Aldi (Tevion) Internet radio

byte · 13-10-2007 05:27PM

DMC wrote: »

Looking at the Currys and PC World websites for the Logik IR100 Internet Radio, there are less than 5 in each of the stores across Northern Ireland, that is, the ones that have stock. It seems the best place to get these now are in Belfast city centre, at Donegal Arcade, Castle Place. PC World in Derry appear to be the only PC World shop that has them.

And if they are down to the last one, you can take it as read that its the one on the shelf.

Or you can pay the €129 in the Irish stores.

I finally got one last weekend, in Curry's, Derry.

It was the last one on the shelf sealed in a box, other box was empty, presumably for the display model.

And yes, a fantastic wee unit for that price!

anotherlostie · 14-10-2007 07:06PM

ifconfig wrote: »

Hi Anotherlostie,

Out of curiosity which French electronica station(s) do you tune into
on the Logik ?

-ifc

It is called Cryosleep, Zero Beats Guaranteed (lame, I know).

This hyperlink should bring you there; if you have the radio you can add it to your stations and then you can access it from the radio.

https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&action=station&stationid=7991

DMC · 16-10-2007 10:41AM

Logik IR100 watch...

They are back to £79.99 on the Currys website, but still £39.99 on the PC World site.

Early bird etc...

mike65 · 17-10-2007 11:27AM

Just got mine (cheers DMC), but I can't get a network!

I'm using digiweb metro, the troubleshooting guide says it needs to access IP number.

Any digiweb users out there who can help?

Mike.

DMC · 17-10-2007 11:38AM

Nay bother squire... let the fun begin

Whereabouts does it hang? Does it "Scan for network", do you get your wireless routers SSID displayed?

mike65 · 17-10-2007 11:48AM

I press the select knob to scan and it says No Networks Found, using the View Config
I get

IP address none, mac addy, network device RT73 and an intermittent low signal warning,

In edit config I get DHCP failure or wrong key

Mike.

DMC · 17-10-2007 12:02PM

Ahh... is the radio near your wifi router? The wifi antenna inside the Logik isnt the strongest, how far away is the radio from the wifi router? And what router have you got?

mike65 · 17-10-2007 12:09PM

I'm right besides the bloody thing!

Its a Thompson box for digiweb. Looking at the guide it talks about needs a certain number of ports open. I've just started using Vista so if anyone can point me to the list of open ports that would be handy.

Mike.

DMC · 17-10-2007 12:17PM

The radio doesn't interact with Windows at all, so opening ports on Vista is not required. Unless you want it to stream MP3's, but we'll get the wifi radio working first.

I would go onto your routers config page and make sure that Wireless is enabled, and if it is, turn off all security. Do you have WEP/WPA enabled? If so, knock it off, for now.

As for the inner workings of the Thompson device from Digiweb, /me does a search and scan for watty....

mike65 · 17-10-2007 12:23PM

Watty popped into my mind too.

Router page, you mean in Vista? When I plugged the router into the network card Vista recognised it immediatly so I never had to look for any diagnosic panel.

Mike.

DMC · 17-10-2007 12:32PM

Whats the full model number of the Thompson router? I'll look at its config page for you...

watty · 17-10-2007 12:35PM

How does you Vista & Radio connect?
The Thomson on Metro is ONLY a modem, not a router. You can't expand it with ethernet ports or WiFi of a DSL router or hub or switch.

You must add a router (with or without WiFi) that has a separately labled "WAN" ethernet port. That WAN socket then becomes SOLE device connected to Thomson. Set the WAN port on router Web page (192.168.1.1 for netgears, 192.168.0.1 for others or what ever the manual says) to DHCP, not PPPoE. Unplug Thomson, count 10, plug in again for it to give public IP to the Router.

You then set Gateway & DNS of all devices on your LAN to the Router web page address (typically 192.168.0.1) or Automatic if you decide to use DHCP for WAN.

Set any WiFi to off or using a > 20 character written down mix upper, lower case letters & numbers WPA-PSK AES key.

Argos call Ethernet routers "cable routers". www.komplett.ie do them. Possibly expansys and dabs too. PC-World will try and sell you an ADSL router (no use) though SOMETIMES they have ethernet WAN routers.

Metro does NOT come with a Router. Just Modem + phone ports.

If a Router has an ADSL phone line in port then it won't ever work for ethernet WAN. You can get ethernet WAN routers with phone OUTLETS, that is for VOIP, like the outlets built into the Thomson.

watty · 17-10-2007 12:37PM

Also there are NO settings AT all you can change on the Thomson modem. (Except one, which would make it have no signal for 10mins perhaps).

DMC · 17-10-2007 12:40PM

Thanks watty, I was thinking as such.

As I'm on Net1 FWA now, I can recommend this wifi router from Dabs.ie

Linksys WRT54GS

watty · 17-10-2007 12:43PM

yep that will work.

mike65 · 17-10-2007 12:48PM

Thanks Watty. Hang on I have a Netgear ta612v will that do? (I bought it cos someone said digiweb phone service was a bit hit and miss but I have'nt needed it).

Mike.

DMC · 17-10-2007 12:52PM

As for how this radio and windows work, (on a basic level) it doesn't interact with Windows at all. For wifi radio to work, it just need to talk to the wifi router. You would need to look at the routers config page for your WEP key etc and you can use the Reciva website to add stations and streams. But there is no application to install in Windows to make this radio work.

You can stream MP3's from your PC, as per instructions in the Logik's manual, but for basic listening to radio stations, it doesn't need to talk to an operating system, just the wifi router.

DMC · 17-10-2007 12:54PM

mike65 wrote: »

Hang on I have a Netgear ta612v will that do? (I bought it cos someone said digiweb phone service was a bit hit and miss but I have'nt needed it).

Nope, sadly no mention of 802.11b/g on that device.

mike65 · 17-10-2007 12:57PM

Bugger. Okay I'll put that up for sale, as mentioned I've not needed it. I'll shell out on that router above.

Mike.

watty · 17-10-2007 01:01PM

It's got no WiFi. Otherwise nice.
It *IS* a WAN router (but no WiFI) and you can plug an Airpoint (dedicated WiFi base) into a LAN port or just use ethernet.
Or use an old ADSL WiFi router on it with the ADSL router's DSL modem disabled & LAN DHCP disabled, then it's just a 4 port switch + WiFi. Then you have 7 ethernet ports left, 6 after you plug in PC.

The Netgear is floggable for anyone that wants VOIP on Breeze, Cable etc. Not good for where there is already a Firewall or Router as the VOIP won't work.

mike65 · 17-10-2007 01:16PM

Watty would this work
Hawking USB network adapter

Mike.

watty · 17-10-2007 01:27PM

For what?
It's a budget stick to a allow a PC or Laptop(with no built in WiFi) to connect to a WiFi base.

It won't add WiFi Airpoint to something for existing WiFi Gadgets.

mike65 · 17-10-2007 01:50PM

Okay just asking!

So then Linksys WRT54GS it is.

Mike.

DMC · 17-10-2007 02:39PM

Yeah the device you linked is for a laptop or PC that requires a wifi antenna to talk to a wifi router, so the Linksys is the way to go. And dabs.ie has the cheapest price for that, as I looked around only a couple of weeks ago for it.

mike65 · 17-10-2007 02:44PM

Just ordered it from Dabs after seeing komplett ask for 20 euro more.

Mike.

TinCool · 18-10-2007 02:54PM

I've seen this in ALDI in the UK too. I do miss not being able to listen to the likes of 2FM and Newstalk. Can this device pick up the irish stations ?

DMC · 18-10-2007 05:09PM

It sure can, but Newstalk has been a pain recently, as they (along with other Communicorp stations, they be 98FM and Spin) moved to an embedded Adobe Flash player, which the Reciva technology cannot deal with.

It says on the Newstalk website

"Q: I listen on Internet Radio - now I can't.
A: The stream has been reactivated on most Internet radio sites now and you should be able to listen without difficulty. If you still can't, please let us know."

But I've tried just now and it doesn't work, nor does any of the linked streams when placed in "My streams"

/me goes and e-mails them.

TinCool · 18-10-2007 05:24PM

DMC wrote: »

It sure can, but Newstalk has been a pain recently, as they (along with other Communicorp stations, they be 98FM and Spin) moved to an embedded Adobe Flash player, which the Reciva technology cannot deal with.

It says on the Newstalk website

"Q: I listen on Internet Radio - now I can't.
A: The stream has been reactivated on most Internet radio sites now and you should be able to listen without difficulty. If you still can't, please let us know."

But I've tried just now and it doesn't work, nor does any of the linked streams when placed in "My streams"

/me goes and e-mails them.

Thanks for the tip. I think I'll go ahead and pick one up. I miss Jerry Ryan's talk show in the morning, although not that I'll be able to listen to it during the week since I'd be in my car on the way to work.

mike65 · 23-10-2007 03:13PM

Bump

I got my linksys box from dabs today (big box small package) the set up proved far less traumatic than I expected. Plugged in the Reciva and after a false dawn with BBC stations (off line it seems however the "on demand" serviced worked) I got Newstalk loud and clear. Surpisingly warm sound.

However I've lost/mislaid the destruction leaflet so if anyone can tell me how to save stations to a preset I'd be grateful.

Mike.

DMC · 23-10-2007 05:05PM

\o/ Hallelujah! Glory be to Jebus!

Once you have chosen your station, you can hold the number buttons down until it says "preset saved" or somesuch.

I'm not near the manual at present to answer any other questions...

Incidentally, Newstalk mailed me back, they gave me this link to add into My Stations.. 128kbps... thats a higher bitrate than DAB!

Aldi (Tevion) Internet radio

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