Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the Radio?

Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by jkot on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @03:56AM (#12077442)

Tablets sold in US also do not have voice capabilities. 8" table is an excellent phone for daily use.

In some European countries you have to pay license for radio receiver. For phone with FN radio you would pay $25/year, that is lot of money with national average salary $8000.

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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by Eutow on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @04:23AM (#12077525)

Wait, having to pay for a license to listen to radio? Where?

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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by detaro on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @04:28AM (#12077540)

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, ... Even more countries have similar rules for TV. Generally to support public stations.

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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by realityking on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @05:14AM (#12077714)

In Germany you used to have to pay the radio fee for owning a cell phone anyway. Recently they changed to a household model, now it doesn't matter whether you have a receiver or not.

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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by kalleboo on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @06:31AM (#12077960)

In Sweden you only pay for TV ownership, not FM radio

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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by scholia on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @09:12AM (#12078674)

Same in the UK....

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