Listen With WMP on Windows Mobile?

[WGTR]

Hi all, I have a question. I recently, with a lot of help from Spacial Forum, got my Shoutcast station compatible with Window Media Player via the asx files. But, I have a Windows Mobile PDA phone and I've noticed that the asx files won't work with WMP Mobile. I kinda figured it wasn't possible, till today I found a site called tuned.mobi that has links to lots of streaming radio stations that work with WMP Mobile. What I'd like to know is how they do this. Does anyone here know how to make my shoutcast station compatible with WMP Mobile?

[fc*uk]

Minimal code for asx file:

<asx version="3.0">
<entry>
<ref href="http://IP HERE:8000" />
<title>GIVE THE STREAM A TITLE</title>
<author>NAME YOUR STATION HERE</author>
<copyright>SOMETHING TO DISPLAY HERE</copyright>
</entry>
</asx>

[WGTR]

Thanks for the reply. But, it didn't work. Here is a copy of the code in my asx file.

<ASX VERSION="3.0">
<ENTRY>

<REF HREF="http://radio.gospeltrumpetradio.com:8000/" />
<TITLE>Gospel Trumpet Radio</TITLE>
<AUTHOR>The Chucrh of God</AUTHOR>
<COPYRIGHT>www.churchofgod.net</COPYRIGHT>
</ENTRY>
</ASX>

Am I missing something here?

[WGTR]

When I try it it gives me error "Parameter is incorrect" but does not tell me which parameter.

[fc*uk]

Originally posted by WGTR
<REF HREF="http://radio.gospeltrumpetradio.com:8000/" />


Remove what I placed in bold.

Or copy and paste this

<ASX VERSION="3.0">
<ENTRY>
<REF HREF="http://radio.gospeltrumpetradio.com:8000" />
<TITLE>Gospel Trumpet Radio</TITLE>
<AUTHOR>The Chucrh of God</AUTHOR>
<COPYRIGHT>www.churchofgod.net</COPYRIGHT>
</ENTRY>
</ASX>

[WGTR]

You mean the slash after the port number? I removed that and it still doesn't work.

[fc*uk]

I edited my post, copy that exact code. It worked for me. And yes, I did mean the slash after the port number.

If you are trying to do this on the same computer/lan the server is running from, then your router may not allow that type of a network u-turn.

[WGTR]

First, I really appreciate your help. But, I don't know if I made myself clear or not, I am trying to listen using WMP on a PDA phone, a Treo 800w running WM6.1 to be exact. Your suggestion at the end of your last post makes me wonder if you mis-understood me, or I mis-stated myself, and are thinking I'm using WMP on a PC.

I did a search of this forum and found one poster thinking that maybe WMP on PDAs need an asf file instead of asx. Any idea if that may be the case?

[fc*uk]

I have a ppc device running WM 5.0. Using that code, I can tune in to my streams using WMP on the PPC device.

I can't speak much from WM6. You may want to take a look at gsplayer or tcpmp if you have difficulty with WMP. Those programs are both free.

[WGTR]

Do you mind sharing a link to your stream so I can see if it works with my Treo running WM6.1?

I actually have gsplayer and use it to monitor my streams. But, I want to get it to work with WMP on PDAs for the sake of making it more convenient for people to listen in.

[kjkoning]

On WM 6.x, WMP does not stream MP3 streams. I recommend downloading TCPMP. It works really well and has a ton of features.

[fc*uk]

WGTR - sorry for the delay in response. I've looked into this a little because I always wondered what led me to downloading tcpmp for my ppc when wmp was already installed on it.

I can confirm kjkoning's post and would actually like a add a little more information to it. WMP for windows mobile devices has never supported streaming of any sort as far back as I was able to find ... which means I've lied in my previous post; I knew I streamed on the device when I used it frequently and wrongly assumed that I was using WMP ... there is no way I could have been.

Do I need to remind everyone that I very strongly believe that I am going senile??? Case in point :)

[WGTR]

. WMP for windows mobile devices has never supported streaming of any sort as far back as I was able to find ... which means I've lied in my previous post; I knew I streamed on the device when I used it frequently and wrongly assumed that I was using WMP ... there is no way I could have been.



I do believe you are correct in this, mostly. WMP for WM does not support Shoutcast streaming would probably be more accurate. As I stated earlier, the reason for this thread in the first place was because I had been to a site www.tuned.mobi and tuned in to my local radio station, streaming audio thru WMP on my Treo 800w. And, knowing only Shoutcast streaming I instantly assumed I was listening to a shoutcast station via WMP on WM, and thus got excited that others could listen to my stream via WMP on WM, if I could figure out how they had done this. And, alas, a useless thread was born.....

Since then, I have noticed that the URL for most of these streams, is not the normal http://...... but mms://....... mms meaning, I believe, microsoft media server. Anyway, I don't fully understand it, but it seems to be more than I'm willing to get into just for a small listener base. Especially since they can just download tcpmp or gsplayer for free and listen fine.

Anyhow, sorry for all the confusion. But, I was really hoping to get my shoutcast stream compatible with WMP on WM. To bad.:cry: