Mandatory FM Radio in Cell Phones
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So once again we hear RIAA proposing a new bill mandating FM radio chips in portable devices such as cell phones and PDA. Next thing you know they'll implant chips in your brain and play ads in your dreams (oh, and you have to pay every time it plays). As they say, only in America. Article here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars[^]
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
I wish they'd had more AM capibility in phones - :) i like some of the AM channels - must be starting to age - i'll be like Wogger next. Bryce
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So once again we hear RIAA proposing a new bill mandating FM radio chips in portable devices such as cell phones and PDA. Next thing you know they'll implant chips in your brain and play ads in your dreams (oh, and you have to pay every time it plays). As they say, only in America. Article here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars[^]
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
hey, it's not that bad (for the consumer that is), nothing forces you to listen to the radio, and it doesn't cost anything on your contract to get the radio contract. I could understand it bother the phone producer (force them to including competing product in their product and more miniaturization required as well), but I don't see why a consumer would complain...
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hey, it's not that bad (for the consumer that is), nothing forces you to listen to the radio, and it doesn't cost anything on your contract to get the radio contract. I could understand it bother the phone producer (force them to including competing product in their product and more miniaturization required as well), but I don't see why a consumer would complain...
A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.
Super Lloyd wrote:
I don't see why a consumer would complain...
It forces the consumer to pay for something he/she may not want.
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Super Lloyd wrote:
I don't see why a consumer would complain...
It forces the consumer to pay for something he/she may not want.
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I'd never expected to give you a 5 in my life time, but there ya go! I agree with CSS, if I want a radio tuner I'd buy one for under 10 bucks, but the chances are slim with radios playing the same top 10 songs for weeks in a row X|
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
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So once again we hear RIAA proposing a new bill mandating FM radio chips in portable devices such as cell phones and PDA. Next thing you know they'll implant chips in your brain and play ads in your dreams (oh, and you have to pay every time it plays). As they say, only in America. Article here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars[^]
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
All I want is a phone; just a simple flippin' phone. Jim Kirk didn't have FM on his communicator (as far as I know). Maybe it was a CB?
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So once again we hear RIAA proposing a new bill mandating FM radio chips in portable devices such as cell phones and PDA. Next thing you know they'll implant chips in your brain and play ads in your dreams (oh, and you have to pay every time it plays). As they say, only in America. Article here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars[^]
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
How bloody stupid! I'm surprised they are not planning on trying to force people to have Digital radio in their phones, but then again with digital radio even the slightest bit of interference screws it totally. I'm glad I don't live in America.
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So once again we hear RIAA proposing a new bill mandating FM radio chips in portable devices such as cell phones and PDA. Next thing you know they'll implant chips in your brain and play ads in your dreams (oh, and you have to pay every time it plays). As they say, only in America. Article here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars[^]
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
Just point out to congress how that will create so many more listeners for Rush and Hannity, and they'll run the RIAA out on a rail.
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I didn't know they played music on the Radio. All I hear are commercials and disc jockeys but not music.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
All I hear are commercials and disc jockeys but not music.
From EdFm in Albuquerque, NM: "Our Accountant told us we should play more commercials between songs.... While we get a new accountant, listen to another commercial free block of music...." :) They actually do seem to have far less commercials. Basically on the half hour and hour.
_________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....
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Just point out to congress how that will create so many more listeners for Rush and Hannity, and they'll run the RIAA out on a rail.
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I wish they'd had more AM capibility in phones - :) i like some of the AM channels - must be starting to age - i'll be like Wogger next. Bryce
MCAD --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitorOur kids books :The Snot Goblin, and Book 2 - the Snotgoblin and Fluff
:laugh: I haven't listened to an AM station since they invented FM. I still miss the warm glow of vacuum tubes in the night...
Will Rogers never met me.
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So once again we hear RIAA proposing a new bill mandating FM radio chips in portable devices such as cell phones and PDA. Next thing you know they'll implant chips in your brain and play ads in your dreams (oh, and you have to pay every time it plays). As they say, only in America. Article here: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/08/radio-riaa-mandatory-fm-radio-in-cell-phones-is-the-future.ars[^]
"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin Edbert Sydney, Australia
I suppose they're worried that twatter might take too long to propagate a four-minute warning.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
All I hear are commercials and disc jockeys but not music.
From EdFm in Albuquerque, NM: "Our Accountant told us we should play more commercials between songs.... While we get a new accountant, listen to another commercial free block of music...." :) They actually do seem to have far less commercials. Basically on the half hour and hour.
_________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....
I only seem to be in my car from 15 till until the hour mark. Thus my drive times are biased. All I get are commercials.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost