http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/ Engadget Comments for Report: Sirius XM preparing to file for bankruptcy http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Does this even qualify as a Dot-Bomb?
]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
my favorite part of driving somewhere]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Please join us, to the life of the commoners... you poor bastard... :)]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
I'm confused.]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Sure, there are alternatives. I could listen to the crappy FM stations that are half commercial and the other half crappy top 40 songs, or I can listen to my music on my iPod, or I can listen to Pandora at work, but I find I get tired of my songs at times and Pandora gets old and repeats too much for long listening (at work). Sirius is definitely worth the cost to me for another source of music and a ton of stations to choose from.

There's certainly no reason to be negative regarding more choice. If you don't want it, then don't pay for it, but I for one would definitely like to see them pull out of all of this on top, and preferably not with the help of EchoStar. I don't think that would do much good for the service.]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
But, you BUY the 1000s of tracks for $1 each, when you can get legal music for less than $15/mth and get a rotation of songs that change periodically with Sirius XM.]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Stern alone is worth the monthly price, and anyone who says otherwise obviously has poor taste. His format is copied by all, especially his former competitors at XM. Those that don't have the service are the first to say it sucks, while anyone who uses the service absolutely loves it.

I listen on my computer, car, and soon, my iPod. Fuck Slacker and Pandora and whatever other bullshit, nothing, I mean nothing, beats the greatness of Jam On or the Grateful Dead Channel. I'm sick of fucking despairing poons hate on shit because it costs money, and want the quality of a product you pay for without handing over cash. HD radio is shit, FM radio is shit. More commercials than music. And even the music is commercials. Cry all day about how they had it coming, which is bullshit, (see FCC's prolonging of merger approval); cry because it costs money, but even the people who claim to have canceled their subscription "days ago" still had bought multiple receivers.

Gee, didn't mind spending a couple hundred dollars when the economy was good, but now you're poor and you didn't set aside a little of that money you spent on receivers to keep paying for a subscription. So now you have to shit on the whole thing. Such bullshit.]]>Feb 11th 2009 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
That statement alone makes any and all arguments you've just made (in the past and as well in the future) null and void.]]>Feb 11th 2009 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/

But it's no surprise this is happening to XM and Sirius in this economy. They work so hard and spend all that time in order to merge, only to end up claiming bankruptcy. What a shame.]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 11th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Why the hell do they try to rope people in when they have zero competition in their market?!]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 11th 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
From the Sirius XM TOS (looks like as much like a contract as Sprint, Verizon, et al):

Regarding termination:

Cancellation Fee: You will be charged a cancellation fee if you cancel a one-year or longer Subscription during the first year of service. The standard cancellation fee is currently $75.00. Promotional offers may have different cancellation fees.

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT WE CEASE BROADCASTING THE SERVICE, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF A LIQUIDATION, BANKRUPTCY, OR OTHERWISE, ALL PREPAID SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE TREATED AS NONREFUNDABLE.


Sit on it, Fonzi.]]>Feb 11th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Stupid idiot.]]>Feb 18th 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
So what are the odds that XM will be able to entice new subscribers in this economy? Sure puts that March 11th rate hike into perspective. Glad I didn't pay for 2009 in advance!]]>Feb 11th 2009 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Seriously though, the only way XM/Sirius can survive is if they are bought out. Echostar already has the resources to run Dish Network, it would not be too hard for them to add XM/Sirius.]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
There's a huge portion of the population who will never deal with satellite radio simply due to the annoyance of installing it into their cars without built in receivers (the vast overwhelming majority of cars)

There's a huge portion of the population (overlapping with above) who simply won't pay for it.

iPods don't go out when you go under a bridge, into a tunnel, or get out of your car. People already own these devices.

The convergence of DAP and phone is obvious and that opens the door to network streaming. I use last.fm and Tuner on my iPhone with completely acceptable results. No worse than satellite in my experience.

So yeah, on the surface it makes sense that a satellite provider might want to buy another but it really just doesn't make a lot of business sense. The only angle I could see is bundling with their TV packages but that's a huge chunk of money to spend on what is basically a promotional item. Say you charge $5/month for the service bundled with DirectTV. Would it be more appealing to the customer to just get $5 off their DirectTV service instead? Probably.

]]>Feb 11th 2009 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Ron & Fez, noon to 3, XM202, SIR197]]>Feb 10th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
Agreed with it all(both). What alot of people don't understand is that satellite radio excels (or at least should) in the talk segment. The music is a lovely bonus(before it got watered down, and dj's talked. . . seriously KORN on Liquid Metal!! I HATE jose mangin). I listen for basicly one channel now and that's 202, if regular radio wasn't so happy go lucky, morning zoo, censored and so cookie cutter like sat-rad would probably not exist. Same with music but on a lesser scale.]]>Feb 10th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
If this really pans out, it's because the NAB got their way and made the whole merger process drag on over OVER A YEAR which resulted in both Satellite companies hemorrhaging cash.

I personally won't listen to regular radio ever again (nor have I for several months now). It's absolute crap and there's no incentive for it to improve. It will truly be a sad day if Satellite radio goes off the air.]]>Feb 10th 2009 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/10/report-sirius-xm-preparing-to-file-for-bankruptcy/Feb 10th 2009 11:40PM