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From: krw
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 08:38:54 +0100, "Paul D Smith" <paul_d_smith@hotmail.com>
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>"jim stone" <tgh6h56nzh@mail.invalid> wrote in message 
>news:k4flsm$pbt$1@dont-email.me...
>> Not being able to find a small internet radio to buy we liked, we got 
>> mobile phone with which we link with wi-fi to a modem router, and use it 
>> as an internet radio.
>>
>> Keeping the phoned plugged into its charger all the time, we are using it 
>> to play *all-day* background classical music through an amplifier and 
>> speakers.
>>
>> Since the phone has no 'moving parts' unlike a computer, we are wondering 
>> if this continuous playing all day of the phone is going to shorten its 
>> working life ?
>
>You'll have dropped it well before it wears out :-). 

You'll wear out the batteries before you drop it and you'll want the new
iThingy before the batteries die.  Full employment for the phone company.

>BTW, a cheap PC 
>speaker set might be handy if you want a little more volume.  And you can 
>probably find a decent streaming client if you have your music sitting on a 
>PC somewhere.

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