Seriously Verizon, no FM radio on the HTC one

[wacnstac]

Wow, have had verizon android phones for a long time and loved to use the FM radio to catch up with my hometown team either listen while at the game or when I was away upstate.   Now i get my HTC one and find out you have disabled this?  (comments removed)  The FM radio was a deal maker for me with Android vs iOS and now you took it away.   Please don't tell me I can stream FM stations, I'm well aware of this, but due to the MLB app, the stations with the baseball broadcasts can't be streamed.   Also sometimes I am out in the sticks where I can pick up an FM stations but my streaming capability would be limited.

Comments have been edited for languages as required by the Terms of Service.

Message was edited by: Admin Moderator

[Ann154]

Out of the three or four android phones I have owned, only ONE had the FM radio in it. Almost all different manufacturers too.

[demmo86rt]

The only Android phone I can think of off the top of my head that actually has it is the DInc2.

[tikibar1]

The Droid Bionic has it, but the Jelly Bean update didn't support it, so the feature was moot once the update was applied.

[Ann154]

The HTC Thunderbolt has it.

[dj]

My Casio Commando has it via Stitcher...watch that data usage if your plan is not unlimited.

[scarshapedstar]

My 3-year-old OG Droid Incredible has it. As others have noted, it used to be a cool feature across many HTC phones. Now it's just a cool feature on HTC phones on other carriers.

Funny, I thought Verizon was all about helping us keep our data use down. Maybe they're under the impression that TuneIn Radio is actual radio. Yep, that's gotta be the explanation... otherwise I'd think they were full of it.

[wacnstac]

HTC one's on other carries have the FM radio!

https://support.htc.com/en-uk/005-HTC_One/0E0/020/010

[TJHAW]

Verizon--what's up? HTC One has working radio on other carriers. I hope you didn't disable it in a lame attempt to increase data usage. I had the DINC2 and love the FM radio. Great for listening to sports when you can't watch. If it's not some marketing, then please explain why it's not enabled. Sigh. Maybe taking the phone back or changing carriers.

[Klue]

I have read It was Samsung"s decision not to add Fm radio capabilities to the One.  There is not one carrier in the US that has a One with FM radio.  Please prove me wrong with an official carrier's bulletin that says their device has the Fm radio app built in.

[Ann154]

Klue,

Since when did Samsung make the HTC One phone?

[Klue]

Gooood grief.  I meant HTC.  My fingers and brain was not in sync this morning

[demmo86rt]

You've been hanging around the Enlightened too long.

[TJHAW]

Nonetheless, the other carriers versions of this phone DO have FM radio enabled. For some of us it's a very nice feature to have and it's a big disappointment it's not available on Verizon on this otherwise very nice phone. Why does verizon have to make everything so difficult?

[Klue]

Hmmm what U. S. carrier has it enabled?

[#16]

T-Mobile has it. And I have the phone and it works perfectly. Verizon has crippled the use of it.

[scarshapedstar]

>> Post removed for discussion of moderation per the <<

Message was edited by: Verizon Moderator

[dj]

>>Post removed for discussion of moderation.  Please send a Direct Message to moderator or admin_moderator   if you have concerns about moderation.<<

Message was edited by: Verizon Moderator

[_cst]

I concur with your disgust.

My Verizon HTC One will be going back into the box and back to  the store... No worries.

The only people - other than some execs at Verizon - who are content with "crippling" the hardware are Verizon's competitors!

One of which (three letters and symbol) will be getting my mobile business very soon. (And I'll get a much a better-priced plan!)

The responses I have gotten from VZW's reps ranged from, "What's the FM app do?" to, "I hope you know that it's not my fault..."

[budone]

And still without an FM radio, Sometimes I wonder why such things are such deal breakers, especially when the competitors phone does not have the option either.

Oh well

[scarshapedstar]

Someone should sue AT&T for listing "Built-In FM Radio" on their features list, then. And ask the AT&T users what voodoo they're using to listen to it on their phones.

http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc/one-32gb-glacial-silver.html#fbid=Mgd7kunU8Is

Reality bites. Especially if you're stuck with Verizon. On the other hand, I'm sure they had $ound reason$ for forcing people to stream radio stations over their oh-so-generous data pipes.