Re: [cr-india] Cellphone-based community radio
Hi Gora, Thanks for your observation. I have circulate your message in our developer's team. Actually the sound quality it's more close to a AM broadcast than a FM this because we are streaming in mono and in very low bandwith (1Kbs/sec circa) in order to keep up the connection. With this speed the connection it's very stable and I have very few interruptions even when I'm travel with a bike or in car. I've tested all around Auroville, Pondicherry and Chennai and I'm very happy with the results. I have a connection @ 199 Rs/monts (unlimited traffic) with BSNL. Soon I'll increase the band-with in order to test with a better sound quality. Regards. Andrea Tazzari -- On 04/03/10 11:27, Gora Mohanty wrote: On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:34:56 +0530 Andrea Tazzari wrote: Hi, The AurovilleRadio is testing since December 2009 broadcasting trough cellphones connect with GPRS connections. This sounds like a great idea. Are people using it? What is the sound quality, and the reliability of the streaming? It's working fine but you need a cellphone supporting Flash technology and for time being are expensive. [...] Why is the interface in Flash? I have just started dabbling with mobile applications, but I thought that most mobile browsers support HTML5/CSS3, and there are open-source projects like PhoneGap (http://phonegap.com) that aim at cross-handset compatibility using just HTML and CSS. Regards, Gora Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
Re: [cr-india] Cellphone-based community radio
On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:34:56 +0530 Andrea Tazzari wrote: > Hi, > The AurovilleRadio is testing since December 2009 broadcasting > trough cellphones connect with GPRS connections. This sounds like a great idea. Are people using it? What is the sound quality, and the reliability of the streaming? > It's working fine but you need a cellphone supporting Flash > technology and for time being are expensive. [...] Why is the interface in Flash? I have just started dabbling with mobile applications, but I thought that most mobile browsers support HTML5/CSS3, and there are open-source projects like PhoneGap (http://phonegap.com) that aim at cross-handset compatibility using just HTML and CSS. Regards, Gora Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
Re: [cr-india] Cellphone-based community radio
Hi, The AurovilleRadio is testing since December 2009 broadcasting trough cellphones connect with GPRS connections. It's working fine but you need a cellphone supporting Flash technology and for time being are expensive. If you have a Flash enabled phone connected with Internet you can log into http://www.aurovilleradio.org/mobile and listen the AurovilleRadio from all over India. Regards, Andrea Tazzari -- On 04/03/10 09:27, Aaditeshwar Seth wrote: Hello, We have been able to get Bluetooth enabled cellphones working with Asterisk to make and receive phone calls, but the audio quality is not too good. A better option is to use GSM PCI cards or GSM gateways: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/GSM . We haven't tested any of these solutions so far, but we don't expect any significant glitches since they are already being used by many people. Sending and receiving SMS messages can be done through Frontline SMS: http://www.frontlinesms.com/ . It works with a variety of phone models and GSM modems. GRINS, our radio broadcast system at Gram Vaani, currently supports telephony over PSTN landlines and SIP VoIP. We will have SMS and cellular based telephony very soon: http://gramvaani.org/technology/community-radio/ cheers Aadi Kara Andrade wrote: Is anyone out there doing community radio using cellphones. What are the different models being used? Thank you! Kara Andrade www.hablaguate.com On 3/2/10 11:56 PM, "cr-india-requ...@sarai.net" wrote: Message: 2 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:09:55 -0700 (MST) From: "George Lessard" Subject: [cr-india] An Assessment of the Role of Community Radio in Peacebuilding and Development To: undisclosed-recipients:; Message-ID: <46744.216.108.22.182.1267474195.squir...@flymail.web.net> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 An Assessment of the Role of Community Radio in Peacebuilding and Development: Case Studies in Liberia& Sierra Leone http://ow.ly/1cUSJ Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
Re: [cr-india] Cellphone-based community radio
Hello, We have been able to get Bluetooth enabled cellphones working with Asterisk to make and receive phone calls, but the audio quality is not too good. A better option is to use GSM PCI cards or GSM gateways: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/GSM . We haven't tested any of these solutions so far, but we don't expect any significant glitches since they are already being used by many people. Sending and receiving SMS messages can be done through Frontline SMS: http://www.frontlinesms.com/ . It works with a variety of phone models and GSM modems. GRINS, our radio broadcast system at Gram Vaani, currently supports telephony over PSTN landlines and SIP VoIP. We will have SMS and cellular based telephony very soon: http://gramvaani.org/technology/community-radio/ cheers Aadi Kara Andrade wrote: > Is anyone out there doing community radio using cellphones. What are the > different models being used? > > Thank you! > > Kara Andrade > www.hablaguate.com > > > On 3/2/10 11:56 PM, "cr-india-requ...@sarai.net" > wrote: > > >> Message: 2 >> > Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:09:55 -0700 (MST) > From: "George Lessard" > >> >> > Subject: [cr-india] An Assessment of the Role of Community > >> Radio in >> > Peacebuilding and Development > To: > >> undisclosed-recipients:; >> > Message-ID: > >> <46744.216.108.22.182.1267474195.squir...@flymail.web.net> >> > Content-Type: > >> text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 >> > > An Assessment of the Role of Community Radio in > >> Peacebuilding and >> > Development: Case Studies in Liberia & Sierra > >> Leone >> > http://ow.ly/1cUSJ > > > > > Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to > www.crforum.in Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
[cr-india] Cellphone-based community radio
Is anyone out there doing community radio using cellphones. What are the different models being used? Thank you! Kara Andrade www.hablaguate.com On 3/2/10 11:56 PM, "cr-india-requ...@sarai.net" wrote: > Message: 2 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:09:55 -0700 (MST) From: "George Lessard" > Subject: [cr-india] An Assessment of the Role of Community > Radio in Peacebuilding and Development To: > undisclosed-recipients:; Message-ID: > <46744.216.108.22.182.1267474195.squir...@flymail.web.net> Content-Type: > text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 An Assessment of the Role of Community Radio in > Peacebuilding and Development: Case Studies in Liberia & Sierra > Leone http://ow.ly/1cUSJ Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
[cr-india] Community Radio Carves Out Space for Itself
Community Radio Carves Out Space for Itself By Malini Shankar BANGALORE, India, Mar 3, 2010 (IPS) - Community radio is moving from the margins to the mainstream in many countries in Asia, carving out spaces from where they respond to public needs ranging from disaster management to gender awareness, cultural identity and belonging. More at : http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50530 Alokesh Gupta New Delhi Join the Community Radio Forum. For membership details, please go to www.crforum.in
