June 2009 Entries

Satellite Radio Goes Up $2 Per Month

To add insult to injury, after last week's less than exciting Sirius XM iPhone App which is only being offered to premium subscribers and doesn't include the Howard Stern, Major League Baseball, or NFL channels, the company announced that it's now going to charge subscribers an extra $2 every month. And I thought the recent New York City subway fare hike was annoying! According to a letter to subscribers from Joe Zarella, chief service officer for Sirius XM satellite radio, the rate hike is a result of increased music royalty fees. (Yeah, right. Tell me about it.) “Unfortunately, we cannot control the...

posted @ Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:18 AM | Feedback (1)

Sirius XM Satellite Radio iPhone App = FAIL

C'mon Sirius XM satellite radio, I'm tired of apologizing for you and making excuses and hoping against hope that you'll somehow find a way to survive during the economic downturn which has seen much of your client base -- new car installations -- flatline while other subscribers drop away for better, cheaper and easier services on the Internet and the iPhone. I'm tired of making excuses dammit! A couple months ago I wrote a column for DemystifyingDigital.com about the impending release of a new app from Sirius XM that would let you play satellite radio stations on your iPhone. Sounds simple...

posted @ Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:46 AM | Feedback (1)