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 ·PHONE POWER
| Already exists in another life... AT&T is not known for doing anything for free. They have the XM app on WinMobile devices and want $7.99/month for it. That was before XM decided to charge for their service. There is simply too much double-dipping going on here. AT&T charges for the phone and a high cost for internet, XM/Sirius gets their fees for monthly service, then they both get additional money so you can hear it on your I-Phone...no thanks. | |
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|  SSidlovOther Things On My MindPremium
join:2000-03-03
Pompton Lakes, NJ
 ·Optimum Online
| Re: Already exists in another life... They also have a java (since most SE has java-based phones) version of the XM app which appears on the SE phones they sell. Along with HBO video and MLB Game Day also for subscription. All these things were available on their CHEAP unlimited data plans and for additional subscription for quite some time. | |
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| | Charge for Stream? That would be very bad press for them. Perhaps charging for the iPhone app would slip pass the masses, but if they start charging for the stream it'll kill subscriptions I'd think. Certainly for me, and I am a huge Bubba/Howard fan.
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| | | Re: Charge for Stream? Streaming fee is now $2.99/month if you are a regular subscriber on a "qualified plan", $12.99 if you are not. You can bet this is a pure revenue play and it won't be given away for free. | |
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| | | | Re: Charge for Stream? It wouldn't make any sense to offer a pay service for free just on the iphone. The interesting thing will be if they allow you to buy the streaming for 12.99 for the iphone. Since it would directly compete with their normal satellite service since the iphone makes the streaming portable. | |
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| | | | | Re: Charge for Stream? It won't directly compete as their online offering does not offer play by play sports coverage and their are a few other channels missing | |
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| | I have lifetime free internet streaming I bought the life time subscriptions when I got my Sirius Radio so I have life time online listening so I hope they do come out with a app for the iPhone and iPod. | |
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| | | Re: I have lifetime free internet streaming you are on an old plan. This would be a new plan. I bet you wouldn't get access to this unless you ponied up some money. | |
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| |  tubbynetreminds me of the danse russePremium,MVM
join:2008-01-16
Chandler, AZ | Re: I have lifetime free internet streaming said by hottboiinnc:you are on an old plan. This would be a new plan. I bet you wouldn't get access to this unless you ponied up some money. depending on how they structure their price plan - maybe yes, maybe no. the online streaming was changed such that you would be required to pay for it when your existing contract on the "old terms" expired. however, if you purchased a "lifetime" plan, then you will never expire (and never have to pay for streaming). wife and i ponied up the $499.99- (they credit you for time left on your existing contract) for our radios.
i wouldn't be surprised if sirius/xm did charge. although, they might pull in a lot of new sales if they didn't? i know that i love pandora, but you can't get the talk radio through pandora.
i'd die traveling through northern arizona without *some* radio.
q. | |
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| | I will pass I have xm now and want to ditch it for the free internet radio I can get now with my iphone. Sense the merger xm has been pure crap worse then FM now. I can't handle the repetition on BPM any more. I will not want to infect my iphone with this crap. So many better choices on the iphone people need to stop bailing xm out and just let the company go out of business already. | |
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| | | Re: I will pass That is my biggest issue with XM/Sirius. Ever since Karmazin started running things, the entire product became as bland as the Viacom crap he left behind. It's all about skimping on royalty fees to put more money in the CEO's pocket. | |
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| | | | Re: I will pass But now you have howard, and howard saved sat radio. | |
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| | |  P NessYou'Ve Forgotten 9-11 AlreadyPremium
join:2001-08-29
way way out | Re: I will pass said by fifty nine:But now you have howard, and howard saved sat radio. Sure did a lot more then the other total waste of money like oprah, MLB, Hockey, Steward, O&A, Etc....
sure he might have been a TAD overpaid....lol.... | |
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| | |  ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4
·VOIPo
| said by fifty nine:But now you have howard, and howard saved sat radio. I prefer Opie and Anthony being a Boston guy, but from their show this morning it sounded like they were doen with each other.
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4 | Re: I will pass Phew.... | |
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| | | said by thxultra :
I have xm now and want to ditch it for the free internet radio I can get now with my iphone. Sense the merger xm has been pure crap worse then FM now. I can't handle the repetition on BPM any more. I will not want to infect my iphone with this crap. So many better choices on the iphone people need to stop bailing xm out and just let the company go out of business already.
Sirius ruined the awesome product that was XM Satellite Radio. Faction is the biggest joke of a channel Ive seen my entire life- THE MUSIC OF ACTION SPORTS!!! how about instead of a bunch of channels that play a mix of rock, punk, and rap- you have channels dedicated to all rock, all punk, and all rap. I could go on all day about how I hate this merger. I miss fungus 53. 202 is the only reason I still have Sirius/XM | |
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| | | I agree with BPM having crap programming now... i loved it before the merger and now i can't listen for more than an hour without hearing the same songs over and over again... of course this happens right after I buy the life time subscription and get a new radio for my car that has the XM direct connect... | |
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| | Interesting The comment about the technology being irrelevant due to streaming is interesting. Can't figure out how to stream to my vehicle in the middle of west Texas without getting a f*cking iPhone, for which I have no use. | |
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|  jsz0Premium
join:2008-01-23
Jewett City, CT | Re: Interesting Just about any SmartPhone can do it these days. I'd say the Iphone probably has more apps for it, better interfaces, easier to install, etc but any BlackBerry or Windows Mobile device can do basically the same thing. (or any Android phone) | |
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| | | | Re: Interesting any Android phone? LOL there is only one. Should have said if you have the G1. | |
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| | | | Re: Interesting I guess that I am a cell phone luddite. I don't have a smart phone and don't want one. My cell phone makes calls and receives calls, which is all I am interested in it doing. My flame retardant clothing is on so, have at it. | |
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|  RR ConductorHappy 40th AmtrakPremium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
kudos:1 | said by Austinloop:The comment about the technology being irrelevant due to streaming is interesting. Not to mention stupid, I can get XM reception everywhere, the same can't be said for cell service up here in NW CA, nor in many areas of the west. Maybe the author lives in NYC or Jersey, and has no clue the world is bigger than the Northeast. | |
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join:2001-04-22
Cherry Valley, IL | Slacker + Blackberry Storm = Free I'll pass. I already use Slacker.com on my Storm for Free. Best steaming service yet.
»www.slacker.com
Oh.. If you want to cancel Sirius/XM and are having the run-around with their "customer retention" department. Just tell them that you are moving outside of their service area such as Europe, Asia, ect. They usually accept this as a reason to quit your service, with no hassle.
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| | | Re: Slacker + Blackberry Storm = Free I just told them I hadn't had the radio connected for almost four months and didn't intend to plug it in again, which is true. She still offered me free months...we'll see if they try to ding my credit card next month.
Mel got them pro-forma profitable and will now cash out. | |
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|  Boomer86never say roadkillPremium
join:2002-10-18
Walden, NY | said by spamd:I'll pass. I already use Slacker.com on my Storm for Free. Best steaming service yet. » www.slacker.com I just discovered Slacker Radio too. BETTER mixes, lots of channels and it's lightly ad supported and FREE. Calling XM tomorrow to cancel the sub on my xm2go.
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| | | | Re: Slacker + Blackberry Storm = Free I use Slacker on my pc but have been wondering how well the i-phone app for Slacker works. Anybody here using it? | |
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| | | | | Re: Slacker + Blackberry Storm = Free I have never heard of slacker. I got Wunder Radio through Itunes for my iPhone and it works great. There are over 20,000 stations available with all kinds of search options.
I use that coupled with a FM tuner at work to get my normal station that was bought out a while back by another station.
Wunder Radio is $5.99 and there is no monthly fee's. | |
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join:2001-05-15
Staten Island, NY | said by viperlmw:I use Slacker on my pc but have been wondering how well the i-phone app for Slacker works. Anybody here using it? I have a blackberry, but as I understand it the berry app and iphone app are more or less the same except that with the berry you can cache stations in an SD card to listen to while your ohone is out of signal range (like a subway, etc). That being said, I love the berry app and I use it & the internet app almost every day. I also sub to XM but that's more for Ron & Fez. | |
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join:2006-02-17
Citrus Heights, CA | Not worth it. I had Sirius for a long time and its nice to have some channels with out commercials but its not 12.95 nice. Lots of phones can do streaming of music and on my old WM phone I had an app to do either Sirius/XM or ORB can do it now. Yet with the price increase whats the point? I can not hear a whole show anyways either driving or streaming. I've tried to cancel at least 3 times and have gotten about 9 months of free service that I don't even use. All those named channels are just a name value Howard does 4 shows and 3 days off or more. Even Bubba is doing a FM broadcast while we pay for a Friday cuss day.
If they had shows via Itunes or something that I could get and listen to and start and stop over time I would do that. Yes I could do that myself but I don't need that hassle. Maybe they need to join the revolution of free to cheap. Since its not going to happen I'm not going to worry about it.
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join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:1
 ·Frontier FiOS
| Plenty of alternatives already exist "given a lot of users are perfectly happy with free Pandora on the iPhone."
And last.fm (free client) and Simplify Media (free server, $2.99 or something iPhone app) and Orb (free server, expensive iPhone app, $9.99, but can also stream video and live TV) and who knows what else. (In fact, you may be able to stream Sirius/XM with Orb server already). | |
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| | | Re: Plenty of alternatives already exist You're forgetting Sirius is not just music: It's variety: Stern, Oprah, MLB, NBA, NCAA, news, Gay channel, Playboy, Foxxhole, etc. etc. | |
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| | | | Re: Plenty of alternatives already exist Unfortunately, none of them are worth the monthly fee. | |
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join:2003-04-07
Orlando, FL | Re: Plenty of alternatives already exist You can hear the guy who gets paid the most at Sirius for 20 hours a week! | |
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join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | Burn up 5GB of bandwidth.. Faster.. Yep.. Since the iPhone is *ONLY* available through AT&T and they impose a 5GB Cap, you can expect your bucket to be emptied even faster.
Oh wait.. They don't tell you this up front.. | |
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| | | Re: Burn up 5GB of bandwidth.. Faster.. Are you sure the 5GB cap applies to iPhone users smart guy? Here's a screenshot of my AT&T Account Info. Notice the word UNLIMITED. | |
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| | Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT
1 edit | Re: Burn up 5GB of bandwidth.. Faster.. »www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-···erms.jsp
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DATACONNECT PLANS
DataConnect plans may ONLY be used with AT&T-certified LaptopConnect (PC Data) Cards and eligible AT&T-certified customer owned and maintained (COAM) devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force, and field service automation). If you are on a data plan that does not include a monthly megabyte allowance and additional data usage rates, the parties agree that AT&T has the right to impose additional charges if you use more than 5 gigabytes in a month. Prior to the imposition of any additional charges, AT&T shall provide you with notice and you shall have the right to terminate your service.
Probably why you see some people with 4 figure iPhone bills.
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| | so what Oh Goodness,
Something even more Lame for an already stupid device.
I was just thinking seeing a car commercial " now who in their right mind needs a car with On-Star and XM/Sirius Radio" ..
like really people.. | |
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| | ATT Apple and XM\Sirius Hmmm...
I can see it now...
XM\Sirus - Charges for the service
Itunes - charges for the App
ATT - Charges for the bandwidth
I see no hope for this getting off teh ground... | |
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| | Where is the love? Again, everyone on here loves to bash XM and from what I see the iPhone too. Having both, I think it's a great move. It does not say if it will be limited to WiFi or not but it could so it would not really use more data over AT&T's network.
Pandora is nice but does not have all of the content of XM. | |
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| | First..... First i need iPhone, then i need $ to pay for service plan, then $ for the sat radio.
Would like to try, but have no munnie. 
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 ·Verizon Wireless..
| HD Radio is better! I have Sirius built into my Ford Focus and use a portable in my truck for Sirius satellite radio and when I am in the city HD Radio sounds way better than satellite radio. The only reason I have satellite radio is I travel all over the country and there are a lot of dead spots. But when there are FM radio dead spots the cell service isnt any better! | |
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join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ | Why is this news? I have been streaming Sirius on my Sprint MotoQ9c for over a year now for free.
This seems to me to be a yet another case of the iPhone getting publicity for gaining the capability to do something that people using other platforms have long been able to do.
Yawn. | |
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| | Wunder Radio App Doesn't this app already allow streaming of Sirius on iPhone (provided you have streaming as part of your sub)? | |
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