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http://www.radioguide.fm has a similair way of approach I figure.

GR

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]]>Oct 17th 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
It appears that Lifetime does not mean YOUR Lifetime it means the lifetime of your existing receiver. That's right - get a new car with the radio built in, upgrade to a newer device and you will quickly find out how they have resorted to misleading customers with their Lifetime promotion. So what happens if your device fails after the one year warranty is up? That's right - you have lost your lifetime subscription.

PS - the terms and agreements also go on to say "no refunds" on the hefty $500 fee.

So beware: The promise of Lifetime Service isn't Sirius! ]]>Feb 27th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
XM and Sirius' normal service isn't even "CD Quality" to begin with.]]>Aug 29th 2006 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
"However, listening tests show that with a bit of practice many listeners can reliably distinguish 128 kbit/s MP3s from CD originals;[citation needed] in many cases reaching the point where they consider the MP3 audio to be of lower and perhaps unacceptable quality." (Wikipedia)

The point of "CD Quality" is that the audio is at least close to being completely uncompressed. This makes for a playback rate of around 1411 kbs, which is a frequently used number for "CD Quality." ]]>Aug 29th 2006 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/Aug 29th 2006 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
WHo cares about the quality, most people like myself are at work during the day listening and cant blast the music anyway so who cares if its not "CD Quality". I usually listen with 1 of my ipod earbuds in my ear.

Another thing, is that the selection on the internet blows. All they have is the music channels and Howard and some other garbage i never listen too. They need ALL THE CHANNELS ONLINE! Not a "select few". I listen to howard in the morning, but the afternoon kinda blows becuase when you listen to 6+ hours of radio, even on sirius you hear the same tracks. Especially on Hits 1.

Dont get me wrong Siri is awesome, i love it, but they need ALL THE CHANNELS ONLINE.]]>Aug 29th 2006 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
Long live that fun-loving ostrich-with-a-wig AKA pteradactyl AKA goblin AKA HOWARD STERN!]]>Aug 29th 2006 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
The Music channels WILL BE CD Quality at 128kbps and the TALK channels will be streamed at 48kbps. ]]>Aug 29th 2006 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/Aug 29th 2006 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
Link to Sirius Backstage article:
http://www.siriusbackstage.com/2006/08/24/sirius-to-offer-online-only-subscription/]]>Aug 29th 2006 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/Sirius Hard Attack, THE killer app for satellite radio. Fuckin love it. ]]>Aug 29th 2006 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
The Music Genome Project as it's otherwise known, will stream near CD quality radio to you for hours on end and take the user on a musical journey from the new to songs you've never heard before but have influenced your favourite artists. And no I don't work for them, I'm just a very satisfied user.

Yes it doesn't include Howard, but it's also free from annoying ads that will surely become the backend revenue generation standard for Sirius and XM, ala MusicMatch.

Payng for radio will never make sense to me. Never.

Punchy]]>Aug 29th 2006 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/Aug 29th 2006 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/Aug 29th 2006 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
"Payng for radio will never make sense to me. Never."

Well why pay for TV then when they broadcast it for free? ]]>Aug 29th 2006 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/Aug 30th 2006 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
What you are hearing through your radio is probably somewhere between 80-100kbps. But this has been debated and due to Sirius' S-Plex technology (it gives the station the bandwidth it needs at a certain time basically) this changes but usually one doesn't really notice it. Sirius is constantly working on improving SQ and word is they are to release an upgrade by the end of the year.

]]>Aug 30th 2006 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
XM is known to transmit music channels at 32-48kbps depending on the station. Two stations are a FULL 64kbps...wow! Talk stations much less. Incredible isnt it? In 2006, we pay for the sound quality of 1976.

Sirius is generally regarded to have slightly inferior SQ to XM. I imagine the bitrates are quite similar.

80-100kbps is FAR off.

I wouldnt count on much of an upgrade either, because the laws are against them on both sides. The FCC on one side, physics on the other. ]]>Aug 30th 2006 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
XM is more gooder.]]>Aug 30th 2006 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
Well, that and XM has Fungus (a punk rock channel that actually plays punk rock) and Sirius has The Faction (which would be the hot topic corporate mtv bullshit version of punk rock, for the most part.)

I'd pay $12 a month for High Voltage and Fungus alone to be in my car before I would ever jump ship to Sirius. They have no content that interests me whatsoever.]]>Aug 30th 2006 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
So, quality comparison by just bitrate is irrelevant, compression codec used is more important.]]>Aug 30th 2006 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/]]>Sep 25th 2006 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/29/sirius-planning-internet-radio-plus-subsciption-service/
I guess it's worth $2.69/mo extra rather than paying for an additional receiver at home.]]>Nov 14th 2006 4:45PM