FM Radio

[hdgaaron]

Page 32 of my new Admiral's manual states;
Open Your Music Player....
Touch FM Radio and plug in a set of stereo headphones to listen to live FM radio stations.


Yet when I go to the Music Player, there is no option for FM radio, and there IS an option for DLNA player.

Where is the FM radio player?

 

[hdgaaron]

http://shop.sprint.com/global/pdf/user_guides/motorola/motorola_admiral/admiral_by_motorola_ug.pdf

Page 96 of this pdf, provided by sprint shows instructions on how to use the FM radio tuner.

Too bad it doesn't exist like this on the actual phone.

 

[SanDiegoStevo]

Good find. It's disappointing something doesn't work as intended on this.

Even though you shouldn't have to, have you tried any apps for this from the Market?

 

[sschwa04]

Wouldn't this be the same as using the internet radio?

 

[SanDiegoStevo]

Answer from the official Motorola forums is no.

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/61923?tstart=0

 

[hdgaaron]

Wouldn't this be the same as using the internet radio?

When you are in an area that doesn't have coverage, internet radio doesn't do you much good. An FM radio would still work.

And yes, there are LARGE regions of the country outside the metropolitan areas that don't have consistent enough coverage to allow you to stream an actual song without interruption.

 

[hdgaaron]

Good find. It's disappointing something doesn't work as intended on this.

Even though you shouldn't have to, have you tried any apps for this from the Market?

Yes, tried the only FM radio app that came up in the Market (that wasn't another internet streaming service) and it said something about no radio found.

 

[sschwa04]

I'm a Sprint employee and just found out that the information in the Start Up Guide of the FM Radio is a misprint. Motorola will be changing this.