There is a software called RealAlternative 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Alternative.
Did you give a try?

Real Player is very bulky nowadays.

Deepak

On Oct 17, 12:34 pm, Daveski17 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recently upgraded my RealPlayer (freeware) to RealPlayer 11. This
> was primarily to make it compatible with Firefox 3.0.3 which had a
> tendency to crash on exiting until I upgraded. The only reason I have
> RealPlayer in the first place was to play 3gp files uploaded from my
> phone. My laptop which I bought in April would not play them on the
> media player on Vista HP. I was recommended with a pop up to install
> RP as a plug in. I was comparatively new to downloading & didn't think
> twice about it. I accidentally left it as 'default' on the download
> but I don't remember giving any details to the parent company. I quite
> like it as software goes, it plays the files I have & I watch Nasa TV
> on it sometimes & often some streamed radio stations (RTE). However I
> am beginning to wonder if I have done the right thing. I have been
> told it is virtually impossible to uninstall & if you try they try to
> make you buy the advanced version. I have considered that as it looks
> quite good & does what I want it to do. I tried to join their forum
> just but I am having difficulty logging in. It recognises me as the
> newest member but won't let me log in! This could be an omen LOL. Have
> I done the wrong thing in downloading this application?

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