Is this “new siriusxm technology” fake?

[M0unt41nm4n]

Most people don’t do that though, you can do that same trick with your internet bill, why don’t you? It’s cause you didn’t know about it. Plus with satellite you could just visit your dealer and get the teenager working the front to renew your trial for free.

Why yes, as a matter of fact I do with my Internet bill as well Every goddamned year. Spectrum normally had me for $89.99. Every year I would fight it when they wanted $130. They would give me another year for $89.99. This past year, I fought again... threatened to cancel... now its $59.99 ?

Yes, you are right...the reason they do it is most people just accept it. But you can fight it and you can get all that crap cheaper.

Sponsored

 

[truck]

Well not really...

Many of the streaming "stations" absolutely suck. They pick 30-50 songs and just keep rotating them. Apple is horrible. Not to mention with Apple, if you have more than 100 songs in your play list, it rotates the first 100 (its a bug in their web site that Tesla screen srapes that Apple refuses to fix even though they have 1000s of complaints). Pandora is really bad at curating their stations. I cannot speak for Spotify as I don't use it. But I did use the Tesla radio and it had the same problem, picking 30-50 songs and just randomly shuffling those around. SXM actually can allow you to choose a station that curates good variety with 100s of songs. Until these other "radio" streams can get their crap together, Sirius will have a place.

Additionally, the SXM streaming is pure crap. Its major "technical" advantage in the past is its satellite access. As a person who lives on the brink of back country that has no cell coverage, satellite radio works nicely for me. But once its streamed over the net, it has 100% lost its allure technically.

I will agree SXM's life is limited. If they transition to pure streaming and the other companies can get their curation in order, then they won't have reason to be around.

Spotify is pretty good, you can use a free account to try it out (if you have the latest update).

 

[M0unt41nm4n]

Spotify is pretty good, you can use a free account to try it out (if you have the latest update).

Yeah I might. What has been holding me back is we are an Apple household. We have the deal for $27 for family Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200G of iCloud Drive space. It's a great deal for that package. If I go to Spotify, then I have to piece that all together, then its a lot more expensive.

 

[truck]

Yeah I might. What has been holding me back is we are an Apple household. We have the deal for $27 for family Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200G of iCloud Drive space. It's a great deal for that package. If I go to Spotify, then I have to piece that all together, then its a lot more expensive.

Ah, if you already have Apple Music I’d stick with that (better ui, better airplay compatibility, better quality, etc.). I’m stuck with Spotify because I can’t handle the 100 song limit on AM.

 

[Crissa]

I live in the backcountry and sirius satellite only works from the tops of hills, so I pretty much ignore it. Streaming (I use SomaFM or TuneIn) is more reliable along the highways, and when there's no cell coverage I use downloaded playlists (which Apple is very good at) or local radio.

It's pretty disappointing they're addicted to their per-vehicle charges and trying to continue them when not giving their special service.

-Crissa

 

[Frank_Castle]

I live in the backcountry and sirius satellite only works from the tops of hills, so I pretty much ignore it. Streaming (I use SomaFM or TuneIn) is more reliable along the highways, and when there's no cell coverage I use downloaded playlists (which Apple is very good at) or local radio.

It's pretty disappointing they're addicted to their per-vehicle charges and trying to continue them when not giving their special service.

-Crissa

Based on your comment, just tried SomaFM. Very good option until SiriusXM hopefully reverses course. Love that is pretty underground too. Reminds me of SoundCloud back in the day. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Jason B]

THe sirrus app is the worst quality sounding app there is in the CT out of all the streaming apps.

 

[Cybertruck2024]

THe sirrus app is the worst quality sounding app there is in the CT out of all the streaming apps.

I like it more than Amazon music. In both my CT and M3, Amazon music will get an error and stop working until the next drive. It seems Sirius is in better shape than Amazon already, no crashes.

Sponsored