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[gr8sho92]

Originally Posted by JamForte

now.. if only Apple would ease up and allow more providers..
... I've been with mine since '95 ..
... and reluctant to change just for a 'gucci' phone ...
... mind you AM in the car ..
.. might just tip the balance ..

I have posted several times about the ability to listen to AM in the car. Maybe this one will stick. I'll explain how I accomplish the task, but I'm sure it can be done many other ways.

First, you should have a wireless plan with unlimited data. Common in USA, but perhaps not everyplace else.

Next, being a patron is handy as the 128K stream is essential to listen to AM on an above average car stereo system.

Your car should have provision to accept a 3.5mm AUX input. You can connect your mobile phone via FM or cassette too, but I had spotty performance with these in the past. AUX input much more common in newer cars since 2006.

The rest of this is specific to my rig. I've been using this for over a year.
Carrier = AT&T (3G service is almost 100% coverage in my local area). $30/mo data plan is mandatory.
Device = iPhone 3G. In the USA, we can get an 8GB 3GS version for $99
Application = Wunderradio costs $7 (allows entering custom stream info), or if you don't want to spend the money, FStream is a free app that will work as well.
Connection = el cheapo 3.5mm male patch cable. $5 at Radio Shack or your favorite electronics store.
Power source = Belkin micro $20 (this is very important because streaming internet radio draws more current than conventional car chargers. You need something that can supply 1A or greater.) If you don't do this, you'll eventually run the battery down in the phone.
Placement = Apple dock $29 for my iPhone to make it easy to sit the phone and control it. The dock sits in the center console behind the stick shift. (yes, some americanos like to shift for themselves. )

Et voila', you can now enjoy AuralMoon almost everywhere.

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by gr8sho92

I have posted several times about the ability to listen to AM in the car. Maybe this one will stick. I'll explain how I accomplish the task, but I'm sure it can be done many other ways.

First, you should have a wireless plan with unlimited data. Common in USA, but perhaps not everyplace else.

Next, being a patron is handy as the 128K stream is essential to listen to AM on an above average car stereo system.

Your car should have provision to accept a 3.5mm AUX input. You can connect your mobile phone via FM or cassette too, but I had spotty performance with these in the past. AUX input much more common in newer cars since 2006.

The rest of this is specific to my rig. I've been using this for over a year.
Carrier = AT&T (3G service is almost 100% coverage in my local area). $30/mo data plan is mandatory.
Device = iPhone 3G. In the USA, we can get an 8GB 3GS version for $99
Application = Wunderradio costs $7 (allows entering custom stream info), or if you don't want to spend the money, FStream is a free app that will work as well.
Connection = el cheapo 3.5mm male patch cable. $5 at Radio Shack or your favorite electronics store.
Power source = Belkin micro $20 (this is very important because streaming internet radio draws more current than conventional car chargers. You need something that can supply 1A or greater.) If you don't do this, you'll eventually run the battery down in the phone.
Placement = Apple dock $29 for my iPhone to make it easy to sit the phone and control it. The dock sits in the center console behind the stick shift. (yes, some americanos like to shift for themselves. )

Et voila', you can now enjoy AuralMoon almost everywhere.

Can you please check and verify whether or not iPhone 3G can now decode the 24k and 96h AACplus (HE-AAC) streams since the latest iTunes can now do this.

[gr8sho92]

Originally Posted by VAXman

Can you please check and verify whether or not iPhone 3G can now decode the 24k and 96h AACplus (HE-AAC) streams since the latest iTunes can now do this.

The short answer is yes.

The longer answer is that this isn't so much of an iPhone thing other than the speed of the connection, but moreover of the application being used. While the iPhone has an iTunes app, oddly enough this isn't used to stream internet radio. So once you buy the phone itself and establish service, you don't automatically have the capability of listening to Auralmoon, but rather you have to be prescriptive and go down a path similar to what I posted earlier.

Here's how I tested your question. Wunderradio has an embedded web browser. I bring up the AM website, and then click on the 96K AAC+ patron link, which launches quicktime player in the background and then returns back to the app. Works fine.

The point of the app is that iTunes has a vast assortment of them, but whether or not they support a given stream type varies. It so happens that AAC+ seems to be somewhat prevalent for the app set offered in the iTunes store. When I had my Palm Treo 650, I seem to recall that PocketTunes also supported AAC+, which coincidentally has been ported to the iPhone recently.

If you think AAC+ is exotic, try finding an app that support Real Player streams! I have only found one to date (Wunderradio). I use this to listen to RAI and BBC.

Unfortunately the applications as categorized by Apple leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to this specific type of app because it is commingled with every type of music app imaginable, and so tough to see all of the ones that do this specific job.

As I was surfing the store last night, I did come across one less popular app that advertised AuralMoon because the radio station listing picked stations starting with "A" and AM was there on the screen.