Comments on Gino Lattarulo's articles RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/gino-lattarulo/articles http://seekingalpha.com/article/83192-the-future-of-radio-is-online?source=feed#comment-763172 763172 Online Radio offers various benefits such as a) No need to download > software, b) Its Free, and c) Its Quick]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:33:30 -0500 albums.fm/radio.html


On Jul 27 12:01 PM Free Internet Radio - HKGFM.net wrote:

> Online Radio offers various benefits such as a) No need to download
> software, b) Its Free, and c) Its Quick]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/83192-the-future-of-radio-is-online?source=feed#comment-603697 603697 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:01:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-534809 534809 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:48:39 -0400
I agree with you two that this is a much better play. Reduces the downside risk and raises the possibilty of more gain.

Screw the .05 cent calls!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-534795 534795 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:36:57 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-532849 532849 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:21:11 -0400 So go ahead and sell those .05 cent calls, to buy back at , o thats right, most retail brokers dont allow anything but .05 cent trade increments at those levels. So for .05 cents your risking from $1.06 to infinity. TERRIBLE risk reward.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-532847 532847 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:17:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-532406 532406 Gino, your 100 percent wrong. No downside pressure being created > right now for covered calls. The volume is insignificant. Only > dumb options writers taking advantage way too early of the new $1 > stike offering. Sucker bet right now. No reward to get sell at > .10 cent call. What, buy it back for .05 cents? Hold your shares > till Dec for only .10 cents a share? Yea right. Go back to the drawing > board.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:56:04 -0400 What were not seeing here is interest reduction which would conclude buying back to cover taking those shares off the board. Its still growing.


On Jun 04 10:09 AM relmar2003 wrote:

> Gino, your 100 percent wrong. No downside pressure being created
> right now for covered calls. The volume is insignificant. Only
> dumb options writers taking advantage way too early of the new $1
> stike offering. Sucker bet right now. No reward to get sell at
> .10 cent call. What, buy it back for .05 cents? Hold your shares
> till Dec for only .10 cents a share? Yea right. Go back to the drawing
> board.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-531675 531675 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:09:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-531633 531633 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:53:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-531629 531629 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:50:57 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-530564 530564 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:46:21 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-529847 529847 Any thoughts on the reverse split? Anyone?]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:08:01 -0400

On Jun 03 10:27 AM Not Surious wrote:

> Any thoughts on the reverse split? Anyone?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/141110-sirius-call-options-may-not-indicate-bullish-sentiment?source=feed#comment-529773 529773 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:27:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-507779 507779 Sun, 17 May 2009 22:29:48 -0400 blow Sirius away. First of all, after cancelling 2 subscriptions to Sirius, I saved almost 20$ a month. That alone almost covers my 30$ data package that I use for a ton more than the radio apps including games, news, and GPS. In addition to that, I could not get Sirius reception all day in my office, now with the Iphone and my Altec Lansing T612 I am enjoying much more music and other content than I ever could. The only thing I miss out on is Howard, and I can live with that. He is on less and less and will probably be done soon anyway. Just had to let it go.

The guy/girl who invented Sirius even said Sirius was doomed to internet radio. When the technology catches up and car radio's can stream internet radio for free, it will be all over.

Sell your stock, collect your 35Cents a share, and let it go.
It's a sinking ship.........]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-506174 506174 Sat, 16 May 2009 00:28:41 -0400
Frank]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505826 505826 they are to be released later this year with the 802.11n standard. > Broadcom, has announced the new BCM4329 combination chip featuring > 802.11n WiFi. You should do a little research yourself, dude]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 16:25:03 -0400

On May 15 08:08 AM Gino Lattarulo wrote:

> they are to be released later this year with the 802.11n standard.
> Broadcom, has announced the new BCM4329 combination chip featuring
> 802.11n WiFi. You should do a little research yourself, dude]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505696 505696 Fri, 15 May 2009 15:06:20 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505645 505645 Fri, 15 May 2009 14:35:16 -0400
Not on my Sirius radio, it wasn't. It used **FM** to connect to my car system. The radio is still in the car (2004 Prius), but hasn't been turned on for about 2 years. I dropped the subscription some time ago. That took some arguing with the Sirius customer "service" rep, but it got done. In contrast, my iPod feeds directly into the car stereo using the CD changer connection and the dock connector. (It probably won't work with the latest iPods, but works fine with my iPod 5.5G and Nano 2G.)]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505490 505490 Fri, 15 May 2009 13:09:25 -0400
Markus

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505394 505394 Fri, 15 May 2009 12:08:21 -0400
Do you think the iphone app was cancelled?

Frank

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505364 505364 Fri, 15 May 2009 11:54:15 -0400
If you're paying $30 already for an iPhone data plan, why pay an extra $12 for a piece of proprietary hardware with inferior sound quality? The biggest advantage for Satellite radio is the ease of use. Until Internet radio can provide single button access to music in the car, it will always be a distant second to Satellite radio. Having looked at a new BMW and the built-in 3G access in the dashboard, Internet radio is not far away from being a single button-press away. Thus, why spend an extra $12/month for satellite radio? ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505264 505264 Fri, 15 May 2009 10:58:31 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505142 505142 Dude > Do a little better research please before you publish. The Iphone > moving in a car would not use 802.11n. That is a wifi fixed location > standard. The Iphone uses the ATT 3G HSPA or 2G Edge network to move > data. The cost of the data network is 30 per month unlimited data. > Don't cloud your discussion with 100$ phone charge. I pay 9.99 for > the phone on a family plan but what does that have to do with sat > radio. On the current Iphone you can use a line-out via the dock > connector. This provides minimal signal loss if your radio supports > line-in. The FM you talk about would be for older model radio which > are not equipped with line-in. I agree with your issues on buffering > and stream quality, but I have listen to streams via Pandora and > normally have no issues. The service is free not $12. The $ 30 data > plan is a sunk cost if I want to get my email and surf the web so > I now get streaming audio from all over the world for free. The quality > is professional as I can stream about any station. Satellite may > not be dead, but an Iphone can be a suitable replacement in all kinds > of situations. As an example avid sports fans might subscribe to > XM to get their fix of baseball. The Apple App store has a major > league baseball app cost $10 and has streaming home and visit play > by play. I can pay 10 for a season or about $70 for XM.]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 10:07:46 -0400

On May 15 08:02 AM pats wrote:

> Dude
> Do a little better research please before you publish. The Iphone
> moving in a car would not use 802.11n. That is a wifi fixed location
> standard. The Iphone uses the ATT 3G HSPA or 2G Edge network to move
> data. The cost of the data network is 30 per month unlimited data.
> Don't cloud your discussion with 100$ phone charge. I pay 9.99 for
> the phone on a family plan but what does that have to do with sat
> radio. On the current Iphone you can use a line-out via the dock
> connector. This provides minimal signal loss if your radio supports
> line-in. The FM you talk about would be for older model radio which
> are not equipped with line-in. I agree with your issues on buffering
> and stream quality, but I have listen to streams via Pandora and
> normally have no issues. The service is free not $12. The $ 30 data
> plan is a sunk cost if I want to get my email and surf the web so
> I now get streaming audio from all over the world for free. The quality
> is professional as I can stream about any station. Satellite may
> not be dead, but an Iphone can be a suitable replacement in all kinds
> of situations. As an example avid sports fans might subscribe to
> XM to get their fix of baseball. The Apple App store has a major
> league baseball app cost $10 and has streaming home and visit play
> by play. I can pay 10 for a season or about $70 for XM.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505129 505129 Fri, 15 May 2009 10:04:30 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505117 505117 Fri, 15 May 2009 10:00:51 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505075 505075 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:46:29 -0400
What the BCM4329 adds over the existing model is both FM transmit and receive capabilities, so you no longer need an FM transmitter to hear the phone over your (car) stereo. Of course, I bought an FM transmitter for my iPhone 3g for $15 including shipping.

Other issues with your article - I pay $90/month for voice + 'unlimited' data + SMS. 450 daytime minutes plus free nights & weekends. If you need more than the base plan, you'll pay more, obviously...

When push comes to shove... I am long in both AAPL and SIRI but to think either will have an effect on the other because of 802.11n being added to the 802.11g that the iPhone already has, is inconceivable. (Yes, I know what the word means.)

That all said, I think the streaming SIRI/XM Radio app for the iPod/iPhone WILL provide some number of new subscribers/new revenue, at a lower support cost... IF AT&T allows us to stream it over the 3g network. They've already forced the blocking of Sling Media's SlingBox app over 3g...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-505072 505072 Fri, 15 May 2009 09:44:49 -0400 You missed my point. The WIFI standard is fixed point short range. The BCM4329 chip does not exist in any Iphone and your guess is based on a bunch of rumors. If you are going to discuss 802.11 standards, then you are talking fixed location not mobile. The 802.11 standard is more then capable of streaming high fidelity audio and video. Apple does not need to use FM to talk to the radio, most modern car radios have line in which allows the signal to travel via a wired connection. The FM would provide a convenience but I use my line in on my XM equipped car radio. The problem I have with your argument is you seem to have a very limited understanding of the network technologies, but you then conclude that satellite is superior and the other technologies will never close that gap. The reality is ATT network works great where they have decent 3G network coverage but they do not have the coverage of the satellite network. Most users could care less that the signal comes from Satellite or land based cell towers. The time window of opportunity for satellite is limited. The cell phone companies continue to build out their network coverage. Will they ever cover the whole world? No, but if an individual can get a decent cell signal in 95% of the places they travel, then most will skip the $12 per month charge unless the content is unique for the service. SIRI needs to build the user base and with the car market in the dumps and the economy they failed to grow the user base this quarter. I hope they succeed but to say satellite radio will succeed means they need at some point soon turn a profit. They have high fixed costs and need to add users since the marginal user adds very little cost. I wish you luck. I currently have a small position in SIRI 20K and much larger position in AAPL but I can't see myself holding the SIRI long term.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-504919 504919 Fri, 15 May 2009 08:08:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137808-apple-internet-radio-will-not-cancel-out-satellite-radio?source=feed#comment-504915 504915 Fri, 15 May 2009 08:02:20 -0400 Do a little better research please before you publish. The Iphone moving in a car would not use 802.11n. That is a wifi fixed location standard. The Iphone uses the ATT 3G HSPA or 2G Edge network to move data. The cost of the data network is 30 per month unlimited data. Don't cloud your discussion with 100$ phone charge. I pay 9.99 for the phone on a family plan but what does that have to do with sat radio. On the current Iphone you can use a line-out via the dock connector. This provides minimal signal loss if your radio supports line-in. The FM you talk about would be for older model radio which are not equipped with line-in. I agree with your issues on buffering and stream quality, but I have listen to streams via Pandora and normally have no issues. The service is free not $12. The $ 30 data plan is a sunk cost if I want to get my email and surf the web so I now get streaming audio from all over the world for free. The quality is professional as I can stream about any station. Satellite may not be dead, but an Iphone can be a suitable replacement in all kinds of situations. As an example avid sports fans might subscribe to XM to get their fix of baseball. The Apple App store has a major league baseball app cost $10 and has streaming home and visit play by play. I can pay 10 for a season or about $70 for XM. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/137183-sirius-still-promising-despite-disappointing-earnings?source=feed#comment-502037 502037 JBB said this stock will fall to .25. I just saw some of his comments. > > > Now i'm scared since I bought 5,000 shares yesterday. > > Frank > ]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 10:42:30 -0400

On May 12 05:41 PM Mr. Stupid wrote:

> JBB said this stock will fall to .25. I just saw some of his comments.
>
>
> Now i'm scared since I bought 5,000 shares yesterday.
>
> Frank
> ]]>