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adam12 03-23-2010 11:47 AM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by marcus_cruz (Post 1650673)
actually the software is not crippled. It's the bootloader that does not initialize the hardware address in the bluetooth chipset. As a phone is powering on, a number of "commands" <--laymens terms, are sent to various hardware components. Camera, phone radio <-- "not the fm radio", bluetooth irq's, it's up to the carrier wether or not they want to turn certain things on and off. So, the hardware is there, the software that works on the gsm versions, would most likely work on the cdma verions if the fm radio was enabled. The fm software uses the standard windows framework, regardless, until the the hardware is "turned-on" we will not have true fm radio. I was working on it, and was able to actually get a response back from the fm radio back before the hspl was released, but gave up to work on other projects.

this!

kb9nate 03-25-2010 11:52 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
This might sound dumb, but why does everyone keep saying "the GSM version" or the "CDMA version" the TP2 is a WORLD BAND phone, meaning it has BOTH GSM and CDMA, or did some people get a totally different version? i have verizons version of the TP2.

wesscoggin 03-26-2010 01:56 AM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
verizons version is what verizon calls a world phone, and has dual radios. Sprints version is also a "world phone". Both are primarily CDMA phones and do not pick up Att's 3g signal because it doesn't pick up ATT's 3g band, but they can pick up Att's edge band.
ATT's tilt 2 and TMo's TP2 do not have a CDMA radio and are GSM only.

hansdg1 03-26-2010 02:43 AM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Please keep working on it! I would really appreciate listening to FM radio on my phone!

DaddyLongLegs 03-26-2010 03:43 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Silly question but if this works does that mean TMC will a GPS program would work as well?

And an even sillier question; would my phone be able to TRANSMIT radio signals? Meaning I can set it to 88.1 and listen to my phone in my car on that station?

bedoig 03-26-2010 03:54 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyLongLegs (Post 1662120)
Silly question but if this works does that mean TMC will a GPS program would work as well?
Not officially, but there are hacks / programs at XDA that pull the RDS data and convert to a standard TMC stream that GPS Nav programs will read. Not that there are really any TMC broadcasts in the US unfortunately... :(

Quote:
Originally Posted by DaddyLongLegs (Post 1662120)
And an even sillier question; would my phone be able to TRANSMIT radio signals? Meaning I can set it to 88.1 and listen to my phone in my car on that station?
Although some of the FM/BT modules do include FM transmit functionality, I'm not sure that the one in the TP2 does. Even in devices where the chip technically supports broadcast though, I don't think I've ever seen one hacked to enable that capability.

BorisM 03-26-2010 04:26 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bedoig (Post 1662147)
Not officially, but there are hacks / programs at XDA that pull the RDS data and convert to a standard TMC stream that GPS Nav programs will read. Not that there are really any TMC broadcasts in the US unfortunately... :(
There is TMC broadcasting in the US. Pretty decent coverage around major cities (i.e. Chicago), although not as good as in Europe.

bedoig 03-26-2010 04:28 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BorisM (Post 1662216)
There is TMC broadcasting in the US. Pretty decent coverage around major cities (i.e. Chicago), although not as good as in Europe.
Really? I had no idea. Has this been going on for a long time?

DaddyLongLegs 03-26-2010 07:58 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bedoig (Post 1662226)
Really? I had no idea. Has this been going on for a long time?
Unlike Europe they charge for TMC in the USA. It's pretty cheap though; $50 for a lifetime (or $7 a month...who would choose that one??). I'd say it's been around for maybe 4 or 5 years?

BorisM 03-26-2010 08:24 PM
Re: Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bedoig (Post 1662226)
Really? I had no idea. Has this been going on for a long time?
For several years, at least. I got my old GPS with lifetime traffic subscription about 3 years ago, and it has already been around for a while.

In most of Europe, I believe, they have free TMC service (rather basic) and premium subscription TMC that has more coverage and detail. In the US, it is all paid, but not too expensive.


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