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Pete Chouteau
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Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 7:02:15 AM

This is for those of you with smartphones. Not to get all OCF-I'm-On-A-Boat about it, but I caved in and got one and I've found an app that is beyond useful.

It's called TuneIn Radio. It knows where you are in the world and makes any radio station that streams over the internet available through the phone.

WXTQ is available through this app, and it's free on android phones.

Reception of the Columbus network affiliate in my home is horrible, and the wife tends to frown on extended periods on a computer.

This app and an earbud and I listen to the entire game last night.

Awesome.

Remember when an out of towner had to watch the CNN Headline News Ticker like a hawk for the most recent score update? The Syracuse win comes immediately to mind. Times have sure changed.

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Posted: 2/10/2011 7:52:54 AM

I believe TuneIn Radio is $.99 for the IPhone. I was able to listen to the NIU game Sunday through Stretch Internet. They have a mobile web page with a link to play the audio stream from ohiobobcats.com for free. Best way I've found to do it on my IPhone.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 8:09:01 AM

I've used fstream for iPod Touch in the past when I was not in Athens -- it is free.

Just bookmark mms://66.109.160.3/WXTQ for WXTQ and http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/woub/ppr/woub-am.pls for WOUB-AM and the women.

Also, if you really want to go nuts, the Stretch app will stream video to your iDevice as well -- not sure about Android.

Last Edited: 2/10/2011 8:09:51 AM by anorris

Mike Coleman
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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 8:22:31 AM

Yep. The video feed works great on Androids and iphones. No app to download.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 9:05:54 AM

Im in the market for a new phone and can't decide between Blackberry, Android, and iPhone. I can't say any one has a lead of any other. Decisions, decisions.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 10:00:54 AM

Watching games on my Droid works better than just about any other video player out there. I watched the entire Miami game on my phone and had zero issues the whole time. Technology is indeed awesome.

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Posted: 2/10/2011 10:13:19 AM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

Im in the market for a new phone and can't decide between Blackberry, Android, and iPhone. I can't say any one has a lead of any other. Decisions, decisions.

Go with a Droid and check out the Droid Pro specifically which was just released. It functions like a blackberry, iphone, and droid all together. Blackberry's always work as well but you're not getting anything you don't already see in a Droid plus more. Iphones are awesome don't get me wrong but for simple phone use they are terrible. Plus i don't recommend them for Verizon users (even though it's all the craze). People don't know that Verizon won't help you with your Iphone if you have problems so therefore you'll have to go an Apple store - which are always a mess (even though they do have good customer service) and i'll give it a solid 6 months before they have all of the kinks figured out.

Droid does.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 10:19:19 AM

I appreciate the thoughts...I am intrigued by the Android platform, but I really have not liked Motorola in the past. I thought I'd look at Samsung's Android phones (like the Samsung Fascinate) if I went that route. I've seen way too many horror stories with Motorola phones in the past...Maybe they've become more reliable in the data phone era.

Last Edited: 2/10/2011 10:24:52 AM by Andrew Ruck

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 10:22:46 AM

Pete Chouteau wrote:

Remember when an out of towner had to watch the CNN Headline News Ticker like a hawk for the most recent score update?

This statement brought back fond memories of tracking down score updates in the unenlightened days. I nominate Jerome Jurenovich as our patron saint of sports tickers...

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 10:29:22 AM

I really like my Droid 2. I'm a fan of a physical keyboard, but if forced to, I could probably become efficient with the on screen keyboard. The androids are more "open" and I like that. I like that I can connect my phone to my laptop and use it as a wireless modem without being charged a separate monthly fee.

If you are on AT&T I'd say hold out for the Motorola Atrix. If you like Verizon, I'd hold out for the Bionic. I don't see much sense in getting anything but a 4G phone at this point. All these people are jumping on the Verizon iPhone but it's already old technology and the iPhone 5 will be out soon. Not to mention Apple apparently didn't even fix the antenna issue for the Verizon version.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 10:36:00 AM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

I really have not liked Motorola in the past.

I've had my best luck with Motorola phones. I've had Samsung and LG phones, both of which dropped more calls than my Motorola phones. My wife has an LG android phone that has more call quality issues than my Motorola, for what it's worth. Even still, I think the price point of an android phone makes it most attractive.

I've always felt Motorola SHOULD be the best at making phones vs. other companies who make TVs, washer/dryers, fridges, etc. They are mainly a communications company. Probably flawed thinking on my part though :)

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 10:59:16 AM

I really like the Android platform, mainly because most apps are free with minimal intrusion of advertising. I got the Droid 2 in November, and the primary fear of not having one before was A) it's more stuff than I'll ever need, so why pay for it and B) I'll break it because I'm a clumsy oaf.

I've now dropped or fallen on it three times, and it's still fine. And I don't know how I lived without texting or email at my fingertip.

Thus ends my turn as a cell phone salesman. My main point was that for all the complaining about how hard it is to follow OU sports with buggy webcasts and minimal TV exposure, we have very short memories.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 1:04:55 PM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

I have the Fascinate. Best purchase I have ever made. I love it. It's a great smartphone and I've replaced my iPod and digital camera with it. My only complaint is that the Facebook sync feature doesn't work well, but they are supposedly working on a software update to fix that.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 2:59:19 PM

Depending on th device, it is best to go out to the Android Market and download the Facebook and/or Twitter app. I buy and test phones for a living and we often see failures on some pre-installed apps from the OEM (Samsung, LG, HTC, etc.).

Android is the best of the products mentioned. Anything running Android 2.2 (with a 1GHz processor or better) supports Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Adobe Flash Player is a big deal as ~70% of web pages require this to view video. iPhone/iPad do not support Adobe Flash Player. In addition, 2.2 supports saving apps from the Marketplace to your Micro SDCard.

If you are considering a Verizon iPhone4, I would pass or wait for the following reasons:

- The design is old and a new ID should be announced soon
- It does not run on V's 4G Network. V's 3G download speeds are 1.5Mbps at best
- You cannot browse or use any data while on a voice call. CDMA does not support (Sprint, Verizon)

While more iPhones have sold than any one Android based model (Samsung Vibrant as an example), the Android OS has now surpassed Apples iPhone OS and become No.1 overall. Android gives you more handset models to pick from as well.

Make sure you confirm an upgrade path if you do buy an Android phone. Again, 2.2 would be the minimum IMO. Honeycomb (Android 3.0) is being build specific to tablets such as the upcoming Motorola Xoom which is better than the iPad (as is the upcoming Blackberry Playbook).

Just my 2 cents.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 3:25:53 PM

Really like this discussion. Any advice to someone who is under contract to AT&T through 7/31 but desperately wants a smart phone now? Get something through AT&T now and sign 2-year deal? Or wait and switch to Verizon?

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 3:37:50 PM

Ted Thompson wrote:

Check out this article: http://lifehacker.com/#!5730713/heres-how-to-ditch-your-att-iphone-and-switch-to-verizon-for-free

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 3:41:28 PM

I switched to Verizon from AT&T to get an android phone (as AT&T selection of android based phones was 1 phone back during the early summer when I switched....verizon = android, at&t = iphone back then...now at&t is getting more android phones.)

I'm somewhat disappointed with the verizon network as AT&T is stronger here in Canton, especially at my house. Everybody likes to bad-mouth AT&T's network, but it is faster, and in my case, stronger sitting in my living room. I wish I would have research tower locations a bit more, as well as talked to my neighbors to see how their phones worked on the different networks in the area.

Also, like I said above, the phone plays a big role in "can you hear me now." My wife's phone (same version as my old LG before I broke it and replaced it with the Droid 2) has lots of drop calls and VERY poor voice quality in calls (like hearing one word every 10 spoken) while at home. My Droid 2's call quality at the house is much better. For this reason, I'm interested to see if the Verizon iPhone has just as bad call quality as it's known to have on AT&T....could it just be that apple sucks at making PHONES? Or is it truly a poor AT&T network. I suspect it's a bit of both.

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Posted: 2/10/2011 4:31:51 PM

Ted - I will shoot you an IM and I will give you my opinion. It is really hard to say which carrier is better vs which phone. It even varies pretty noticeably by city and the importance placed on the city by the carrier. By definition, the 4G being advertised is not true 4G. If so, the download speeds would be 100 Mbps. Next time you see a 4G hyped commercial look at the fine print on the bottom of your TV.

Network speeds are not just dependent on the amount of cell sites. It comes down to data capacity within the cluster. In addition, just to get HSPA+ Speeds (actual DL of about 6Mbps) require Ethernet or fiber to be ran to the cell site (backhaul).

Anyway - somewhat boring I know. IMO, some of the best phone-to-carrier combo's are (excluding regional carriers who actually provide some of the fastest speeds. For example, Cincinnati Bell provides the best DL speeds in town despite the national carrier claims):

(keep in mind the CDMA vs GSM ref from my previous post - no data and voice simultaneously with Verizon/Sprint)

In no particular order-

Sprint Samsung Epic 4G
Verizon Droid2
AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G
Samsung Nexus S (you can also get unlocked)
Samsung Galaxy Series

The best Blackberry I have tested is the Torch (9800). Touch screen is awesome and the slide QWERTY keyboard is sweet. However, you can only get this device from AT&T. Even if you unlock the 9800, it does not support T-Mo's 3G network bands (1700/2100) but is backwards compatible to the EDGE network (9800 is GSM based technology so will not work on Sprint or Verizon).

That's it for me. I guess this post should go on the general discussion board. My bad.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 2/10/2011 4:58:07 PM

Andrew Ruck wrote:

Im in the market for a new phone and can't decide between Blackberry, Android, and iPhone. I can't say any one has a lead of any other. Decisions, decisions.

My Blackberry is not compatible with Stretch video broadcasts, so I use an Ipod touch when necessary.

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Posted: 2/10/2011 5:04:14 PM

I like to watch the feeds on my IPad, but strangely I find that the broadcast is about 15 to 20 seconds slower on an IPad than on my laptop. I find it strange, but when I'm wasting time waiting for a game to start, I can flip it open and catch some of the home games. It truly is amazing how far its come so quickly. And once baseball season starts, having any MLB game available wherever I am is quite addictive.

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Posted: 3/4/2011 2:42:29 PM

I would like to thank Pete for starting this thread. I now never miss broadcasts of games. Tonight my 1st grader is having tryouts for the local AAU basketball team and I will be cooped up in Rockville HS gym from 7-9 but I won't have to miss a minute of the game. I had just received my Droid when this thread started and it's been a godsend. I have a fairly long commute (DC area - fairly short distance but not short on time) and I've gotten in the habit of listening to the stretch library on the way home. We've come a long way from me calling the George Michael Sports Machine phone line and listening through a hundred scores to find out whether the Bobcats had won or not.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 3/4/2011 6:16:10 PM

How far we've come from 15+ years ago when we had to resort to watching the Headline News ticker just to get score updates.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 3/4/2011 9:13:54 PM

In the late 1980s, I used to pay to listen to game feeds by telephone. Now that was painful.

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RE: Technology is awesome

Posted: 3/4/2011 9:21:30 PM

Wow what a timely topic. I'm up for a new phone from Verizon. Any advice on should I get a Droid now or wait for their 4Gs which are due real out soon?

Andrew Ruck
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Posted: 3/4/2011 9:45:04 PM

Did anybody have one of those sports pager things in the early 90s? It really is funny to think how much things have changed in just a couple decades.

I personally am waiting for the HTC Thunderbolt to come out in the next few weeks so I can have the 4G. I just cant bring myself to buy a 3G phone because 2 years from now, it will be pretty out-dated.

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