Is XM/Sirius a threat to internet radio?

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Mike413

However, at the moment you can't listen to the internet radio in your car or anywhere other than in front of your computer so satellite radio does have some advantages.

I drove 450+ miles this past week. All the time on the internet and listening to Aural Moon. It's quite doable with EVDO.

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Originally Posted by VAXman

I drove 450+ miles this past week. All the time on the internet and listening to Aural Moon. It's quite doable with EVDO.

that's why I bought an iPod...

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Sven

Where You live, no problem. In Germany f.e., the costs for mobile Internet connections via cell phone (GSM-GPRS-UMTS-HSDPA provider) are huge.
WiMAX, HSDPA or EVDO services are not avaiable here.

Neither is satellite radio... at least, not Sirius or XM.

My EVDO gives me rates of about .25T1 for a flat rate of $60/month. Not bad considering I can go most anywhere and have internet. I've found that I get a better connection rate when staying in a hotel with wireless simple because I am not sharing a small pipe from the wirless access point to the internet with hundreds of other hotel guests.

I think that the EVDO is the best option overall. I get internet access to so many things. I can have streaming music when I drive; thus, no need for satellite radio. I can get driving directions; thus, no need for a navigational system. Weigh that $60/month against the subscription fees for satellite radio and a navigation system subscription and I'd bet it's a wash. Plus, I get more than just music and directions. In fact, if I needed to, I could make phone calls too!

I think XM missed the boat when it came to program content. They hurt themselves and now are looking to merge with Sirius. Sirius got a late start in contrast to XM. They are both hoping that by merging they can stem the tide of the inevitable. I forsee the day when wireless internet access with be ubiquitous and, even if ubiquitous wireless is a for fee franchise, the ability to roam about on the internet will preclude many other for fee services offered now.

[OverHillandDale(Admin)]

I don't see XM or Sirius as a "threat". It's mobility is good, and is easier to facilitate than internet services. It's redemtion is what it can do to breed a larger audience for the type of good music and commoradity that can be found on the internet.

Many of the sat. stations are just music, very few on-air jocks. That's a plus. We won't speak of those idiots that are nothing but talk.
That's just a waste of precious oxygen.

If we can wean folks away from standard broadcasting standards (FM/AM), then the internet becomes the epitome of the industry. It offers the best possible solution in the end. That is what one should strive for. A community of listeners sharing a common interest in their music and culture.

Sat. radio can introduce groups to these areas but they will not allow them to bond. That is why Internet radio will progress. As technology advances, it will be more accessible in a wireless world. It will only get better. Sat. radio can only be what it is now. HD radio is only an extension of regular radio. Better sounding talk jocks.

Sat. radio really was created because they could not create internet radio in a fast delivery system. Our only drawback. But it will come. Rest assured, however, there will be someone there to take advantage of it and try to charge us in some way and spoil it.

So, before we

let's enjoy our prog community some more.