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obstler
22-04-2008, 06:40 PM
hi,

I'm working on some streaming media app for mobile phones/ppc, and use my Polaris for testing the 3gp rtsp streaming. When connected over the air (hsdpa/umts) the rtsp streaming works fine with the inbuilt htc streamin media app. However when I connect the polaris to the internet either via WLAN or activesync (through the host pc) the streaming doesn't work at all. the streaming media app opens as soon as I click the rtsp link just fine, but then just says can't connect.

Any ideas on how to get it to work via wlan/async? otherwise all this testing might be getting expensive ;)

the htc streaming media app (v 2.20 build 1026.711) is from the stock polaris rom.

alternatively another rtsp 3gp/mp4 player app that works with all connections would be just as fine, but some quick googling around didn't turn up any obvious contenders -- the htc app seems to be pretty good at what it does; except for the connection problems that is...
obstler
24-04-2008, 10:20 AM
hmm.. I guess nobody else is either using steaming media on their polaris, or I'm the only one having problems with it... I just don't understand why it won't work over WLAN instead of only OTA...
Boum
25-04-2008, 12:59 AM
Exact same problem here. Working well over 3G with any streaming app, however it's never working over WLAN.
ukdutypaid
25-04-2008, 04:45 PM
Exact same problem here. Working well over 3G with any streaming app, however it's never working over WLAN.

I just thought the inbuilt Streaming Media app, was completely useless...
I didn't know it woulld work over cellular and not over wifi.....

You're the first person I've come across who's managed to get it to work at all......!

I use realplayer and the built in windows media player for my streaming..... but as I say, I've only ever tried it over wifi....

I may investigate over HSPDA, 3G, etc.....
obstler
25-04-2008, 05:00 PM
How is the windows mobile realplayer? does it install other stuff that integrate everywhere into the system like the PC version (which I will never install again) or is it a well behaved ppc app? And does it work for streaming over wlan?
ukdutypaid
25-04-2008, 05:07 PM
How is the windows mobile realplayer? does it install other stuff that integrate everywhere into the system like the PC version (which I will never install again) or is it a well behaved ppc app? And does it work for streaming over wlan?

Sorry I mean, I use Real Player for pocket pc AND Windows Media player for streaming .wma/asx files.

It's well behaved from what I can work out.. It's like back to the days of realplayer 8, when it was a well behaved little application....
As for streaming... I've only ever streamed over wlan.... Including a couple of bbc tv programs....
There is a site for the BBC streams, as they're all rstp files, Real Player won't open the links.. (Don't ask why, I have no idea) but in theory.. the HTC Streaming Media thingy should do, as that's the type of file PREfix, it's looking for...