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This thread reminds me of one on this forum about three years ago regarding
appropriate el-cheapo smartphones that one doesn't use as a phone, but instead
as an WiFi internet radio appliance. Would one still go this route (and if so,
which "phones" are the better choices
Makes sense. A cheap tablet and a speaker are easily integrated with other
systems. Wondering aloud (in a virtual way) if the "portal" function can be
duplicated in a public web site -- then you have the ability to use a
"library" of personal stations across multiple devices. I know that
I would agree. Whether one chooses an iOS device (iPhone / iPad) or
an Android device (tablet / smartphone), marrying a good speaker to a
device like this is probably the way to go. Sort of like the
"component stereo" days of the 1970s onward, where we hooked up
receivers (combination amplifiers
I grabbed an LG 34C about a year ago from Walmart that is / was a
"Straight Talk Wireless" CDMA phone for $30 new. Runs Android KitKat.
I didn't activate it as a smartphone; I just us it as an Internet
radio / mp3 device. Doesn't have much of a speaker but I primarily
use it with headphones. It
