Technology in its infancy ...

Yes, there are times in life when one is just happy when a sonication of the background music on the radio and something distracts from the work.

Radios work always and everywhere. Really anywhere? No, just not ...

As life sometimes plays, I'm just the one man in Germany, who sits in a wireless coverage area. Yes, our radio has been going. Depending on the weather and traffic conditions. Because delivery with passing truck will ever suddenly better or worse. Possibly the radio sometimes louder or softer ... In the long run in the job anyway unbearable.

One new radio so had to be! Bought a new radio, connected purchased same problem ... Expensive radio, connected, same problem. Sometimes the reception is just simply bad ...

A new DAB + Radio therefore was needed. All digital, no noise, powerful sound. Forget it. Even with DAB + reception there are gaps. Since then rushes though nothing more, You sound just simply nothing. Super.

Since it was not because of the radio devices (I've tried several and 2 doors down from the neighbor the reception was great), had to be another solution.

Is retained on Internet Radio. Since I do not want to run it on the PC the radio (the corporate network is not the same as Internet access), I have decided for the dual radios. So the choice is not really great at affordable devices yes.

Amazon typical delivery already arrived 1-2 days later with me.

Unwrapped, connected, entered DHCP scan for Wi-Fi, password, nothing goes.
Select Manual Setup, even assign IP and Co, anything goes.
Changed login reentered, anything goes.

The whole I've tried 3 or 4 hours, but he just did not find Internet radio stations. The manual you can safely throw away. Total useless and poorly written.

It always appeared the error message "Network Timeout". No matter what I did. The problem is described several times in the Internet, a solution I have not found, but a workaround.

Workaround for network timeout problem:

I got the radio summarily taken home and logged me there the WLAN. Lo and behold, for whatever reason, it worked immediately! Password entered, get to see all channels.

Now the tip for all desperate: Log in with another WLAN, friends, at home or using your mobile phone as a hotspot! Also went smoothly with me!

-> If the connection is looking for and put on the speed dial memory favorite stations!

-> Then bring the radio back to the intended location and dial into the local WLAN. Select radio station from the memory, wait a few seconds. Almost always works! If not, choose another station shortly. Klappts with me.

IS NOT THAT GREAT?

-> NO !!!!!!!!!

Of course not. The technique suffers from smallest teething simply in this day and age is no longer expected to occur. As far as I know, there are to solve the problem and part of DUAL no solution or even just an idea or effort. But unfortunately, no real mobile flat rates flat rates, otherwise I would be a professional to run my phone ...

The whole has something neither of comfort nor of thoughtful and mature technology, but I've just no choice if I want to be in addition to working through music. Makes you wonder really what you pay for so if you must drive a cost fees.

The radio itself is a wooden imitation! No real wood! For whatever reason. With more than 100 I would have expected more. It is well thought of as radio rather for background sound, not listen to real music. So if you use the Spotify function wants to listen to music properly, will be disappointed. No bass, no balanced highs, etc ...

FM / DAB +

In principle function FM and DAB + well as with any other radio. DAB + is great, noise-free radio. If, indeed, one if indeed has received.

The mentioned in the manual registration at Frontier Online or what I still have not made was not necessary and I do not understand also the meaning. Maybe someone had probably know my Radio has recorded and sent him back. No Idea.

Expected just not too much of this device. Therefore only 3 stars.

PS: If you have dialed into the WLAN and network timeout appears, tries to execute the software update. This works namely when the WLAN works in principle. Then, at least not to the WiFi settings liegts!