Why isn't there something like satellite Pandora?

[lokiju]

I love Pandora, use it all the time at work or home. Have it on my iPhone even but that's dependent on actually having cell coverage.

If there was some satellite receiver with a minimal monthly cost that would let me make my own custom stations just like I can with online Pandora, I'd pay for that in a heart beat.

Whos with me?

 

[loup garou]

Why satellite?


Why not plug your iPhone, computer, etc, into your receiver or some speakers and continue enjoying it for free?

 

[SpunkyJones]

I'm a stationary lump at work, so good old internet Pandora is fine for me.

 

[spidey07]

I'll work on getting that satellite in orbit for you.

 

[mesthead21]

Is this okay?

 

[mugs]

Yeah, that's efficient - using a satellite to send an individual stream to each subscriber. There's a reason why satellite Internet is expensive and slow.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why satellite?


Why not plug your iPhone, computer, etc, into your receiver or some speakers and continue enjoying it for free?

The whole reason behind this is I want it but anywhere I travel.

To and from work. On long trips. And right now the only way to get it is with a internet connection.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I'll work on getting that satellite in orbit for you.

Awesome.

I expect status reports every week

:beer:

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: mugs
Yeah, that's efficient - using a satellite to send an individual stream to each subscriber. There's a reason why satellite Internet is expensive and slow.

Bah, nay sayer!


I didn't say it was feasible, just that it'd be nice!.

 

[Codewiz]

why not just wait until we have more ubiquitous cell coverage. problem solved.

 

[James Bond]

Satallite radio??

http://shop.sirius.com/edealin...=7874&oldParentID=7870

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: James Bond
Satallite radio??

http://shop.sirius.com/edealin...=7874&oldParentID=7870

I've had it.

It sucks in that I can't hear exactly the kind of music I like.

Not much better than just turning on the radio in a big city and not worth the cost IMO.

 

[ViviTheMage]

good idea, not price effective...

 

[LS21]

pandora wins
their music >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sirius / xm

 

[Turin39789]

Meh, I get it on my phone, but I have sprint with free roaming and don't lose signal.

Would be nice if they could develop a pandora head unit or device to be plugged in though.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why satellite?


Why not plug your iPhone, computer, etc, into your receiver or some speakers and continue enjoying it for free?

The whole reason behind this is I want it but anywhere I travel.

To and from work. On long trips. And right now the only way to get it is with a internet connection.

Just get an iPhone or another phone with Pandora support. Or an aircard for a laptop. Your coverage is going to be just as good as any portable satellite device's would be. Service is relatively inexpensive. And you can do a lot more with any of those things than your fictional device.

Honestly, this thread is beyond silly.

 

[erub]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why satellite?


Why not plug your iPhone, computer, etc, into your receiver or some speakers and continue enjoying it for free?

The whole reason behind this is I want it but anywhere I travel.

To and from work. On long trips. And right now the only way to get it is with a internet connection.

Just get an iPhone or another phone with Pandora support. Or an aircard for a laptop. Your coverage is going to be just as good as any portable satellite device's would be. Service is relatively inexpensive. And you can do a lot more with any of those things than your fictional device.

Honestly, this thread is beyond silly.

Streaming Pandora thru the 3.5mm jack on my iPhone, even in metro Phoenix with good cell coverage, does not produce as good of sound as XM. Of course, the Lexus has an above average speaker system. Pandora over WiFi/broadband using headphones..now thats good enough for me.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: erub

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why satellite?


Why not plug your iPhone, computer, etc, into your receiver or some speakers and continue enjoying it for free?

The whole reason behind this is I want it but anywhere I travel.

To and from work. On long trips. And right now the only way to get it is with a internet connection.

Just get an iPhone or another phone with Pandora support. Or an aircard for a laptop. Your coverage is going to be just as good as any portable satellite device's would be. Service is relatively inexpensive. And you can do a lot more with any of those things than your fictional device.

Honestly, this thread is beyond silly.

Streaming Pandora thru the 3.5mm jack on my iPhone, even in metro Phoenix with good cell coverage, does not produce as good of sound as XM. Of course, the Lexus has an above average speaker system. Pandora over WiFi/broadband using headphones..now thats good enough for me.

I gotta disagree. I got XM in my car now, and most of the channels are compressed to hell. Pandora is great in 3G, and good with edge. Once my trial is done, bye-bye XM.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: erub

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: loup garou
Why satellite?


Why not plug your iPhone, computer, etc, into your receiver or some speakers and continue enjoying it for free?

The whole reason behind this is I want it but anywhere I travel.

To and from work. On long trips. And right now the only way to get it is with a internet connection.

Just get an iPhone or another phone with Pandora support. Or an aircard for a laptop. Your coverage is going to be just as good as any portable satellite device's would be. Service is relatively inexpensive. And you can do a lot more with any of those things than your fictional device.

Honestly, this thread is beyond silly.

Streaming Pandora thru the 3.5mm jack on my iPhone, even in metro Phoenix with good cell coverage, does not produce as good of sound as XM. Of course, the Lexus has an above average speaker system. Pandora over WiFi/broadband using headphones..now thats good enough for me.

I gotta disagree. I got XM in my car now, and most of the channels are compressed to hell. Pandora is great in 3G, and good with edge. Once my trial is done, bye-bye XM.

No kidding. XM's quality is shit for many of the channels. Also, who says you have to use the headphone jack on the iPhone? You could use a proper car integration kit for audio through the dock connector for some improvement in audio quality. You could also use the slacker app (which has better audio quality at lower bitrates), or last.fm. Or a different device/service entirely.

And we're not even talking about XM, we're talking about some fictional satellite-based Pandora-like service. Who's to say this wouldn't sound even worse than XM or an iPhone 3G streaming Pandora due to the amount of bandwidth required to service users?

Like I said...just silly.