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[–] 6 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Headphone Jack, I can understand, but radio? Why radio?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    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?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months 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.

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