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Pandora drops out

I am new to PC music and love it so far. I have a Dell laptop, at least one generation old but it works fine as a PC. I'm using Sprint wireless broadband into an external [AC-powered] USB dac and then into the preamp. A few times per tune it will stop playing and then start, all in the space of less than a second. It is annoying, to say the least. I checked Pandora's FAQ, did a network speed test that seemed to meet the minimum required speed, I forget the exact value but it was higher then 500 mps, if I have that right. I am not running any other applications per Pandora. Any tips on how to keep the flow going? Thanks in advance.
tripper
reubent
6,939 posts
 
Arthur,

I think Tripper is referring to a Broadband Sprint Card (aircard, wireless modem), not a wireless NIC (Network Interface Controller) Card. If so, he is connected to the internet as if through a cell phone and modem, not as a node on a wireless network.

TIC
tripper OP
223 posts
 
Reuben, You are correct, I get to the Sprint server via a dial -up connection, at least that's how Sprint has it configured, but it is marketed as broadband and it does run as such.
OTOH, I suppose Sprint has their router somewhere in the ether, so I guess Arthur is also correct. Thanks to all for chiming in.
eastein
97 posts
 
Pandora is great but also a 128kb stream which the Sprint network may not be able to support. You can test a lower bitrate live365.com stream or shoutcast.com station to see if that is the problem.
tripper OP
223 posts
 
Ea, Thx for the tip, I wasn't aware of that site.

Pandora seems to be running better, esp. w/ a fresh boot and no other apps loaded. I'm exploring last.fm as well.

http://www.stevekrause.org/steve_krause_blog/2006/01/pandora_and_las.html

Thanks fellas, for your good help. Feliz navidad!
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