Nokia busts out Internet Radio beta

Despite a well-supported, open smartphone platform, plenty of 3G devices running said platform, and a large, vibrant community of developers, options for streaming radio on S60-based Nokias are disappointingly few and far between. Don't get us wrong, they exist -- trust us, we've tried them -- but it's an obvious use of HSDPA's generous bandwidth that seems largely (and strangely) underserviced. Nokia's finally taken matters into its own hands and released its Internet Radio beta, featuring a library of streaming stations from across the globe that automatically adjust bitrate based on your connection (audiophiles might not be too happy with what they get over EDGE, but hey, beggars can't be choosers). Grab the beta now for your N82, N91, N95, or N95 8GB -- oh, and don't be fooled by Nokia's graphic here, Internet Radio sure as heck isn't working on an XpressMusic 5200.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 12:30PM]

Please read your service contract first. Many state that you may not use streaming data on their networks through any data connection. And many also state that excessive use of data services can result in termination of data service - even if you have "unlimited".

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 9:13PM]

That is so weird that both photographs would use a phone (albeit a somewhat snazzy "dumb" phone) that isn't compatible with the product being promoted.

As for Cole's comments- I was thinking the same thing. I can see people pulling music 8 hrs per day getting a phone call (or possibly none at all) to discuss the matter.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 6th 2007 5:09AM]

But I've had Nokia's Internet Radio app on my E61 for over a year now? It's been downloadable from their software site and directly from the phone for a long, long time. (Maybe I should've posted about it back then? :-) Is this just a N-ification of the app?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 7th 2007 5:00PM]

Its brand new app , but with same name of the old one :)
Although it is said to only work on newest N-Series , it works perfectly on my 5700XM :)