On May 23, 4:49*pm, Paul Dwerryhouse
wrote:
David writes:
How do you use this thing if you're a step away from Strip Mall
America..; or out in the middle of Africa, out on a lake or up in the hills..
- or just taking a walk !
You are totally chained to the nearest low powered repeater..
else the thing is an expensive paperweight

- Eventually broadband over mobile phone networks
- will be cheap enough so that listening to internet radio
- on portable devices will be practical.

PDh -wrt- Moblie Phones being used as 24/7
Streaming Audio Internet Radios two words :
"Battery Live" - D'Oh ! ~ RHF

A Real AM&FM Radio -versus-
a portable 'mobile network' device : They Ain't the Same.

The characteristics that made products like the
GE Superadio a Super Radio were :

1 - Free Over-the-Air AM&FM Radio
-versus- Paid Celphone Minutes / Monthly Fee
and Paid Mobile-Media/Internet MB$ Monthly Fee
-ps- cheap enough still means you are paying
out money for your 'mobile' service and minutes.

2 - Quality of Audio Reception Anywhere & All the Time
-versus- Drop-Outs and No Bars/Service

3 - Very Long Battery Life and Endless Hours of Radio
Listening Enjoyment {For Free}
-versus- Once or Twice a Day Battery Recharge Time.

Plus - It was a Real Radio and Sounded like a Radio
Turn it On and Fill the Room with Sound
-versus- small tinny sounding ear-buds/headphones