Streaming WCSB to an iPhone or iPod Touch Tonight I tried out two apps for my iPod Touch to stream WCSB. I only used wi-fi, not having an iPhone, so any reports from the field would be appreciated. Based on cost and assorted user ratings, I tried out: CastCatcher: two bucks RadioBOX: a buck CastCatcher had a pretty obvious user interface; I had no trouble figuring out how to add WCSB's stream (www.wcsb.org:8001/listen.pls). One of the pluses to CastCatcher is you can go into System Preferences and increase the buffer size, which reviewers say helps with dropouts. I listened for about twenty minutes with no problems. Mind you, I was sitting next to my wifi router the whole time. RadioBOX, however, really made me work hard to figure out how to add WCSB's stream. Once I did it wouldn't let me play it, until I figured out I had to OK it twice. But with all that done, it then streamed WCSB just fine. I listened for about five minutes with no dropouts. There are a handful of other apps out there; most of them cost more. The free Shoutcast AOL app won't let you add any other streams (fascists. I hate lock in). ~swain http://www.wcsb.org/forum/read.php?14,16079,16079#msg-16079 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:42 -0700 Phorum 5.2.9 http://www.wcsb.org/forum/read.php?14,16079,26296#msg-26296 Re: Streaming WCSB to an iPhone or iPod Touch http://www.wcsb.org/forum/read.php?14,16079,26296#msg-26296
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CastCatcher had a pretty obvious user interface; I had no trouble figuring out how to add WCSB's stream (www.wcsb.org:8001/listen.pls). One of the pluses to CastCatcher is you can go into System Preferences and increase the buffer size, which reviewers say helps with dropouts. I listened for about twenty minutes with no problems. Mind you, I was sitting next to my wifi router the whole time.

RadioBOX, however, really made me work hard to figure out how to add WCSB's stream. Once I did it wouldn't let me play it, until I figured out I had to OK it twice. But with all that done, it then streamed WCSB just fine. I listened for about five minutes with no dropouts.

happy to see that..... just give me a lot of thinking....!

thx....]]> Anonymous User Anything Goes Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:59:51 -0700 http://www.wcsb.org/forum/read.php?14,16079,25719#msg-25719 Re: Streaming WCSB to an iPhone or iPod Touch http://www.wcsb.org/forum/read.php?14,16079,25719#msg-25719




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I only used wi-fi, not having an iPhone, so any reports from the field would be appreciated.

Based on cost and assorted user ratings, I tried out:

CastCatcher: two bucks
RadioBOX: a buck

CastCatcher had a pretty obvious user interface; I had no trouble figuring out how to add WCSB's stream (www.wcsb.org:8001/listen.pls). One of the pluses to CastCatcher is you can go into System Preferences and increase the buffer size, which reviewers say helps with dropouts. I listened for about twenty minutes with no problems. Mind you, I was sitting next to my wifi router the whole time.

RadioBOX, however, really made me work hard to figure out how to add WCSB's stream. Once I did it wouldn't let me play it, until I figured out I had to OK it twice. But with all that done, it then streamed WCSB just fine. I listened for about five minutes with no dropouts.

There are a handful of other apps out there; most of them cost more. The free Shoutcast AOL app won't let you add any other streams (fascists. I hate lock in).

~swain]]> wainstead Anything Goes Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:42:10 -0700