UK Podcast support in WP8?

[runam0k]

Just spent the last couple of hours fighting with this and trying to get something to work. I've managed to get the itunes option working (grumble...), and held out hope for the "subscribe" button to work, but I noticed that not only will this not subscribe, but it also won't let you set options for a series like "play oldest first"... Pretty pathetic actually...

Anyone got any suggestions for good 3p apps for wp8? Really, I just want something that will download automatically (I don't want to stream-data rates in Canada are ridiculous), allow me some decent control over storage, and bookmark what I'm playing. Slapdash doesn't seem to download automatically, although it did look reasonably promising.

It's so bad.

I'm using wpodder at the moment, but I don't think it auto downloads either.

 

[Workshop2]

This is terrible, so amazingly terrible it makes me angry. I love podcasts, and I have been setting up my phone until it hit me that there was no way to access podcasts in the UK.

All the 3rd party apps are really rubbish when it comes to downloading automatically - I can't seem to find any that do. I have come accustomed to having podcasts download during the night, manually doing it is horrible. Does anyone know of an app that downloads automatically?

 

[phytio]

Ugh. I originally went WP to avoid installing iTunes on my computer. As for the comments about Paul being wrong, yea, he's pretty US-centric. Has anyone tried tweeting Peter Bright or Jay Bennett about it? I'm not on Twitter.

 

[paulm187]

I'm afraid outside the US the only way is to use 3rd party apps and all of them on WP suck! I'm using SlapDash as the moment but have to manualy download and it doesn't even keep track of my listening time. I've used PushPod on Windows 8 which is great but sadly the developer doesn't see the work needed to create a WP version worthwhile.

 

[bobdonkey]

I just got my 8x today...was going to go for a run, thought I would quickly put a podcast on, then realised you can't. At all. And I am not installing itunes. If I had a surface, there would be no way of doing this at all. Plus the device rebooted just now after about 1 hour of owning it.
This is a nice device, but I am probably going to send this back tomorrow until somethin actually works.

 

[EDDS]

I can't believe this has gotten worse. And nothing will ever make me install iTunes.

 

[bobdonkey]

For me this was one of the main things I used my phone for - going for a run whilst using a sports GPS tracker, and listening to podcasts. I can't be bothered with itunes and manual syncing, I need them to be automatically downloaded over wifi so they are ready when I need them to be.

Coupled with the Noia exclusive apps (I dont like the 820 and 920 is not available sim free in the UK) and lack of spotify - I am actually considering getting a Lumia 800, I'll then get the Nokia exclusives (free mirror's edge, drive etc) and be able to use podcasts again, and get 7.8 when it is available. And save ?250 into the bargain.

Windows Phone 8 will get there, but it is very much v 1.0 (again) and needs time to catch up. I think I might bide my time for 6 months with a Lumia 800 and catch the next wave of hardware, but which time the holes and issues should be better.

 

[jbreaper]

i use "PODCASTS!" it works great it lets me stream and sub to most podcasts. unfortunately no downloads thought. (but I've only really checked out gaming and nerd)

 

[chattoe]

Any updates on podcasts in the UK yet?