http://www.newsome.org/2009/05/is-it-time-to-put-sirius-xm-on/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsome.org/2009/05/is-it-time-to-put-sirius-xm-on/comment-page-1/#comment-3161 Kent Sun, 10 May 2009 18:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3698#comment-3161 Mike, about all XM can do to keep me as a customer is to stop nickel and diming me by charging extra for online access, additional hardware, etc. And I don't think they can afford to be price competitive. As soon as cars get mobile wi-fi, I think it's almost certainly game over for XM.Will, one of the huge benefits of XM is continuity during long drives (and in remote places). For me it was largely about ad-avoidance. It's still a lot easier to tune into XM than to hook up my iPhone to my car audio, but over time I suspect that gap will lessen. Maybe eventually Pandora, etc. can play to same role. Mike, about all XM can do to keep me as a customer is to stop nickel and diming me by charging extra for online access, additional hardware, etc. And I don’t think they can afford to be price competitive. As soon as cars get mobile wi-fi, I think it’s almost certainly game over for XM.Will, one of the huge benefits of XM is continuity during long drives (and in remote places). For me it was largely about ad-avoidance. It’s still a lot easier to tune into XM than to hook up my iPhone to my car audio, but over time I suspect that gap will lessen. Maybe eventually Pandora, etc. can play to same role.

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2009/05/is-it-time-to-put-sirius-xm-on/comment-page-1/#comment-3162 trumwill Sun, 10 May 2009 07:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3698#comment-3162 This all has me very concerned. When we move out to BFE I was counting on satellite radio to be there for me for those long drives in the middle of nowhere. I really hope it's around. This all has me very concerned. When we move out to BFE I was counting on satellite radio to be there for me for those long drives in the middle of nowhere. I really hope it’s around.

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2009/05/is-it-time-to-put-sirius-xm-on/comment-page-1/#comment-3163 BeAGoodDad Sat, 09 May 2009 01:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3698#comment-3163 I'm very very close to canceling my subscription. I've had it for a couple years now and like it but think that I can live with a digital FM radio and my iPod Touch. I’m very very close to canceling my subscription. I’ve had it for a couple years now and like it but think that I can live with a digital FM radio and my iPod Touch.

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