Will, it depends on the broadcaster and the database provider that the WiFi receiver uses to make programming easier..
The Reciva-enabled units (including the one C. Crane sells for $300) has links for all the on-demand programming available on the BBC services (including the World Service) but not others, from a quick scan I did. You can use a website to manually add Internet addresses (URLs) for on-demand programs to a preferred "list" that your "receiver" accesses when it logs into the Internet. It is much easier to do that than to manually enter URLs on a device without a keyboard. We successfully fired up the AE-1 receiver at the SWL Fest without having a home network, using the hotel's WiFi network. The guy who presented the forum we ran on these says that the list of stations that one maintains on the web for their radio is the handiest way to tune in. You should be able to do this with any "open" WiFi network, or any network that you have the password for. Our WiFi network here at the office is WEP password encrypted, and worked fine once I entered the password on the unit itself (not an attached computer). The problem with most region-wide WiFi networks is that they ain't free...so you have to have an established account with them. I honestly don't know if you could then register the receiver as one of your computers on the WiFi network. Philadelphia, which was one of the first cities to announce a city-wide WiFi network, has this network roughly 50% built out, and claims to be on schedule to have it completed this calendar year. The base subscription rate to Wireless Philadelphia is $20 / month, or $10 / month if one receives public support (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps). Most folks that get these units already have a WiFi network set up at home, or convert their wired broadband network to a WiFi network. The hardware required for that conversion is cheap -- a $29 WiFi router would be all you need. People that live in establishments with free WiFi would also theoretically be able to simply plug in & turn on. Alas, I don't see WOR on the list of on-demand programs in the Reciva directory (that the AE-1 uses as its base list of stations). You could easily past the podcast URL for WOR into your custom web list and thus listen to each new edition as it becomes available. You could do that for any station that offers podcasts. Will, I hope this is helpful even though there is a fair amount of Internet jargon one has to deal with in using these units. Don't hesitate to ask if you have any additional questions. Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA On 8/29/07, William Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In all the discussion of these "wirelessly accessing Internet audio" > devices and facilities, I have still *never* read or heard of anyone > taking one of these "Internet radio" devices and pulling an > assortment of programming out of the air off the net WITHOUT > using a home-computer-controlled local network or the like. > > I really want to see a report from someone who walked into a > Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop or is in a city with a region-wide > WiFi or WiMAX and, using *just* an Internet-audio device, > listened to gh's "World of Radio" and science programs from > RN, RA, CBC, and the BBC. That is, was able to access specific > programs, not just tune in a continuous web stream of a > broadcaster. > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
