Friday, July 25, 2008
E71 & Nokia Internet Radio - Where's It At?
Topics: E71 Applications, E71 Rants 20 commentsPosted by Mike Macias
One of my favorite S60 applications is Nokia Internet Radio. There are so many stations to listen to and I've noticed that the list grows bigger and bigger over time - on my Nokia N82 that is.
What about the E71 version of Nokia Internet Radio? This should be pre-installed on the E71 but I don't see it. I went to the Internet Radio download page and didn't see a version for the E71. I downloaded and installed the E65 verson but it shuts down after a few seconds of use. Really crappy.
Has anyone got any other versions of Nokia Internet Radio on your Nokia E71? If not I'm hoping Nokia comes out with a version fast. With this huge battery I can listen to it all day.
Shame that it's not already installed on my phone.
July 25, 2008 1:53 PM
I've installed NIR for N95 (as far as I remember, that was more than week ago), and it works flawlessly on my E71.
July 25, 2008 3:31 PM
I have the one for e65 installed as well and it works perfectly, no complaints.
July 26, 2008 9:31 AM
I installed the E51 version. Works fine... but the bottom 2 buttons (options and back) aren't displayed properly, but they work fine.
July 27, 2008 8:54 AM
amsbestbuy
I have tried to install different versions on my E71 and none of them work. In most cases, the program closes itself when attempting to select a station.
Any other tips on how to get this to work?
July 27, 2008 12:20 PM
charliebrown
I've tried the N95 version and it was working very well.
Then, it began crashing while trying to select or search stations.
I suppose I've later installed a software that caused an incompatibility, so i tried and uninstall everything (themes includede, one by one) but no way!
The only thing I was not able to uninstall is QuickOffice 5, so maybe this is the problem...
July 28, 2008 7:05 AM
I tried first the N95 version and that crashed, then I have tried E51 and that version worked like a dream, except position of soft button text... no biggie for me
July 29, 2008 8:57 PM
+1 to the E51 version. Keys are mixed up a tiny bit but no biggie.
August 6, 2008 5:02 PM
I installed the N95 version and it seems to work fine for me on my 3-uk E71
August 31, 2008 5:53 AM
There is e71 version already available!
http://europe.nokia.com/A41121127
August 31, 2008 9:05 AM
THE E71 IS PARTIALLY CRIPPLED WHEN IT COMES TO STREAMING AUDIO SUPPORT.
On the e61, e61i, and e65, it is possible to play back streaming AAC+ stations like SOMA FM using either the old S60 shoutcast player, or the newer Nokia Internet Radio (NIR).
The advantage of AAC+ is that it uses half of the bandwidth (64kbps vs. 128kbps)
Here is an AAC+ stream (Groove Salad SOMAFM)that has always worked perfectly on several different e-series phones:
http://207.200.96.232:8012
On the e71, with both the N95 AND e71 version of NIR, it fails to play.
With the old S60 Internet Radio, it says "Format Not Supported"
The official Nokia E71 spec sheet explicitly states that eAAC+ is supported for streaming: http://www.nokiausa.com/A41146207
But it's obviously not. This ruins the phone for streaming audio since maintaining a full 128kbit mp3 stream can be tricky when moving around, and is impossible when you revert to EGPRS outside a major city (Which happens a lot in the USA)
Let's make some noise about this so Nokia fixes it.
IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE BEFORE
Regards,
Long-Time-Eseriesguy
August 31, 2008 6:17 PM
E71 version internet radio now available for download.. at the same link
August 31, 2008 9:08 PM
Right, and it DOES NOT stream AAC+. All of the other Eseries devices do. It's the codec (or LACK of codec) baked into the firmware.
September 18, 2008 12:23 PM
the streaming of eaac+ is possible on esterie phones (i have e51) without internet radio... if i install internet radio, aac+ streaming fails, if i uninstall it, it runs perfect with real player...
October 7, 2008 9:14 PM
Just downloaded NIR.
AAC+ stream gets passed from browser to NIR, stream buffers, then finally NIR decides it is unable to play it.
November 17, 2008 7:58 AM
What formats does this player support? Is the a compatible stream available for BBC streams?
November 18, 2008 6:16 AM
Can anyone help me? I downloaded the E71 version for the software.. installed it but it wont give me the option to choose my carrier.. on Wlan
Need some help here!
Ronald
November 18, 2008 6:19 AM
Shesh i was to fast posting:
internet radio installed (version for e71)
then i am not able to choose my internet carrier.. it only gives me the option to choose Wlan..
Hope someone can help
Ronald
March 17, 2009 6:06 AM
Hello...?
Does anyone have the same problem with internet radio where i cant choose my internet access point? Just the WLAN option shows up..
Greets
Ronald
March 23, 2009 5:17 PM
I have the same problem... I am unable to select the option I would use for other web related tasks on the phone. Using what sounds right (Rogers Internet) gives me an Unable to connect whenever I attempts to load a sation.
July 5, 2009 8:54 PM
Does anyone know if Nokia fixed the AAC+ support issue? As a user's who's been loyal to the E61 and E61i this has been a huge kick in the head for me :(