XM Sirius App released for Android OS

SBrooks1 · May 28, 2010

I just tested the app in my car. Compared the audio quality from my XM receiver to using my Incredible Sirius/XM app streamed via Bluetooth to my Sony deck. Audio quality is much better through my XM receiver via AUX. If the stream using the app is 128 kb/s, it sure as hell doesn't sound like it.

Liquoredolce · May 28, 2010

SBrooks1 said:
I just tested the app in my car. Compared the audio quality from my XM receiver to using my Incredible Sirius/XM app streamed via Bluetooth to my Sony deck. Audio quality is much better through my XM receiver via AUX. If the stream using the app is 128 kb/s, it sure as hell doesn't sound like it.

You also have to consider the fact that you're sending it to your receiver via air waves rather than hardwire. There will always be a deterioration in sound doing that. Try hardwiring your incredible and see if that makes a difference.

SBrooks1 · May 28, 2010

Liquoredolce said:
You also have to consider the fact that you're sending it to your receiver via air waves rather than hardwire. There will always be a deterioration in sound doing that. Try hardwiring your incredible and see if that makes a difference.

Shouldn't make a difference. Streams using the XiiaLive app that are 128 kb/s blow this away.

nyjetsfan28 · May 28, 2010

While i do have sirius in my car,i can't really see paying another 3 dollars per month when I can just use pandora for free. Obviously sans talk radio but still can get all the music I want.

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Maddingo · May 28, 2010

Wait. I have to pay EXTRA for this on top of my regular subscription??!! I was contemplating getting rid of Sirius and subscribing to Slacker Radio but waited for the Sirius app to be released. If I have to pay extra to use the Sirius app then my decision is easy. Cancel Sirius and use Slacker.

PS. I am a long time subscriber, stock holder and supporter of Sirius Radio. I feel charging to use the app on top of their already high fees is just gouging their subscribers.

SBrooks1 · May 28, 2010

Maddingo said:
Wait. I have to pay EXTRA for this on top of my regular subscription??!!

Maddingo said:
I am a long time subscriber, stock holder and supporter of Sirius Radio.

And you didn't know this already?

MisterMixelpix · May 28, 2010

cdodge said:
thats true but then why don't they consider all the computers that i stream from a second device?

Because they're not TOTAL choads about it. Like I said, don't bitch and act like they "should" let you basically have a second radio for free. :rolleyes:

Dmtalon · May 28, 2010

Maddingo said:
Wait. I have to pay EXTRA for this on top of my regular subscription??!! I was contemplating getting rid of Sirius and subscribing to Slacker Radio but waited for the Sirius app to be released. If I have to pay extra to use the Sirius app then my decision is easy. Cancel Sirius and use Slacker.

PS. I am a long time subscriber, stock holder and supporter of Sirius Radio. I feel charging to use the app on top of their already high fees is just gouging their subscribers.

I'm surprised at the "surprise" of these now, not new changes to SiriusXM since the merge. There was a huge uproar back when this happened and online streaming was nolonger offered as part of your packages. In fact, I even re-upped my subscription early to "lock in" online listening for an additional year before that feature ended.

Proph · May 28, 2010

haven't gotten my email yet either

colnago · May 28, 2010

SBrooks1 said:
Shouldn't make a difference. Streams using the XiiaLive app that are 128 kb/s blow this away.

That would depend on the quality of your internals.

If there is an additional fee, as a workaround, I'll just wait for "Sling Player Mobile" app, and listen to XM via the DishNetwork feed, thru my Slingbox.

one11sgt · May 28, 2010

my god.....its $3 !!! I bet you complainers lose that amount of change in you couch each month

Proph · May 28, 2010

Proph said:
haven't gotten my email yet either

never mind,, i had my browser set up normal not to display web as "mobile view". if you have it set to mobile you can download it, if you don't it will redirect you to the email page.

upther · May 28, 2010

I'm probably in the minority, but I never minded paying extra for the premium online service. I sit at my desk or work bench for 8 hours a day and need variety in my music. Slacker is nice but their playlist seems to have shrunk to the point that I'm hearing the same song twice in a day. XM keeps me up to date on newer music and a lot of their channels have some pretty deep playlists which is nice.

Too each their own. I don't mind paying but I can understand why some people would have an issue.

cdodge · May 28, 2010

Dmtalon said:
I'm surprised at the "surprise" of these now, not new changes to SiriusXM since the merge. There was a huge uproar back when this happened and online streaming was nolonger offered as part of your packages. In fact, I even re-upped my subscription early to "lock in" online listening for an additional year before that feature ended.

I have lifetime subscription with unlimited online listening.

I guess online listening from the phone is different then online listening form a PC.

I hope someone makes a third party app that allows it for free (when I say free I mean as long as you already have a subscription)
I know there was a nice app that allowed this from my WinMo phone.

colnago · May 28, 2010

one11sgt said:
my god.....its $3 !!! I bet you complainers lose that amount of change in you couch each month

It all adds up. I'm already paying for (3) subscriptions/radios.

cdodge · May 28, 2010

one11sgt said:
my god.....its $3 !!! I bet you complainers lose that amount of change in you couch each month

I

one11sgt · May 28, 2010

I understand...but you gotta look at it like another radio.

colnago · May 28, 2010

cdodge said:
...I hope someone makes a third party app that allows it for free (when I say free I mean as long as you already have a subscription)
I know there was a nice app that allowed this from my WinMo phone.

It may work via the browser, once Flash 10 is released. If not, it should already be working via Skyfire, and online access.

one11sgt · May 28, 2010

yea thats BS. I agree there

upther · May 28, 2010

cdodge said:
I

colnago · May 28, 2010

one11sgt said:
I understand...but you gotta look at it like another radio.

Why? Its not a dedicated receiver. There is no sat antenna installed, I'm accessing it via the internet, just like with my online subscription. I can already login online via my Nokia, but the "Flash Player does not work". If I use Skyfire, then again, I'm still able to listen "on my phone", at no extra charge. If I'm listening on my phone, most likely, I'm not listening via PC, so there really isn't additional bandwidth being used. If anything, they should just charge for the app, not a monthly fee.

one11sgt · May 28, 2010

Maybe their bandwidth is limited now with the merger of the companies. Trust me....I dont wanna pay.....but if it means better, uninterrupted service cause there are less people connecting....I'd rather pay and have it work well....then be free and work intermittently.

colnago · May 28, 2010

upther said:
...I tried using it on Skyfire when I first got my phone and couldn't get it to work.

Really? I could have sworn it was working for me "last year", on my WinMo phone. They may be blocking now. I only stopped because I didn't like that my credentials can/may be cached on the Skyfire servers.

Proph · May 28, 2010

got it going (free trial, i have xm in the car though). going to run it an hour strait here and see the battery drain. if it sucks too much juice it won't be worth while. not going to carry a charger with me everywhere just to listen to xm.

colnago · May 28, 2010

one11sgt said:
Maybe their bandwidth is limited now with the merger of the companies. Trust me....I dont wanna pay.....but if it means better, uninterrupted service....I'd rather pay and have it work well....then be free and work intermittently.

Fair enough...somebody has to pay for the bandwidth. But again, if people with existing accounts have to pay, it seems excessive. I'd be ok with a one-time fee, but monthly is a bit much.

But again, once sling mobile drops, this issue will be moot.

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