Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers

[JTuck]

Radio also doesn't work on US Cellular and they have no music service.

[DaddyLongLegs]

Originally Posted by kidFromBigD

Well, just my $.02 but I think the carriers would prefer you subscribe to their music services, as pitiful as they are. You know, Sprint wants to sell you music and Verizon has V-Cast, so why allow our customer base any options?

Wrongheaded, yes, but the bean counters call it "Protecting Revenue Streams".

Which pisses me off because I don't even want the FM radio unlocked for music purposes; I just want to use TMC with Igo8 on my phone!

[constitutionalist]

Originally Posted by DaddyLongLegs

Which pisses me off because I don't even want the FM radio unlocked for music purposes; I just want to use TMC with Igo8 on my phone!

Hmm, another use that would be cool to have: access streaming media via Local FM tranceiver. Maybe it was disabled to punish all the evil downloaders in the States. lol

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by bstan

Wow, the marketing people get to decide how we use our phones...

GREAT marketing plan! I can see how that round table meeting went now...

"Well Hank... we have come to a conclusion... the Aye's have it, and we have decided, from a marketing standpoint, it would be HORRIBLE to market and advertise the fact you can listen to FM Radio on the TP2; I mean, WHO would want to make the most of their $600 Pocket PC smart phone? Ok, great meeting everyone, lets inform Verizon of our decision, and go home and take our moron medication, we've all missed the past week of pills I think."

DUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rorytmeadows]

Originally Posted by HTC Touch-Pro

GREAT marketing plan! I can see how that round table meeting went now...

"Well Hank... we have come to a conclusion... the Aye's have it, and we have decided, from a marketing standpoint, it would be HORRIBLE to market and advertise the fact you can listen to FM Radio on the TP2; I mean, WHO would want to make the most of their $600 Pocket PC smart phone? Ok, great meeting everyone, lets inform Verizon of our decision, and go home and take our moron medication, we've all missed the past week of pills I think."

DUHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty sure removing the radio is a method by carriers to try and get the user to subscribe and pay for music from things like Vcast.

[TheBundo]

Originally Posted by rorytmeadows

Pretty sure removing the radio is a method by carriers to try and get the user to subscribe and pay for music from things like Vcast.

Boycott is the answer. But enough people won't do it. But I'll stand firm.............

[oneders65]

Verizon 6.5 is out. I wonder if they enabled the FM Radio?????? That would be nice!

Originally Posted by oneders65

Verizon 6.5 is out. I wonder if they enabled the FM Radio?????? That would be nice!

I installed the HTC FM Radio cab, i never got any errors this time but Im also not getting any sound.

[DaddyLongLegs]

Originally Posted by 12stringchap

I installed the HTC FM Radio cab, i never got any errors this time but Im also not getting any sound.

Where did you get this cab?

At the very least I can try TMC on my GPS software (iGO 8 )

[HTC Touch-Pro]

Originally Posted by 12stringchap

I installed the HTC FM Radio cab, i never got any errors this time but Im also not getting any sound.

Well that would be an error... no sound, lol

FM radio would be nice on the TP2, a $7 portable radio from Wal-Mart can play AM AND FM, but not a Windows MObile $600+ (retail) PocketPC!?

I would love to have AM radio on the TP2, oh well... with this much difficulty and confusion getting FM, I'm sure AM is gone with the wind!