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Having Problems listening to RTE via my computer...

  • 15-12-2011 2:08pm
    #1
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭


    Hello,
    For the last 4 weeks I have not been able to keep RTE radio "on" so to speak. I listen via my computer and within 5 minutes the program just drops out. I keep having to return to the RTE radio website and clicking on the symbol for the channel I am listening to...usually Radio 1 . Anybody else have this problem? Has something changed in the protocol as to tuning in? Thanks...


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  • #2
    Technocentral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    That usually happens if your broadband connection drops out, I was listening at home with my 25mb line last few days and it was fine, I would say if your using one of those usb keys for the internet it would happen though.


  • #3
    stevek93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭stevek93


    its prob your connection run a speed test http://www.speedtest.net/


  • #4
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭Rocky Bay


    stevek93 wrote: »
    its prob your connection run a speed test http://www.speedtest.net/
    Thanks for sending me the link to "Speedtest". I am on a large commercial network or system that does not allow me "priviledges" such as using/downloading software other than what is approved.
    I can't seem to get to the two-tone green page at RTE.ie where I would click on "Windows Media" and the "buffering" would take place, whatever that is! For the last few weeks a page in black/blue with large circles with the name of the various stations inside the circles appears . I click on Radio 1, a page for the current program that is on the station at that time appears and I click on icon to " listen", which I do for about 5 to 10 minutes and then suddenly the audio drops and the program is gone- I have repeated these steps several times and get the same result.


  • #5
    vinnielo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭vinnielo


    RTÉ recently upgraded the quality of their streams to 96kbps.
    Is your connection able to cope with such bandwidths?


  • #6
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭Rocky Bay


    vinnielo wrote: »
    RTÉ recently upgraded the quality of their streams to 96kbps.
    Is your connection able to cope with such bandwidths?
    I don't know. But either way I am not able to change or upgrade any software if that is where the problem is. I have tried some simple downloads in the past and am not allowed to accept them. Thanks to all for the replies.


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  • #7
    Rocky Bay
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 276 ✭✭Rocky Bay


    Help!!! Still having the same problem......


  • #8
    Technocentral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Technocentral


    Probably best to just buy a cheap radio.


  • #9
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Open up Windows Media player, File > Open URL and paste in the following...

    http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/radio1.asx

    That should stream it directly, it's how I listen when I'm in work, the website never worked for me.


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