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I hope all phones will adopt this feature: "Built-in FM radio"

by andyl 12y ago

phkahler 12y ago
I've been waiting for that and Built-in TV tuner for years. I don't think the carriers want that because you don't use their expensive data then. I'm on republic now, so I don't use carriers data anyway and TV would be great. Also as a special interest, allowing that FM tuner to go a little higher in frequency could pick up the aviation frequencies - every pilot would want one (that's not a huge market).
- GFischer 12y ago
  Most no-brand Chinese knockoffs have built-in TV tuners. If they work as well as their cameras, I don't think they're what you're looking for (a coworker bought one as a temporary cell phone just to try it, and it was nowhere close to what they advertised, and was basically awful). Just to be clear: I'm talking about chinese white-label products, some are sold here under the brand Xion for example. http://www.zonatecno.com.uy/Celulares_Xion_XI-CE50_Dual_Sim_TV.asp http://www.zonatecno.com.uy/Celulares_Xion_XI-CE50_Dual_Sim_... Searching, I just found out there are cheap dongles to add a TV Tuner :) for example: http://www.elgato.com/en/eyetv/eyetv-micro http://www.elgato.com/en/eyetv/eyetv-micro http://www.geniatech.com/tv-tuner-for-android-tablet.asp http://www.geniatech.com/tv-tuner-for-android-tablet.asp and they apparently work reasonably well http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2094801 http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2094801
sliverstorm 12y ago
it does depend on headphones for an antenna. As a result I don't use it much on my moto g. It is nice though.
vertex-four 12y ago
Most feature phones have had it for a long time now.
skizm 12y ago
I wish phones had radio transmitters so I could listen to my phone on a car stereo that doesn't have bluetooth or any other way to hook up with a phone.
rtpg 12y ago
pretty much all my phones (smartphones included) have had this feature, it just hasn't been advertised

I hope all phones will adopt this feature: "Built-in FM radio"

by andyl 12y ago

I hope all phones will adopt this feature: "Built-in FM radio"

I've been waiting for that and Built-in TV tuner for years. I don't think the carriers want that because you don't use their expensive data then. I'm on republic now, so I don't use carriers data anyway and TV would be great. Also as a special interest, allowing that FM tuner to go a little higher in frequency could pick up the aviation frequencies - every pilot would want one (that's not a huge market).

GFischer 12y ago
Most no-brand Chinese knockoffs have built-in TV tuners. If they work as well as their cameras, I don't think they're what you're looking for (a coworker bought one as a temporary cell phone just to try it, and it was nowhere close to what they advertised, and was basically awful). Just to be clear: I'm talking about chinese white-label products, some are sold here under the brand Xion for example. http://www.zonatecno.com.uy/Celulares_Xion_XI-CE50_Dual_Sim_TV.asp http://www.zonatecno.com.uy/Celulares_Xion_XI-CE50_Dual_Sim_... Searching, I just found out there are cheap dongles to add a TV Tuner :) for example: http://www.elgato.com/en/eyetv/eyetv-micro http://www.elgato.com/en/eyetv/eyetv-micro http://www.geniatech.com/tv-tuner-for-android-tablet.asp http://www.geniatech.com/tv-tuner-for-android-tablet.asp and they apparently work reasonably well http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2094801 http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2094801

sliverstorm 12y ago

it does depend on headphones for an antenna. As a result I don't use it much on my moto g. It is nice though.

vertex-four 12y ago

Most feature phones have had it for a long time now.

skizm 12y ago

I wish phones had radio transmitters so I could listen to my phone on a car stereo that doesn't have bluetooth or any other way to hook up with a phone.

rtpg 12y ago

pretty much all my phones (smartphones included) have had this feature, it just hasn't been advertised