Sirius App- Guys (and Gals), lets work together to get this done! - Page 2

davidtm · 07/13/2009, 07:48 PM

Great idea. Just sent my email, too. Good luck to all of us!

**bevcraw** · 07/13/2009, 08:19 PM

I also sent an email. Here's hoping...

WoodWulf · 07/13/2009, 08:21 PM

I e-mailed them on launch day and got a fairly similar response. While I suspect they will hide behind justifying the development costs (compared to the potential millions of iPhone users), I am hoping that the release of Flash will just solve the problem. The current Sirius webplayer loads in the browser, but I figure the embedded audio stream simply doesn't work due to lack of Flash... That's my hope anyway...

millie · 07/13/2009, 09:00 PM

As much as I'd love to have a Sirius app, based on the iphone/ipod touch app, it might be more likely to see a version of Pocket Tunes that will allow Sirius/XM streaming much sooner than an official Sirius app.

I use the Ptunes version on my ipod touch to stream Sirius all the time.

I'll take it any way we can get it!

Les Anderson · 07/13/2009, 10:04 PM

Agreed- no Stern on iPhone app. I would rather see flash or a 3rd party solution so there is no crippling.

This alone is keeping me from getting the Pre. I stream sirius 5-8 hrs a day.

rumble · 07/18/2009, 11:23 AM

I think there might also be an issue with the Pre's media player not supporting the Sirius streaming format.

Blipstein · 07/18/2009, 11:33 AM

Ba Ba Booey

TheOneAfter909 · 07/18/2009, 11:36 AM

Frrrrrrunkis!

bausti25 · 07/18/2009, 11:48 AM

Frrrrrrunkis! Sent my email!

TheOneAfter909 · 07/18/2009, 11:50 AM

I also sent an email to Ted's Pre App Emporium.

babydaddy75 · 07/18/2009, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bausti25

Frrrrrrunkis! Sent my email!

X2 I hope they release an app...save me the time of having to flip through 2 channels of stern replay crap

Libb · 07/18/2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Aridon

When flash comes the regular site should work.

No it won't - both SIR and XMRO stream in WMA - the Flash part of the web player just handles updating the PAD data. Now, to stream to the iPhone app, they must have some sort of AAC/MP3/etc. stream set up, as the media playback functionality of the iPhone SDK is limited to that. If we could reverse-engineer the app and find those stream URLs, we could probably use them on the Pre, since webOS can play the same codecs as the iPhone.

donm527 · 07/18/2009, 02:48 PM

Yes, good luck to all of you... I think it's a great idea and must be kept alive!

disclosure... i do have a 'few' shares of SIRI that i bought at .07 cents. but my post has nothing to do with that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidtm

Great idea. Just sent my email, too. Good luck to all of us!

vreihen · 07/18/2009, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Libb

If we could reverse-engineer the app and find those stream URLs, we could probably use them on the Pre, since webOS can play the same codecs as the iPhone.

After what apparently happened with the developers of uSirius and uXM in the iphone market, I wouldn't expect a third-party developer to step forward without hearing from the SiriusXM lawyers should they ever want to release a WebOS app of their own in the future.

uSirius, uXM, and uSirius StarPlayr Retired | Millard Software

No surprise, the iphone app store refused uSirius:

uSirius iPhone Application Denied - SiriusBuzz

Also worth noting, Sprint TV/Music on my Treo 700p offers a limited number of the Sirius/XM channels as a subscription service for $6.95/month. If SiriusXM doesn't shut a third-party app down, Sprint might just do it because it will cut into their own subscription sales.

I haven't tried FlyCast yet, but they have player apps for every mobile phone but the Pre, have 1200+ streams, and are supposedly 100% free:

FlyCast - Now your smartphone is complete

With all this said, I strongly believe that both broadcast and satellite TV and radio stations will be a thing of the past 10 years from now. Thanks to the radio spectrum bandwidth freed up in the DTV conversion being at least partially diverted to broadband data services, there should be a glut in mobile bandwidth large enough for everyone to stream their favorite music sources to their phone or car. SiriusXM is already positioning themselves for a post-satellite era, by gathering up talent and investing in high-quality, subscription-based streams. I would imagine that the major terrestrial radio conglomerates (Clear Channel, Cirrus, etc) will be following their lead before long. I'm just mentioning this because I think it's going to be a billion dollar industry, and the content providers are going to crush any "little guy" who tries to rain on their parade by writing an app they don't own/control that plays their content.

As a suggestion to the poster who bought SiriusXM at $0.07, buy Pandora stock if it's on the market. From listening to it for only a few minutes, I think that this type of service will thrive in the streaming music future that I see.....

donm527 · 07/18/2009, 06:07 PM

Already checked

Pandora Media, Inc isn't public. but back on topic...

WE NEED A SIRIUS APP!

Quote:

Originally Posted by vreihen

As a suggestion to the poster who bought SiriusXM at $0.07, buy Pandora stock if it's on the market. From listening to it for only a few minutes, I think that this type of service will thrive in the streaming music future that I see.....

Converse420 · 07/19/2009, 07:36 AM

I emailed sirius today so everyone keep telling everyone with pre and sirius to keep sending them emails if we bug them enough they might make one

Jonathan I Ezor · 07/19/2009, 08:57 AM

I will e-mail shortly as well--great idea.

Also, the issue with the iTunes store and Apple's rejecting competing apps is the best example of why Palm must preserve the ability to install or sideload apps other than through the App Catalog. Look at the creativity and innovation we saw in PalmOS development, and that we've already seen in *legal* homebrew apps here. While I know there are some concerns about the current versions of the EULA Palm uses for the SDK, I'm also confident that Palm's already demonstrated culture will move it in a more open direction.

tri0xinn · 07/19/2009, 09:35 AM

I've used the iphone app and I've used capriso on Winmo for XM... I just can't see it replacing my inno or xmp3.. limited station access... no talkradio 153 or foxnews.. or kissfm..and many others. Also switching between stations is really slow. The only benefit I see is audio quality is a little better than any standalone xm/sirius receiver. I also love the track or channel record options on the XMP3 and inno.. and also knowing that I could drive coast to coast and pick up the satellite signal 99.99 percent of the time. One great simple piece of technology.

ericshmerick · 07/19/2009, 10:32 AM

Until they include Howard 100/101, the app is irrelevant.

Also, I don't like how they are excluding lifetime subs. Premium only. What a joke (I have 2 lifetime subs).

babydaddy75 · 07/19/2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericshmerick

Until they include Howard 100/101, the app is irrelevant.

Wow....who knew Stern fans were as egocentric and idiotic as he is.... Obviously many of us want an app even without the great part time radio host. I'd hardly say it's irrelevant.

Hooaaahh I invented the SiriusXM app Robin and I invented the iphone so I'm keeping it there! Bababooey

07/13/2009, 07:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
davidtm Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 483 Likes Received: 11 Thanks: 142 Thanked 67 Times in 55 Posts	Great idea. Just sent my email, too. Good luck to all of us! __________________ "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away" - Tom Waits
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07/13/2009, 08:19 PM	#22 (permalink)
bevcraw Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,965 Likes Received: 576 Thanks: 1,701 Thanked 2,413 Times in 1,746 Posts	I also sent an email. Here's hoping...
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07/13/2009, 08:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
WoodWulf Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 344 Likes Received: 34 Thanks: 101 Thanked 49 Times in 38 Posts	I e-mailed them on launch day and got a fairly similar response. While I suspect they will hide behind justifying the development costs (compared to the potential millions of iPhone users), I am hoping that the release of Flash will just solve the problem. The current Sirius webplayer loads in the browser, but I figure the embedded audio stream simply doesn't work due to lack of Flash... That's my hope anyway...
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07/13/2009, 09:00 PM	#24 (permalink)
millie Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As much as I'd love to have a Sirius app, based on the iphone/ipod touch app, it might be more likely to see a version of Pocket Tunes that will allow Sirius/XM streaming much sooner than an official Sirius app. I use the Ptunes version on my ipod touch to stream Sirius all the time. I'll take it any way we can get it!
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07/13/2009, 10:04 PM	#25 (permalink)
Les Anderson Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Paradise Posts: 1,645 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 38 Thanked 30 Times in 20 Posts	Agreed- no Stern on iPhone app. I would rather see flash or a 3rd party solution so there is no crippling. This alone is keeping me from getting the Pre. I stream sirius 5-8 hrs a day.
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07/18/2009, 11:23 AM	#26 (permalink)
rumble Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think there might also be an issue with the Pre's media player not supporting the Sirius streaming format.
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07/18/2009, 11:33 AM	#27 (permalink)
Blipstein Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 480 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 37 Thanked 30 Times in 20 Posts	Ba Ba Booey __________________ There is no spoon
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07/18/2009, 11:36 AM	#28 (permalink)
TheOneAfter909 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 308 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts	Frrrrrrunkis!
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07/18/2009, 11:48 AM	#29 (permalink)
bausti25 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 203 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 93 Thanked 60 Times in 27 Posts	Frrrrrrunkis! Sent my email!
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07/18/2009, 11:50 AM	#30 (permalink)
TheOneAfter909 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 308 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts	I also sent an email to Ted's Pre App Emporium.
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07/19/2009, 07:36 AM	#36 (permalink)
Converse420 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 79 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I emailed sirius today so everyone keep telling everyone with pre and sirius to keep sending them emails if we bug them enough they might make one
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07/19/2009, 08:57 AM	#37 (permalink)
Jonathan I Ezor Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 568 Likes Received: 16 Thanks: 285 Thanked 225 Times in 117 Posts	I will e-mail shortly as well--great idea. Also, the issue with the iTunes store and Apple's rejecting competing apps is the best example of why Palm must preserve the ability to install or sideload apps other than through the App Catalog. Look at the creativity and innovation we saw in PalmOS development, and that we've already seen in legal homebrew apps here. While I know there are some concerns about the current versions of the EULA Palm uses for the SDK, I'm also confident that Palm's already demonstrated culture will move it in a more open direction.
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07/19/2009, 09:35 AM	#38 (permalink)
tri0xinn Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 54 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I've used the iphone app and I've used capriso on Winmo for XM... I just can't see it replacing my inno or xmp3.. limited station access... no talkradio 153 or foxnews.. or kissfm..and many others. Also switching between stations is really slow. The only benefit I see is audio quality is a little better than any standalone xm/sirius receiver. I also love the track or channel record options on the XMP3 and inno.. and also knowing that I could drive coast to coast and pick up the satellite signal 99.99 percent of the time. One great simple piece of technology.
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07/19/2009, 10:32 AM	#39 (permalink)
ericshmerick Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Posts: 857 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Until they include Howard 100/101, the app is irrelevant. Also, I don't like how they are excluding lifetime subs. Premium only. What a joke (I have 2 lifetime subs).
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