Comments on: PocketStreamer - Streaming Radio For BlackBerry http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/ BlackBerry News and Reviews Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Paul Hicks http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-11909 Paul Hicks Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:05:24 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-11909 I appreciate the original review, and the many comments regarding the issues this program is plagued. For these reasons, I won't be purchasing this program and will continue to look for a suitable streaming program for the Curve. Many thanks! I appreciate the original review, and the many comments regarding the issues this program is plagued. For these reasons, I won’t be purchasing this program and will continue to look for a suitable streaming program for the Curve.

Many thanks!

]]> By: TJ http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-11764 TJ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:24:40 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-11764 PocketStreamer - Streaming Radio for BlackBerry needs a lot of work. Customer support is not responsive so I thought investing $20 might not be a good idea. The trial version lags and cuts off when on incoming calls. I also experienced a problem with my internet connection. I think it is a good idea as I am really tired of monthly subscription fees, but they really need to do a lot of modifications for this program to function properly and better customer support is a must! PocketStreamer - Streaming Radio for BlackBerry needs a lot of work. Customer support is not responsive so I thought investing $20 might not be a good idea. The trial version lags and cuts off when on incoming calls. I also experienced a problem with my internet connection. I think it is a good idea as I am really tired of monthly subscription fees, but they really need to do a lot of modifications for this program to function properly and better customer support is a must!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-11268 Rachel Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:51:03 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-11268 Don't buy this. I installed it on my Curve and like others before me, when I select the app, it stalls on "loading stations". Worse, when I try to uninstall, everything freezes... my laptop, by Curve, and when I restart, it's still there. What a total waste. Don’t buy this. I installed it on my Curve and like others before me, when I select the app, it stalls on “loading stations”. Worse, when I try to uninstall, everything freezes… my laptop, by Curve, and when I restart, it’s still there. What a total waste.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-7817 Tyler Sat, 31 May 2008 19:01:57 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-7817 Yeah, I have a Blackberry Curve and am having the same issue with pocketstreamer. . . loading stations. . . and it never moves. Its rediculous that they even list a program that is far from error free and then charge $21 for it. Yeah, I have a Blackberry Curve and am having the same issue with pocketstreamer. . . loading stations. . . and it never moves. Its rediculous that they even list a program that is far from error free and then charge $21 for it.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-7712 Ronen Halevy Wed, 28 May 2008 19:39:08 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-7712 Denny, I know our store would so I am sure handango would do the same. Just be persistant Denny,
I know our store would so I am sure handango would do the same. Just be persistant

]]> By: Denny http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-7711 Denny Wed, 28 May 2008 19:27:21 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-7711 product does not work well. it often lags too much for the programming to start. will handango refund this product? product does not work well. it often lags too much for the programming to start. will handango refund this product?

]]> By: Robert Sreter http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-2887 Robert Sreter Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:11:22 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-2887 My program is also stuck at the "loading stations". I have asked Handango for a refund. My program is also stuck at the “loading stations”. I have asked Handango for a refund.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1815 Ronen Halevy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:21:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1815 Seems like a serious pain in the ... Reminds me of trying to get my windows mobile handset to work with my email Seems like a serious pain in the … Reminds me of trying to get my windows mobile handset to work with my email

]]> By: rhea http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1796 rhea Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:33:44 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1796 Yeah, really! LOL! Actually I did get it working again, but we will see for how long. Yeah, really! LOL! Actually I did get it working again, but we will see for how long.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1783 Ronen Halevy Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:43:53 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1783 So in short you guys dont recommend pocketstreamer? Seems like it just causes premature gray hairs? So in short you guys dont recommend pocketstreamer? Seems like it just causes premature gray hairs?

]]> By: rhea http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1760 rhea Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:56:08 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1760 Ugh, I did try mine again and it is still not working. I was hoping for a little something. LOL! I hear ya, 5 bucks would have been better than 20. I did go to handango where I purchased it from, and asked them what I should do. I mentioned that I understood this was a common occurance with the program. Maybe they will offer a refund?? LOL, maybe wishful thinking is more like it....LOL! Ugh, I did try mine again and it is still not working. I was hoping for a little something. LOL! I hear ya, 5 bucks would have been better than 20. I did go to handango where I purchased it from, and asked them what I should do. I mentioned that I understood this was a common occurance with the program. Maybe they will offer a refund?? LOL, maybe wishful thinking is more like it….LOL!

]]> By: Jess http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1759 Jess Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:48:56 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1759 Well, I would like to tell you that my experience has been smooth, but unfortunately since posting originally, the problems have persisted. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. Reception doesnt seem to be the issue. Hard resets dont make any difference. Its rather unpredictable. The only assumption I can make is that its something on their end. Of late it actually HAS been working (in fact just tried mine again 2 minutes ago and it works!) - QUICK, try yours! Anyways - I DID receive a prompt reply from their tech support (although their recommendation really had no effect and it was simply time that resulted in it working again). However, you may want to send them a message. Here's hoping for a more stable version of this to come out in the future. I wish I'd spend $5 on this, rather than $20. I just can't be bothered to get my moola back. Well, I would like to tell you that my experience has been smooth, but unfortunately since posting originally, the problems have persisted. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. Reception doesnt seem to be the issue. Hard resets dont make any difference. Its rather unpredictable.

The only assumption I can make is that its something on their end. Of late it actually HAS been working (in fact just tried mine again 2 minutes ago and it works!) - QUICK, try yours!

Anyways - I DID receive a prompt reply from their tech support (although their recommendation really had no effect and it was simply time that resulted in it working again). However, you may want to send them a message.

Here’s hoping for a more stable version of this to come out in the future. I wish I’d spend $5 on this, rather than $20. I just can’t be bothered to get my moola back.

]]> By: Rhea http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1758 Rhea Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:41:01 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1758 Jess, I am having the same problem. I have been looking at this stupid screen that says Loading stations for 2 days now, and this program has only worked once for me. It's so irritating! I don't know what to do. Grrr... Jess, I am having the same problem. I have been looking at this stupid screen that says Loading stations for 2 days now, and this program has only worked once for me. It’s so irritating! I don’t know what to do. Grrr…

]]> By: Jess http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1427 Jess Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:06:21 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1427 ^^^^ Update: 2 days later - it works. I'd sent a support request to handango, and shortly thereafter received a support response from the developer. He suggested I change some of my network settings, but before doing that I went back in and tried the program. It worked. I changed nothing. Perhaps they rebooted? :) Regardless, now its working again, with a 2-day hiccup. Hope it stays up and working now. If it does, I'll be very happy. If it doesn't I'll post back here. ^^^^

Update: 2 days later - it works. I’d sent a support request to handango, and shortly thereafter received a support response from the developer. He suggested I change some of my network settings, but before doing that I went back in and tried the program. It worked. I changed nothing. Perhaps they rebooted? :)

Regardless, now its working again, with a 2-day hiccup. Hope it stays up and working now. If it does, I’ll be very happy. If it doesn’t I’ll post back here.

]]> By: Jess http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1416 Jess Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:43:00 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1416 Well guys, I tried out the demo and *I* found it to work great. I was pleasantly surprised to see many decent shoutcast streams available, and having just picked up an unlimited data plan I figured this would be great for being out and about. So... the demo stopped functioning (demo expired) and I decided to PURCHASE the program. I bought it off of the e-mobile site (which actually makes the purchase go through handango, and after a slight hiccup which made me re-do the entire order (I hope I didnt get charged twice), I downloaded and installed (after uninstalling the demo). Well, it worked exactly ONE TIME. I'm dissapointed to relay that now it does nothing except for indicating "LOADING STATIONS" at the main screen and will not go any further than that. Resetting the phone, and all the usual tricks do nothing to solve the problem. To be sure this didnt have anything to do with the phone/demo thing, I tried it on my other (identical) blackberry. SAME problem. I *suspect* that it relies on an e-mobile server (or something) to fetch the list of available stations, and I again *suspect* that if that server is down, YOU ARE S.O.L. I could be wrong, but the result is that $21 was just spent to see a pretty blue screen attempting to load stations. Good idea, great when I was able to use the demo - didnt have any issue with buffering and the quality was certainly acceptable, but as it stands - it appears to be a waste of money. If it ever comes back on line again - I'll come back and update this thread. Well guys, I tried out the demo and *I* found it to work great. I was pleasantly surprised to see many decent shoutcast streams available, and having just picked up an unlimited data plan I figured this would be great for being out and about.

So… the demo stopped functioning (demo expired) and I decided to PURCHASE the program. I bought it off of the e-mobile site (which actually makes the purchase go through handango, and after a slight hiccup which made me re-do the entire order (I hope I didnt get charged twice), I downloaded and installed (after uninstalling the demo).

Well, it worked exactly ONE TIME.

I’m dissapointed to relay that now it does nothing except for indicating “LOADING STATIONS” at the main screen and will not go any further than that. Resetting the phone, and all the usual tricks do nothing to solve the problem. To be sure this didnt have anything to do with the phone/demo thing, I tried it on my other (identical) blackberry. SAME problem.

I *suspect* that it relies on an e-mobile server (or something) to fetch the list of available stations, and I again *suspect* that if that server is down, YOU ARE S.O.L. I could be wrong, but the result is that $21 was just spent to see a pretty blue screen attempting to load stations.

Good idea, great when I was able to use the demo - didnt have any issue with buffering and the quality was certainly acceptable, but as it stands - it appears to be a waste of money. If it ever comes back on line again - I’ll come back and update this thread.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1218 Ronen Halevy Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:12:34 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1218 Yeah thanks Twizatch! I will mention it tomorrow! Yeah thanks Twizatch! I will mention it tomorrow!

]]> By: hyedipin http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1216 hyedipin Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:13:28 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1216 Thanks for the heads up. Thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: twizatch http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1214 twizatch Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:09:50 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1214 There is a trial version available on their website now. There is a trial version available on their website now.

]]> By: hyedipin http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1077 hyedipin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:14:21 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1077 Of course, they are the first guinea pigs! :D Of course, they are the first guinea pigs! :D

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1075 Ronen Halevy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:01:32 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1075 I wish... Every one of the Reps at the RIM booth at CES had OS 4.3 installed on their Curve's. I was jealous! I wish… Every one of the Reps at the RIM booth at CES had OS 4.3 installed on their Curve’s. I was jealous!

]]> By: hyedipin http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1073 hyedipin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:19:50 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1073 Well, we could start with getting an official update for curve to 4.3! :) Well, we could start with getting an official update for curve to 4.3! :)

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1072 Ronen Halevy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:09:54 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1072 Yeah it does but as QuickPlay proved it was just not up to snuff. I really hope they manage to fix that. I have actually heard some confidential information that we will be seeing more streaming video and audio VERY soon. Keep an eye on BerryReview when it breaks :) Yeah it does but as QuickPlay proved it was just not up to snuff. I really hope they manage to fix that. I have actually heard some confidential information that we will be seeing more streaming video and audio VERY soon. Keep an eye on BerryReview when it breaks :)

]]> By: hyedipin http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1069 hyedipin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:01:13 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1069 well as far as I know streaming audio still works in 4.2 on java applications. well as far as I know streaming audio still works in 4.2 on java applications.

]]> By: Ronen Halevy http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1067 Ronen Halevy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:10:57 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1067 I think the part that is interesting is that this is not just for OS 4.3 devices. The streaming codec ability has only been added in 4.3 so I am not sure how they have implemented this for other devices other than the 8130 I think the part that is interesting is that this is not just for OS 4.3 devices. The streaming codec ability has only been added in 4.3 so I am not sure how they have implemented this for other devices other than the 8130

]]> By: hyedipin http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1065 hyedipin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:40:43 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2008/01/10/pocketstreamer-streaming-radio-for-blackberry/#comment-1065 Possibly it is easy to break.. Since all they do is provide streaming addresses of the streams.. Does the software have some special way of buffering songs/streams to on board storage memory? If not, there are free applications that do similar thing, but my blackberry had terrible buffering problems. Possibly it is easy to break.. Since all they do is provide streaming addresses of the streams.. Does the software have some special way of buffering songs/streams to on board storage memory? If not, there are free applications that do similar thing, but my blackberry had terrible buffering problems.

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