Thread: Sirius XM Prepares Bankruptcy Filing

Few carriers offer a true 'unlimited' data plan anymore either. Most are capped at 5gb/mo.



Here in Maine we'll have EVDO (3G) statewide probably mid-year through our regional cellular carrier, but none of the majors cover the entire state themselves, let alone 3G.

Originally Posted by JonE

Wifi is already in vehicles like the new Dodge Ram and (I believe) the new Ford F150. By this time next year it will be widely available in more models as the demand is there. I know I'd love to have my car be a roving wifi hotspot so I can listen to slacker on my iPhone. Although 3G does pretty good, too.

Including the recievers in new cars is the easy and cheap part of this equation(after all the consumer is paying for that radio when buying the new car/truck). The fly in the ointment is the wifi and being able to supply that from coast to coast. What company is going to fork out those dollars to build out reliable wifi from Maine to California and from New Mexico to the Canadian border ? And then provide the service for free ? Not very likely. Even right now reliable wifi is not available even in the urban cities. As far as coverage goes, satellite radio has no competition.

Originally Posted by john262

It's an interesting idea.


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I read that article and it's bunk. Who wants to spend their time downloading music to a portable device to listen in the car at a later date ? Who for one has the time to even do that ? What if you want to change music choices while your driving to work or on an extended trip ? Oh sorry, you didn't think about that back when you were loading up your mp3 player two weeks ago with music from the internet. I just want to jump in the car in the morning and turn on the radio and have the ability to change formats/channels if some crap song comes on that I don't like. The last thing I want to do after getting home 12 hours later from work is spend time at a computer loading up my mp3 with music for the next days commute.

The big draws for me with Satellite Radio are:
1) Coast-to-Coast music on the road
2) No/Limited Commercials.

Online-Only won't satisfy #1.

I read that article and it's bunk. Who wants to spend their time downloading music to a portable device to listen in the car at a later date ? Who for one has the time to even do that ?

I already have 40 GB of music on my iPod. I don't have to be downloading more music every time I take a trip because I have countless hours worth of music already, and I suspect that most iPod users are that way. I use it at the gym and when I jog, so why not use it when I drive too?

Originally Posted by john262

I already have 40 GB of music on my iPod. I don't have to be downloading more music every time I take a trip because I have countless hours worth of music already, and I suspect that most iPod users are that way. I use it at the gym and when I jog, so why not use it when I drive too?

I'm with you. My iPod has tons of music on it and I listen to it my car all the time. I rarely listen to music on the radio any more. I listen to some talk shows but rarely music. My wife got a free sixth month trial with Sirius when she got her Mazda CX-9 last year. But when the subscription ran out, we didn't renew it. She has an iPod full of music and that's all she listens to in the car. I use my iPod at work, home and in the car.

Well, it looks like tomorrow may be the day they file. 'Twas best done quickly.

I decided that I wasn't going to renew because I don't like the merger/new format channels and the fact that I would have to buy new equipment to get the merged XM channels. I am now 1 month overdue on my payment and I am still receiving service. I thought that I would have a reminder notice or be turned off by now. I wonder if this BR thing has anything to do with it?