I need streaming radio audio: Curve or Bold?

[vestaviascott]

My contract is up and I'm eligible for upgrade. Been considering Curve and Pearl. Have settled on Curve for larger screen. It's most important to me that I have a good browser and that the device supports streaming radio, youtube and the like.

Can someone tell me which blackberry would be the best option for this?

I can get curve for around $50. Not sure what the Bold will cost or when it's available. I'm on Verizon network.

Thanks!!!

[gs warrior 88]

Get the curve. Not sure when the BOLD is comin out fro verizon

[Shaska]

Yeah, go with the curve... The bold will cost somewhere around $300+ for new or re-newing subscribers when it comes out, And being its verizon, that date could be anywhere around a few months to a year or even more...

[vestaviascott]

OK, thanks for the feedback, but can you tell me why the Curve is better than the Bold for web surfing and internet radio streaming? I'm specifically interested in those two aspects of the phone.

When I make a purchase, I want to make sure that the phone I purchase is well suited to those two tasks as that's the main thing that I'm upgrading for (even more than the larger screen and full keyboard)

[bloodspoint]

Also, can someone recommend a good streaming app?

Thanks.

[Solachica]

We have streaming?

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

[tcpetersesq]

That's news to me, as I had no idea we had streaming.

[vestaviascott]

So no streaming on any blackberry, not even Bold???

Can someone please clear this up before I make a purchase mistake!

Seems very odd that they could support video streaming, which is much more complicated (and includes by its nature, audio).

[Pilgrim]

I'm watching and subscribed - I want to be able to pick up radio station streaming as well...frustrated about the lack of ability. Treo did this seamlessly.

[bbsadaj]

no streaming with verizon.

[briankeith513]

Originally Posted by bbsadaj

no streaming with verizon.

Video streaming with all CDMA Blackberries, starting with the 8130. My 8130 and 8330 both stream with Youtube

[vestaviascott]

Originally Posted by briankeith513

Video streaming with all CDMA Blackberries, starting with the 8130. My 8130 and 8330 both stream with Youtube

How can there be so much confusion on this???

If it streams youtube, which is video AND audio, why could it not stream audio only? Also, with competition from iphone, I would expect BB would be way out front with these features. Lots of folks are choosing between these two phones and it appears that iphone has a major advantage...

[Pilgrim]

Well, there IS confusion about this.

Last weekend I tried to listen to a stream from my local NPR radio station on my 8330. They had streams available on their website in the following formats:

Windows Media Stream (.asx)
[Windows Media]

MP3 Stream (.m3u)
[Windows Media, Real Audio]

MP3 Stream (.pls)
[iTunes, QuickTime, Real Audio, WinAmp]

iTunes MP3 Stream (.pls)
[iTunes]

NOT ONE will open with the media software loaded into the BB. I get the messages: "The media being played is of an unsupported format," or "Unsupported media type". I keep thinking that if I could load a correct media player into the BB, it should automatically detect the stream and play it - but I don't find any free players that seem designed for the 8330. Frankly, I'm already tired of paying for software that should have been included with the device (like a way to keep personal and work emails sorted by different icons...or software that will show HTML emails in their native format) and I'm not sure it will work anyway.

With my Treo, this is automatic and seamless. Why not the BB????????

[stayfly]

I don't understand it either when i had my treo is was easy like sunday morning

[vestaviascott]

Apparently still no definitive answer...