Sonos - Tune-in Radio - BBC Radio2 streaming problems

[rdjohn]

Is anyone else experiencing streaming problems with BBC Radio2?

During Chris Evans the connection keeps breaking. Sometimes it comes back, after a few seconds, sometimes I need to restart. I do not have similar problems with 6Music, or or ther BBC channels.

Could it just be that the Tune-In server can't match demand?

There does not seem to be a similar problem with the iRadio App on my iPad.

Thanks

[GeordieSPG]

Same problem here. It lasts for a while, then infrequently drops out...then dies.

Restart sorts it out, but it's a ballache.

Are there any other options for streaming radio?

[anonymous-user]

Interesting. I've been getting the same thing with BBC R1 and R4. Annoying.

[anonymous-user]

I get this as well. On Radios 5, 6 and 2.

Also the fact that they now don't stream when there is a commentary on is a PITA.

And whilst having a moan, losing the Last FM service where you could name a few artists and it would play "similar" artists is rubbish as well.

[Perik Omo]

Happens all the time for us too and we are using a Revo K2 internet radio where Radio2 continually drops out, started getting bad about a month ago and it also happens on Radio4 between 8am and 10am CET. Revo say it's a BBC problem and not the radio which I'm inclined to agree as it doesn't happen to other stations.

[rdjohn]

So presumably it is a capacity issue? Unlike normal broadcasting, everyone streaming needs a port on the BBC servers to connect to?

What does Tune-in Radio actually do? I presumed they had one BBC connection and then had huge servers to repeat it to many individual listening devices.

[NDA]

The other thing you can do is put the URL in manually.

It's sometimes a bit more reliable.

[rdjohn]

Just tried that, nothing happens in Tunien radio in the Sonos interface.

I think that Tune in Radio is the weak link. As I do not have a problem with BBC iRadio player.

But that is not useable within Sonos