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    • rando@lemmy.ml
      6·
      30 days ago

      I would guess free access to information / entertainment etc. And radio and headphone go together because headphone is used as antenna.

      • onlinepersona@programming.dev
        5·
        30 days ago

        Interesting. I didn’t know about the antenna. Personally haven’t actively listened to a radio in what feels like 20 years. There doesn’t seem to be anything worth listening to on there, to me at least. There’s a much bigger variety online.

        But to each their own. I don’t know any phones that still have radio. Do they still exist?

        • rando@lemmy.ml
          1·
          29 days ago

          As much as I would like it, nothing has radio these days. But does make sense without data plans /internet

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      5·
      30 days ago

      I use the radio in my phone all the time. There are a lot of good stations around here to listen to. Cell service sucks though, so there are a lot of dropouts if I try to listen online. It’s also a good way to get important information if there’s a widespread emergency.

    • Hirom@beehaw.org
      2·
      29 days ago

      In some countries, FM Radio is one of the official channels for alerts and information in case of crisis.

      People are expected to have a FM receiver that runs on battery, ideally one that can be recharged with a crank or solar panel.

      If Internet goes down, either during a small or large-scale outage, it’s good to have a way to get broadcast and information.