Hi bob,<div><br></div><div>Well - the upload is the important number when you are talking about delivering to other people.</div><div><br></div><div>You could quite easily run icecast on a VPS (virtual private server) - it would certainly cost you to do this.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I work for a streaming media company though, and could help you set up a station - if you're interested - please e-mail me directly - not through the mailing list.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div>
<div><br></div><div>William</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 3:02 PM, bob cavanaugh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bobdavcav@comcast.net">bobdavcav@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Not sure what I have on upload, but download I’ve gotten close
to 900 kbps. Would it cost me anything to get a server? </span></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:icecast-bounces@xiph.org" target="_blank">icecast-bounces@xiph.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>William Hetherington<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:icecast@xiph.org" target="_blank">icecast@xiph.org</a></span></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Icecast] creating a station from the ground up</div></div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well, if you plan to do it from home - it's unlikely you'll
be able to support more than 3 people on a domestic internet connection,
broadcasting at 128kbps.....not sure what you have, connectivity wise there.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">William</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Bob Cavanaugh <<a href="mailto:bobdavcav@comcast.net" target="_blank">bobdavcav@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi William, Here's what I've got, I don't think getting a
server is free, so will probably do it from the home computer. If I can
get a server for free, that's probably the way I'll go. I'll probably
stream at 128 kbps.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">----- Original Message -----<br>
From: William Hetherington <<a href="mailto:william.hetherington@gmail.com" target="_blank">william.hetherington@gmail.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:icecast@xiph.org" target="_blank">icecast@xiph.org</a><br>
Date sent: Wed, 5 May 2010 18:39:40 -0700<br>
Subject: Re: [Icecast] creating a station from the ground up</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you can give up some basic info - we can help you get
started!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How many people do you expect to listen to your streams? (Or
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<p class="MsoNormal">question: how many would you like to be able to support?)<br>
Do you know what bitrate your stream will be?<br>
Do you intend to rent a server - or run this from your home </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If rented - What operating system will you be choosing?<br>
If you want to set something up in your home do you:<br>
a) Have a computer to run it on (it can be the same one you run </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">b) What kind of internet connection do you have? The number
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<p class="MsoNormal">(and your stream bit rate)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you can answer these questions we can give you a much
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<p class="MsoNormal">idea! If you</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">want some to just do all this for you, please feel free to
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<p class="MsoNormal">off-list, <a href="mailto:william.hetherington@gmail.com" target="_blank">william.hetherington@gmail.com</a> - I'd be happy to help.</p>
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<a href="http://willskills.com" target="_blank">willskills.com</a> <<a href="http://www.willskills.com" target="_blank">http://www.willskills.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Hey all, I am looking to start my own station, but
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