bug wrote:

On 14 Nov 2004 19:10:21 -0600, Dan wrote:

You can, however, hear all of these and more, free of static and
fading, on the net.

True, but we still have to contend with internet broadcasting's lack
of charm compared to SW broadcasting AND net congestion -- even with a
*broadband* connection!

You get "net congestion" even with *broadband*? I was listening on
dialup and the "net congestion" would cause the broadcast to cut out
abruptly and unpredictably. SW may fade, but it doesn't stop in
midsentence as web radio does. And then there's the signal degradation,
which eventually results in so many missed packets that the broadcast
becomes nearly impossible to listen to. Add in the fact that most of the
world's population doesn't even have a computer much less net access and
web radio has a long way to go before it can be viable. Apparently the
morons at DW and BBC haven't figured that out yet.



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