[access-uk] Re: New radio devices
- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:11:57 +0100
According to the Infosound podcast, Sound Talking has launched the internet
radio service. From what is said, it sounds like as far as radio is
concerned, what you get may depend on where you live. This would be
unfortunate as it would take away a lot of the fun from an internet radio
service. I suppose if what I think is true, I in Scotland couldn't listen to
the likes of Keith Skues . I think we are better off sticking to the PC at
the moment if we want variety, especially as a box is priced at £279. No,
the moths will be still in their home in my wallet.
iain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Cuthbertson" <jamie.cuthbertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: New radio devices
Ray,
Fair point, I'm sure that there are situations where this impression is
created and, on occasion, suspicion is warranted. (Smile)
As for the cost side of things, again you are quite right, nothing has been
discussed about any of the possible costs as yet. Costs of the hardware,
the services to be offered, broadband deals, routers, etc, etc is all likely
to be in the melting pot for discussion as is the whole way in which this
kind of system might operate.
We can but wait and see what the next few months throws up - hopefully
something really positive and exciting for everyone - and no, this is not
veiled talk meaning that we've already got something worked out in case
anyone is getting ready to extol the conspiracy theory again!! (Smile)
Regards,
Jamie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 March 2008 11:54
> To: Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] New radio devices
>
> Jamie, thanks for your detailed response. My comments were made much more
> towards the TNAUK offering of the web box rather than anything your
> employer has done, or might do in future. This said, I sometimes think
> that the what seems, to me, rather less than open, or informative approach
> of The Royal as to its future plans does make some of us think there might
> be something to hide, whether or not this is so.
>
> My comments on cost were the up-front cost of buying these things in the
> first place. We don't know of course, and presumably RNIB hasn't decided
> as yet, what the initial cost, if any would be to users might be of the
> boxes, and whether or not their may be a cost involved like, say, the cost
> of the Talking Book Streaming service.
>
> No doubt this will be part of the evaluation and maybe the future could
> see a subsidised Web Box type device announced; but this is pure
> speculation on my part.
>
> I simply don't know how the radio streams and other services offered might
> be organised, but from what's being said I gather some form of centralised
> server based selection would be offered. A modest example of this is what
> TAFN offer on their web pages. I wonder if this is what the consumer
> offerings in fact rely on, viz a server where all this is organised, and
> no doubt keeps a record of visits to stations for the benefit of
> advertiser's
>
> So, we shall just have to see won't we? Hope The Royal is a little more
> forthcoming after April 's conferring.
>
>
> Ray.
>
>
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