I am now the proud owner of a Pinnacle internet radio which I was
assured by the place I bought it can access the Reciva portal. (They
are closed for the weekend, so I am only being impatient in AskEU; I
daresay on Monday they may be able to help me.)

My radio's instructions tell me that I can access thousands of stations,
but it doesn't tell me how. It has selected 100 which I can scroll
through, but most won't connect. Does anyrat have any ideas how one
accesses the thousands and how one connects to a Reciva portal with a
radio which is not made by Reciva?

The message <6atck6F39k1r1U1>
from Jane Vernon <clothandclay28> contains these words:

> I am now the proud owner of a Pinnacle internet radio which I was
Does anyrat have any ideas how one
> accesses the thousands and how one connects to a Reciva portal with a
> radio which is not made by Reciva?

go to the Reciva site and register there (free) . I would be surprised
if the destructions don't tell you what to do.

On Jun 6, 8:05 pm, Jane Vernon <clothandcla> wrote:
> I am now the proud owner of a Pinnacle internet radio which I was
> assured by the place I bought it can access the Reciva portal.  (They
> are closed for the weekend, so I am only being impatient in AskEU; I
> daresay on Monday they may be able to help me.)
>
> My radio's instructions tell me that I can access thousands of stations,
> but it doesn't tell me how.  It has selected 100 which I can scroll
> through, but most won't connect.  Does anyrat have any ideas how one
> accesses the thousands and how one connects to a Reciva portal with a
> radio which is not made by Reciva?

AFAIUI, Reciva doesn't actually make any radios themselves, they just
license their reference design(s) to other manufacturers, and maintain
the server (for station info and firmware downloads) for users of
these internet radios.

However, AFAI have been able to google, the Pinnacle SoundBridge (is
this yours?) doesn't appear to be using the Reciva reference design,
and so is unlikely to be able to use the Reciva server. I do hope I am
wrong about this.

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:03:58 +0200, Hbunnet
<johnlw.nospam> wrote:

>The message <6atck6F39k1r1U1>
>from Jane Vernon <clothandclay28> contains these words:
>
>> I am now the proud owner of a Pinnacle internet radio which I was
> Does anyrat have any ideas how one
>> accesses the thousands and how one connects to a Reciva portal with a
>> radio which is not made by Reciva?
>
>go to the Reciva site and register there (free) . I would be surprised
>if the destructions don't tell you what to do.

A propos internet radios, I've just bought a second one, a Revo Pico,
(FYI Swissrats, from the Migros), which is splash-proof, so is now in
the bathroom). This one has an internal battery, which so far hasn't
functioned for very long, but this is supposed to improve after a few
charges. At least here you can plug it in in the bathroom, anyway.

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:41:22 +0200, Jo Lonergan
<jolonergan> wrote:

>On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:03:58 +0200, Hbunnet
><johnlw.nospam> wrote:
>>A propos internet radios, I've just bought a second one, a Revo Pico,
>(FYI Swissrats, from the Migros), which is splash-proof, so is now in
>the bathroom). This one has an internal battery, which so far hasn't
>functioned for very long, but this is supposed to improve after a few
>charges. At least here you can plug it in in the bathroom, anyway.
We'd like a second one too, but haven't seen any here. They must have
them but not so far in the local cheap places we've looked :). How
much are they in Migros?

ralphb wrote:
> On Jun 6, 8:05 pm, Jane Vernon <clothandcla> wrote:
>
> AFAIUI, Reciva doesn't actually make any radios themselves, they just
> license their reference design(s) to other manufacturers, and maintain
> the server (for station info and firmware downloads) for users of
> these internet radios.
>
> However, AFAI have been able to google, the Pinnacle SoundBridge (is
> this yours?) doesn't appear to be using the Reciva reference design,
> and so is unlikely to be able to use the Reciva server. I do hope I am
> wrong about this.

Hmm, you may be right, of course. But
a) I thought umrats had previously said that I wouldn't be able to get
BBC programmes properly without Reciva; this does make me wonder how
come internet radio is advertised to be able to get programmes from
round the world.

b) I am offered World Service and FiveLive on my 100 channels, but they
won't connect. I can only get Virgin from UK to connect and some US
programmes. I'm puzzled about how to access the 1000s I'm promised.

Ho hum. I will be patient and wait till the Monday when the place I
bought the radio from will be open again.

Thank you for the information so far, which is helpful, if not in the
direction I wanted!

Hbunnet wrote:
> The message <6atck6F39k1r1U1>
> from Jane Vernon <clothandclay28> contains these words:
>
>> I am now the proud owner of a Pinnacle internet radio which I was
> Does anyrat have any ideas how one
>> accesses the thousands and how one connects to a Reciva portal with a
>> radio which is not made by Reciva?
>
> go to the Reciva site and register there (free) . I would be surprised
> if the destructions don't tell you what to do.
>
I did that, but they want my Reciva radio serial number from the menu,
which sounds as though it links to the info that Ralph found about their
licensing.

In message <6dbj44domgf8refai6aba3m26lab8kqnmf>, Jo Lonergan
<jolonergan> writes
[]
>the bathroom). This one has an internal battery, which so far hasn't
>functioned for very long, but this is supposed to improve after a few
>charges. At least here you can plug it in in the bathroom, anyway.
>
You can here if you have a shaver socket (and suitable plug), though I
suspect you're not supposed to.

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:53:50 +0100, Jane Vernon
<clothandclay28> wrote:

>Hbunnet wrote:
>I did that, but they want my Reciva radio serial number from the menu,
>which sounds as though it links to the info that Ralph found about their
>licensing.
If you had someone else's number would that work? And would they still
be able to use it?

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:52:20 +0200, badriya <badriyavv>
wrote:

>On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:41:22 +0200, Jo Lonergan
><jolonergan> wrote:
>
>>A propos internet radios, I've just bought a second one, a Revo Pico,
>>(FYI Swissrats, from the Migros), which is splash-proof, so is now in
>>the bathroom). This one has an internal battery, which so far hasn't
>>functioned for very long, but this is supposed to improve after a few
>>charges. At least here you can plug it in in the bathroom, anyway.

>We'd like a second one too, but haven't seen any here. They must have
>them but not so far in the local cheap places we've looked :). How
>much are they in Migros?

CHF 369 (ouch!) IIRC. I think it's about GBP 145 in the UK. There was
another one, slightly cheaper, which was also a bedside radio with all
sorts of functions, but as I already get R4 FM in the bedroom I took
this one for the bathroom, as apart from being splashproof it has a
smaller footprint. Also the battery allows you to take it from room to
room. I think it will function longer if I remember not to leave it in
standby mode when not on.

Even in the last few months I've noticed internet radios catching on
here (after all, over 20% of the population is foreign). Not that long
ago a large chain like Interdiscount didn't have any, now the Migros
has a choice of models.

I'm a bit shocked at the amount I'm prepared to pay for the small
pleasures in life, like listening to R4 while brushing my teeth. When
I first came here we had 6 television programmes, all in Foreign, and
I was quite contented with the WS (sunspot activity permitting) on a
shortwave radio. Getting R4 on cable was when the rot set in.

On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:07:16 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG> wrote:

>In message <6dbj44domgf8refai6aba3m26lab8kqnmf>, Jo Lonergan
><jolonergan> writes
>[]
>>the bathroom). This one has an internal battery, which so far hasn't
>>functioned for very long, but this is supposed to improve after a few
>>charges. At least here you can plug it in in the bathroom, anyway.
>>
>You can here if you have a shaver socket (and suitable plug), though I
>suspect you're not supposed to.

Can you buy suitable plugs? Here things like toothbrushes have
ordinary plugs, and every bathroom cabinet has at least one 3-prong
socket. Devil-may-care lot, the Swiss.

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:52:53 +0100, Jane Vernon
<clothandclay28> wrote:

>Hmm, you may be right, of course. But
>a) I thought umrats had previously said that I wouldn't be able to get
>BBC programmes properly without Reciva; this does make me wonder how
>come internet radio is advertised to be able to get programmes from
>round the world.
>
For some reason the Beeb transmits some programmes, including R3 and
R4, only in RealAudio format, but that's only to foreign parts. The
first radio I bought didn't have RealAudio and the BBC programmes it
found were labelled "UK only". But that shouldn't be a problem for
you.

On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:07:16 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG> wrote:

>In message <6dbj44domgf8refai6aba3m26lab8kqnmf>, Jo Lonergan
><jolonergan> writes
>[]
>>the bathroom). This one has an internal battery, which so far hasn't
>>functioned for very long, but this is supposed to improve after a few
>>charges. At least here you can plug it in in the bathroom, anyway.
>>
>You can here if you have a shaver socket (and suitable plug), though I
>suspect you're not supposed to.

If you make up a Dymo label saying "shaver" and stick it over the
label saying "Internet Radio" I think it's okay.

Nick O

Jo Lonergan wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:52:53 +0100, Jane Vernon
> <clothandclay28> wrote:
>
> For some reason the Beeb transmits some programmes, including R3 and
> R4, only in RealAudio format, but that's only to foreign parts. The
> first radio I bought didn't have RealAudio and the BBC programmes it
> found were labelled "UK only". But that shouldn't be a problem for
> you.
>

Well, the World Service is one that is on the presets but doesn't
actually connect. That's the most puzzling part.

Jo Lonergan wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:52:53 +0100, Jane Vernon
> <clothandclay28> wrote:
>
> For some reason the Beeb transmits some programmes, including R3 and
> R4, only in RealAudio format, but that's only to foreign parts. The
> first radio I bought didn't have RealAudio and the BBC programmes it
> found were labelled "UK only". But that shouldn't be a problem for
> you.
>

Well, it will be when we're in France, I guess.