Virtual Radio
Encyclopedia
Virtual Radio is an internet radio
player for mobile phone
s, operating on the Symbian operating system
. As of April 23, 2006, it operated on "Nokia S60, SonyEricsson, Motorola, Siemens SX1, BenQ, Arima and Sendo X" phones. http://vradio.org/ Data is transmitted to the Virtual Radio-enabled phone over standard 3G
data networks, as well as GPRS
and EDGE
networks, with a bit rate
of no higher than 32kpbs. Currently in the UK it is only available on Virgin 105.8fm (London),GWR Bath 103.0fm and GWR Bristol 96.3fmhttp://vradio.org/faq.php
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
player for mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s, operating on the Symbian operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
. As of April 23, 2006, it operated on "Nokia S60, SonyEricsson, Motorola, Siemens SX1, BenQ, Arima and Sendo X" phones. http://vradio.org/ Data is transmitted to the Virtual Radio-enabled phone over standard 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
data networks, as well as GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
General packet radio service is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication system's global system for mobile communications . GPRS was originally standardized by European Telecommunications Standards Institute in response to the earlier CDPD and i-mode...
and EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM...
networks, with a bit rate
Bit rate
In telecommunications and computing, bit rate is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time....
of no higher than 32kpbs. Currently in the UK it is only available on Virgin 105.8fm (London),GWR Bath 103.0fm and GWR Bristol 96.3fmhttp://vradio.org/faq.php