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WFMU Mobile FAQ WFMU currently offers four different audio streams which you can access on your web-enabled mobile device. To access our streams, just point your mobile browser to http://wfmu.org/mobile/ and click on the links to launch our MP3, OGG or Windows Media streams. If you have an iPhone we recommend using the free Public Radio Tuner application which is available for free at the App store or you can simply browse over to http://iphone.wfmu.org in Safari in order to access both our live streams and select archived content.
WFMU Mobile Streams
Which stream you choose to listen to will largely depend on what kind of audio software you have installed on your mobile device as well as how fast your mobile connection is. For best sound quality, we recommend using the highest bit rate stream that your mobile device will play without dropping out. By configuring your player to allow for proper buffering, the 128k stream is a viable option as long as you don't mind waiting 20-30 seconds for enough audio to cache. If you can successfully download the 128k live stream, then there's no stopping you from listening to our 128k mp3 archives as well. Just tapping onto the show's mp3 archive link will give you audio. It's that easy. As an added bonus, you will be able to listen to your mobile freeform listening device without the interference of your work's FIREWALL. Software Requirements In order to listen to WFMU you will need to have audio software installed on your mobile device that supports streaming audio. Listeners with devices running the Windows Mobile operating system can listen using GSPlayer, Mortplayer, Windows Media Player or The Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP). Those using the PALM OS have the option of using either Pocket Tunes or The Core Pocket Media Player.
GSPlayer
Mortplayer
The Core Pocket Media Player
The Core Pocket Media Player is a free open source player that allows your
mobile device to play MP3, Windows Media, OGG, as well as quite a few
different video codecs. Although the pricing is attractive, TCPMP may be
slightly trickier to install (Translation: if you are not a geek, don't bother). While TCPMP will work on a Windows Mobile device we recommend using the two players above before trying this one. For Palm Users, however, this is your only FREE option as far as we can tell. TCPMP can be downloaded here:
Pocket Tunes Deluxe
Windows Media Player 10 Mobile Questions? E-mail our stream team or call (201) 521-1416
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