No, the cap is for 2 gig and I've never gone over 1 gig. I'm often around a wifi source of some kind (both the university and hospital have wifi) but even without it I don't think it would eat up all your allotted data unless you were running it 24/7. I was under the impression that the data caps were put in place because of video streaming. The quality doesn't differ between 3G and wifi (unlike the iPhone's youtube app- the video quality is noticeably worse on 3G) and I haven't had issues with buffering either. It would likely depend on the streaming source and the cell coverage; I get great coverage everywhere in Jax and the stations I typically listen to (AM 1010 and 690 in Jacksonville, AM 850 in Gainesville, and our local NPR station) have good bandwidth streams.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Ronald Methvin <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have any issues capping out your data plan listening to streaming? > Isn't AT&T ending unlimited data plans? Does it have buffering issues? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Cary Preston <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tue, July 27, 2010 12:12:07 PM > *Subject:* Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Personal Music Players > > On Jul 27, 9:55 am, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can do like I did Ron- I used to listen to Boortz via an online > stream. > > Granted, that means either being tied to a wifi spot or getting a device > > that can stream via your cell signal (and the data plan that it entails). > > I prefer the iTunes interface to any other platform I've used; especially > > Windows Media Player. It's not perfect, but it's the best I've > experienced > > so far. I was an Apple hater not that long ago, but they've won me over. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Ronald Methvin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I've got a refurbished 30Gig Zune that I got for $90. There are a lot > of > > > things I like about it, but the interface thing to add and organize > music > > > really sucks. Unless you turn off syncing altogether, if you delete a > song > > > from the Zune, it keeps trying to delete it from the computer. I had > an old > > > Sandisk, and, while you could use an interface thing, the computer > could > > > also see it as just hard drive, which I really liked if I just wanted > to > > > drag and drop stuff into it. That's not an option with the Zune. > Also, the > > > Sandisk seemed to play anything. The Zune is a bit quirky with file > > > formats. > > > > > The FM works fine, but does anybody know why no MP3 players pick up AM? > > > (Rush isn't on FM in my market.) Would the size of the antenna cause > > > interference? > > > > > Also, we tried to use the Zune with Todd's Civic's included USB cord, > and > > > it completely locked up the entire radio/sound system, which then had > to be > > > rebooted. > > > > > So, first, I'd say, whatever you get, you can probably save a lot of > money > > > on a refurbished system. Zune is fine, but I think a larger Sandisk > could > > > be good, if not better. Get one with video capability, though. You'ld > > > be surprised how much you use it. I've never really used an IPod, but > I'm > > > not an Apple fan and I really don't like the Itunes interface. > > > > > ~Ron > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* Luke <[email protected]> > > > *To:* The Unique Geek <[email protected]> > > > *Sent:* Tue, July 27, 2010 9:12:15 AM > > > *Subject:* [The Unique Geek] Re: Personal Music Players > > > > > Well, with the FM tuner, like I said it allows me to listen to daily > > > content I can't get someplace else -- the online streaming of The Big > > > Show is blocked here at work and Rush is a pay service (he's on FM in > > > my market). > > > > > On Jul 27, 8:50 am, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have used for about five years and have several iPods. I have never > had > > > > need for FM tuner as I hate listening to the radio. I like to choose > what > > > > I want to listen to in music and such so I avoid the radio since they > > > > choose for me. However, these days I just end up listening to tech > > > podcast > > > > most of the time. > > > > The Zune HD is not a bad choice in mobile players. If I did not > already > > > > have an iPod adapter for my car I would have purchased a Zune HD when > it > > > > came out. I like a lot of the functions it has to offer, mainly the > wi-fi > > > > sync. I could care less about the FM tuner but everything else about > it > > > is > > > > pretty sweet, especially the HD functions of it. > > > > > > -- > > > > Have a Better One, > > > > Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com > > > > > > ----- > > > > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > > > > Merlin Mann > > > > > > > What personal music players do you folks use? iPads, Zunes, > > > > > Walkmans? What do you think of them? > > > > > > > I have a Sandisk 512MB SDMX1. My wife got it for me as a Christmas > > > > > gift a number of years ago. It works pretty well. Its very easy > to > > > > > use, it has an FM tuner and voice recorder, and it has a lot of > life > > > > > for 1 AAA. The controls are easy to use. It does have some > problems > > > > > though. Sometimes it doesn't like certain files -- I am guessing > it > > > > > doesn't like certain MP3 encoding, because I have problems playing > > > > > podcasts and certain music files. It does play WMAs so I am going > to > > > > > try converting them to WMAs and see if that works. > > > > > > > I have been toying with the idea of getting something new, for more > > > > > space and features. I like having the FM tuner so I can listen my > > > > > morning show or Rush while at work, so I was sorta leaning towards > the > > > > > Zune. I pretty much use the device at work, although my new car as > an > > > > > MP3 connector so I guess I could use it in the car too. > > > > > > > What about you folks? 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