I know that it isn't AM but maybe what you are looking for is on there in some form...Just a thought.
i have tune in which is fine for 5 live but my local radio station brodcast sport on the AM frequencey not their fm one they split the service so i need AM
Hey guys,
I'm currently working on replacing my car stereo with a tablet and have been looking for information on the Streaks AM/FM Radio.
I know that the Dell Streak 5 can have it's hidden radio enabled, does anyone know if the same goes with the Dell Streak 7? Thanks!
I dont believe tegra 2 supports fm radio by itself?
Snapdragons have FM radio support built in, just so happens on the S5 it's not turned on since they couldnt get it working without bugs.
Yes it can.
wptski said:
Yes it can.
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Oh sweet it does? I take it that it's the same method as the Dell Streak 5? Thanks for the reply by the way!
ds7 does not contain a FM radio (definitely not in the WiFi edition)...
thr is no app tht can enable a non-existent radio...
tlnlion said:
ds7 does not contain a FM radio (definitely not in the WiFi edition)...
thr is no app tht can enable a non-existent radio...
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What's TuneIn Radio which came with my S7 WiFi only? I assume that's what the OP is refering to that was in the S5. I have no idea how they plan to use TuneIn Radio in a vehicle since it needs an internet connection to operate.
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What's TuneIn Radio which came with my S7 WiFi only? I assume that's what the OP is refering to that was in the S5. I have no idea how they plan to use TuneIn Radio in a vehicle since it needs an internet connection to operate.
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TuneIn requires a data connection to reach out to the internet to pick up local radio stations. AM/FM Receiver would do so OTA. I suppose I could just use my phone as a hotspot and have the tablet connect to it during startup and use TuneIn Radio instead of OTA since it seems like no tablets that I know of have AM/FM capabilities.
Tunein is an internet radio app, I dont believe it's even capable of supporting fm radio, though I've never really used the app.
TheManii said:
Tunein is an internet radio app, I dont believe it's even capable of supporting fm radio, though I've never really used the app.
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It does AM, FM, fire, police, etc.
chk this out http://tunein.com/
it plays all ur local radio stations through internet, its doesnt use any AM/FM hardware
There is no fm radio in the streak. Any radio app that came with the streak streams radio over the net.
If using streak as radio will need a 4g streak and dataplan or wifi streak and tether to cell phone.
That's your options. No fm radio inside of streak 7.
Mobilemedic
mobilemedic said:
There is no fm radio in the streak. Any radio app that came with the streak streams radio over the net.
If using streak as radio will need a 4g streak and dataplan or wifi streak and tether to cell phone.
That's your options. No fm radio inside of streak 7.
Mobilemedic
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In Post #6, I stated that one needs an internet connection. True, no built FM radio or any radio of any kind but with the TunIn Radio app, you can receive AM, FM, etc. radio stations.
Those arnt 'am/fm' stations then.
In this context those are internet radio stations, am/fm ones are ones you can directly pick up over the air without internet access.
That's like saying youtube is 'tv stations' since there's some full tv shows on it
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Those arnt 'am/fm' stations then.
In this context those are internet radio stations, am/fm ones are ones you can directly pick up over the air without internet access.
That's like saying youtube is 'tv stations' since there's some full tv shows on it
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Does it really matter as the end result is the same? So if your TV from Comcast, etc., you have to say that you have cable TV not just TV. Or what about satellite, you must say satellite TV? I have AT&T U-verse which is IPTV but I don't use that term as somebody would say, Huh?
So what do you call OTA TV broadcasts over cable, satellite, etc.?
Local channels,
that would be like saying you can install windows on the S7 because you can use RDP/teamviewer/VNC.
The way you get it is the important part, internet radio isnt the same as am/fm radio because of the stations. Esp for wifi ones since you cant go walking around using it as an am/fm radio without internet. If you had an actual tuner you could. I cant imagine every single local station also rebroadcasts over the internet.
If you're talking about what tv, what if there's a channel that you dont recieve on u-verse? Do you say you dont get it even though you get tv? You'd say you have u-verse and you dont recieve that channel on u-verse.
You've gone over the edge on this topic for some reason.