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Apple, Internet Radio Will Not Cancel Out Satellite Radio

Great argument but a simpleton such as I outnumber the ones like you who can figure all that out you just informed us on. A large majority of us just want to go have the satrad installed and be done with it. We don't want all the bells and whistles on a phone. I feel the experts in tech may be ignoring us simples out there that don't do tech. Again, I would almost be willing to wager that around 3 out of 4 don't want the hassle of what you are discussing. While it may be simple to you, it is not to us. I feel we drive more subscriptions to SIRI than techies who love the "cool" stuff.


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.

Apple, Internet Radio Will Not Cancel Out Satellite Radio

Agreed...Satellite Radio is just too convienent, channel choices are many, and IMO $12 /month is too low. I would be more than happy to cough up double that for the satrad in my car or at home. Parties at home are a breeze...never have to change a CD or hire a DJ. Satrad is not going to disappear, the markets are open to other apps and there is still Europe, Asia, and S. America to provide service to.