Internet radio device and system

A method of payment for audio content received by an Internet radio device wherein:

• the content is delivered by a service provider to the device;
• the device includes a selecting element which determines a type of payment that is used to pay for content that is delivered to the device;
• the type of payment includes at least one of advertising accompanying the content, and a fee paid to the service provider;
• the selecting element operates concurrently with the delivery of content whereby the user is enabled to select the type of payment to be used for content that is delivered after the selecting element is operated.

A method of payment for audio content received by an Internet radio device wherein:

• the content is delivered by a service provider to the device;
• the device includes a selecting element which determines a type of payment that is used to pay for content that is delivered to the device;
• the type of payment includes at least one of advertising accompanying the content, and a fee paid to the service provider;
• the delivered content is included into a process of message assembly where the content is divided into portions, and a value is established for each portion of the content;
• a payment message is attached to each portion of the content, the payment message being at least one of an advertising message and a fee message;
• the payment message and attached portion of content comprising an assembled message, a plurality of assembled messages being sent sequentially to the device;
• a sequence of at least the portions of content being made audible to the user by the device;
• a user account records a cost for a value of the portions of content that are delivered;
• the selecting element determining which type of payment message is attached to each portion of content.