GasBandit
Staff member
... your provider blocks it/forces it to stay off, so that you'll have to pay data rates to stream audio.
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/135275
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/135275
Phone makers found that adding the feature costs almost nothing. Outside the U.S., customers love it, especially in developing countries where FM is a zero-cost alternative to streaming digital music. FM radio is also an excellent way to get news updates during disasters, when cell systems are often overloaded. The FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY has recommended FM-capable smartphones for keeping informed during a crisis. NEXTRADIO is FM radio made smarter, but can it compete with the Internet’s deep and diverse audio streams? Probably not. But until AT&T, T-MOBILE, and VERIZON end their irrational FM lockdown, most of us will never get to choose.