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#1652 of 1700 If I Had Internet Radio. . . by cdnpinhead

Jun 21, 2011 (11:20 am)

access from my car, along with the capability to download shows for playing later, I'd cancel my XM subscription immediately.
 
I may anyway, if Opie & Anthony and/or Ron/Fez ever go away or lose even more content.

#1653 of 1700 Re: If I Had Internet Radio. . . [cdnpinhead] by ledzepplin

Jun 21, 2011 (2:51 pm)

Replying to: cdnpinhead (Jun 21, 2011 11:20 am)
I cancelled xm. It is expensive, a pain in the a-- install and poorly programmed.
 
A crystal set beats xm any day of the week!

#1654 of 1700 . by fintail

Jun 21, 2011 (3:33 pm)

I've had Sirius in my car for about 4 years now. It's not perfect, but compared to local radio 95% of the time, I will deal with it.

#1655 of 1700 Re: . [fintail] by michaell

Jun 22, 2011 (6:07 am)

Replying to: fintail (Jun 21, 2011 3:33 pm)
It's not perfect, but compared to local radio 95% of the time, I will deal with it.
 
I agree. My wife's new car has a 6-month subscription to Sirius, and I prefer it to regular radio by and large - about the only thing I listen to are Colorado Rockies games.
 
There is more talk than in the past, but still less than what you get on an FM "drive time" station.

#1656 of 1700 Re: . [michaell] by fintail

Jun 22, 2011 (7:36 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jun 22, 2011 6:07 am)
I've got half a dozen or so stations I switch back and forth between, mostly decent and not too chatty. It's a small expense in the scheme of things, I can justify it. And as I do make a couple all day road trips each year, it's nice then too.

#1657 of 1700 Re: . [fintail] by michaell

Jun 22, 2011 (7:45 am)

Replying to: fintail (Jun 22, 2011 7:36 am)
I've got half a dozen or so stations I switch back and forth between, mostly decent and not too chatty. It's a small expense in the scheme of things, I can justify it. And as I do make a couple all day road trips each year, it's nice then too.
 
Exactly. On our recent trip to AZ and NM, we listened to Sirius pretty much the whole trip. We switched between a few channels.

#1658 of 1700 Re: . [michaell] by nippononly

Jun 22, 2011 (11:42 am)

Replying to: michaell (Jun 22, 2011 7:45 am)
Exactly what I do with it - I re-upped recently when they promo'ed it for $20/5 months for returning subscribers. Liked it enough to keep it after the promo period - the price for Sirius Everything is up, I notice, to about $13/month, but that's manageable to get the BBC news and some music without commercials.
 
I still occasionally listen to broadcast radio, but not very often. I don't have HD radio in the car though - I hear that triples the selections. May have to try that out at some point.
 
And what about internet radio? I am assuming that depends on some sort of cell network signal, so does it drop out a lot? Does it freeze if it can't stream it fast enough? Or are those issues non-existent with the internet radios currently being installed in new cars?

#1659 of 1700 Re: . [nippononly] by cdnpinhead

Jun 22, 2011 (6:52 pm)

Replying to: nippononly (Jun 22, 2011 11:42 am)
And what about internet radio? I am assuming that depends on some sort of cell network signal, so does it drop out a lot? Does it freeze if it can't stream it fast enough? Or are those issues non-existent with the internet radios currently being installed in new cars?
 
I'll be watching how this develops closely. Much of what I listen to these days are podcasts or mp3 files I download from radio stations that may be clear across the country (Imus, etc.). If an internet radio in a car allows download capability, I can download many hours of entertainment in a few minutes for trips across the wide-open spaces out here in the west.
 
As it is, I spend at least half the time in my car listening to my mp3 player running through the aux input.

#1660 of 1700 Re: . [cdnpinhead] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jun 23, 2011 (9:39 am)

Replying to: cdnpinhead (Jun 22, 2011 6:52 pm)
I run Pandora through my cell phone and jack it into my cassette deck and it's fine as long as you have any kind of decent signal. Of course, if you are driving in remote areas, it's not going to work. It doesn't drop out any more than my Sirius did when I had that.

#1661 of 1700 January price increase by steve_ HOST

Nov 08, 2011 (7:50 pm)

"Smart listeners will have every right to challenge January's price increase. Even if Sirius XM positions the move as adding just a nickel a day to someone's tab, it's not as if the increase is justified. Programming and content costs have actually declined 10% over the past year. Kindles and iPhones get cheaper over time. Why is Sirius XM taking a page out of Netflix's ill-advised playbook?
 
Sirius XM is rolling out SiriusXM 2.0 this week, a new platform that features nearly two dozen more stations. The problem is that folks need to buy new receivers. Two receivers will be available in stores this holiday season, but it will take automakers a year or two before rolling out new cars with factory-installed SiriusXM 2.0 systems."
 
Sirius Trouble: Is Satellite Radio Headed for a Fall? (dailyfinance.com)

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