I went from a HD7 to Radar, thinking I don't need space if I can stream music. But I haven't been successful.
Spotify - Sporadically works. Not enough to make it worth $10 a month. Support says they don't support the Radar. They know there are issues.
Rdio - Can't get it to stream often enough, or it's too slow.
Rhapsody - Can't play music. Streams radio stations fine.
Zune Pass - Streams almost 100% of the time, but no easy way to manage/create playlists. This makes it cumbersome to just enjoy music while driving/working out.
Obviously this could be due to data coverage, but I'm in the DFW area, usually with full bars of 4G.
Any other apps you guys use? Any that stream from a home connection like Google Music allows? Mango support is a must.
I have a zune pass , as well as a premium slacker account , which is surprisingly robust. I have also used the google music beta here for wp7. I have not tried Spotify. I stay away from monthly charges when I can , so I did the 1 year Zune pass for $100 . Seems to be the best value . I like getting new releases instantly . But I also never really mess with playlists. The smart DJ feature seems to work really well for a Pandora-esque substitute if you're looking to stay in a genre .
There are a lot of options out there . But Zune pass seems to be the most convenient for me
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I use the free version of Slacker and the works great for my streaming needs
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1stly id like to say android is such a brilliant step up from my old Nokia 5800/N95 but there are a few things I'm missing!
Being able to Bluetooth sync my music whenever in range of my pc was a godsend. It was just nice to have my phone show up in windows media player without any wires.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've tried web sharing lite which is brilliant but not as integrated as I'd like
Also, I recently bought the Sony Ericcson MW600 stereo bluetooth headset, its been brilliant for playing music on but ive only recieved one call while in use and the volume seemed to be none existant any clues as to whats going on there? It was such a pain to have to turn BT off and re-take the call on the phone.
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i use TuneSync for wifi syncing with iTunes.
Works fine
Double twist was just released might want to check that out.
Yep I tried doubletwist the app seemed good but the desktop client is appalling, shame that but it also doesn't sync wirelessly
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I bought this last night (well, eventually, seems the Market's still being a bit screwy - it was hanging on Authorising Purchase...) and it's pretty excellent. Small free app install on Windows/OSX iTunes side, install app on handset, tell it which PC and which playlist to sync and, well, leave it alone. Works great, I'm impressed.
But im assuming I would have to use Itunes to gain any use?
great ;(
why not use one of those wifi file transfer programs?
i used afile and discovery to move photos and songs back and forth. doesn't 'sync', but still allows wireless transfer of songs.
I use TuneSync, the first sync is a little iffy (i had 10gbs of music to sync) but once you get passed that it works OK enough for me.
http://www.markspace.com/
I didnt like it, but it works! High price, I would say just torrent it!
I am curious to know if anyone has tried Dodiom and what their experience was like. Dodiom allows you to stream your music library from your computer to your phone. I found others, but they require you to login on your mobile browser to stream the music. Dodium uses an app. I have only begun to use it. Im waiting for my library to finish scanning. They offer a free version which i am using and a .99$ a month version (10 for whole year). You get more stuff with a paid membership, but i want to try it out first. I have been looking for a way to do this for a while and so i am hoping it works well.
Perhaps someone knows of better software/method of doing this?
EDIT: Okay. So it works rather well so far. I mentioned i had the free version. With this, you can only stream a max of 5 songs. Paid account gets you unlimited! The 5 songs that the program seemingly just chooses at random stream fine. I am actually liking this and may just get a membership after all. You can browse your music by genre, artist, album, or song which is nice too
one thing I love about my 360 is that it will stream music from my pc. Is there an app for android that will allow me to do this on my evo?
Thanks advance
Dredge said:
one thing I love about my 360 is that it will stream music from my pc. Is there an app for android that will allow me to do this on my evo?
Thanks advance
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I really wish there was a zune app for android as well that let me stream/use my zune collection however since it is microsoft owned and run i highly doubt we will ever see it. May have to switch to rhapsody soon and stop streaming from mp3 for the ability to stream from phone (mp3 player has a lot more music to choose from so I think it would be much more worth while to have the streaming capability on the device with less music)
any way if you find a 3rd party app or some way to do this please post it
I would recommend Subsonic(subsonic.org). It would need a dedicated computer to run on and host your music files, but you would then be able to stream your entire music library anywhere that you have an internet connection.
It does have some quirks but for the most part its pretty awesome. It even comes with an android app but you will have to 'donate' to use it.
Edit: Guess I should mention that you wouldn't be able to play protected files, and afik you would never be able to unless MS released a Zune pass for linux(which most likely will never happen).
you could try rdio its pretty awesome, works pretty much just like a zune pass except you can use it on iphones, android phones, and your computer. i use it with the evo and its pretty sweet. i dropped my zune pass subscription for it, although i do miss ripping the drm out of the the zune pass music i used to download lol
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you could try rdio its pretty awesome, works pretty much just like a zune pass except you can use it on iphones, android phones, and your computer. i use it with the evo and its pretty sweet. i dropped my zune pass subscription for it, although i do miss ripping the drm out of the the zune pass music i used to download lol
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lol Same on drm. I will have to take a look at it. the main reason i have a zune pass is i have a zune MP3 player which doesnt support streaming from things like subsonic etc. I love the smart dj feature on it letting it find new music for me but i find myself leaving it at home and just using the 100 or so songs i have on my phone more and more. Will let you know what i think thanks for the input
Yeah rdio has a smart DJ thing too. They call it artist radio. Its a little hardbto find in app right bow but the app devs really listen to their customers will actually make it much easier to use artist radio in next release. App is updated pretty regularly.
edit: they actually just updated the app now to use the artist radio you can just long press on an artist in your collection
this app just gets better and better
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Gmote works well for streaming my mp3s from my home pc to my EVO. It can stream over 3g/4g or via wifi (but only on your home network. I haven't found a way to stream remotely with wifi).
Homepipe works pretty well as both a FTP client and mp3 streamer.
I am using Subsonic now because it streams over 3g/4g and wifi seamlessly. The only problem I am having with it is that after I installed the hosting software on my home PC my browser got hijacked to redirect to the subsonic log-in but the address is always "ad.doubleclick" or some other ad-type place. I am trying to figure it out.
EDIT: Updated my Hosts file and switched to a less obvious port and all is golden now. Subsonic is now my fave music app!
EDIT 2:I've discovered that Subsonic copies the music files to your SD card. Not a problem if I just remember to clean up every once in a while.
This app is the best thing since sliced bread IMO. Instead of having to worry about having enough room on your microSD for all your music you can simply stream it directly to your device or through any computer (at work!). The app is pretty good too with shuffling, queueing (which I WISH the stock music player had!!!), repeating, playlists, etc. Check it out guys! It's all free and no ads!
Just installed it.... pretty damn sweet, does just what it says. I wouldn't think it would eat up the battery any more than using Pandora.
How is audiogalaxy and its impact on data? I don't use Pandora much unless I'm on wifi (work or home), 2GB data plan from the Death Star. not worried about battery, just the data.
Pretty sweet app. Thanks for the heads up.
can you choose a song? or does it just shuffle your library?
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can you choose a song? or does it just shuffle your library?
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You choose what you wish to play!
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I found that Subsonic works better for me. Not to trash your thread or anything. Audiogalaxy is good, too. Due to security at my work I can't use Audiogalaxy because streaming music is blocked. Subsonic uses a url that I assigned, so work doesn't see it and it is not blocked.
this isn't really specific to the DX, but it's what i have so i'm asking here:
i'm looking for an app that will play really long mp3's (like hours long... like a podcast) and, more specifically, will remember where you are in the podcast when you quit the program and start back up at that point when you want to start listening again.
currently i'm just using the native music app and i have to try and remember myself where i left off in a podcast and manually skip ahead to that point every time i need to stop and then come back to a particular file.
thanks for the info!!
I've been using Google Listen for audio podcasts
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this isn't really specific to the DX, but it's what i have so i'm asking here:
i'm looking for an app that will play really long mp3's (like hours long... like a podcast) and, more specifically, will remember where you are in the podcast when you quit the program and start back up at that point when you want to start listening again.
currently i'm just using the native music app and i have to try and remember myself where i left off in a podcast and manually skip ahead to that point every time i need to stop and then come back to a particular file.
thanks for the info!!
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I like .podkast. I download and listen to them with it.
Carcast. You can search for, download, and listen to podcasts in it. It remembers where you are in the podcast and restarts it from where you left off. It's also free...
Stitcher is the best podcast app it seems to have everything
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Check out PodTrapper. I used this app all the time when I had a Blackberry. When the dev came out with the Android version, I made the switch over to Android.
It's a powerful app that I use on a daily basis.
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Beyond Pod works great
Doggcatcher. best podcast app there is. and it's temp on sale with funds going to support Japan.
Listen....
Ive used pretty much all of them (except for DoggCatcher, because it aint free...)... Heres my humble opinion:
For almost one year, i used aCast, in my rooted HTC G1 (CyanogenMod 6.1), worked fine, until out of the blue, stopped catching...
I have to say, i ONLY use it to download and listen to TWiT casts... ive also been looking for an entertaining podcast featuring alternative punk rock music, but havent been sucessfull (suggestions are appreciated).
After aCast, i went on trying mostly every single podcast catcher i could...
Hapi Podcast worked awesome on my Droid X for maybe 4 months, i actually rated it 4 stars and an inspiring comment, and then.. poof... no synching..
Ive been happy now with Google Listen... Its the most simple of them all, plus, it syncs well with google reader on your pc. It remembers where you left on all your casts.. (well i usually sync down oly 5 or 6, and it does remember the part where im at, every time)
Google Listen seems to be my the app for the job.