T-Mobile Embraces FM Radio In Phones
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Less Data?
FM Radio uses zero data. Absolute zero. It listens to frequency modulation signals, it doesn't go through cellular, wifi, or any other kind of data connection. My phone has an FM radio in it, and it works with all cellular/wifi/Bluetooth radios turned off and in airplane mode. It also works with the SIM card removed from the phone. Not only does it use less data, it uses none.
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Yes but some apps use a marginal amount of data when connected. For example, nextradio (mentioned in the article) will pull information about the station you are listening too off the internet. Including band information and links to buy the song. Yes you can use nextradio without a data connection, but its a "richer" experience with data on.
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Correct. That's exactly what I was referring to. It certainly can use zero data, but most modern FM apps do use some data by default.
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