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Badazzff949

Mar 4, 2008, 10:01 AM
I have the 8130 from Verizon. I am wanting internet radio and have tried a few and none seem to work with my phone. Can anyone help? Thanks Gary
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vs1phn

Mar 4, 2008, 11:36 AM
I found a couple that work, but the stream is horrible and very spotty. I forget where, but it truely is a waste of time and memory.

But, if you're like me and need to find out for yourself, do a search and you will find it.
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sgoldwa

Mar 8, 2008, 6:00 AM
I have your answer.

Since I am an Internet broadcaster, being able to listen and monitor my station is a very high priority.

I almost did not buy a Blackberry because I had heard they were late to the party in terms of streaming Internet Radio. However, I was wrong.

The best solution I have found ... in terms of quality and cost (free!) is using Orb (www.orb.com). Essentially, you set up a PC as a music server. You then log in using your Blackberry browser, set up a bookmark, and enjoy it.

The only downside is that you do need to leave your home PC on. One cool feature of the Orb system is that if the software ever crashes and your phone stops playing the stream, you can actually restart the Orb server software residing on y...
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