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Problem is DAB coverage sucks compared to FM, it's not an improvement. In the Western Norway with hundreds of tunnels only the bigger ones are equipped with rad
by varjag 10y ago
Problem is DAB coverage sucks compared to FM, it's not an improvement. In the Western Norway with hundreds of tunnels only the bigger ones are equipped with radio relays. Plenty of dead spots outside major highways too.
I had to drive Bergen-Voss 4x last June around the time a landslide ruined E16, taking a different detour each time. Very spotty in the tunnels along Hardanger, which is a major route. Even worse out there along fv344 which goes mostly on the surface, but through numerous tiny valleys.
There was a talk about postponing the FM sunset, which would be wise given that majority of vehicles don't have DAB support, and some of the most popular models are still sold without DAB tuners. Either way, DAB is an unfortunate transitional technology. Sounded nice in 2000, obsolete now. I concur that 4G network streaming would make much more sense in this era.
- wbl 10y agoRadio is great at broadcast, sucks at point to point with thousands of people. Multicast doesn't work on the internet. Broadcasting digital signals is a better way to use bandwidth.
- gpvos 10y agoInteresting idea! There is cell broadcast for emergency text information, why wouldn't it be possible to broadcast a bunch of audio streams over 4G along with the telephone and internet service? Better than everyone listening to their own stream over 4G. (Edit: the technology and protocols for this exist and are discussed elsewhere in this thread.)