It would be really cool if the Incredible included a FM transmitter. Does anyone know if the Incredible has this capability? This would make the Incredible be compatible to stream audio to pretty much any car that is out there!
No, you can broadcast on a US FM frequency. I do it all the time with my iPod using an iTrip.
The reason I ask is I saw a really old post saying the Incredible would have one. I'm not sure if the support for it was dropped or what.
It ain't gonna happen. No matter what U.S. FM frequency you choose to broadcast the phone on, there are stations in the U.S. using that frequency. Besides that, the power drain on the battery would be huge.
I am glad you told me that. I will stop using my XM satellite receiver with FM transmitter to my radio today! I will also tell the other million or so that are doing the same thing that NoNoBadDog said that what they have been doing for the last 5 years is impossible so stop doing it.
If you don't know say you don't know-better yet just don't say anything at all.
I am glad you told me that. I will stop using my XM satellite receiver with FM transmitter to my radio today! I will also tell the other million or so that are doing the same thing that NoNoBadDog said that what they have been doing for the last 5 years is impossible so stop doing it.
If you don't know say you don't know-better yet just don't say anything at all.
Here is what I meant: Suppose you put a chip in the phone to xmit on FM. To make it even have a chance of not killing the battery immediately, it would be very limited to maybe only one or two frequencies (channels). Say you chose 92.3 105.9 as your otions. Here on Oahu, we have broadcast stations on those two freqs so the FM xmitter would be useless. That is what I meant. So, kids, you and sit down now and quit acting silly. We are talking about a smart phone here, not a dedicated XM radio unit.
Here is what I meant: Suppose you put a chip in the phone to xmit on FM. To make it even have a chance of not killing the battery immediately, it would be very limited to maybe only one or two frequencies (channels). Say you chose 92.3 105.9 as your otions. Here on Oahu, we have broadcast stations on those two freqs so the FM xmitter would be useless. That is what I meant. So, kids, you and sit down now and quit acting silly. We are talking about a smart phone here, not a dedicated XM radio unit.
I am glad you told me that. I will stop using my XM satellite receiver with FM transmitter to my radio today! I will also tell the other million or so that are doing the same thing that NoNoBadDog said that what they have been doing for the last 5 years is impossible so stop doing it.
If you don't know say you don't know-better yet just don't say anything at all.
The Moto Droid has a FM Transmitter...![]()
I would think that FCC approval would be far more lengthy for a full fledged phone with an FM Transmitter built in since thats just one additional data stream being put out by the phone (3g, 2g, wifi, etc)
I've tested a few of them and the sound quality is consistently poor.
As long as the transmitter falls within FCC guidelines (the power output has to be insanely low) it shouldn't take that much longer.
Here is what I meant: Suppose you put a chip in the phone to xmit on FM. To make it even have a chance of not killing the battery immediately, it would be very limited to maybe only one or two frequencies (channels). Say you chose 92.3 105.9 as your otions. Here on Oahu, we have broadcast stations on those two freqs so the FM xmitter would be useless. That is what I meant. So, kids, you and sit down now and quit acting silly. We are talking about a smart phone here, not a dedicated XM radio unit.
Seriously??
I would think that FCC approval would be far more lengthy for a full fledged phone with an FM Transmitter built in since thats just one additional data stream being put out by the phone (3g, 2g, wifi, etc)