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Problem with streaming audio

Hey people.
I've been trying to listen to an internet radio station, and after about 45 seconds it says 'buffering...' followed by an error message saying it 'can't play this file', or something similar.
I can re-click on the link and play another 45 seconds before the same problem occurs.
It happens with different stations.
Any help?
thx,
b

anyone?

Update:-
the problem seems to happen when I'm on the move.
Any help?

for me .. my provider blocks audio streaming and get an error when i try to stream audio from the interent........... but in ur case if it only happens when you are on the move it could be bad handing-over between cells......

Hm, don't know if GPRS has enough bandwith to bring you that much information in time.
I guess, the GPRS downstream isn't that wide to carry all that amount of data for that stream. On cell handover or in case you are in public places (where a lot of people are using one single GSM-cell) the bandwith is reduced as well (because voice gets priority over GPRS).
Audio-Streams over GPRS - anyone who did this till yet?
Greetings,
BGK

there is a program for nokia 6630 that you can connect to many radio stations and stream radio in a very good quality.... my friend tested it (works in a GSM company here) and worked good for him.....

As the Nokia 6630 is a 3G Phone (UMTS,Edge), I believe it's more likely that it's possible to use audio streams with it, because 3G supports higher bandwidth.
As our little helpers are only able to use GPRS and this has it's limitations (bandwith is reduced in case of many people using one GSM cell, etc. - as I stated above), I guess the dropouts mentioned by Bennage are technically determined. The stream is - simply spoken - not delivered fast enough to the mobile, so it runs out of data, has to fill the buffer again, plays, runs out of data, and so on...
Maybe I've got time to check this here. Never thought of listening to audio streams via GPRS before (volume charged), but now it's just curiosity which incites me :wink:
Greetings,
BGK

another reason for the dropout when on the move could be related to switching connection as when one moves about one change from one antenna to another
this would likely cause holes in the stream

BGK said:
As the Nokia 6630 is a 3G Phone (UMTS,Edge), I believe it's more likely that it's possible to use audio streams with it, because 3G supports higher bandwidth.
As our little helpers are only able to use GPRS and this has it's limitations (bandwith is reduced in case of many people using one GSM cell, etc. - as I stated above), I guess the dropouts mentioned by Bennage are technically determined. The stream is - simply spoken - not delivered fast enough to the mobile, so it runs out of data, has to fill the buffer again, plays, runs out of data, and so on...
Maybe I've got time to check this here. Never thought of listening to audio streams via GPRS before (volume charged), but now it's just curiosity which incites me :wink:
Greetings,
BGK
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it's true that the nokia 6630 is a 3G phone but both of our service providers are running 2.5G networks.. so they are not using EDGE just plain GPRS........ and just to check i used my friends SIM and went to www.windowsmedia.com and i was able to stream with great quality and no dropouts......... so it is possible to stream audio but sometimes SP they block aduio streaming as in the case of my service provider........
hope that helps

3G == UTSM
2½G == EDGE
2G == GSM
1G == NMT
so if it's on a 2½G network then it have a much higher transfer rate then a xda2 which dont support anything but GPRS on 2G

true but edge is not enabled it here yet.....!
he said it's a matter of installing software to their servers to enable it...

Confirm KJAM bugs?

Can anyone else confirm these bugs I'm seeing?
ROM: 1.1.9.3
Radio: 01.01.10
ExtROM: 1.1.9.104
1. I've got a 1Gb Sandisk MiniSD inside with a ton of WMA files that synced over through Media Center 2005. If I'm playing them through Media Player 10.1, then stop and shut off the device for a while, when I turn back on.. Media Player doesn't remember what song it was at, and doesn't seem to recognize the library/playlist until I reselect it in the Library view. Has anyone else seen this happen?
2. On the Today screen I have a big triangle icon in the title bar that normally means I've registered on a GSM network. With previous Windows Mobile versions, it just shows up when registration is made and then goes away. For me it won't go away.
3. Sending MMS Messages on T-Mobile USA does not work. I have entered all the correct settings that worked with previous versions of MMS composer, but the MMS won't send. Has anyone found a registry edit or something to fix this?
4. MMS composer does not support soft keys. This is an obvious application bug. It looks so stupid having old legacy menus in the new Windows Mobile 5 Inbox application.
5. Connections don't show up in the Connectivity bubble on the title bar icon. I have a T-Mobile USA GPRS connection set up in the connections control panel, but it doesn't show up in the Connectivity bubble unless it's connected. There's a disconnect button when it's connected, but no connect button when not.
6. Skype doesn't launch. I've done a hard reset, and the default installation of Skype does not open at all.
7. Power control panel doesn't support moving between tabs using the Directional Button.
8. No way to set the device to complete power off mode.
9. PhonePad SIP occasionally will not open. SIP reverts back to previously used SIP method.
10. Can't navigate between levels in Media Player 10 Library mode.
I think the first 5 are the most important to me. Please feel free to add other bugs to this list.

Nobody else sees any of these problems?
I figured out #3 and #8.
I'm also seeing occasional phone problems, like not updating the reception level in dead spots and taking much longer to re-register on the network after leaving a dead spot.
Soft resetting takes way too long as well.

can only answer the non-local questions (i'm in the uk)
and havn't tried all you are talking about.
media player does not remember where you were,
skype does work for me,
can turn the unit completely off.
i know that is only 3 from your list, but it is a start.

to turn the device off completly you need to hold the power button down until a message comes on the display then click ok and it will power off. to switch it back on hold the power button down until it comes back on

Can anyone else confirm these bugs I'm seeing?
ROM: 1.1.9.3
Radio: 01.01.10
ExtROM: 1.1.9.104
2. On the Today screen I have a big triangle icon in the title bar that normally means I've registered on a GSM network. With previous Windows Mobile versions, it just shows up when registration is made and then goes away. For me it won't go away.
> It's a compulsory feature of Windows Mobile 5!
3. Sending MMS Messages on T-Mobile USA does not work. I have entered all the correct settings that worked with previous versions of MMS composer, but the MMS won't send. Has anyone found a registry edit or something to fix this?
> T-Mobile USA have not enabled K-JAM access to the MMSC
5. Connections don't show up in the Connectivity bubble on the title bar icon. I have a T-Mobile USA GPRS connection set up in the connections control panel, but it doesn't show up in the Connectivity bubble unless it's connected. There's a disconnect button when it's connected, but no connect button when not.
> This is yet another compulsory Windows Mobile 5 feature
6. Skype doesn't launch. I've done a hard reset, and the default installation of Skype does not open at all.
> Makes you wonder what sort of muppets run Imate, doesn't it?
8. No way to set the device to complete power off mode.
> Hold down power button for 4 seconds. It's the first Windows Mobile PDA to do this BTW....
I think the first 5 are the most important to me. Please feel free to add other bugs to this list

I had a devil of a time getting MMS to work on TMO USA. Finally someone on HoFo PPC Forum suggested that I use the T-Mobile USA Settings .cab file on Club iMate under Wizard Support, Operator Settings. This did not work the first time but after a hard reset, I installed this .cab first thing and then MMS worked with no more problems so far.
The No Conections thing is my biggest beef with the Wizard as I have several apps that will not initiate a GPRS connection under WM5. Having to start PIE to establish a connection is just plain stupid. They should have put a GPRS button in Connection Manager instead of an Active Sync button. At least you can end a GPRS connection by holding down the End button for about 5 secs.
Hope this helps.

Forget to mention about Softkeys support. I hope what you mention is simply an oversight on the part of the app developer. I hope that as apps get upgraded to WM5 and as new apps get written that developers will pay attention and allow softkey and d-pad access to menus, exit button, etc. I personally hate to have to pull out and fumble with a stylus, especially to do one simple thing on an app that could have provided d-pad support.

wanna to know before buy
how about the camera quality? any chance if anyone kindly post some demo pic taken by Wizard....
Also the CPU performance is that fast? whether Skype in the default installed out of the factory?
ManyTHx

I think that the camera quality is about equivalent to the Treo 650, better than the Jam or Eten 500. But I haven't used it enough to check out all its features.
The CPU performance is adequate with a small number of apps running - not as crisp feeling or nearly as fast as my Samsung i730 which is the fastest PPC I have used to date. However, the battery life is very good - much better than the 730. I think that the KJAM is a nice trade off between performance and battery life.
Skype is included in ROM from the factory. I know nothing about it as I deleted it from the Extended Rom, along with the anti-virus and smart dialer apps.

Re: wanna to know before buy
dc429uk said:
how about the camera quality? any chance if anyone kindly post some demo pic taken by Wizard....
Also the CPU performance is that fast? whether Skype in the default installed out of the factory?
ManyTHx
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http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=710&p=2
The second page of my review above has some camera quality and full-resolution examples (towards the bottom).
CPU performance is not as fast as the imate JAM, but the battery life is way better.

adamz said:
1. I've got a 1Gb Sandisk MiniSD inside with a ton of WMA files that synced over through Media Center 2005. If I'm playing them through Media Player 10.1, then stop and shut off the device for a while, when I turn back on.. Media Player doesn't remember what song it was at, and doesn't seem to recognize the library/playlist until I reselect it in the Library view. Has anyone else seen this happen?
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Looks like I found a way to fix that problem! Reformatting the MiniSD card and re-syncing with Media Center 2005 seems to have fixed it. Now Media Player 10.1 on my KJAM remembers which track was playing between suspend sessions.

anyone autoreset only his k-jam ?¿?
regards

8. No way to set the device to complete power off mode.
Hold down power button for 4 seconds. It's the first Windows Mobile PDA to do this BTW.......
If I do this, Will I lost all data (as the pop up message say so ? )
thanks

You will lose data if the any applications that are running (that are not designed for WM5) and dont flush their data when they receive notification that the system is about to be powered off. But in general it should be ok.
Paul

Qtek 9000 is out of reach

Please give me any advice on the problem with this very good but uncertain device.
After a period of my no activity with GSM net (1.5-2 hours) no one can reach me by phone. Just after i make any call (or send sms, make ussd request) and next 2 hours everything is ok, then i'm again out of reach. Signal indicator is ok, and I can make calls anytime i want, but people can't reach me (till i do any action in net).
I've tryed all ROMs i could find, including the latest one - no results.
Operator - North West GSM (Megafon Volga)
I hope the description of a problem is clear. Sorry if it is not.
Please help.

hi,
maybe changing the phone settings to manual helps.

Hi.
U mean Net Selection - automatic/manual ? I will try...
Btw, is there any possibility to set gsm net ping frequency in registry. Or may be there exist a program that can ping gsm net periodically, i think it should kill the problem (gprs pingers do not solve it, i've already tryed).
I remember that on my old Nokia were such a setings as net requests frequency...
Thank you.

GarryDD said:
U mean Net Selection - automatic/manual ? I will try...
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No results

make sure that your phone settings are correct: in the "band" tab, make sure your network type is set appropriately - if you have a umts (3G) subscription, set it to "wcdma" otherwise, choose "gsm".

things need to be fixed in official ROM update?

what do you think, I think one of the most important is about the huge power consumption when using GSM (that is including HSPA) data connection....yes, my X1 an play music 1.75 hours with -as indicated- 10% battery drop, BUT THE SAME LEVEL OF DROP is achieved if I use my X1 to browse with GSM connection in just below 1 hour! *mind you that I wasn't downloading, that means that isn't a 100% constant connection traffic usage*
will they ever release a ROM update? when? I mean, Samsung for example, already released more than 4 ROM update for OMNIA, it will be UNACCEPTABLE if SE doesn't do that

From what I've heard from SE support there is an update imminent. -"At the latest, two weeks before christmas"... that's like, today.
Wouldn't bet any money on it reaching us before xmas though. SEs pretty good at not meeting deadlines, as we all know.

Id like an autolock, bigger dialer button option, send and recieve all email accounts at once, select/delete multiple emails, keep copys of emails and louder mp3 ringtones please, for Xmas!
Im sure there are others I cant think of at the moment .

loggy said:
select/delete multiple emails
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have you tried SHIFT + cursor down?
regarding the autolock, have you tried this? (notice: i haven't but it looks like what you want)
autolock download page

loggy said:
Id like an autolock, bigger dialer button option, send and recieve all email accounts at once, select/delete multiple emails, keep copys of emails and louder mp3 ringtones please, for Xmas!
Im sure there are others I cant think of at the moment .
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press and hold stylus/finger for about 500ms then drag up or down to select multiple mails.
Also good for selecting multiple contacts. It's not just simple press and drag, press a little long (around 500ms) then drag
it works and it's easy

And to be ontopic
- better today interface(using OpenGL of course) that should include shortcuts to: - communications manager(turn off/on quickly for bluetooth,wifi and data connections);
- calls;
- weather;
- day and clock & alarms;
- a field with quick launch for user chosen applications.
So far i did not encounter any problem with radio functions(bluetooth, wifi and gsm/3g/umts connection). (Bluetooth does not turn off completely, it's entering a suspend state, and resumes instantly when needed - that's why i don't need any app to keep bluetooth on)
-better design to calls, and quicker response;
-optimization of graphic drivers;
-panels 2 and 4 are crapp. should be redesigned. I tried them and since then never launched again. Useless.
-try to include usb mass storage option when connecting to pc (an option to choose between active sync and mass storage);
- try to unlock Qualcomm's function to recognize an external card reader, or stick when connected to Xperia as a drive , so i can read&write on them

- more (usefull) panels for Download
- speed improvement on loading panels
- not showing the dummy panel while panel is loading
- fixing some bluetooth issues
- Browse Filesystem for Multimedia Files in Panel (not only by ID3-Tags)
- Fast switch between GSM and 3G(UMTS) in Comm Manager
- Native Remapping of Camera Button

I want a fix for the poor signal

MrZippo said:
I want a fix for the poor signal
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you have Vodafone branded Xperia?? If yes, get rid of branding and do a HasrSPL reFlash with generic UK ROM. Signal pretty good, if not excellent!
Vodafone branding craps signal. It's a fact!

Oh, i forgot: There is a must in new firmware -
-redesign of camera interface, and unlock the real video recording capabilities of the machine, with possibility to choose from 3gp to mp4. For the moment, video recording is crap for what the hardware can do.
-camera should store the last settings used when taking picture, like flash on.
- adding the possibility to sync shutter speed with flash(take pictures in the night whitout long exposure time, just as the flash lights).

memtronic said:
you have Vodafone branded Xperia?? If yes, get rid of branding and do a HasrSPL reFlash with generic UK ROM. Signal pretty good, if not excellent!
Vodafone branding craps signal. It's a fact!
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Yeah I did have a Vodafone branded X1 but I have flashed it with the generic UK ROM and the signal is still crap, I get 2 bars then during calls it drops signal and then searches for a signal and then 2 bars magically appear, I call the person back and it drops again. It only seems to happen in areas that don't have a strong signal, but I never had any problems in these 2 bar signal areas with all my previous mobiles.

sound issue with the Nokia 6

HELLO ALL,
while making regular network call, the sound is foggy and damped.
while making whatsapp call, the sound is perfect clear ( both both sides )
what can be the issue ? i believe the network switches to 2G when making calls
can anyone help here ?
regards

blueazure said:
HELLO ALL,
while making regular network call, the sound is foggy and damped.
while making whatsapp call, the sound is perfect clear ( both both sides )
what can be the issue ? i believe the network switches to 2G when making calls
can anyone help here ?
regards
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Trying switching on and off in Dolby surround settings or trying changing Dolby surround setting to music.