Service Providers Please

[pocketlitter]

I need a live mp3 stream provider for my shoutcast relay. Does anyone have a problem with streamguys? And, can anyone recommend any other streaming services?

tanks

[FesterHead]

I used Streamguys (http://www.streamguys.com) for a long time and had little to no problems. Any problems on their end were quickly investigated and solved.

Another is AlinQ (http://www.alinq.net). While their prices may be a little more than Streamguys, I switched due to reasons pertaining to Audiorealm (http://www.audiorealm.com/stream/). The service is quite exceptional. Although being out in the Pacific Ocean can tend to crazy connections, I've experienced less hiccups with AlinQ than Streamguys.

I'm not badmouthing Streamguys. I was very happy with their service and level of customer support.

There was a thread started for listing streaming services...
Sticky: SHOUTcast Technical Support Links and Information (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70404)
Look for the section titled...
Server and Shoutcast DNAS Issues -> General -> In need of a server for SHOUTcasting? (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=36909)

Unfortunately, the thread is rife with off topic postings and some postings are rather old. There are some solutions that you might want to look into, though.

Enjoy! Good? Bad? Punt?

Edit: Added link to Audiorealm (http://www.audiorealm.com/stream/)