Help
& Information
What
is this?
- These
are live electronic postcards.
What
does that mean?
- You
pick an image, then a live radio station, then you enter your
name and email address, and a friends email address and name,
finally you enter a card title & personal message to your
friend.
- Then
a UNIX based program makes a virtual card and puts it at a secret
location. It tells you the location and emails your friend instantly
the location of it also.
- The
actual virtual card consists of: The picture you choose, the
title you chose, your personal message and a live broadcast.
- After
7 days the card is automatically deleted
- No
one is spammed as a result of sending live electronic postcards
from here, we store no email addresses! To read more on out
privacy policy, see the privacy information page.
How
does the live broadcast work?
- The
realplayer audio plugin on your machine is used to let you hear a live radio
station directly from each card. Not a popup - embedded.
I
have a good browser and the plugin but get error messages?
- Occasionally
a radio feed will go down, when this happens, often an error
will appear saying you do not have the plugin, this is a result
of questionable programming by the makers of the plugin, who
do not take into account stations going offline at times. We
try to keep an eye on all the stations available via Radiocards.Net (not so much anymore - this is a museum site),
and when one becomes frequently unreliable, we replace it with
a different station.
Where
can I get the plugin to hear the radio?
- Most
people already have it, in fact you probably have it even if
you don't know about it.
- On
some Windows 98 CD's
- As
an optional install component with all modern versions of Netscape.
- As
an optional install component with some versions of Internet
Explorer 4.
- The
plugin can also be downloaded free! just go to real.com and
download it for free, there are 2 versions, one free and one
not free, but the free one will work perfectly for you. There
is a link on every card to download it if you need it.
What
browser works best to see it?
- This
site is designed to be perfectly functional with almost every
modern browser. However, our personal favourite is Netscape
4 or better.
I
can't still collect the card!
- Due
to a Microsoft bug, errr, "feature", if you don't have the realplayer
plugin (unlikely) some older versions of Internet Explorer have
problems displaying a page with a live radio stream embedded
in it, instead of just not providing the audio stream, they
just refuse to show the page, the fix is simply to download
the free version of the Real player Plugin.
You only need the free version (WHICH THEY TRY TO HIDE). There has been no recorded instance
of cards not being created, and that is after tens of millions
of cards. I personally don't recommend giving RealNetworks your main email address!
How
much does it cost to send a card?
- It's
free! Send as many as you want!
How
much does it cost to receive to send a card?
- It's
free! receive as many as you want! ;-)
I
need more information, such as how to contact Radiocards.Net?
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