mmurfin87;577516 Wrote:
$50 seems like a lot for just a battery.
and it is.
mmurfin87;577516 Wrote:
I'm considering taking the plunge because the Radio does seem like if
it was portable it could be an entirely different product.
exactly, that's why they overpriced it: it's not just a
I am absolutely sick and tired of trying to get the alarm to work.
For something that looks like it should be possible to use it as a
clock radio this is the worst feature of the Radio.
Every time updates come out I install in the hope that THIS time it
will fix the awfulness of the alarm but
SBS version is 7.5.2 - r31264 running on Windows Home Server (HP
MediaSmart Server with upgraded CPU). Both players are definitely
connected to SBS as I can play all my music.
Radio firmware version 7.5.1-r9009
Will try a full reboot
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furtive
Squeezebox Boom - dining room
Squeezebox Radio
Straille;577534 Wrote:
I am absolutely sick and tired of trying to get the alarm to work.
...
I'm not going to use the alarm again but I'm so annoyed by it I felt
the need to rant about it (again). Sorry about that - I'll go have a
cup of tea now, calm down and go to argos and buy a
Straille;577534 Wrote:
The alarm plays only through the radio speaker and doesn't use the
attached speakers. (How annoying is that.)
At least this is by intention. On the first firmware people who used
headphones on the headphone socket complained that they wouldn't hear
the alarm when it
bluegaspode;577550 Wrote:
Having the default alarm 30 seconds after the right one started sound
like one of those very tiny network glitches which are hard to track.
Actually, it's a well known bug. Could be caused by a network glitch,
but the Radio apparently isn't very good at figuring
The second bug report is my own :-) but as said - even very tiny network
glitches (which aren't recognized with normal -buffered- streaming) make
the radio go into fallback mode.
Good thing about the first bug report is the many logitech employees in
there ;-). Though the one responsible for the
toby10;577562 Wrote:
I'd guess it must be something with your router.
I use the same Linksys WRT54GL myself (Tomato FW) and I can stream to
three SB players via WiFi indefinitely (weeks on end).
The only time they stop playing is if the stream itself stops.
Radio, Touch, Boom all on
I'll add my info if it helps:
- router does all DHCP (one network printer does have a
static?/reserved?/fixed? IP)
- WPA2 + AES
- I do hide SSID and I do use MAC filtering (no lectures, please)
- 80% use is connecting players directly to MySB (no SBS running)
- I do use special audiophile
IMO: Just get a simple $5 alarm clock (no radio) with a battery
backup.
After turning off alarm on the $5 unit simply press PLAY or a PRESET on
the Radio for your morning radio amusement.
Yes, the Radio's alarm should function as advertised, but with such a
simple and cheap fix to the problem
I have registered my unhappiness on the Logitech forum and can't decide
whether to send the radio back which does look nice and plays perfectly
other than the alarm farce or whether I should hang in and wait for a
fix.
Do we think Logitech will try and address it soonish?
Will it ever work as
toby10;577573 Wrote:
IMO: Just get a simple $5 alarm clock (no radio) with a battery
backup.
After turning off alarm on the $5 unit simply press PLAY or a PRESET on
the Radio for your morning radio amusement.
Yes, the Radio's alarm should function as advertised, but with such a
simple
wonder boy;577609 Wrote:
In my opinion Logitech should pull it from their range until they can
guarantee full functionality in the vast majority of cases. They are
clearly selling a product they know is not fit for purpose and will not
do what many people want it to!!
The strange thing is
Anger;577251 Wrote:
There's no connection sharing being used, just a simple Linksys WRT54GL
access point with DD-WRT installed.
I've also used a WRT54GL with my Squeezeboxen without problems.
Do you hide the SSID? If so, don't.
What version of DD-WRT are you using?
What does your wireless
erland;577638 Wrote:
The strange thing is that it do seems to work for some people, mostly
people with a 24/7 SBS server on a computer. Similar issues can also be
caused by error or non optimal configuration in your local thnetwork or
your ISP.
That's always been the case. Fairly reliable
JJZolx;577695 Wrote:
The biggest problem is that Squeezebox has been deprecated, with few
resources remaining in software development.
The reason would be one or a combination of:
1. They no longer see any potential in the Squeezebox products
2. They think the software is cheaper to
erland;577701 Wrote:
Agreed, especially if barely none of the customers is even willing to
call the support or post in their official support forum and ask them
to fix it.
I had a gander over at the support site. People *are* mentioning
issues with the software, and the tone is similar to
I have reported the problems directly to Logitech by their established
procedure. It resulted in their replacing the SBRadio for me, however
it made no difference and I so informed them.
They have told me that they are aware of the problems and are working
on updated firmware.
In my report I
Soulkeeper;577647 Wrote:
I've also used a WRT54GL + DD-WRT with my Squeezeboxen without
problems.
Do you hide the SSID? If so, don't.
What version of DD-WRT are you using?
What does your wireless config (security and advanced) look like?
I appreciate all the assistance. It's possible
mbonsack;577703 Wrote:
I had a gander over at the support site. People *are* mentioning issues
with the software, and the tone is similar to that here. Posts with
titles such as
Squeezebox Radio - Disastrous software for months ...
and
Squeezebox 7.5.1 Update--Same Old Problems
I don't know if this little tidbit is still of any value for the masses,
but it seems to have improved my experience of the alarm.
When you go to sleep at night, be sure that you do so either via sleep
mode, or by pausing (not stopping) the current stream and then powering
off into standby.
I
It does transform the radio. I love it with battery!
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