Problems with Audio Streaming

Celestra · #11 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Streaming Radio- It's Consuming Bandwidth---------If your broadband package is limited to say 3 GB of downloads per month, how then would this be calculated when listening to the Internet Radio? The download is calculated by adding up data received over the listening time, as though you were downloading a file. Internet Radio Stations can send anything from 16 Kilobits per second (Low Quality Voice) to 128 KBPS (High Quality Stereo). If a station broadcasts at 56 KBPS, that's around 25 Megabytes per hour. Listening for four hours a day would use your monthly 3GB Allowance.

Celestra · #12 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by Celestra

Hi!!! If your streaming audio occasionally stops briefly and then starts back-up again, this is most likely due to your Internet connection. If your Internet connection is too slow or is busy downloading other large amounts of data, then it may intermittently not be able to handle all the streaming data as fast as necessary. In these cases, you will usually see a "buffering message" in your player. Also, some employers block access to streaming media to preserve company bandwidth. If you are able to listen to the stream from home but are unable to connect to the server from work, that may be the problem.

Streaming Radio--(It's Consuming Bandwidth) If your broadband package is limited to 3GB of downloads a month, how is this calculated on the Internet Radio? Adding up data over the listening time, as though you were downloading a file. Internet Radio Stations can send anything from 16 KILOBITS per second (Low Quality Voice) to 128 KBPS (High Quality Stereo). If a station broadcasts at 56 KBPS, that's 25 Megabits per hour. Listening for 4 hours a day would use your monthly allowance.

superbill · #13 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Hi Celestra

Thanks for that info.... Its good to know..... I use Internet radio quite a lot so I guess I had better check what allowance I have used..... best superbill

03hdfatboy · #14 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

I have 512Kbs DSL and it is to slow to listen to Internet radio

Celestra · #15 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

I don't know, I have a meter on my Health Check that starts up with booting. When I sign into my Network Provider, I get definite variances in signal strength. From middle to almost top of the chart. It is not a good enough service, even for dial-up. However, I'm afraid of the extreme greed some of these high speed providers have. Verizon wanted last year 50 dollars a month, 2 year contract, walk around with the thing anywhere you want, no live media streaming...I'm not sure about the audio. Another place will only give you 10 hours a month for radio.

Celestra · #16 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Hey, Pandora's kind of cool. I was enjoying some Siberian folk music that Pandora felt resembles Celtic Passion. I'm going to have to get my antenna and card. It's definitely an Internet problem because if I watch MSM old T.V. programs ,they have some new ones too, on Linksys late at night it won't stop and start.