Sangean WFR-20 WiFi Internet Radio & Media Player
Listen to over 10,000 Internet Radio Stations and stored media, wireless or wired, fulll range stereo spkrs.,
The Sangean WFR-20 Wi-Fi Internet Radio offers direct access to over 6,000 internet radio stations and 21,242 on-demand streams in 250 locations from 60 genres. This allows you to drill down your search quickly and conveniently from your radio. You can also use your favorite web browser and a computer to search for specific stations and upload those stations to your radios. The "MY Stations" folder allows quick and easy access to your most desired stations. Don't find your favorite internet station on the list? Just submit the station to the website and it will be researched and added to the list, available for all of the current 14,000+ subscribers. Don't have a computer? Not a problem with the WFR-20. It still provides you access to the same internet radio stations and is designed to work as a completely independent stand alone unit anywhere in your home, office or dorm. All you need is a broadband internet connection and a wired or wireless router. Used in conjunction with your wired/wireless networked computer and Windows Media Player you have full access to your digital media library using the UPnP Server, or simply your Microsoft Shared File Folder function in MP3, AAC, WMA, FLAC, Real Media, and AIFF formats.
Sangean WFR-20 WiFi Internet Radio & Media Player Accessories
Sangean WFR-20 WiFi Internet Radio & Media Player Reviews
I purchased this radio about a year ago and thoroughly enjoyed it using a wired connection. However, when trying to set it up for wireless use, I found that it will connect on an unsecured network and also with WEP encryption. It will however not accept WPA encryption. It will only accept a WEP key. I emailed Sangean for assistance and received no response. I called them for assistance, but their representative was unable to resolve the issue. He took my name and number and assured me someone with more expertise would call back shortly. Again, no response. The inability to handle WPA encryption takes away the advantage of portability. Unless your home is wired for PC use, you're confined to having the radio next to your PC. Since you can connect to the same stations on your PC, who needs the WFR-20?
i am not great with technology, but i was able to set up all the features and use them within 48 hours. avery patient and knowledgeable Sangean customer service rep answered my questions. I am pleased with the performance. My only regret is that there are only 12 presets. I have never owned a Sangean product before. My experience with this product makes me a Sangean customer for all my radio needs
I bought one Sangean WFR-20 Internet Radio for my wife and one for my brother for Christmas. My brother took his out of the box, entered the Verizon Fios router key, and was listening to stations from around the USA immediately.
My wife took her radio out of the box and couldn't figure out how to set it up. So I read through the instructions and proceeded to attempt WIFI connection to my new Linksys N Ultra Range Plus router. The router uses a WPA/WPA2 encrypted key, which I managed to tweedle into the WFR-20 after some fiddling around with one and only radio knob.
Each time I entered the router key into the WFR-20, the radio scanned for the router and told me that I had entered the wrong key. I reviewed the troubleshooting information in the manual, checked my router settings, reset the router once and the Internet radio multiple times. It just won't work.
I purchased both Sangean radios from Amazon.com, which sent one device from a major music store. The other device had a mailing label that had an Amazon.com return address. Although they were purchased through Amazon.com, the radios apparently did not originate from the same seller. I can only wonder if my radio is rebuilt or defective.
I eventually was able to hook up my wife's radio to the router via an Ethernet cable. However, this defeats the purpose of being able to have the radio in another area of the house. Taking all things into consideration, it is easier to use a netbook PC to listen to Internet radio that use the Sangean radio.
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
I have owned WFR20 for approximately a year and was very happy with set-up and performance.
12/09 I began to have issues and unit no longer connects to Wireless LAN, which was my primary reason for purchase.
Email to customer service has not been acknowledged or addressed.
I've had this radio for 3 weeks and I am very pleased with it. Actually, I'm giddy about it and what it's done for me, but I'll try and focus here on the aspects of the radio itself. First, I'll say there's lots of great reviews here that helped me make my decision to get this unit. With the dozen or so other leading brands that offer internet radios, I choose this one for the consistent reviews on it's sound quality, ease of use, and expandability (software). All of those items have proved true and and I would recommend this radio to anyone else, especially given the price. It's an amazing value. There are, however, a few things I've found that have room for improvement. The first is portability. The unit is a nice size and can be moved easily, but it would be even better if it had an internal rechargeable battery and a flip up handle. That would open up tons of potential to move this around the house and yard more easily. The wireless signal I get is 86% from approx 60 feet from our router, and on a separate floor of the house, which is adequate. My other issues are with the interface. All of the control on the unit is done by either the one continuous knob on the front (which does look great) or the remote control. It works and it's sexy design-wise, but it's also a bit cumbersome. I'd love to be able to press one of several preset buttons on the front and have it connect and play a specific station.. but when powered on it goes to the last station played, then you have to scroll around to change stations. I find myself using the knob in one hand and the remote in the other, which really seems tedious, but it's the easiest way I've found to get around quickly. If there were than 12 presets, the need to bounce around through those menus would be less frequent. That seems like such an easy and obvious fix. I'd like to see 30+. Perhaps that's a firmware update they can offer down the road. But with all of this said, I am thrilled with how this radio sounds, looks, works and most importantly, what it does. And the the ability to stream music from our PC is also a major bonus. The Recieva site works fine to add your own stations and streams. I got Pandora and Aupeo added easily. But note that adding your radio to the Recieva site is not so intuitive. I took me several tries before this worked for me.. you have to get to the 'radio' site, in the bottom of page menu. So in sum, I highly recommend this radio for quality and price. And as for what it does, it's just so incredibly gratifying to have free, unlimited access to music (and mostly commercial free) throughout the house without having to hard wire anything.
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