Nobex Radio Companion v2.0.0.90 – Now With Streaming Radio!

I heard an awesome song last night and had to find out what it was, so I got out my BlackBerry and used Nobex Radio Companion to get the song. While I was getting the song, I noticed a “Check for Upgrades” option and decided to check. Turns out there was a new update, and an great one too. The NobexRC version I had was 0.9.0.34 (I know a bit old) and the newest version is 2.0.0.90.

After I updated I started the app to see what was new and found out that it now has streaming radio! I thought it was free, but the NobexRC website says:

Over a hundred stations are now playable on your BlackBerry Smartphone. For a limited time, radio streaming is provided free of charge. It will be part of a monthly subscription service in the future.

That sucks! Don’t get me wrong, this application is a must have for me but I wouldn’t pay for streaming radio on my BlackBerry. I guess I’ll use it until they start charging, unless it is extremely reasonably priced. Some people would pay to have it on their BlackBerry though.

When I hit play to listen a pop up…popped up saying there was no WiFi so it would use the data network. Which is okay since I have a data plan, but it’s cool that they offer the streaming through WiFi. If you have a WiFi enabled BlackBerry then you can use the streaming no problem.

There seems to be about a 30-40 second delay between the streaming and actual radio station, which would be bad if you’re trying to listen to win something but it’s still convenient otherwise.

The actual “Get Song” option is free, but the streaming will cost a monthly subscription in the future. So get it and try it now while you can. Maybe you’ll like it enough to pay for the monthly.

Download: OTA | Desktop

More info @ NobexRC.com

By the way, the song was Believe by Staind. Awesome song.