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Quickplay offers PinStack Members early access to QuickPlayer for BlackBerry!
Don't know how I miss these emails at times. However, as promised by the kind people over at QuickPlay Media we have news with some details of the QuickPlayer official launch!
The holiday season starts early today for millions of BlackBerry users worldwide with the availability of QuickPlay Media’s QuickPlayer for BlackBerry direct to consumer service!
Quickplayer will be available in a few moments:
The QuickPlayer for BlackBerry application provides streamed audiocasts (similar to podcasts), 5-7 minutes, from top-tier media companies and providers including: ABC News, AccuWeather.com, Clear Channel, Gaiam,MarketWatch.com, The Wall Street Journal and Westwood One. -- A full review can be found here.
Subscription to the service is $7.95 USD a month (not including applicable data charges that may apply from you wireless carrier), which includes unlimited access to all channels. There are over 100 channels updated daily!
Frequently Asked Questions about the QuickPlayer.
If you cannot find the answer to your question in the list below please... click here to submit a question via QuickPlayer's Customer Care webform.
GENERAL
Why do I have to wait for it to buffer before playing?
How do I install the QuickPlayer?
How do I uninstall the QuickPlayer from my BlackBerry?
How do I send this application to my friend?
How do I launch the QuickPlayer after downloading it?
How do I browse from the Channel Guide to my subscriptions?
Can I write or receive emails while listening to the QuickPlayer?
What is your policy towards private information?
CREDIT CARD
When do I get billed?
What do I get billed for?
How do I cancel my service?
If I cancel the service, do I get refunded any of my payment?
Can I get charged on my mobile phone bill instead?
What do I do if I've been billed but my service isn't activated?
What do I do if I've been billed twice for the same service?
There's some other problem with my bill. What should I do?
I am resubscribing but my credit card isn’t being accepted. Why not?
YOUR PROFILE
How do I change my email address?
How do I change my password?
I've forgotten my password. What do I do?
CHANNELS & SUBSCRIPTIONS
What is a channel?
How do I subscribe to a channel?
How do I remove a channel from my channels list?
How many channels can I add?
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I hope this is available with a free trial for a few days.
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I think I will hold off. I'm paying enough money fees related to my cell phone. I think I will stick with the internet on desktop or tv to get news.
But I can see how this would possibly be useful for someone that travels a lot and doesn't have the time for the above.
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~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~does it work for the pearl. also is there a sports channel? Do payments come on you bill or is a credit card needed?
it works for me its nice so far I'm working so can't realy try it out fully.
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I tryed to download it but i got "Sorry your device is not supported for quickplayer application"
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Originally Posted by FLIPP_96
I tryed to download it but i got "Sorry your device is not supported for quickplayer application"
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link above now active.
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Nice application...too bad we couldn't use it to stream audio from other sources not affiliated.
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It's available now. I downloaded it, but I get a "network busy" error when it tried to connect. Anyone have any success?
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Originally Posted by FLIPP_96
I tryed to download it but i got "Sorry your device is not supported for quickplayer application"
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Use the Internet Browser, not the Blackberry Browser.
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Originally Posted by Spamdumpster
Use the Internet Browser, not the Blackberry Browser.
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Didn't make a difference
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Originally Posted by FLIPP_96
Didn't make a difference
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What's your OS version and Platform please?
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Originally Posted by hayden
What's your OS version and Platform please?
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4.1.0.377 and 2.0.0.152
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I just downloaded it. Seems pretty good. Buffers quickly. Audio quality seems pretty decient. Some of the channels could be louder though,, Just my first impressions.. Willplay with it more and post more feedback later.
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Just loaded it on my Pearl (w/ Tmo service and .69 OS) from the getquickplayer.com url on my browser. It installed cleanly, and works as advertised! It only takes a few seconds to buffer, and audio quality is quite good. Impressive!
I doubt I'll purchase the service, since the stuff I'd really want isn't offered, like live NPR, etc. These sound like pre-recorded audiocasts, not actual internet radio. If they allowed you to add existing streaming audio channels, or offered real streaming radio for actual radio stations, I'd happily pay a little extra for it.
However, they do offer 20 or 30 second long previews of the feeds, so its easy to try out and see if its something useful to you. Definately a well polished app, too.
peace,
sam
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~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~flipp96 change your blackberry emulation mode to openwave .then you will be able to download.
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Originally Posted by jbj9871
~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~flipp96 change your blackberry emulation mode to openwave .then you will be able to download.
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Thanks...that did it.
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Originally Posted by jbj9871
~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~flipp96 change your blackberry emulation mode to openwave .then you will be able to download.
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Yep. Works here for me also using 4.2 on 8700g. thanks.
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this seems like a well designed program im going to try it out a few days in the preview mode before i subcribe.but im glad its finally here ive been waiting on this for six months...
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WOrks great for me on the cingular pearl...thanx hydn and suzzy pizzzle
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Originally Posted by jbj9871
this seems like a well designed program im going to try it out a few days in the preview mode before i subcribe.but im glad its finally here ive been waiting on this for six months...
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The program does work great. I was a very happy user of the beta version (which obviously no longer works), but I'm not sure it's worth $7.95 a month.
There are two ways I can think of to get revenue from software like this (1) have people pay for it, (2) support it with ads. It seems like they're trying to do both, and I'm not sure that will work. I hope it does though -- it's a great program.
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Originally Posted by Spamdumpster
The program does work great. I was a very happy user of the beta version (which obviously no longer works), but I'm not sure it's worth $7.95 a month.
There are two ways I can think of to get revenue from software like this (1) have people pay for it, (2) support it with ads. It seems like they're trying to do both, and I'm not sure that will work. I hope it does though -- it's a great program.
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yes im debating cause i can all ready download small podcasts on my 8700c ..to bad it is not just ad based
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Originally Posted by FLIPP_96
I tryed to download it but i got "Sorry your device is not supported for quickplayer application"
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I'm still getting this and I've tried the other browser emulations ? do you need a hard reset or anything special to reset this ?
I have a 8703e sprint bb platform 2.2.0.166 and app 4.1.0.359
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I'm with steven I've tried different browsers and I'm getting same error message (I too have a 8703e. Their site says our phone is compatable?? What gives? Ill try going thru opera mini..let us know..  thanks
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sweetness... thanks. I will give it a try.
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Can't get to download on my Verizon 8703e?
Quickplayer will not downlaod from my device via the link that was sent to me. Says my device not supported?? 
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Originally Posted by tjones60
Quickplayer will not downlaod from my device via the link that was sent to me. Says my device not supported?? |
8703e's don't seem to be supported.
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Same problem as steven ( I also hav a 8703e) okay tried many browsers I also went to options and opened the emulation mode to open wav , it was blackberry before I changed it to openwav..does it sound like I changed it correctly and in the right place? Is there any more configuration I need to do? It still saying it won't work on my device! One last question. When I changed to openwav there was another option openwav gateway..I tried that as well..I figured why not,no luck with anything I've tried any suggestions? Thanks
Can anyone verify with the company 8703s are not supported ? You know that's really odd because anytime I've ever downloaded any thing that says its for the 8700 series it has alwways worked on my 8703. What a RIP!
So no one with a 8703e has been able to download it?? I'm feeling dizzy and getting a sick headache  I'm going to go lay down.. boo hoo..haha
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~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~i dnld it work great but I need video dnld to quick play. Also I just cleared 400000 bytes off my phone memory 8100 BB
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I cant get it to download on my Cingular 8700c v4.1.0.94 p 2.0.9.0
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I tryed to download it but i got "Sorry your device is not supported for quickplayer application". Also the fix looks like changing the emulation to openwave as suggested above will work but where do I do that on the system. I have the most up2date OS, etc.
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