BBC Podcast Interruptions & restarting at Beginnin...

One of the main reasons I invested in Broadband was so I could enjoy internet radio. However, I have been very disappointed because I am unable to listen to Podcasts of BBC Radio programmes.
I listen using my Roberts Internet Radio and BT Broadband. However, the Podcasts are interrupted, by what appear to my untrained ear to be breaks in the signal, followed by the Podcasts restarting themselves (having reconnnected to a signal) from the start of the programme. Does anyone else suffer from this problem? Is there a solution? Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Ian Foster

Ian,
I sort forum messages from a number of RSS feeds and message filters, so anything with my name in it gets directed to a special folder.
If you do need more help with the WA701ND, than is on my website, then simply post in this thread, making sure that it contains my name, and I should see it.
I do not use the "forum subscriptions" options any more, as it was generating too many e-mails.
I think you will find that the WA701ND is much more capable of handling streaming media.
Keith
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

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