When I was on Mango I could sync a podcast using Zune to my phone and then the built in software would update it automatically when it charged (albeit a little slowly). I didn't need to connect to a PC (I tend not to have one switched on most of the time) and all worked well. The UK doesn't have a podcasts marketplace since Microsoft treats us like second class citizens.
Then I upgraded to Tango and this ability disappeared. I now can only play podcasts synced using the Zune software - the ability to subscribe from within the phone has vanished. I've tried apps but they never seem to work in the background and Windows phone has ridiculous restrictions on using mobile date (I have plenty of data on my tariff but Microsoft knows best).
As I listen to lots of podcasts this is causing me severe frustration. I'm actually tempted to get another Nexus (I returned my last one because it was faulty and switched to WP7). In Android I used an app to manage them, and whenever I loaded up the app they were waiting for me. If they updated when I was out and about I could choose to download them over the mobile connection if I wanted to. My iPad might struggle to download podcasts in the background using an app, but it will let me download them over 3G if I don't have them on my device when I want to listen to them.
I've had my Lumia for 4 months and managed to see past many of the limitations but this is driving me away from the platform. Is there a way to get some of the functionality back using an app or is a platform change the only way forward?
Any suggestions appreciated
Then I upgraded to Tango and this ability disappeared. I now can only play podcasts synced using the Zune software - the ability to subscribe from within the phone has vanished. I've tried apps but they never seem to work in the background and Windows phone has ridiculous restrictions on using mobile date (I have plenty of data on my tariff but Microsoft knows best).
As I listen to lots of podcasts this is causing me severe frustration. I'm actually tempted to get another Nexus (I returned my last one because it was faulty and switched to WP7). In Android I used an app to manage them, and whenever I loaded up the app they were waiting for me. If they updated when I was out and about I could choose to download them over the mobile connection if I wanted to. My iPad might struggle to download podcasts in the background using an app, but it will let me download them over 3G if I don't have them on my device when I want to listen to them.
I've had my Lumia for 4 months and managed to see past many of the limitations but this is driving me away from the platform. Is there a way to get some of the functionality back using an app or is a platform change the only way forward?
Any suggestions appreciated