Error message trying to stream local NPR station

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Going to the stations tab, searching for local stations, and picking my 
preferred station, then going to Streams and selecting the only one that is 
available (it happens to be a 128k live stream from 90.3 WCPN in Cleveland).  
First time I do this, after a complete start-up of my phone in the morning, I 
get an error: Recieved Error: 1,-1.
2.After repeating the above process, no error message shows up, but nothing 
plays either.
3.Upon selecting the other local NPR station stream, sometimes I will hear 
about 2 seconds of audio, but then it just cuts off.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
See above.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Still on Android 1.6.  Awaiting OTA update to 2.2.

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kevin.m....@gmail.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 12:38

• Merged into: #2

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I am receiving the same error 1, -1 then error 1, -11 when attempting to stream 
any local station or non-local that I have tried.

Error 1, -1 shows up first then on subsequent retries I get 1, -11.  I'll 
search on 1, -11 and see if anything comes up and add any notes here.

I am on Android 2.1 on the Samsung Vibrant from T-Mobile running 
org.npr.android.nets Version 8.

Original comment by WAude...@hotmail.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 8:09

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I am using the Sprint Epic 4G (Android 2.1, Samsung Galaxy S) and this has been 
happening to me when I stream local stations after about 15 minutes of 
successful streaming. Hope that helps.

Original comment by joe.lencioni on 29 Oct 2010 at 2:39

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I've not been able to get my local station to stream at all (all 1,-1 errors).  
Trying the other day I also saw a 1,-38 error as well, but can't remember which 
station it was.  I can sometimes get another relatively local station to stream 
for a few seconds.  I also tried WDET in Detroit the other day and was able to 
stream for a while, but the audio would cut out about every 30 seconds.  
I would just like to know whether the issues are a function of the android app 
or if it's on the station's end.

Original comment by kevin.m....@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2010 at 2:48

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Kevin, it is a combination.  The way many station streaming services were set 
up optimized them for the iPhone.  This means more work for the app and 
increases the likelyhood of a cog in the machine somewhere along the system.  
There are many moving parts.  There is the compounding issue of device 
fragmentation and getting these workarounds to be effective on every phone, on 
every carrier is one of our main challenges going forward. 

Original comment by nprme...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 4:07

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NPR-
Thanks for the explanation.  
I think it's strange though that some stations seem to be fine and others, not 
so much. Wouldn't the stations all use pretty much the same protocol?  Or is 
that dependant on something like the iPhone optimization you mentioned?
Recently, I discovered that one of the two local stations I can pick up seems 
to work more often than not if I switch on Wi-Fi mode, then start the stream.  
When I don't switch it on, it doesn't want evven start the stream.  
Could there also be any issue with one of the media players I have (presently, 
the standard Android 1.6 "Music" app, and I've also had Meridian installed for 
a couple of months)?

Original comment by kevin.m....@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 4:16

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I also have this problem on my Droid X. Tried clearing cache, reinstalling, 
etc. No solution no that end. I absolutely loved your app on my iPhone and look 
forward to an update someday. Thanks for all your hard work, devs.

Original comment by Fndrplay...@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2010 at 9:03

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I think this is really the same issue as number 2, so I'm going to merge them.

Original comment by jpenn...@gmail.com on 17 Dec 2010 at 8:24

• Changed state: Duplicate