maude Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hi Folks.My wife listens to Radio4 a lot and our ancient tranny is giving up the ghost.Seen in Leclerc an internet radio which doesnt require a pc-allegedly.Anyone any ideas on her continuing to enjoy uk radio4 without PC? Maude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 They connect to your wireless broadband router in just the same way that a PC or laptop would do. They work very well , though the quality of the sound depends, as does would any transistor radio.on the quality of the set.You can then listen to a whole world of radio, including all the BBC local radio stations, and Radio 4 with or without the Test Matches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We've used internet radios quite a bit: we bought Aldi specials (Badged "Reciva") for around £30-£40. You need a wi-fi router (I presume that you have a broadband connection) to enable them to connect to the Internet. Be aware that if you have limits on the amount you are allowed to download, then leaving an Internet radio running all the time will eat into this. Typical connection speeds that we have had varied from 44 Kbps to 192Kbps. You can always try to connect to Internet radio stations using the PC first ....RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 These internet radios sound great, and I am thinking buying one for my wife for Christmas for her to listen to Classic FM and BBC Radio Four. However, researching the internet just gets me confused with talk of MP3 players, DAB, streaming, etc.If I buy an internet radio from say Leclerc, can I then just connect it wirelessly to my Orange livebox, and she can then listen to the UK radio stations?Seems too good to be true.Thanks,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I'll add my question on to David's; same thing, internet radio to be connected to the neufbox. Does it work just like that? Sounds too simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 The answer to both of you is yes, it is that easy. You will need to know the password for your wireless network (it IS secured, isn't it?) and will have to follow the instructions for getting the internet radio to find your network, enter the password and log in just as if it were a computer. Bear in mind that if you have set your router to not broadcast its identity (SSID), you will probably have to reset this to broadcast the SSID until the internet radio is set up; then you can make the SSID invisible again.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused of chalus Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I have a pair of remote speakers for the satelite which I use for radio 4. If I got an internet radio would it work further away from the house than these do? I'd love to take it down to vegetable patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 [quote user="confused of chalus"]I have a pair of remote speakers for the satelite which I use for radio 4. If I got an internet radio would it work further away from the house than these do? I'd love to take it down to vegetable patch.[/quote]Try taking your computer down there: if your computer can connect to your wi-fi, then the internet radio probably will. Yes, I know it will be a faff, especially if you have a desktop rather than a laptop, but if that's the reason why you're buying it then you need to be sure that the signal will get there before you fork out money.RegardsPickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Help please.After reading Pickles very helpful replies, I decided to buy my wife a digital radio for Christmas so she could listen to Radio 4 in the kitchen. However, reading reviews on the internet made me very confused. It seems that some find the music from the computer and they boast about sorting play lists etc. For radio they boast about using third party internet sites which host numerous radio stations which I have never heard of, but no mention of BBC radio 4. They also worked with MP3 players and IPods, and sorted their songs. To cap it all, it seems that some of these all singing all dancing machines do not have any speakers, having only a jack point for headphones or external speakers.So I decided to take my wheelchair out shopping for a simple digital radio to play radio 4 with the computer switched off, but the Orange live box on, with a built in speaker, and which works off battery or mains. No fancy hifi or MP3 player, just a simple kitchen radio for UK BBC and ClassicFM. I thought I would ask for advice in the shop, but neither Carrefour nor Leclerc in Bressuire had ever heard of them, and they could not direct me to another shop. I did find some digital radios with USB ports, but these did not seem to be internet radios.I would be very grateful if I could be advised as to exactly what to ask for when asking for an internet radio, if possible some makes or models, and if possible a supplier near Bressuire (North Deux-Sevres) (we no longer have an Aldi). Cholet would be possible.Many thanks in anticipation.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I'm not that up to date on internet radio, personally it's beyond me why satellite isn't good enough for folk, but that's just personal taste! (and my French ADSL isn't fast enough or stable enough for reliable radio reception).Anyway, a list from about a year ago includesRevo Mondo WifiRevo iBlikPure Evoke FlowRoberts WM202Revo Pico Radio StationLogitech SqueezeBox Duet Bush TR2015Logik IR100Roberts WM201That should get you started when researching the internet.I wouldn't personally waste a second longer trawling les grandes surfaces. Internet radio stand alone is still a bit specialist, and I reckon you'd do better ordering from an internet supplier.In any case, bonne chance, and I'm sure others will have other recommendations (more up to date it's to be hoped) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I've been looking at Amazon this week, and reading reviews on there too. ! looked at a recent Which report, but only 3 were reviewed; I want one for the bedside, so it needs to be smaller than those reviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindolanda Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I Got a Revo Pico wifi radio a couple or so years ago and have been entirely satisfied with it. Range is somewhat limited because of the thickness of the stone walls. I suppose if we were sufficiently bothered we could get over that with a repeater. it is quite compact and should be suitable for the bedside table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 We're happy with the Pico, too. Had one for about 3 years. However, if you all you really need/want is a LW radio to listen to Radio 4, these are still available and can be a lot cheaper than a wifi radio. We bought a cracking little fm/mw/sw/lw radio from Lidl a few months ago for about 20€.NB You don't get Test Match cricket on a wifi radio, due to Internet broadcasting right restrictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hi Martin,Many thanks for your list of internet radios, very useful indeed. For personal reasons with living spaces in the house we cannot use Satellite reception for a radio in the kitchen.Hi Cassis - Unfortunately we have installed a Culligan UV system to sterilise water as it enters our house from our well which is our only source of water. One side effect of this system is that we can no longer receive LW radio 4 due to interference from the Culligan system. To their credit Culligan did try to resolve this problem, but without success. If we take a radio about 50 meters away from the house we can receive BBC radio 4, but no chance in the house.Thus for the two above reasons, I see our radio 4 future with internet radio, and I am looking to buy a reciever for my wife.Any ideas as to where to buy an internet radio somewhere near Bressuire?Thank you,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Having done further research I read that it is reported to be very easy to exceed the ISP monthly download allowance when using internet radios. I have been reading my Orange contract, and can find no mention of a download allowance.However, my French is not too good, so can anybody tell me if a standard Orange contract of approx 29 euros per month has a monthly download allowance, or is it unlimited?Many thanks,DavidEdit - I think the limit might be 18 mega. Would this be enough for an internet radio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 David, I'm on Orange and as far as I can tell it's unlimited. I sometimes have to shift huge data files in addition to normal domestic traffic and never been billed for it.Have you tried the main electical stores -- Darty, Boulanger, maybe Fnac? They usually have a big choice of domestic IT kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Many thanks Albert. Will try the stores you suggested, I think there is a Boulanger in Cholet, just got to try to lose the wife in Carrefour while I am there.Thanks,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Almost all French ISPs are unlimited. I don't know any who aren't.I would jot down a few prices for comparison off amazon.fr before you go to the shops.http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_ss?__mk_fr_FR=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=radio+internet+wifi&x=0&y=0Also ask yourself if you want one with built-in rechargeable battery rather than one you have to keep plugged in to mains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 By coincidence I got an email this afternoon letting me know about a 30€ discount from iceware.be (where I bought the Revo Pico) for orders before Xmas. Brings this Revo "blik" wifi radio down to 110€. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Streason Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Satellite and Sky Gnome. They are still available on Ebay. Mine works well, can be taken into the kitchen and down the garden. Also gets the cricket. Sitting by the pool listening to Test Match Special is a wonderful thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Apart from the Sky Gnome, any of the little FM transmitting devices intended for use with mp3 players and the like, can be connected to your Sky box. You then choose a suitable frequency, which will not clash with a locally transmitted radio station. and can then listen to the Sky channel on any FM radio. A lot cheaper than an internet radio if you already have a digi box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 They have a very limited under 5 meter range in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 [quote user="David"]Having done further research I read that it is reported to be very easy to exceed the ISP monthly download allowance when using internet radios. I have been reading my Orange contract, and can find no mention of a download allowance.However, my French is not too good, so can anybody tell me if a standard Orange contract of approx 29 euros per month has a monthly download allowance, or is it unlimited?Many thanks,DavidEdit - I think the limit might be 18 mega. Would this be enough for an internet radio?[/quote]In the UK some of the 'unlimited downloads' then have a 'fair use' policy attached to them - i.e. a limit!Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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