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"Why do I need satellite radio" I'll answer my myself: For my car(s). SiriusXM just ... works. No pairing, no bluetooth on/off dance, no cables, no unpairing

"Why do I need satellite radio" I'll answer my myself: For my car(s). SiriusXM just ... works. No pairing, no bluetooth on/off dance, no cables, no unpairing my wife's phone, no setting my car radio's source, Internet connection or not ... it just works. The only other time I listen to "satellite" radio is in my office, streaming from my Chromebook - which is just silly but don't judge me.

jbob2000 8y ago
This just sounds like a problem with your car's stereo. For me, I get in the car, plug my phone in (always have a car-only charger cable), press "Media" on the dash, and it picks up whatever was playing on my phone. I don't have sirius built into my car, I think this is an american car thing (did sirius pay them buckets of money for this integration? methinks so). If I wanted it, I'd have to have a ugly receiver taped somewhere on my dash.
- josefresco 8y ago
  *Multiple cars. High tech, low tech doesn't matter - it's a shit show. You know what still works? FM radio.
  - freehunter 8y ago
    You must have a great local radio market, then. I wouldn't consider any of my local FM stations to be "working" radio.
    - josefresco 8y ago
      It actually rebounded (post Internet era) and exploded locally (I live 1.5 hours from Boston). I listen to NPR, a top 40 station when the kids are in the car, and there's a local rock station that's just as good as any SiriusXM channel (the kids aren't wild about that one). More commercials sure, but sometimes you luck out and your 5-10 min car ride has tunes the whole time.
- handruin 8y ago
  This isn't just an American car thing. My past two Japanese vehicles and two German vehicles had SiriusXM built into the radio.
01100011 8y ago
I've had Sirius for <silence> bugs me is that <silence> drive under a tree or overpass. Seriously, having <silence> really bugs me.
- josefresco 8y ago
  my <buffering> LTE <buffering> Does that too
  - handruin 8y ago
    I've had very few buffering issues with Spotify via LTE over the years when compared the constant dropouts from my SiriusXM in my various cars that have had this service. SiriusXM audio quality is also terribly compressed and tinny in addition to the constant drop outs. I've never had a good experience with their product. Spotify can also download large quantities of music and playlists...so with minimal planing you will have no buffering issues.
  - davemp 8y ago
    Having your service pre-download stations/playlists when on wifi helps with this.
    - superkuh 8y ago
      Actually owning your music and storing it on your devices in open formats helps even more.
      - josefresco 8y ago
        Hard with a 16 (actually 14) GB iPhone. I deleted my iOS music library (to free up space) and only stream now. Even with the LTE issues, it's (streaming) better than listening to the same couple dozen songs and dealing with iTunes.
- LambdaComplex 8y ago
  ...Yeah, that's pretty accurate

jbob2000 8y ago

This just sounds like a problem with your car's stereo. For me, I get in the car, plug my phone in (always have a car-only charger cable), press "Media" on the dash, and it picks up whatever was playing on my phone. I don't have sirius built into my car, I think this is an american car thing (did sirius pay them buckets of money for this integration? methinks so). If I wanted it, I'd have to have a ugly receiver taped somewhere on my dash.

josefresco 8y ago
*Multiple cars. High tech, low tech doesn't matter - it's a shit show. You know what still works? FM radio.
- freehunter 8y ago
  You must have a great local radio market, then. I wouldn't consider any of my local FM stations to be "working" radio.
  - josefresco 8y ago
    It actually rebounded (post Internet era) and exploded locally (I live 1.5 hours from Boston). I listen to NPR, a top 40 station when the kids are in the car, and there's a local rock station that's just as good as any SiriusXM channel (the kids aren't wild about that one). More commercials sure, but sometimes you luck out and your 5-10 min car ride has tunes the whole time.
handruin 8y ago
This isn't just an American car thing. My past two Japanese vehicles and two German vehicles had SiriusXM built into the radio.

01100011 8y ago

I've had Sirius for <silence> bugs me is that <silence> drive under a tree or overpass. Seriously, having <silence> really bugs me.

josefresco 8y ago
my <buffering> LTE <buffering> Does that too
- handruin 8y ago
  I've had very few buffering issues with Spotify via LTE over the years when compared the constant dropouts from my SiriusXM in my various cars that have had this service. SiriusXM audio quality is also terribly compressed and tinny in addition to the constant drop outs. I've never had a good experience with their product. Spotify can also download large quantities of music and playlists...so with minimal planing you will have no buffering issues.
- davemp 8y ago
  Having your service pre-download stations/playlists when on wifi helps with this.
  - superkuh 8y ago
    Actually owning your music and storing it on your devices in open formats helps even more.
    - josefresco 8y ago
      Hard with a 16 (actually 14) GB iPhone. I deleted my iOS music library (to free up space) and only stream now. Even with the LTE issues, it's (streaming) better than listening to the same couple dozen songs and dealing with iTunes.
LambdaComplex 8y ago
...Yeah, that's pretty accurate