Iphone Streaming Audio - How do I do it? I'm weeping with frustration

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Iphone Streaming Audio - How do I do it? I'm weeping with frustration

Hi everyone! After much of deliberation, I bought the iphone 3gs today. It's my first iphone, and I was very exited to finally own one. But you cannot imagine my disappointment when I discovered the phone failing to perform the task I bought it for.

I need to listen to certain university lectures, which are audio only - here's one:

http://gandalf.aksis.uib.no:554/wab/w-konferanse/skjolden05/cahill.mov

The phone can' do it - apparently there's some kind of server problem. The audio cannot be directly downloaded on my computer and saved, for they stream in real time; each lecture is between 1 and 2 hours long. I desperately need someone's help - perhaps there's an app I could purchase to help me. I would love to keep this phone, but if it cant perform this function, I will be returning it tomorrow, and jumping off the iphone boat after having being on it for only a few frustrated moments.

Many thanks in advance for any efforts to assist me!

(I an in the UK - I don't know if that is significant to the situation)

Iphone 3gs, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Sep 21, 2009 11:19 AM

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Jul 14, 2018 1:02 AM in response to malcom123456

Just return the phone. Any windows mobile phone will suit your needs. It might not be as sexy, but it will pretty much do anything a PC can do. If it can't stream it, it can download it over 3g to phone and then use WMP to play it locally. Windows mobile is a great, multitasking OS, tens of thousands of apps, only problem is it's interface is dated. Many find it too complicated to use.

I miss my WM phones many days, but I do prefer my iphone. I just don't prefer apples god like control complex.

iphones are not for everyone, they offer most, but not all features many need.

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Sep 21, 2009 12:12 PM in response to malcom123456

You could use Audio Hijack Pro
<http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/>
To record the lectures to files on your mac.
You can schedule it to record a different lecture aver 2 hours, and let it run overnight. In the morning, copy them to iTunes, then to your iPhone.

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Sep 21, 2009 12:31 PM in response to Malcolm Rayfield

Thank you for the suggestion Malcolm - but I don't want to have to pre record the lectures - there are hundreds of them! I want to listen to them in streaming audio. Anyone else have any suggestions?

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w7ox

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Sep 21, 2009 12:52 PM in response to malcom123456

This one iVid at the app store says it will stream mov files

http://skjm.com/ivid/

http://skjm.com/ivid/support.php

Worth a look.

Phil

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malcom123456 Author

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Sep 21, 2009 1:48 PM in response to w7ox

Thanks Phil - I've bought the app - but can't seem to get it to work as it's so badly made. Thanks anyway. Any other suggestions anyone?

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Sep 21, 2009 2:11 PM in response to malcom123456

I really regret buying this phone. It can't even stream audio. I've wasted £180. They advertise the iphone as being able to surf the internet, and it can only access limited parts of it.

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Sep 22, 2009 5:07 AM in response to malcom123456

That is correct. Te device is VERY limited as to acceptable formats, so much that it is a real PITA.

iTunes cannot handle the vast majority of formats.

The world of Apple is closed and proprietary. Once Android starts to become widely available, the iPhone will decline in popularity.

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dbakker

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Sep 22, 2009 5:23 AM in response to malcom123456

perhaps Air Video can help ? : http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/index.html

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malcom123456 Author

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Sep 22, 2009 6:20 AM in response to dbakker

Thanks dbakker - but it won't work with my operating system. I refuse to upgrade my computers operating system, just so my phone can access the internet. It doesn't look like it would help anyway, but thank you for your advice.

WHY DID I BUY THIS PHONE?????
IT DOESN'T EVEN SURF THE WEB PROPERLY!!!!
I'VE WASTED NEARLY £200!!!!!

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paulcb

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Sep 22, 2009 6:46 AM in response to malcom123456

I'm sorry for your trouble but if that's the one thing you bought it for, could you not have tested this out at the Apple store in London prior to purchase? It amazes me that people spend this much money on something without doing any research.

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malcom123456 Author

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Sep 22, 2009 7:14 AM in response to paulcb

Yeah - thanks a lot for those nasty words Paulcb. They're just what I need right now. Really, thanks. I did do research - I bought the device because I knew it could surf the web. It was only after I had bought the Iphone that I realized it could only surf parts of it.

I amazes me that people often see those asking for help as a target.

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paulcb

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Sep 22, 2009 10:21 AM in response to malcom123456

I'm sorry, didn't really mean you as a target, just venting a little... we get LOTS of people on here complaining about the iPhone not doing what they want when a few minutes of basic research in the internet would have told them the answer before they bought the phone. I (we) just get really tired of posters complaining loudly about something that's their own fault. Your case is a bit different though as that is a bit of an obscure site, i.e. no way to know without trying it. Can you not return it under a 30 day window? Sounds like a netbook would be a good option for you.

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malcom123456 Author

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Sep 22, 2009 3:01 PM in response to paulcb

No prob mate. The netboook might be a good idea.

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malcom123456 Author

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Sep 23, 2009 7:56 AM in response to malcom123456

Any more help guys??????? Is the iphone really so rubbish that it can't handle simple streaming audio????!!!!!?????

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w7ox

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Sep 23, 2009 8:15 AM in response to malcom123456

IphoneTastic wrote:
I really regret buying this phone. It can't even stream audio. I've wasted £180. They advertise the iphone as being able to surf the internet, and it can only access limited parts of it.

Your first post said you bought it on Sept 21. I'm not sure where you bought it, but this is Sept 23 and it seems you could return it NOW and get all or most of you money back -- at least that would be so here.

I suggest you take that course of action.

Phil

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