Pocket XM Radio puts the Power Of Satellite Radio in Your Smartphone

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1664

If you're a satellite radio fan, then you'll be happy to see this new Smartphone application. Pocket XM Radio gives you access to unlimited XM Radio from your Smartphone without the need to buy a receiver. You can listen to 100% commercial free music and even create a favourite list. A valid XM radio account is required to use this software past the trial period. You can download a trial version or purchase a copy from our affiliate store for $14.95. If you download it, be sure to let us know about your experiences with it.

UPDATE: I made a mistake above, there is no trial version. Sorry everyone.

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.smartphone.net/smartphonethoughts/software_detail.asp?id=1664

If you're a satellite radio fan, then you'll be happy to see this new Smartphone application. Pocket XM Radio gives you access to unlimited XM Radio from your Smartphone without the need to buy a receiver. You can listen to 100% commercial free music and even create a favourite list. A valid XM radio account is required to use this software past the trial period. You can download a trial version or purchase a copy from our affiliate store for $14.95. If you download it, be sure to let us know about your experiences with it.

UPDATE: I made a mistake above, there is no trial version. Sorry everyone.

[guardedthought]

OR, you can just use the freeware solution from the TendoMentis blog that sets up ONE playlist (that you don't have to pay for) that has all the XM stations available for you to just CLICK on.

All you have to do is have a valid XM online account for it to work.

Why pay for what's already available for free? Not that I don't respect the guy that put together a program for this, but if a free solution was already available, why be redundant?

Why be redundant?
Why be redundant?

(smacks self)

[rperalta]

Originally Posted by Mike Temporale

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You can download a trial version or purchase a copy from our affiliate store for $14.95. If you download it, be sure to let us know about your experiences with it.

Mike,

There is no trial version for download.

Robert

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by rperalta

There is no trial version for download.

Opps! You're right. Me bad. I've updated the post. Sorry about that.

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by guardedthought

OR, you can just use the freeware solution from the TendoMentis blog that sets up ONE playlist (that you don't have to pay for) that has all the XM stations available for you to just CLICK on.

I didn't know there was a free version available, and judging by the amount of people that told us about this one, I'm guessing a lot of people didn't know. Do you have a link?

[rperalta]

[quote="Mike Temporale"]

Originally Posted by guardedthought

I didn't know there was a free version available, and judging by the amount of people that told us about this one, I'm guessing a lot of people didn't know. Do you have a link?

Here you go Mike!

http://spaces.msn.com/members/tendomentis/Blog/cns!1p0hj1MJie9MN4p3Mqr6kkXg!109.entry


Robert

[goofy166]

I tried the Pocket XM application, here are my experiences so far:

Pros:

Way easier to use then the freeware solution (if its the same one I used where you had to download special playlist, it was a super pain to get to work).

Nice interface, easy to use.

Works on 1X Verizon network no high speed needed. (See below)

Works in the Storage Card. (Big app 2.6MB)

Cons:

NOT ALL THE XM CHANNELS. This is not explained when you buy it. For example no FOX, MSNBC, in fact just ONE news channel and its crappy.

The affiliate store did not work, croked on my credit card. I switched to Handango and it went well.

Doesn't work on ActiveSync, has to be out of the cradle, which means your battery gets run down.

Interface doesnt let you know when you pick a station that its busy downloading it, you have to wait a while, then it switches to Media Player and downloads it.

Initial download buffering is really slow, but once it gets going its smooth.

NEW I took the app out in the field today and it was buffering the music every 10 seconds, making it pertty useless. Yet in my home it works fine. I have no clue what is different, other than a congested network.

NEW I'd also add that the delay from picking a station to playing music is over 30 seconds, which I find almost unacceptable.

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by goofy166

I tried the Pocket XM application, here are my experiences so far:

Excellent report, Thanks!

Originally Posted by goofy166

The affiliate store did not work, croked on my credit card. I switched to Handango and it went well.

Argh! Thanks for letting us know. Is this the first time you have used the affiliate store?

[goofy166]

I think I used the affilate store before, but I can't remember. I dropped them an e and they sent back this huge message about all these things that could cause it, cached in browser, clear out my history, yada blada. I didn't feel like debuggin this for $14.95, and the $1 or so SPT makes, so I went to Handango, but hey, I tried to support my favorite site :lol: Maybe next time it will work better.

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by goofy166

I didn't feel like debuggin this for $14.95, and the $1 or so SPT makes, so I went to Handango, but hey, I tried to support my favorite site

I don't blame you. I would do the same thing. Thanks for letting us know, so we can follow up with Smartphone.net and make sure there isn't some larger problem.