im not sure if you have to pay to use your radio on your mobile phone
2006-12-06 02:28:56 · 13 answers · asked by ironsno1fan 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
If it's streaming, yes.
If you have to tune in a station, no.
5 year cellular agent
2006-12-06 02:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends.
If it's a real radio broadcast on fm or am then you will not have to pay for listening to the radio. Your phone works on radio signals. All the phone does to pick up normal fm or am transmissions is change the frequency band that it is tuned to. For example...my sony w800i can pick up local radio stations.
It then uses the same circuitry as it does for phone calls to remove the carrier signal and leave the audio.I Would bore you with more detail but I did a module on mobile communications last year at uni and it touched on this area.
If you are connected to the internet via wap or gprs, then you are using your provider's data services and they will charge you. There are various ways of doing it..but normally done by the tiem you're connected or by countind how much data is sent and returned.
2006-12-06 13:09:40 · answer #2 · answered by Edward R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cell phone companies charge one way or the other for connect time. They don't care what you are connect with so the answer is yes. For about ten bucks you can get a battery powered radio and pick up the airwaves for free. Why not do that?
2006-12-06 02:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Internet
2016-05-22 23:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Radio waves are owned by the public so you shoudn't have to pay. If you are paying then change your network provider.
2006-12-06 02:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it has a radio built in it costs nothing. if it can access it through gprs you will be charged money
2006-12-06 02:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in some circumstances yes and if it is streaming yes but to find out ask your company your with orangenokia samsung etc
2006-12-06 02:46:41 · answer #7 · answered by sc9604 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it does not cost a penny
2006-12-06 03:18:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES OF COURSE!
2006-12-06 03:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no but it eats your battery
2006-12-06 02:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by rah x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋