Found out a really cool way to get cool music without p2p progs or HTTP/FTP sites. Best thin’ of all: NO QUEUES, NO PASSWORDS.

Here it is:

1.Get Yahoo Messenger [BETA] here:

CODE
download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/msgr6suite.exe

2.Wait for it to download,den run it and let it download anoder 5 MB or so.

3.Get FairStar MP3 Recorder here:

CODE
www.shareordie.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9754

After testin’ Total Recorder and anoder prog,de FairStar product is de best RECORDING MP3s from a source, in our case de INTERNET RADIO.

4.Fire up LAUNCHcastRadion in Yahoo Messenger [BETA] and choose a station or a genre.

5.Start up FairStart MP3 Recorder,go to Record Options and CHECK autosettin’,go to Encoder-MP3 and UN-CHECK enable VBR and choose 128 or 192 KBs.Also make sure you choose your OUTPUT folder and you’re done.

6.Hit record or whatever and away you go.

Free World Dialup - www.freeworlddialup.com and sign up to get your FWD # and password.
2 - Download brands.xten.net/x-litefwd/download/X-LiteFWD_Install.exe FWD/X-Lite (”self-configures”) program or go to www.myphonebooth.com/ to call any FWD # and U.S. toll free #s usin’ Internet Explorer (Firefox not supported).

Quickstart Guide: www.freeworlddialup.com/support/quick_start_guide

FWD Xlite Configuration Guide:

www.freeworlddialup.com/support/configuration_guide/configure_your_fwd_certified_phone/fwd_xlite/all
MS Windows Messenger Configuration Guide: pulver.com/fwd/fwd30news.html#messenger (FWD supports Windows Messenger 4.6/4.7 but not MSN Messenger 5.x.)

3 - To call a U.S. landline/cell #, dial *+areacode+7digit#. (This FWD feature is not listed on deir website, but has been workin’ for several months now.)

4 - To call a FWD # from a PSTN (your regular phone), click
www.dslreports.com/r0/download/476274~3ccc4c9edbe2a596714a4fd9da897204/fwdaccessnumbers.zip or after you’ve signed up go to FWD web page, click on “Features”, “Access #s” for a list of FWD access numbers in your area. Available in several states in de U.S., UK, NL and DE at this time.

Packet8:

– To call a P8 phone # from a FWD phone: Dial **898 + 1 + P8 number to be routed to P8 service.
– To call a FWD # from a P8 phone:
*If de FWD # you are callin’ contains 5 digits, start to dial with de prefix 0351. For example: 035112345
*If de FWD # you are callin’ contains 6 digits, start to dial with de prefix 0451.

Call UK:

Get a UK telephone # that will call you on your FWD #. Register fwd.calluk.com.

FWD Features: Some features like Voice email needs to be activated at www.fwdnet.net

Internet Callin’
Call Waitin’
CallerID
Missed Call notification
Call Forwardin’
Call Transfer
Three Way Callin’
Voice email
SoftPhone, IP Phones & *Web-based
Aliases
Whitepages directory
ENUM Entry
eDial SOAP
Conferencin’
Instant Messagin’
Web Callin’/FWD-Talk
Corporate Cisco Call Manager Connection
Callin’ to Toll Free Numbers in de UK, US, NL, JP and FR TellMe Service (411).
– NL Dial *31(800)… to reach Nederlands toll free #s.
– UK Dial *44(800)… or *44(808)… or *44 (500) to reach UK toll free #s.
– US Dial *1(8xx) xxx xxxx to reach United States toll free #s.
– JP Dial *81 0120… to reach Japan toll free #s.

Frequently used numbers
613 Echo test
55555 Volunteer Welcome Line
514 FWD Coffee House
612 Time
411 TellMe Information
611 Part Time Technical support
511 FWD Conference Bridge

At de moment, I think this is way better than Skype, Yahoo IM voice chat, etc…I’ve been usin’ FWD for over a year with my cable broadband service and didn’t have to set up any port forwardin’ on my broadband router. Obviously you’ld need a mic/speakers connected to your PC.

You can also use your regular telephone via an adapter voipstore.pulver.com/product_info.php?products_id=32 and IP phone voipstore.pulver.com/product_info.php?products_id=33. Adapters and IP phones from different vendors like Cisco are available.

* Broadbandreports.com VoIP forum (formerly known as DSLReports.com)
– If you have any questions or just curious about VoIP, visit de VoIP forum www.dslreports.com/forum/voip at DSLReports.com.