DAB radio

hi why is it i cant listen to dab radio on my n8 it says i must purchase head phones but the phone came with these many thanks for any help

nessa1 wrote:
i brought a Nokia headset for my N8, but in same room as my own DAB radio it will not
pick up any radio stations...,.......................what a waste of money!
@nessa1
Welcome to the forum!
As you say also complete waste if you intend to use whilst cycling!
Happy to have helped forum with a Support Ratio = 42.5

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I don't want Nokia DAB Radio - stop telling me abo...

Is there a way to permanently stop being advised of particular updates? I don't have a DAB headset and have no intention of getting one. I don't want to install the DAB Radio on my N8 but software update clearly wants me to.
Most software updates give you the option to ignore the update, but I can't see this with Nokia. Other than installing it, is there a way to never see this again?

You have two options, install it and bury it in a folder or just ignore the message about it.
There is nothing more that can be done about it and the update cannot be hidden. If this annoys you contact nokia care and ask for the complaints address.

N8 Dab Radio Application

I have just got the Nokia DAB radio, and downloaded the DAB radio app from the Ovi Store. Everything works fine, apart from Nokia using about 75% of the screen for the word DAB and still using the menu structure to control functionality rather than populating the screen real estate with useful buttons to allow things to happen with one click rather than having to go through the normal multiple-press menu functions.
As this app is ONLY available for compatible phones - touch-screen devices - why, oh why did they not, for instance put a pile of buttons on the screen instead of having 75% of the space wasted - say 4 buttons to switch between your 4 most used radio stations (which could even optionally be populated over time like Bots does with Contacts, by learning which stations you play most often) - another button to bring up the full channel list, another button to pull up you favourites list, etc. etc.
In addition there is no 'sleep' function, a major omission for any radio application these days.
Does anyone know of an application that is compatible with the N8 that is capable of closing a named application after a set period of time. If I could close the DAB app after say an hour, automatically, then that would function as a sleep timer.
Apart from these gripes, I have to say that the kit works fine and reception is great - excellently engineered bit of kit, as always from Nokia - just a shame the associated software is badly designed, a pain to use, and lacking essential functionality if they had reallt thought about it. It is the sort of app I would have expected to be suitable for my N95 but falls way short of what should be coming out for the newer Symbian^3 devices. This is now a HIGHLY competitive marketplace and the quality of Nokia's own applications leaves a lot to be desired - even for a lifetime Nokia fan like me - it is now 2011 Nokia - get serious and develop an attitude of excellence with the software/apps - not one of stunning mediocrity - or fall by the wayside!
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I really feel that I shouldn't HAVE to be teaching Nokia software developers to think - but, here we go ....
To add a radio station to the favourite station list you have to tap the station from the list which then highlights it, and then tap a button at the bottom to either Add or Remove it from your favourites list. (this single button conveniently changes - if the station is already a favourite you can, of course, only remove it, so it says Remove - and if it isn't a favourite then this button says, of course, Add). Now that is 2 taps. What is wrong with each tap on a station on the list changing the choice for that station - if it already is a favourite, then it is Removed, if it is not a favourite then it is Added. One tap. This is a touch screen - if I tap something then presumably I wanted to do something with it - as it is already a favourite, goodness gracious, I probably want to remove it - WHY MAKE ME PRESS A BUTTON SAYING REMOVE? Even if I make a mistake, and accidentally tap the wrong one, another tap and it is reversed.
It seems that in every application the philosophy of Nokia developers is "why use one tap where two, three or even more can be designed in" - have they never heard of KISS - keep it simple, stupid! No wonder Nokia UI and software is getting pilloried by the media generally - even new applications cannot be written intelligently.
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What happended to DAB Radio on the N8?

Just dug out my headset to give it another go but can't find the app in Nokia store, where's it gone???
Does it work anyway? I didn't have much luck last time I tried.
Nokia N8 on Belle

secarica wrote:
Was http://store.ovi.com/content/78485 but it appears it's no longer available. By looking into www.archive.org it seems it has disappeared sometime in 2012.
Cristi
Is this thing on?
I just installed the DAB radio app as a software update on a new (to me) N8 a couple of days back.

Connecting Shuffle to DAB Radio

Hi all,
I have a cheap old MP3 player, which I can connect to my DAB radio, to play the contents of the MP3 player. How do I connect my shuffle to get the same results?
The problem arises because the earphones cable contains all the facilities to change volume/tracks etc, therefore if I was to use a normal jack cable to connect the shuffle to the DAB radio, I cannot do anything with it as there are no controls on the shuffle itself.
Any help welcome.

Arnie Rimmer wrote:
The problem arises because the earphones cable contains all the facilities to change volume/tracks etc, therefore if I was to use a normal jack cable to connect the shuffle to the DAB radio, I cannot do anything with it as there are no controls on the shuffle itself.
Any help welcome.
You need one of these:
http://scosche.com/products/sfID1/210/sfID2/321/productID/1726
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Ipod Speakers with DAB Radio

Does anyone know if there any speaker type accessories that also have built in DAB radio.
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Also surprised that no manufacturer has tapped into this market.
I want speakers for the ipod but I don't want to buy them and then find out that a dab model will be out soon. I'd also prefer to have an all-in-1 unit so I don't have to have cables lying around.
Am I being to fussy or is this a valid request..

Tivoli Audio
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XPERIA with integrated DAB+ radio

When will there be XPERIAs with integrated DAB+ radio available in Europe? For iOS there are at least accessories available. I would prefer to have built in DAB+. SONY has released DAB+ tuners in compact Hifi sets and in portable radios. Given that DAB+ is primarily targeted at mobile reception it seems weird that DAB+ is not available cell phones. It would also be a great way to differentiate the product given that other vendors do not have solutions at this point. For the UK it seems an imperative to have at least DAB included, for Germany DAB+ tuners would certainly raise awareness of teh XPERIA brand among younger people...
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Re-dab radio going off

Since I got bt infinity my DAB radio went off, but my FM works fine, and has anyone found out that money BT has taken and you don't know what it is for, I've had 3 payments two of £15 and one of £36 and no amount of phonecalls can extract an answer and yet every time I log in to my bt account I'm hit with a £70 owing well in my figures it is £20 I owe, why will they not tell me why I paid £36, and they have taken another £30.
Sorry about that ' but I'm furious about my radio loosing the dab and it's since my infinity went on can that affect my radio ?
coolpolitealex

Could be faulty radio but more like the smart flicking radio frequency on the home-**bleep** is messing with the DAB radio, turn off the home-**bleep** and see if the radio stations can be-found.
As to the bill i think you will find that BT like to charge 3months in advance why they will tell you thats the norm. I've never had this stupidness before personally i think they use this money to get a load of interest from it.
You will be told you will get this advance payment back if you leave remember that as i had to fight tooth and nail to get mine, if it wasn't for one of the mods on here well i think i would have gone to court; as BT insisted i owed them money even with the advance payment, but it turned out that they like to charge so much in advance that they charged my for the months that i was with my new ISP.
Good luck and record anything BT India tell you as they lie; in my own experiance!

Nokia DAB Radio

I upgraded my N8 to Belle this morning and have lost the DAB radio application. Cannot find it via OVI store or the software updates. Is it available anywhere else?
Many thanks
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Go to Nokia support http://support.ovi.com/osc/en_GB/faq/FA137774_en_US and this is the answer you get The DAB app is unfortunately not available for Nokia Belle Thanks a lot Nokia for letting me waste my money on an expensive DAB Headset which used to work on my phone until I upgraded to Belle. but don't worry they have reinstated the FM radio that works with any headset appart from the DAB one. So much for customer care

DAB Radio on a Blackberry?

Hi, I've got a Virgin Lobster 700tv and I'm thinking of swapping it for a Blackberry. The Lobster enables me to listen to my fav. DAB radio station. Can any of the Blackberrys recieve DAB ?
Cheers Rich Hill

Fed up with Nokia fluffing around, couldn't open and unzip Rapid share link from work,
done it from home, unzipped it and it is now at
http://www.blamey.co.uk/Nokia_DAB_Radio_v2_5_19.sis
I have scanned it with AVAST anti virus, its clean.
Tried it on my N8 with Belle and it works.
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DAB Radio App and Belle FP2 (on 808)

I loved listening to DAB Radio via the Nokia headset on my C7. Imagine my surprise when I bought a new 808 Pureview and the DAB Radio App was missing.
I installed the app from (ahem!) another place, and it runs OK, but then crashes whenever I access the menu. This is a little frustrating as I paid good money for the headset - and the 808.
I know Symbian is in decline, but it is still supported and it can't be too much to ask for this bug to be fixed and the App to put back in the store.

scoobyman wrote:
Apart from perennial "Weak signal" no problems running this application upon 808 PV running 113.010.1508:
Thanks
Interesting. I'm running 113.010.1507 - reported by my phone as up-to-date - and it crashes every time I hit the menu options.
Version of the DAB App is 2.05(19). Not sure if that's the most up to date version - it doesn't appear in the Store and I had to get it elsewhere.

DAB Radio on N8 Belle

Since updating to Belle, I am no longer able to use the dab radio app, which renders my £40 headset obsolete. Hopefully this app will be available again soon??
Solved!
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Fed up with Nokia fluffing around, couldn't open and unzip Rapid share link from work,
done it from home, unzipped it and it is now at
http://www.blamey.co.uk/Nokia_DAB_Radio_v2_5_19.sis
I have scanned it with AVAST anti virus, its clean.
Tried it on my N8 with Belle and it works.
EN9 corner of Essex Scan shows 63 stations!

DAB+ radio for N8 available in Australia?

Anybody know if the DAB+ radio for N8 will be available in Australia soon? I presume one can buy it on-line from UK .... and does anyone know if it is any good? One big question apart from reception may be what it does to battery life. Thanks Paul.

Don't bother unless you intend to buy the necessary DAB headset in order for the software to function.
http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?client=opera&rls=en&q=nokia+dab+headset&oe=utf-8&channel=su...
All the best.
Ray.

N8 DAB Radio available

Just ran updates on my phone and it says DAB radio. Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere.
You need a digital headset. Not sure why no internet radio yet.

I can tell you why Nokia advertise the release of the DAB app. The DAB radio accessory is now available for purchase - just made available. If you download and run the app. it detects the fact that the DAB accessory is not connected and puts up a message asking you if you want to buy the headset - clicking on this button will take you to the Nokia website for the headset. Incidentally - it is about £49 bought via the Nokia UK Store (including standard postage) but they currently have none available (possibly because they have sold well?)
It is only compatibel with the new phones - N8 and C7 currently - must have the new USB-on-the-go connection.
My current phone - Samsung Galaxy Note

N8 DAB Radio - now available in UK

Just thought I would post the fact that today I bought the DAB Radio USB kit from my local Nokia Store - in fact it was the first one they sold.
Had to go to Ovi Store to download the application onto the phone, but have tried it out and it works well, even with a reportedly weak signal. You can either listen to the radio through the supplied headphones, or activate the speakers on the phone (with the headset connected as well as this acts as the aerial), and you can also detach the Nokia supplied headphones and use your own. I tried plugging in one of the Nokia MD9 speakers instead of headphones, and that works fine as well. Great bit of kit, but not cheap at nearly £60. However it will sure beat carrying a bigger DAB radio around when I travel and for work. If you are into DAB radio, may be worth a punt.
My current phone - Samsung Galaxy Note

OK - further quick update on using DAB radio in the car. I removed the headphones and connected a separate FM Transmitter that I have used quite happily with an MP3 player - it has an autoscan feature and scans and saves four 'free' channels, and you can then tune to one of the 4. Initially, whilst close to home, the DAB radio played quite well - getting my hopes up. However when I went further afield, it kept dropping the signal for 2-3 second periods, and was showing a low signal strength. I think this is because the car acts as a metal shield. I could probably lengthen the lead to the transmitter, by getting an extension lead, and then lay that round the front of the windscreen to make a longer 'aerial', but whether it is worth it or not is questionable. Most car DAB installations have a fairly long internal aerial installed. So, for now I am resigned to listening to podcasts and music in the car which is OK. If it had worked it may have been useful at times, but it is not a killer for me. I wanted it to take on my travels as it is very neat and compact compared to any other DAB radio - it is, in effect, not much bigger than my normal headphones which I would be taking with me anyway.
My current phone - Samsung Galaxy Note

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