No radio??

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Hi all

I was seriously considering purchasing the nexus s when i saw that theres no mentioning of radio, and for someone who listen to radio a lot it kinda disappointed me.

is it true? will i have no radio if i buy the nexus s?

i guess you mean FM-Radio...


after all i read, is the chip fm-enabled, but the OS is not. so you would probably have to wait like on the Nexus One till some guys enable the FM software sided with an app or so!

Originally Posted by mazinya

...is it true? will i have no radio if i buy the nexus s?

No Fm.Radio is a disappointment

Sent from my Nexus One

Just use iheart radio or pandora if u have unlimited data iheart has local fm stations

Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Originally Posted by xrizwan

Just use iheart radio or pandora if u have unlimited data iheart has local fm stations

Personally, I don't care about the FM radio, but your suggested solution isn't a complete one for a few reasons:

1) iHeart doesn't include all FM stations, pandora doesn't include any, I'm not sure Wunderradio has them all either (do all stations simulcast on the net?).

2) I think a full time data connection streaming is going to use more juice than an FM radio receiver. iHeart chews through my battery pretty quickly.

3) An FM radio should receive a signal in places that you may not get a stable data connection.

All the other options available to us are the reason I don't care about FM radio (commercials suck on FM radio), but for some it's still the preferred choice (maybe they like a particular DJ or morning crew...

Yes, i mean FM radio and i kinda listen to it a lot. This is realy disappointing to me. I also assume that enabling the chip means i will have to root the phone in order to use it right? which is something i also didnt want to do... guess i will have to wait for the next phone to come, choose something else or just compromise on the FM radio which is unlikely

Originally Posted by rori~

No Fm.Radio is a disappointment

Sent from my Nexus One

Yeah, but does any SGS have FM?

Originally Posted by theimpaler747

Yeah, but does any SGS have FM?

Yes, the i9000 does, out of the box. I think the Vibrant (T-Mo version) does, too.

I found this great Android app 'TuneIn Radio' on AppBrain: http://www.appbrain.com/app/tunein.player

This Should Help... All Radio Stations should be there and all it uses is Data.. For Free! Yay! =)

Sent From a Crop Circle... with a Nexus S :)