Touch Pro 2 FM Radio Questions/Answers

ranmasaotome510 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-09-2009, 04:19 AM

So it's been recently bothering me, that i have yet to come across some hardcore evidence of FM radio capability on the Touch Pro2. I've seen the FM Radio listed as something the chipset had as well, besides the other usual stuff (Wifi, Bluetooth)

So for those of you who have a Touch Pro2 Now, (Telus folk?) anyone really, is the FM Radio locked out like its TP1 Brethren, or is it finally open for all of us to bask in its eternal RDS Capable glory?

ranmasaotome510 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-09-2009, 04:34 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVh3F7_nrZA

Hmmmm. so i guess it well have it? but who knows, maybe sprint may pull the plug and decide to block it

leanne · #3 (**permalink**) 08-09-2009, 02:19 PM

So far, the GSM guys have installed the FM Radio cab and have it working. No one on Telus has been able to get it to work.

vakbrain · #4 (**permalink**) 08-09-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by leanne

So far, the GSM guys have installed the FM Radio cab and have it working. No one on Telus has been able to get it to work.

x2

not working on mine either...

ranmasaotome510 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 01:52 AM

ugh you've got to be kidding me, i wonder if this is a continuing fad that CDMA phones cant have FM Radio. i wonder if the FCC have something to do with this.

All joking aside, that's disappointing for the Telus folk. Heres to hoping FM radio unlock with radio firmware updates, or some genius like no2chem to figure this out.

To bad there are no datasheets on the MSM7600, otherwise he would be on this in an instant.

**O'Neil Mitchell** · #6 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 08:54 AM

I use Spb Radio, the best part is you don't need the headphones. You can also listing to any radio staton not just the local ones, as long you know their URL

ls3mach · #7 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by O'Neil Mitchell

I use Spb Radio, the best part is you don't need the headphones. You can also listing to any radio staton not just the local ones, as long you know their URL

I also hate when people post this. 1. Not every station has an internet feed. 2. Not everyone has contiguous 3G coverage. 3. My battery can't even make it a full day as it is, a continuous data session would just further this problem.

SweetBearCub · #8 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ls3mach

I also hate when people post this. 1. Not every station has an internet feed. 2. Not everyone has contiguous 3G coverage. 3. My battery can't even make it a full day as it is, a continuous data session would just further this problem.

Agreed. FM Radio is desirable in many cases over Internet radio, especially since it is usable where 3G coverage is non-existent, and it uses FAR less battery power!

Byronic · #9 (**permalink**) 03-11-2010, 02:19 AM

I'm rather pi$$ed that this isn't working as well.
Yet here's the deal (as I see it).
I'm a tech head (like everyone else).
We want everything in ONE device.
Yet if you just get an mp3 player
with an fm radio...
It can probably go for
what? a week on a triple A
Because it doesn't have
WVGA, cpu, etc,...
So I hate to say it, but
maybe just get
an MP3 player with an Fm radio
AND SAVE YOUR TP2 BATTERY
for righteous stuff
Byronic
P.S. Don't hate me, just ponder...

kidFromBigD · #10 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ls3mach

I also hate when people post this. 1. Not every station has an internet feed. 2. Not everyone has contiguous 3G coverage. 3. My battery can't even make it a full day as it is, a continuous data session would just further this problem.

Ok, I'm in between here.

Yes, internet streaming radio is great. And now that football season is gearing up, guess what? Sometimes the radio station's internet feed DOES NOT CARRY the game you could hear with FM radio! I'm sure this has to do with the money paid to the league and/or the team owners for 'Multimedia' rights and whatnot. This is not true across the board, but it's true with the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys (no haters, plz!).

The other thing is that using Spb Radio requires the URL of the station feed. Fine. If you can find it. Or if you can save it between flashes. I've used GSPlayer and a good search site ( http://www.thestreamcenter.com/pda ) to find stations across the planet, which allows me to click on the link, launching Windows Media Player automatically, or saving the .pls file locally so that GSPlayer can launch.

Now, back to FM radio... The circuitry allowing this to work exists in the bluetooth chip, at least for my Diamond. Figure out which chipset is in the TP2 and you're 50% of the way to answering the OP's question. The other aspect is the Hard-SPL unlocker being worked by cmonex, et. al. If they can unlock the CDMA TP2, they can probably unlock the FM radio, and much happiness will ensue, with custom ROMs and kitchens waiting in the wings.

One last thing: FM radio has problems with reception, even when your headphones are plugged in. It's annoying to get earfuls of static when you move around and are otherwise not optimally positioned for local FM radio. That's another good reason to stick with intenet streams.

Just my thoughts, and just my $.02 so flame away, or share your ideas guys.

EDIT: For those firmly in the FM radio camp, you must check out this app over at xda-devs. I've been running it for a few weeks now and it's very slick. Do yourself a favor and click over --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=531600

Cheerio