[mickg007]

Hi

I am looking for a solution that will allow me to listen to 'WunderRadio' - via IPHONE 3G' - or any other Internet Radio application through a car stereo system

I was thinking of getting the IO Play - but have read that you can only take/make calls and listen to you IPOD with it.

Any help would be much appreciated

Mick

[b1978]

Related to this, I've got a secondary question about WunderRadio. How good does the signal have to be for it to work.
Is 3G the minimum required or will it work with the lesser ones like EDGE and GPRS?

Cheers

[mickg007]

You can listen to it on Edge - but unless the reception is very good, it drops off now and then and will re-buffer. On 3G it is near perfect

[r0rschach]

I've not used Wunder Radio, but I use FStream and Tunin.FM.

FStream
iTunes Store

Tunin.FM
iTunes Store

Both work well over Edge and 3G, but are very dependant on reception. But they are both FREE, so worth having a play with before you fork out the £3.99 for Wunder Radio. Whether or not you like FStream or Tunin.FM, at least you can try the audio quality and connectivity in your area, as they are all taking the same data stream over the airwaves, and should therefore have pretty much the same output performance.

FStream requires you to add the URLs for the radio stations you listen to manually (once only as it stores them), which can be a pain. However it is quicker to load and get back listening than Tunin.FM.

Tunin.FM has a load of pre-defined stations, but takes longer to load.

As for pumping it through the car stereo, I use my iTrip Auto:
Griffin Technology: iTrip Auto - FM Transmitter and Car Charger for iPod & iPhone

It sends the sound to a FM channel which I tune the car radio to. Please note that not all iTrip's work with the iPhone. My previous one didn't, and although would send the FM to the radio, it didn't charge the iPhone, and you got the annoying 'clicking' that you get when you put a mobile near speakers. The iTrip Auto however works really well. I don't have a 3.5mm jack in my car so couldn't use that.

I listen to FStream and Tunin.FM through the car stereo, but reception depends on where I'm driving. The FM transmitter sends whatever sounds come out of the iPhone to the speakers, but haven't received any phone calls when using it, so can't tell you about that.

Hope that helps!

[mickg007]

r0rschach

Thanks - I have tried a FM transmitter in the past and found it very annoying. Its nearly impossible drive for an hour without it dropping in and out and hissing all the time.

Really was hoping there was something like the ICE or IO Play that would work

Mick

[Zain]

I some times stream Wunder Radio in my car via Parrot kit with blue tooth.

Haven't used it loads, but I'd say the audio quality is not as good streaming from my Itunes. And as others have mentioned the signal can be choppy.

[b1978]

Originally Posted by r0rschach

I've not used Wunder Radio, but I use FStream and Tunin.FM.

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Hope that helps!

Cool. Thanks. I will give these free ones a try first!

[davehutch]

For the price...this might be the answer.
I think it sounds great, especially when plugged into the Aux socket:

SONY MEX BT2500 WITH AUX LEAD: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo