h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

....to stop the interference? I often pug my phone into my hi-fi to use it as an MP3 player, but I get occasional interference. How to stop it?

Simples. Switch it to "aircraft" mode. All the phone-related circuitry gets switched off, hey presto, no interference.

Thanks; why didn't the internet give me that answer?

It did. Via Hoo.

Nothing beats h2g2. Not even the internet.

Didn't anyone tell you? I *AM* the internet.

Except for some (but not all) of the porny bits.

So what do you do if you want to stream radio through your phone and into your hi-fi?

The first thing I do is question where I bought a hifi that doesn't have a radio built in.

The second thing I do, if I'm intent on listening to a radio station that's not broadcast where I live, is stream it to the hifi via computer rather than a phone.

The third thing, if I'm determined to make life difficult, is set up the stream on the phone by the usual methods and then just plug the phone into an aux input on the hifi with that most archaic of devices, a cable.

Unless I've got a hifi that can stream, in which case I didn't need to bother in the first place. Isn't life complicated and wonderful?

>>The first thing I do is question where I bought a hifi that doesn't have a radio built in.

I use vintage Quad hi-fi, nothing was built-in, they're all 'seperates'. (Actually, if it's relevant, there's a pre and power amp, if that affects questions regarding shielding.)

>>The second thing I do, if I'm intent on listening to a radio station that's not broadcast where I live, is stream it to the hifi via computer rather than a phone.

At the moment it's more convenient to use a phone rather than a computer. When I get a tablet that will change, but for now the question remains. (I can't buy the tablet for myself yet, I've got to put it on a birthday list, otherwise I'm a bad person for not giving her any birthday ideas.) Actually the problem isn't restricted to those times when I listen via a phone, it can also happen when I'm using the DAB radio.

>>The third thing, if I'm determined to make life difficult, is set up the stream on the phone by the usual methods and then just plug the phone into an aux input on the hifi with that most archaic of devices, a cable.

That's what I'm doing now, and I get interference.

>>Unless I've got a hifi that can stream, in which case I didn't need to bother in the first place.

See above.



Thanks for your replies.

Could you define 'interference' ? What do you hear, how often, etc

Hoo. one of the main advantages of internet radio for me is being able to listen to stations which are genre specific or advert/DJ free. On the other hand I also like listening to 'non-local to me' commercial radio from Ireland (RTE) because I love hearing the accents and the general attitudes of the Irish. Their honesty and extreme awareness of current affairs makes a refreshing change to listening from winging Brits saying 'they should do sumfing about it innit'. on BBC and commercial radio over here.
I'm aware that there are many music streaming services such as i-tunes, Napster, etc, but I still prefer the randomness of radio

>>Could you define 'interference'

32secs into this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqlc-dHlsnY

RTÉ is actually only semi-commercial. A lot of their arts programming has no commercial breaks, but their news, current affairs, and phone-in shows usually do. They are funded by a license fee, in much the same way as the BBC.

TRiG.