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Deal Would Mandate FM Radios In Cell Phones - agreement between NAB/RIAA headed to Congress
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| August 23, 2010 02:13 PM
| W. David Gardner
Posted on 08/23/2010 2:08:49 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:10:11 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Those who support the construction of the WTC mosque oppose Christian missionaries working abroad.)
To: a fool in paradise
Is not the US Federal government’s only role to
FORCE the citizens to buy selected products?
It certainly is NOT protecting the US border.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:10:51 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: a fool in paradise
transmitter as well, no doubt.
To: a fool in paradise
In “crisis situations” I wouldn’t plan on relying on cell service. Anyway, stupid idea.
To: a fool in paradise
Why in the world would I want to listen to FM radio on my phone?
Let’s just cut to the chase and GIVE RIAA the cash, and leave cell phones alone.
I guess once they get the idea that they can mandate sales from the Federal level it starts to look good in other arenas.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:13:28 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: a fool in paradise
I’m sorry. You’ve reached a number that is disconnected or no longer in service. If you would like to listen to some soothing FM music while you ponder your next move, please press 1.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:14:09 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
To: a fool in paradise
Once had a phone with an FM radio.
Utterly useless. It only worked with a wired earphone that was both the source of sound and the antenna. The only use for a radio like this is for talk radio and ballgames, yet those are all on AM.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:14:48 PM PDT
by
MediaMole
To: a fool in paradise
Yet another pass-thru cost aimed at us for a service we don’t particularly want. That poor, tortured Commerce Clause ...
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:15:31 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Obama suffers from decision-deficit disorder." Oliver North 6/25/10)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:18:40 PM PDT
by
RobRoy
(The US Today: Revelation 18:4)
To: a fool in paradise
Buggy whip manufacturers demand that cars be steered and braked with leather reins and accelerated with a whip applied to the hood.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:20:34 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Gun control was originally to protect Klansmen from their victims. The basic reason hasn't changed.)
To: DBrow
All I listen to is AM.
If they put AM on my phone, which has an S9 bluetooth, I would love it.
FM doesn’t have Rush or Levin.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:20:34 PM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
To: Diogenesis
Too much government interference and a dereliction of duty when it comes to addressing border secuity and permitting a Gulf oil spill to be cleaned up.
Then again, there was deliberate willful neglect in the banking crisis as well.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:21:10 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Those who support the construction of the WTC mosque oppose Christian missionaries working abroad.)
To: MediaMole
While the idea of forcing FM chips into cell phones is ridiculous, you’re wrong about it being useless. My current (and previous) phone has an FM chip which I use everyday at work to listen to a DC sports talk station (106.7). If I get bored listening to the radio, I use it as an mp3 player. I can also use the SlingPlayer on it to watch TV.
While you may not use it, lots of people like me consider it a useful feature.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:23:59 PM PDT
by
Echo4C
(We have it in our power to begin the world over again. --Thomas Paine)
To: a fool in paradise
I think all cell phones should be required to have a built in set of scales to weigh fish.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:26:33 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: a fool in paradise
there is no guarantee the proposal will pass in this session of Congress, or even in any session.
There needs to be a guarantee that this proposal will never pass in any session of Congress. It's outrageous that lobbyists think this is the sort of thing Congress should be legislating, and beyond parody that we have to worry about Congress actually doing it.
To: a fool in paradise
Mandatory FM? Adding to the cost of my phone, and my phone bills?
Next thing is some lawyer-legislator will introduce a bill allowing it to be treated as a “public utility” and to add fees.
Your school district, city, county and state will add a “FM Radio-Cell Phone Surcharge”
But what if I prefer AM radio? Prefer Satellite radio? Prefer short wave radio? Prefer no radio?
Freedom. Freedom from paying for things I don’t want or use.
To: a fool in paradise
I would like a cell phone with a built in electric zapper, but it would zap the person on the other end of the call, especially telemarketers.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:32:04 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: truth_seeker
Mandatory FM? Adding to the cost of my phone, and my phone bills?They got away with getting the FM requirement for car radios and UHF became required for all TVs years ago.
They are practicing the liberal art of incrementalism.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:34:29 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: Echo4C
While you may not use it, lots of people like me consider it a useful feature. That's not the issue.
FM chips are fine. But if the government requires them, then I would like to see the broadcasting industry go bankrupt.
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posted on
08/23/2010 2:39:18 PM PDT
by
cynwoody
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