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radio apps cutting out

  • 28-09-2011 9:46am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 381 ✭✭


    apologies if this in the wrong place or has been discussed before,

    I have an iphone 4 on 3 network, I have the Today FM app, the Rte Pocket app and the i radio app on it but regardless of which one I play it cuts out after a while and start buffering, the reception does come back but not for long, I can never hear a full ten minutes on any app without it cutting off, I have no problems with any other of the apps - you tube etc, its just with the radio ones. I had an iphone 3gs before this and never had any problems, any ideas?

    :confused:


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I don't really use radio apps that much, but I was listening to the Today FM app on my iPad last night and it cut out after about 5 or 10 minutes as well. I was on wifi at the time.

    I wish Apple would just add FM radio to the iPhone and spare us all this messing around with crappy streaming apps.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Don't fcuking talk to me!

    On Vodafone and sometimes the radio will stream for ages, and sometimes it will crap out every few minutes. I suspect it's the 3G coverage on the day/time in question, as it generally affects all stations or none. The inconsistency will drive you mad.

    So OP I don't think it's the phone at all (I have a 4).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭CJackson


    Use TuneIn :) all your stations in one app..... with a handy lil record button too ;)

    TuneIn Radio Pro (99cent)
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunein-radio/id319295332?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

    TuneIn Radio (free)
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tunein-radio/id418987775?mt=8


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    I use TuneIn (free)app for listening to all the time and rarely had it cut off or drop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    I have the TuneIn paid app and Today FM was definitely cutting off for a couple of seconds every 5-10 minutes this morning.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    I don't think simply changing an app is going to fix network problems.

    Try the same apps on WiFi and see does the same thing happen. If not, it is the mobile network (most likely) and there isn't whole lot you can do about that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,905 ✭✭✭bucks73


    Today FM on TuneIn was working fine again today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 DavyG129


    Has anybody had problems getting TuneIn Radio to work from the outset.?
    Once app opens it states local radio not available and preset error. Have tried deleting app & installing it again a few times but no joy.:confused:
    Using iphone 4 with great internet connection, any advice?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    The "official" radio app or any of the aggregator apps, just repurpose existing web streams. Assuming that all is in order with the streaming at the station end the other issues can be poor 3G coverage, device issues, network congestion or the number of available streams is maxed out.


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