Mundu Radio:Internet Radio on Mobile

Jul 6, 2010 by Shivendu Madhava

Sick of FM? Try out some Internet Radio

Have you ever thought that all the radio stations in India sound the same? You switch from a RadioMirchi to a Red FM, and you could swear that it was the same RJ yapping away on both the stations.

And if you have a penchant for non-Bollywood or non-Indipop music, there is simply no solace for you. When was the last time you heard “classic rock” being played on one of the stations without it slipping into Nirvana and Pearl Jam?

A viable alternative to this are the several Internet radio stations on offer. You will invariably get the music of your choice, a good playlist to listen to and, sometimes, even an RJ who knows what he’s talking about.

To access Internet radio, you need a decent player. Geodesic, who came out with the wonderful Mundu IM, has also launched an Internet radio player, called Mundu Radio.

After registering on the site, download the application and install it on your phone. Fire it up, log in and you’re good to go.

You can choose from a variety of stations on offer, broken down by their genre: Acoustic, Rock, Pop, Indian, Classical — it’s all here.

The service even lets you add a preferred Internet radio of your choice, although this will have to be done on your online account and then synched with the phone.

A GPRS connection suffices for most needs, although an EDGE or WiFi connection is recommended. And if you’re among the few in India with 3G-enabled phones, that’s even better!

For the lower GPRS-EDGE kind of speeds, it is advisable to stick to stations that air songs at lower bitrates, preferably 32kbps and below. But if you’re going to be doing the majority of your listening over 3G or WiFi, then feel free to go with the full 128kbps songs.

Platforms: Blackberry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm OS

Price: Free

Download: www.mundu.com