Can Apple Save Sirius XM?

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 1:08 PM, spamtheseal2 wrote:

  Doesn't this sound like Sirius is just trying to release a press release that has both SIRI and APPL in it?

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 1:13 PM, asm610 wrote:

  Rick,

  "but the grim reality is that few iPhone -- and even fewer iPod touch -- owners will pay to stream Sirius XM. After all:

  Music discovery sites like Pandora and Slacker have had free streaming apps for months. "

  Once a gain you just don't get it! EXCLUSIVE content only available through SIRIUSXM, is what will drive new subs with the iphone app! I am able to stream Pandora and use it.....as a suplement to my SIRIUSXM subscription which I also stream on the internet when not in my car or listening with my portable XMP. There is NO contest as far as winning subscribers here...SIRIXM has entertaining exclusive content and sports....and is my favorite....along with the other 19 million folks who have it..including you! That is why it puzzles me when you seem to go out of your way to try and put negative info into your articles. Pandora and Slacker ...in truth.....are not competition for SIRIUSXM, and for you to even suggest they are is just wrong! Opinion is best kept to ones self!

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 1:18 PM, drewsands wrote:

  Fools have no clue. It is in the content. Name one popular celebrity that has a show on TV primetime that is on Pandora and Slacker. I would rather listen to 1010 wins AM then Pandora and Slacker.

  Fool's still talking about this penny stock. Man there are desperate. myabe they need some content. If you can't beat them join them. Get a channel before someone else does. Maybe on the comedy channel.

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 1:30 PM, drewsands wrote:

  One other thing all cable and dish providers have digital music with tons of music. The idea is what do you get when roaming the world. Sirius Rules. Fool's get out of your box.

  The future Wimax and 4g tech will cost a lot more then Sirius. I pay $80+ for 3g that I can't even get most of the time in rural areas and never (In my lifetime) in beween rural towns that will never happen. Sirius always rock. Sirius Up 25% today.

  Fool's have anything up like this or even the last 5 days. Your answer NO.

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 1:42 PM, DeerHunter73 wrote:

  Drewsands i do agree with you 100% I do have siri shares also. But to anser i have about 40 stocks in my watch list up that much and a few more then that in the last week lol.

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 1:42 PM, Sirihill wrote:

  Well, I have an Iphone and I will certainly buy it!

  I can't wait until they have sirius streamed to my treadmill...oh wait, I can listen to my Iphone via my treadmill connection so wow, I will have sirius too!

  Lots of possibilities! Hey health clubs are you listening?

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 2:12 PM, McNabRanch wrote:

  Very good deerhunter.....your wisdom is second only to Aristotle's......too bad you don't get paid with shares of website hits.....

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 2:24 PM, winterface2 wrote:

  You forgot there's also www.Radio.sc a huge up and coming streaming radio site that will put even more pressure on Satellite Radio.

  The trick will be coming out with portable devices that can just stream internet radio anywhere, I know I'd be first in line ditching all the stupid little AM/FM radios attached to various objects in my house.

• Report this Comment On March 12, 2009, at 4:29 PM, XMFMitten wrote:

  There already is a device that streams Internet radio: the Slacker Portable. I have one. You set up the channels you want at slacker.com (you can program your own stuff and/or pick from a whole bunch of preprogrammed channels), and then you put your Slacker player in range of a Wi-Fi connection and let it upload. It caches your music, and you can refresh the device anytime you're within Wi-Fi range. It can store up to 8 GB of music, and you can program up to 40 channels.

  I ditched XM ages ago, when they began dumping a lot of their niche channels, and I haven't listened to music on terrestrial radio in years. Why would I want to listen to someone else's programming and wait around to hear a song I *may* like, when I can be in complete control of what songs and artists I listen to? This is why MP3 players are so popular, and it's also why I think devices like the Slacker Portable will catch on.

  Sirius just continues to desperately flail around, trying to remain relevant, with moves like this. Assuming the music on Sirius isn't the draw it once was, with the popularity of MP3 devices that put you in the driver's seat, are there *really* that many people willing to pay a monthly subscription just to hear a few exclusive talk shows -- especially in this economy?

• Report this Comment On April 30, 2009, at 4:49 PM, tommydawg wrote:

  You can already stream Sirius at least (not sure about XM), with Pocket Tunes. Search for it on the App Store. Costs $9.99 in the U.S. and Canadian store. I've had it working for about a month now. After you open it, it loads up the available stations (takes maybe 10 seconds or so at 3G speeds), then go to the web by pushing "web" at the bottom of the app, load up the web page at www.sirius.com, click on "listen online", and sign in as you normally would do if on a computer. After logging in it takes about 15 seconds to load the station you want and buffer it, then the streaming begins!

  You can save that as a favorite, so you never have to go through the login again. Just click on "favorites" at the bottom of the app to log back on to Sirius the next time. It has worked great for me so far. It only disconnects if the subway goes underground. I've had one or two stutters while walking around on the street on a near daily basis, and I have yet to lose the signal until I got all the way down to the subway platform, I'm sure that is due to the buffer as some are about 5 levels down or more.

  I have yet to get more than 4 hours of continuous listening without draining the battery, but while plugged in at work, the battery recharges fully in about an hour, even while listening. Even if the Sirius one ends up costing less or is free, it has been so worth it for the month so far, plus however long it takes until the "real" one comes out.

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