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!
My current phone - Samsung Galaxy Note

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.
My current phone - Samsung Galaxy Note

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.
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There seems to be a compatability issue between my iPod Classic and my Robi DAB radio attachment. The DAB radio was working just fine until last week, when I downloaded the latest iPod software updates. Since then, the Robi works fine when it is used as a remote control for the iPod, but when it is used in radio mode, the iPod shuts down after a few minutes (as though it does not recognise that the radio is still attached, and thinks that there is no activity) and the Robi closes down too (due to lack of battery power when the iPod is no longer on). It could be a coincidence, but my guess is that the iPod updates are causing a problem.
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The good news is that I removed the most recent iPod software update, restored the iPod (ie returned it to factory settings and reloaded all 14500 songs) and now I am really pleased to say that the iPod and the Robi are working together again in harmony, which is a huge relief.
Since I had inadvertently deleted the previous version of the iPod software from my PC, I had to download the files from here;
http://rapidshare.com/files/73863240/1.0.3.zip.html
I have contacted Roberts Radio about this problem. The recent 1.1 software update must be even more frustrating for them, since they have sold lots of Robi radios.
If anyone needs help to revert to the previous iPod software, have a look at this thread, where the instructions are printed in red;
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1343689
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I don't want Nokia DAB Radio - stop telling me abo...

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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.

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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.
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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.
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Is this thing on?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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