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  1. Re:XM Price Hike & Sirius by ffuege · · Score: 1 · on How Podcasting and Satellite Changed Radio
    XM has its own unique channels that are all commercial-free and they make them available online to subscribers. You can't exactly compare it to free Internet radio. It's like expecting them to stream HBO to you for free.

    -ffuege
    http://www.xm411.com/

  2. Re:Count me in, XM rocks for me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Associated Press Not Impressed By MyFi

    Found a great review here:
    http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7488

  3. Re:XM Adapter for iPod -WRONG! by 4phun · · Score: 1 · on XM to Launch Satellite Radio Handheld?
    I find it difficult to see how so many intelligent people can get the story wrong. There is no hard disk or I-Pod like device.

    It is simply an adaptor for the Roady2 that uses much less power than previous XM generation radios. There is even a picture of it on one of the XM radio fan sites. The Roady 2 clips into a slim case, which supplies battery power. It has a XM antenna. All this slips into your shirt pocket. You listen to the audio with a set of walkman type headphones.

    Here is a link to the web pages with more about it

    http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3164

    Here is a link to a photo of the device partially open

    http://file.xm411.com/images/roady/Roadyport04.JPG

    Applications for this would be XM radio while jogging or walking out of doors or in a metro area where there are terrestrial repeaters blasting the XM signal indoors. People who work out of doors in construction or similar jobs may find this useful for listening to decent radio all day long.

    Since all major league baseball will be on XM radio starting next season one could see some fans listening to the games via XM while sitting in the stadium.

    People involved in fishing or other water related activities may enjoy grabbing audio off the satellite instead of the local broadcast band.

    End of story.

  4. Re:XM Adapter for iPod -WRONG! by 4phun · · Score: 1 · on XM to Launch Satellite Radio Handheld?
    I find it difficult to see how so many intelligent people can get the story wrong. There is no hard disk or I-Pod like device.

    It is simply an adaptor for the Roady2 that uses much less power than previous XM generation radios. There is even a picture of it on one of the XM radio fan sites. The Roady 2 clips into a slim case, which supplies battery power. It has a XM antenna. All this slips into your shirt pocket. You listen to the audio with a set of walkman type headphones.

    Here is a link to the web pages with more about it

    http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3164

    Here is a link to a photo of the device partially open

    http://file.xm411.com/images/roady/Roadyport04.JPG

    Applications for this would be XM radio while jogging or walking out of doors or in a metro area where there are terrestrial repeaters blasting the XM signal indoors. People who work out of doors in construction or similar jobs may find this useful for listening to decent radio all day long.

    Since all major league baseball will be on XM radio starting next season one could see some fans listening to the games via XM while sitting in the stadium.

    People involved in fishing or other water related activities may enjoy grabbing audio off the satellite instead of the local broadcast band.

    End of story.

  5. Re:What the fuck is going on by MC+BoB · · Score: 1 · on TiVo-like Application for XM Radio Under Fire

    He's violating the Terms of Service he agreed to when he signed up for service. So he's in breach of the contract he voluntarily signed. Hence XM is well within thier rights to terminate his contract and pursue damages.

    Honestly, I doubt it will ever make it that far, especially since Delphi has included a time delay feature (up to 30 minutes) into the new SkiFi2 reciever. http://www.xm411.com/

    The time shifting arguement will probably never hold up in court, especially since they sell a similar function in thier own systems.

    They are just doing the prudent thing and ensuring this is within legal bounds of copyright. Otherwise, they place their ability to obtain and broadcast copyrighted material at risk. Thus risking thier entire business.

    If you want to know who you should really fight in the radio/tv space, it's the NAB.
    Check out this article on thier attempts to silence satelite radio:
    http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2004/0906/13 4.html

    BTW: I am an XM subscriber and it's great.

  6. XM leaving out USB connectivity in new receivers by havaloc · · Score: 2, Informative · on TiVo-like Application for XM Radio Under Fire

    Rumor was that the new SkyFi 2 was going to have USB connectivity built into the home cradles to provide XMPCR functionality. Now though, it seems like this will go away, which is a real shame. Also, the USAtoday article says that the most of the current radios cannot be hooked up to the computer, which is just wrong. Anything you can hear, can be recorded.
    My question is, it seems pretty obvious to me that someone was going to do this, so why release the PCR at all? My guess is that they didn't want to offer online streaming like Sirius and wanted to pick up extra subscriptions for PCRs. Look what that got them. In any case, XM has a neat product and is doing well.