I don’t know how many people out there are doing this, but I think I’ve discovered something very nifty about the combination of a Nokia3650 and Unlimted T-Mobile data service. I usually only use my data plan for sending to 16photos, a backup Internet connection for my powerbook (occasionally a mobile node), or finding out where that fire truck is going. Since I pay for unlimited service, I’m always happy when I find a use for the data plan.
Yesterday, it hit me. The thing has a RealPlayer on it. I don’t know why this should be a mystical revalation or anything since I used to work at the place, but it of was. I could use the RealPlayer to Stream Radio….
I fiddled with the phone for a while, trying to find some radio thing in it’s horrid little interface, but T-Mobile’s web pages don’t really tell you much. To them, it’s about the news or movie reviews three lines at a time. Finding anything using just the phone is just horrible so I switched back to the computer to start searching. You see, the RealPlayer understands .ram files.
A ram file is simply a text file telling the RealPlayer where you want it to get it’s content from. Sites like AirAmerica and KEXP have ram files linked on their front pages, but you can make a one line ram file for any stream once you know it’s URL.
Here’s the ram file for AirAmerica:
rtsp://rx-lvl3-tex26.rbn.com/farm/*/airam/airam/live/live.rm
Once you’ve downloaded (or created) the ram file onto your computer, send the file to your phone using bluetooth. You’ll get a message in your inbox and the phone will automatically open it in the RealPlayer, if you’re GPRS coverage is good, you’re phone is now a radio!
Note: If you are on AT&T or do not have an unlimited data plan, this is a very very bad idea.
how 2 set the audio rm, & what sim are use?
just open it in the real player.
i dont have this phone anymore, but I was on t-mobile unlimited data when I wrote this.