Problems with streaming audio

medgirl2001 · 01-13-06, 09:34 AM

I have trouble getting streaming audio to work from some web sites (such as streaming versions of radio stations online). I have not problems using Shoutcast with GPlayer, or other sites that are specifically designed for a pocket format like http://www.pocketpcmedia.nl, but other sites don't work, even those that are supposed to work with Windows Media Player. Is there any trick to this, like a way to set up Windows Media Player? Maybe I'm just not doing it right. Clicking within PIE doesn't work. I have also tried opening the URL from within Windows Media Player and that doesn't work either. Any suggestions?

Don't Panic! · 01-13-06, 10:03 AM

I think it has to do with bandwidth. What data speed are you using when you're wireless?

medgirl2001 · 01-13-06, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Don't Panic!

I think it has to do with bandwidth. What data speed are you using when you're wireless?

I don't know exactly. This has happened with my work and home network. At home I have a cable modem with an 802.11g router. At work I'm at a university hospital with a T something line - 1 or 3, at least for the wired connection. I'm not sure what the wireless connection is. I would suspect it should be pretty fast, with the limiting factor being the Axim itself if anything.

01-13-06, 02:17 PM

"Don't work" and "doesn't work" are amongst the least helpful phrases to use when you're looking for a fix. I'm stumped as I don't understand what your problem actually is.

(But at least you didn't use "Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!" as the topic title)

Don't Panic! · 01-13-06, 02:56 PM

I wonder if the sites are down or something. I've used pocketpcmedia in the past with hardly any problems since I switched to verizon wireless EV-DO network. Before that when I used t-mobile I would get a lot of buffering issues so it would play for awhile then stop and WMP would report buffering and back and forth. NOw I hardly ever see that message once a file starts streaming. Try this site. I listen to WBZ Radio every morning on my way to work by using a url from this site http://www.radio4pda.com/ .

For WMP there's not much you can do about buffering issues but even though I don't use it I know you can adjust the cache size or something to get GSPlayer to work better.

HTH

medgirl2001 · 01-13-06, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Don't Panic!

I wonder if the sites are down or something. I've used pocketpcmedia

PocketPCMedia works well for me. The problem happens when I try other sites that aren't available on PPC Media directly from their websites.

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ry this site. I listen to WBZ Radio every morning on my way to work by using a url from this site http://www.radio4pda.com/

I will check it out - thanks for the suggestion!