Comments on: Slacker’s ABC News Integration Is No Match For Sirius XM’s News Content

By: Should Sirius XM (SIRI) Buy Slacker or Pandora? | Satellite Radio Playground

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:02:03 +0000

[...] short time ago my partner Demian Russian wrote an article comparing Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) to a newly announced Slacker integration of ABC News. This sparked [...]

By: Greg K.

Greg K. — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:16:18 +0000

Brian,

If you are driving across the country, then before your trip, you can cache the stations you plan on listening to on Slacker, then you won’t experience any interruptions… even when going through tunnels and under bridges (sorry, Sirius).

I have both Sirius and Slacker. I love Sirius for Howard Stern and the indie-rock station, Sirius XMU, but Slacker’s options have made it my go-to source for music of late.

I use it on my 38 mile (one-way) commute to work nearly everyday and it rarely cuts-out (I don’t even cache my stations either, I just stream). Bridges and tunnels are more annoying for satellite radio then the rare case of Slacker “buffering” for a few seconds.

-Greg

By: Brian "Newman" Rayl

Brian "Newman" Rayl — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:34:24 +0000

John,

You cannot drive across country and have a cell phone connection the entire way, I am sorry. There is not a service anywhere out there that has coast to coast service. NONE. Most of the way? Maybe.

As far as the commercials, Sirius XM content is mostly COMMERCIAL FREE, so that argument is gone.

As far as the customization aspect, I agree that Sirius XM should offer a service like Slacker/Pandora for their internet and smart phone users. In fact, I am finishing up an article about that very topic now. Stay tuned for Monday morning…

By: Morning Coffee, July 29

Morning Coffee, July 29 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:41:43 +0000

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By: john Bell

john Bell — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:21:19 +0000

Actually, I can get Slacker across the country if I either have a cell connection or cache stations to my phone. Slacker, and sites like it, are primarily music services; so you are correct that they don’t have talk content (aside from comedy and news). However, music is their primary product. The music selection blows away satellite radio in terms of depth, programming and customization. Does satellite radio allow you to build stations, skip songs, request albums and tracks, read artist and album reviews, read lyrics, influence the station based on your preferences and get rid of all commercials for $4 per month? Nope, sure doesn’t. Now, if you want to pay for Stern for $14 a month and continue to listen to commercials, that’s fine. But I suspect a lot more people want cheap, uninterrupted, customized music.

By: Brian "Newman" Rayl

Brian "Newman" Rayl — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:37:39 +0000

Sirius XM is not at risk for delisting. Only someone that has no idea of what they are talking about would say that. Sure, Slacker may be a cheaper monthly subscription, but they also don’t have any of the live content that Sirius XM has. Can I listen to a football/baseball/hockey/soccer/basketball game live on Slacker? Can I get Howard Stern, Opie and Anthony, Martha Stewart, etc,etc,etc on Slacker? Can I drive accross the country and get slacker the whole way?

The answer is no, I cant. Yes, perhaps apples/oranges, but how do you like them apples?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:55:47 +0000

And how much is a Sirius/XM subscription versus 4 bucks per month for Slacker? Besides which, this article compares apples with oranges. Quit trying to prove that a colossally expensive dinosaur infrastructure model can compete with Internet streaming as a business model. It cannot. Thus the fact that Sirius XM s a penny stock at risk of being delisted.

By: Slacker Radio: Now with ABC News | My Gadget, Game & Gizmo Obsession

Slacker Radio: Now with ABC News | My Gadget, Game & Gizmo Obsession — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:09:10 +0000

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By: Bubba

Bubba — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:21:04 +0000

Thought this might help clear up your confusion.

The content — which includes segments from Good Morning America, anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Juju Chang and Sam Champion; and Nightline anchored by Terry Moran, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir — is located within the mobile app in a folder marked “News (news),” and works in much the same way music stations do (i.e. you can skip stories). You can also choose to add hourly news updates to any of your stations.

So reality is it is a podcast of sorts rom TV shows and news shows and also includes hourly updates. So if it’s not live who cares, it clearly is current and is probably exactly what sat radio delivers.

Nice try

By: Bubba

Bubba — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:15:55 +0000

You’re trying way too hard to prove Slacker is less than sat radio.

I listen to FM radio all the time and the news doesn’t change in a 12-hour period, it’s the same news all day. Thus it is not live, and who even cares if it is live.

A pretty lame attempt to convince yourself you can’t lose sitting on these shares. Too bad you missed the big run up to $9, that was you opportunity never to be seen aain.