ENABLE SUPPORT OF REAL AUDIO 'HTTP--TRUE SPEECH' PROTOCOL FOR MSNTV SUBSCRIBERS ~MIDIS ARE NOT ENOUGH~

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We the undersigned believe enabling the Real Audio 'HTTP--True Speech' Streaming protocol, used by the majority of Real Audio Websites on the Internet, would alleviate the current dearth of musical entertainment choices for MSNTV subscribers.

Current Situation:
REAL AUDIO--Not Supported as offered by the majority of RA sites.
INTERNET RADIO--The language & players used by most Internet Radio Stations are not supported by MSNTV. Only a very few work with the MSNTV boxes.
MP3 & WAV: Any MP3 or WAV greater than 132kb will only play for 1minute & 10 seconds.
WMA: Not supported
MIDI & MOD: Supported

CONSIDERATIONS:
a) Per month about $2,000,000 (2 million dollars) gross income is generated for Microsoft by MSNTV subscribers --approximately 100,000 subscribers paying an average of $20 a month.
b) The Streaming of Real Audio functions perfectly with the MSNTV box--thus circumventing the box's difficulty dealing with large file sizes.
c) Microsoft technical expertise is quite capable of enabling the HTTP protocal & MSNTV subscribers have already paid enough to foot the bill. LOL

THUS: If you agree ~Midis Are Not Enough~ please support this petition & the folks subscribing to MSNTV by clicking the 'Sign The Petition' button below.

Thank You Kindly!

1566 Signatures

  • Marie Digen
  • Roger Lemberg
    • Comments
    • Personally I have bought several CD,s because we were able to hear some new artists and even old ones in real audio. Most of the stuff they put on radio nwdays is pure crap. You would think it would be beneficial for people to be able to listen to music of their choice so we can purchase the music we like. Thak You Roger
  • Linda A Clifton
    • Comments
    • My main interest is music..I NEED a real audio upgrade to be able to enjoy my MSNTV. Thankyou
  • Mary Staerk
  • Mary Jones
    • Comments
    • This is so unfair to MSN TV subscribers, we already pay more than most computer owners do for internet access,to stop supporting Real Audio is just wrong!!! If it's about bandwidth why don't you (MSN-TV) pay a fee to Sonicnet every month, we deserve to get streaming audio back---and soon
  • Vaughn Organ
    • Comments
    • I am on my second WebTV/MSNTV Plus box due to the fact that my first box became incredibly slow after all the so-called "upgrades" that MSN forced upon us after simply assuming that we wanted particular types of updates. MSN has monetarily benefitted "twice" from me now. When will MSNTVers benefit just "once" and get what we truly need and ask for? MSNTVers desparately need an upgrade in real audio and other audio enablements to be able to enjoy much more of what the internet has to offer.
  • TrishWing
    • Comments
    • We need the music. It's a _very_ important part of why a lot of us are here.
  • Jessie Farmer
  • Chris Dempsey
  • Arlen Cook
    • Comments
    • Why can't we have the real audio back i for one have bought many cds just because i heard the artist through webtv
  • paul snyder
    • Comments
    • sure do miss the music, maybe we should all buy coummputers
  • Melva Laney
    • Comments
    • Real Audio is the best in my book
  • Phyllis Glover
    • Comments
    • The petition says it all!!
  • Carolyn Todd
    • Comments
    • we need more.. theres not enuff on msn for us webtv ppl.
  • Virgina Qualls
    • Comments
    • msn needs to provide more things for their customers on webtv
  • Angel Renee
    • Comments
    • what are we paying for if we can get any real audio music or anything elseo webtv. it sucks
  • Joe Pagan
    • Comments
    • We Need Real Audio Support Windows Media Sounds Bad For Webtvers, RA Support 5.0 Or Higher Needed, Any Kind Of Webtv Compatable Real Audio We Could Use,
  • Pat
    • Comments
    • I pay $25 bucks a month and getting lesser service for my value? Bill Gaes better wake up and realize that he can and will lose close to 24 million dollars if he doesnt improve his other existing products. We are entitled to the same Internet as the computers. Give us back what is rightfully ours right now!
  • Marge Bonsanto
    • Comments
    • MSN TV needs to provide a better audio player with better quality. Windows Media Player is horrible to say the least and the fact that is utilizes the entire screen while playing and also skips too much and starts over when an instant message comes through. This is just unacceptable considering that most of us are paying just as much as or even more than computer users. If real audio format is being phased out then something needs to be done so that we have the same quality we had with R/A with WMP.
  • Roger Sims
    • Comments
    • for the money we pay , you should try to make thing's better but no you want to take things away all the time. you cant even keepit up and running all the time you all way's having a tec. proublem
  • Eric Tarbell
  • Camay Sauls
    • Comments
    • LET US HAVE MUSIC!
  • Bonnie
    • Comments
    • Ever hear the song, "I Want My MTV", well I WANT MY REAL AUDIO BACK ~ For the $25/mo I pay, and the useless "upgrades" we receive, we at least EXPECT GOOD SOUNDING MUSIC and NOT YOUR PUSHED WMP which is LOUSY, (sound & appearance) with your forced "upgrades"
  • Raymond
    • Comments
    • We pay $$$ we should get all services!
  • Carly Nova
  • Robert
    • Comments
    • midis arn't enough
  • John Webber
  • judy lemberg
    • Comments
    • jl-music is what brings us 2gether.with the price of cds i would not have bought (over 100) if i hadnt been able to hear them on ram 1st...midi's wmps wavs would not get me 2 go out and buy cds-their quality is 2 poor.
  • Marcus Ferner
    • Comments
    • We Want Real Audio Back
  • Joyce Long
    • Comments
    • We NEED our Real Audio back. The petition SHOULD speak for itself. Thank you.
  • Sugarbabie
    • Comments
    • I would like it if we could still get the codes of the music so we can play them on our e-mails
  • Kelly Nelson
    • Comments
    • this should not have to be asked for for the price of MSNTV service it should have been DONE!!!!
  • K Dominicis
  • Jim & Evelyn Higgins
    • Comments
    • If radio can have real audio, We should be able too also
  • Sharon Lent
  • Cherie K.
    • Comments
    • I want my Real Audio
  • James J Carney
  • DR
    • Comments
    • Now there's MSN 8 ($21.95) & they take away from MSNTV($24.95) which pays more! Why?
  • Sue
    • Comments
    • Please bring back real audio!!
  • sharron wae
  • ardus lester hatfield
    • Comments
    • please do something about the music end of msntv. it is so primitive.
  • Sonic
    • Comments
    • Microsoft doesnt care about end users but its worth a shot
  • MP
    • Comments
    • OK MSNTV ppl. At least make your Windows Media Player embeddable. There is no reason to have to whole thing launch to hear a song. More Javascript capabilities also so that more music sites are accessible would be nice. Its time to make MSNTV "able" once again.
  • Webb E
  • gary lagae
  • raven fockler
    • Comments
    • One of the main reasons i use webtv is for the music ..now that i dont have it i have been considering getting a computer..i dont want to because i like what MSN offers but without music im becoming uninterested Thank You
  • BabyGurl
    • Comments
    • I WANT REAL AUDIO BACK!!!!!! We should have rights to music just like anyone else.
  • jim..farley
  • Amy
  • Melissa Hatfield