Zune Software to Have (or Have Had) Internet Radio?

September 20, 2009 by ACE

Looks like some more information is being dug out of the Zune Software source code. Apparently, Rafael Rivera of WithinWindows has hacked up the code and found a gem of a find. There is (or was) plans to include internet radio inside the Zune Software!

However, if you think about it, wouldn’t it take away from the use of the Zune Pass and/or duplicate streaming over the web anyways? I dunno if we’ll see this, but it’s definitely worth noting…

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Read the original thread on Zune Boards!

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EliteGamer360	Nice that would be cool plus they are bringing last fm to the xbox 360 soon so maybe it will have something to do with the xbox and zune integration updates.
09-20-2009, 08:42 PM	#2

SteppingSplash	iTunes already has that.
09-20-2009, 08:49 PM	#3

coryflett	so... is last fm free music??
09-20-2009, 09:58 PM	#4

Johnny	.... Seriously I feel like my smashing my head with a pipe xD Again another piece of news slips to someone else >_< But whatever lol, I've known about this for a few days aaaand... it works. Kinda. Well it plays SOME streams, but it just likes to crash. A lot. Last edited by Johnny; 09-21-2009 at 02:56 AM..
09-21-2009, 02:54 AM	#5

SteppingSplash

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Originally Posted by Johnny

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Seriously I feel like my smashing my head with a pipe xD
Again another piece of news slips to someone else >_<

But whatever lol, I've known about this for a few days aaaand... it works. Kinda. Well it plays SOME streams, but it just likes to crash. A lot.

Sooo... that's under "Music"? Where?

09-21-2009, 05:42 AM SteppingSplash is offline

coryflett

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Originally Posted by coryflett

so... is last fm free music??

09-21-2009, 06:09 AM coryflett is offline

Johnny

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Originally Posted by SteppingSplash

Sooo... that's under "Music"? Where?

Read this post. You have to enable it. But its very buggy, and none of the default streams will play.

09-21-2009, 07:54 AM Johnny is offline

ACE	^^ that's probably why they left it out (it's bugginess)
09-21-2009, 11:02 AM	#9

SteppingSplash

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Originally Posted by Johnny

Read this post. You have to enable it. But its very buggy, and none of the default streams will play.

Nah, I wouldn't use it.

09-21-2009, 01:27 PM SteppingSplash is offline

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coryflett	soo last. fm is free?
09-21-2009, 06:35 PM	#11

husker91	yeah i heard about this... supposedly therr is a reg hack
09-21-2009, 06:45 PM	#12

Johnny

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Originally Posted by husker91

yeah i heard about this... supposedly there is a reg hack

Yeah, there's the registry way that I found q lil while ago now. Rafael Riveria from WithinWindows has also got to work through actually hacking the DDL's and forcing it to show. His way is more complicated but does have a couple of small advantages, though right now he hasn't released the hack.

09-22-2009, 02:51 AM Johnny is offline

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KorJax	I hope to god they include internet radio support on the zune firmware. I mostly just listen to Digitally Imported - Addictive Electronic Music, and I usually only listen to my collection when I'm out and about or want to listen to a specific album.
09-22-2009, 06:59 AM	#14

maniac1993

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Originally Posted by Johnny

Read this post. You have to enable it. But its very buggy, and none of the default streams will play.

I know this may sound retarded but okay so I get it to open when I start it but issue is, none of the radio stations show up can you help me?

09-23-2009, 08:20 PM maniac1993 is offline

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wixostrix	I don't think it would take away from anything on the Zune Pass because it's no different than the FM radio feature on the device. It actually allows for more music discovery especially if you can click whatever song is playing and find it in the marketplace.
09-24-2009, 02:27 PM	#16