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Sirius XM iPhone App Due Within Weeks
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MLB app
Has anyone tried the MLB app? I bought it from the App Store a day or two after it was released in early April for $9.99. You can get streaming game day audio from both the home team and the away team (I listen to Ron Santo and Pat Hughes on WGN). It works 96% of the time and really drains the battery when you are streaming it over 3G. You can also get video highlights, stats, game times, pitch by pith, for every team and every game. I think I remember an ad last year for XM with David Ortiz and Derek Jeter saying the same thing. Anyway, I think the $9.99 for the whole season is a bargin compared to what XM or Sirus charge for service.
Maybe Howard Stern could get an app for the iPhone rather than forcing people to pay for n XM subscription.
Has anyone tried the MLB app? I bought it from the App Store a day or two after it was released in early April for $9.99. You can get streaming game day audio from both the home team and the away team (I listen to Ron Santo and Pat Hughes on WGN). It works 96% of the time and really drains the battery when you are streaming it over 3G. You can also get video highlights, stats, game times, pitch by pith, for every team and every game. I think I remember an ad last year for XM with David Ortiz and Derek Jeter saying the same thing. Anyway, I think the $9.99 for the whole season is a bargin compared to what XM or Sirus charge for service.
Maybe Howard Stern could get an app for the iPhone rather than forcing people to pay for n XM subscription.
LOL, you realize SiriusXM is headquartered in NYC?
The point is to get commercial-free music and music you can't hear on the AM/FM dial. I personally hate country but I have two brothers-in-law who like it. There are 0 country stations on the NY market, there are 4 or 5 on Sirius XM. Both services have more than a hundred channels, all kinds of stuff there. Music. Sports. Talk. Comedy. I mean, for example, I'm a big Giants fan and do you realize there is no sports station in NYC that talks about the Giants? You've got WFAN which is all Mutts/Jets talk and ESPN which is all national hosts. I'd rather listen to the NFL Channel on SiriusXM where at least they do talk about the Giants when it's relevant since Bob Papa and Carl Banks are hosts. And Bob Papa's morning show is an A+.
There are almost 0 rock stations in NYC, I can only think of possibly two I would listen to (and one of those is out of NJ), WDHA and Q104. Meanwhile there are 20+ rock stations of all kinds of genres on sat rad. Classic rock. Punk. New wave. Heavy Metal. Grunge. Alternative.
I've recently started listening to blues. Where can I hear blues on the NYC dial? 74 on SiriusXM.
I have older family members who like Sinatra-type stuff. Can't find that on the NYC radio dial anymore since WNEW-AM went all news. Got it on Sirius. (My 80 year old aunt doesn't appreciate my Rob Zombie).
My older sister-in-law loves 50's stuff. WCBS was the only place to get it, then they went top 40, then switched "back" but they aren't playing the same stuff she used to, so she's orphaned for that kind of music. Sirius Hits Gold plays it.
If you were in to Opie & Anthony, they are no longer on the air in NYC since K-Rock became teenie-bopper 92.3 Now. Howard Stern went satellite in 2006. Both are only available on sat rad.
I like discovering new music, and sat rad is a godsend for that.
Now granted the music playlists are too tight, but it's a great source of music you can't get on the air anymore and it's commercial free.
If you ever take a long car trip, you'll discover a hard time listening to the am/fm radio because the stations keep fading in and out and changing from market to market -- while with Sat Rad I can listen to the same station, uninterrupted, coast to coast. And the signal is digital so no static and it is better than FM quality (at least Sirius is).
Still LOL'ing? You can get 3 free days listening to the internet feed to decide for yourself if there's anything you like there.
Yep....
Sirius / XM customer service that answers their phones to take orders gets paid on commission. Therefore, they have the full published retail price for their services, various special offers floating around, plus some flexibility for them to give you better pricing if they think you're about to hang up and not pay for the service at all.
There's a code they published for a long time, "ZWINBACK", that was supposed to be mailed out to existing subscribers who decided not to renew when their contracts ran out. It gets you a full year of service for $77.00. On top of that, they usually offer to knock another $10 off if you agree to let them keep your credit card number on file, for auto-renewal purposes.
To this day, people say they're having luck getting that price honored if they call and claim they "have a letter advertising the $77 deal". Half the phone reps will tell you "Sorry, that's expired." but calling back and trying again finally gets you a rep who will do it, rather than not make a sale at all. That even goes for some NEW subscribers out there.
Sirius / XM customer service that answers their phones to take orders gets paid on commission. Therefore, they have the full published retail price for their services, various special offers floating around, plus some flexibility for them to give you better pricing if they think you're about to hang up and not pay for the service at all.
There's a code they published for a long time, "ZWINBACK", that was supposed to be mailed out to existing subscribers who decided not to renew when their contracts ran out. It gets you a full year of service for $77.00. On top of that, they usually offer to knock another $10 off if you agree to let them keep your credit card number on file, for auto-renewal purposes.
To this day, people say they're having luck getting that price honored if they call and claim they "have a letter advertising the $77 deal". Half the phone reps will tell you "Sorry, that's expired." but calling back and trying again finally gets you a rep who will do it, rather than not make a sale at all. That even goes for some NEW subscribers out there.
My free 3 months (from buying new car) was up and I opted to go month to month as I am not in the car much. I paid them way too much for last car and didn't listen much. Month to month costs like 12 or 13 bucks.
Two days later, I get a postcard offering month to month for 6 months for 5 bucks a month. Only took an hour on the phone to get them to honor the price.
I don't see me paying another monthly fee for iPhone access.
re: poor sound quality
I agree too! I actually don't find many people who think sat. radio's sound quality is "good". Most admit that it's bad.... If you're primarily listening to stand-up comedy skits, talk shows like Howard Stern, or the ball-games, it probably doesn't really matter much.
But I'm more of a music listener myself, and in my new car with the "premium stereo" in it, the satellite radio sound quality stinks. Everything has that slightly "digitized" tinge to the audio, like you hear when you have a poor bitrate MP3. Sometimes a DJ will come on and talk between songs, and you can even hear it in their voice ... that sound like they're talking through a tin can or something.
Not only that, but I get just enough random "hiccups" in the audio when driving around that it's annoying. It's a relatively minor issue, but the satellite signal seems to be just a bit too "fragile" to get a perfect, dropout free connection all the time while you drive around a city.
I agree too! I actually don't find many people who think sat. radio's sound quality is "good". Most admit that it's bad.... If you're primarily listening to stand-up comedy skits, talk shows like Howard Stern, or the ball-games, it probably doesn't really matter much.
But I'm more of a music listener myself, and in my new car with the "premium stereo" in it, the satellite radio sound quality stinks. Everything has that slightly "digitized" tinge to the audio, like you hear when you have a poor bitrate MP3. Sometimes a DJ will come on and talk between songs, and you can even hear it in their voice ... that sound like they're talking through a tin can or something.
Not only that, but I get just enough random "hiccups" in the audio when driving around that it's annoying. It's a relatively minor issue, but the satellite signal seems to be just a bit too "fragile" to get a perfect, dropout free connection all the time while you drive around a city.
This is kinda confusing. I pay $14 or so a month for my car unit and recently bought a $40 kit to listen in home so I don't have to pay an extra $2.99 a month : )
But it wouldn't be fair to get off scotch free just because you have an iPhone, though it also wouldn't be fair to pay extra if you are already a subscriber like myself. To say the iPhone could replace the actual unit is likely so a 12.99 subscription should be present.
But to see how Sirius removed the free internet stream (abysmal quality) to get people to upgrade to 2.99 it doesn't surprise me that they will charge a high fee for the iphone.
But it wouldn't be fair to get off scotch free just because you have an iPhone, though it also wouldn't be fair to pay extra if you are already a subscriber like myself. To say the iPhone could replace the actual unit is likely so a 12.99 subscription should be present.
But to see how Sirius removed the free internet stream (abysmal quality) to get people to upgrade to 2.99 it doesn't surprise me that they will charge a high fee for the iphone.
So you all think Sirius is going to charge another monthly fee to listen on your iPhone? I already have the 2.99 fee for the 128k stream on the net. So another fee on top of that?
I was thinking they will just charge for the app when I purchase it in the app Store.
I was thinking they will just charge for the app when I purchase it in the app Store.
They have already stated they are charging you pay to listen online (ie. iPhone). And I AM paying right now. If you no pay, you no can log on online to listen.
I know it's only been a couple weeks, but we're still waiting for this. What's the hold up? I'm really looking forward to being able to listen to Howard Stern or the NFL Network where ever I go.
On a side note, I've bee using Rogue Amoeba's Pulsar app for a few months and really like it. Too bad they can't put that app on the iPhone.
On a side note, I've bee using Rogue Amoeba's Pulsar app for a few months and really like it. Too bad they can't put that app on the iPhone.
Agreed. I wonder if the summer intern writing the app was fired. I just wish we could have had StarPlayr in the first place.
I don't think that's what he was saying/asking. My interpretation was:
Radio: $11.95
Online: $2.99
iProduct: $2.99 (???)
I'd like to think that if you're paying $2.99 for online access you wouldn't need to pay extra, or seperate, for iPhone/iPod access. If you pay $2.99 you can still access the stream from devices like Sonos, correct?
I assume you all saw this?
http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/screenshot-of-sirius-xm-iphone-app-revealed.html
The shopping cart feature could be very interesting if it takes you to the iTMS to buy a song that you have tagged.
if MLB is one of the main reasons a person would want the sirius/xm app I implore you to purchase the aforementioned MLB at bat 2009 app. So much better...
The only reason I could see someone getting the xm app is if they have a subscription already. I wouldn't get it if I didn't have one (which i don't)
Pandora and MLB at bat FTW
The only reason I could see someone getting the xm app is if they have a subscription already. I wouldn't get it if I didn't have one (which i don't)
Pandora and MLB at bat FTW
I thought this app would only include the stations available through the internet (ie music stations, Stern, etc). This app isn't supposed to include MLB games, NFL games, ESPN radio, etc, right?
I don't want to get the site in trouble, but add ".tw" to one of the most obvious places to go including the .com so it will be .com.tw.
You should guess this within three tries.
Also I want to SHOUT at you without CASTing you as a PIRATE.
Also I forget the site so I can't post a link, but Mel Karmisan had a blurry picture in a PowerPoint of the upcoming iPhone app. It has a purchase basket at the bottom so it's logical to conlcude they are waiting for OS 3.0 which includes these app-specific stores. Although in this case I'd assume it's a link to buy the song on iTunes.
And finally the Sirius internet feed is down this morning (though I can still get internet on the Stiletto). And on the day of WWDC too, interesting...
I think it would be a big boost for Sirius if Mel came out at WWDC today to showcase the new application.
Thank god for Pocket Tunes, as this official app is taking a lifetime to get into the store. From all I've heard the Sirius XM app is going to be free. You need a subscription to use the service though. You'll probably get a login screen (like facebook) when you install it. The sub fee for internet only is $12.95/month.
Has anyone else noticed that you can't access the 64k stream anymore via PocketTunes (IPhone) or Sirius Mac for the Mac OS X?
all i get is 32k, this makes me believe that they have capped the speed for the launch of the Iphone app.
all i get is 32k, this makes me believe that they have capped the speed for the launch of the Iphone app.
I can stream at 128k no problem....the problem i have i can't seem to stream shade45 on 3g...it only works via wifi anyone else have this problem?