AOL Radio seems to use 128kbps MP3 for broadband so maybe that's a lower bitrate and breaks up less than XM. It could also be that AOL's content distribution network has a node closer to you than XM so there would be less network hops and less latency.
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/2008/07/aol_radio_relaunch.php CB Larry Wanger wrote: > Yes, the app is VO friendly on the iPhone but speech tends to crack-up > at times. One hint is to hit the pause button in the upper left corner > of the app to stop the current station if you wish to change to > another one. From a pure performance perspective, I listened to this > on the train here in Phoenix the other day where in general we have 5 > bars the entire way. The app seems to have some problems. Music > cracked and skipped a few times. I tried listening to AOL Radio on a > different day and did not experience this. The point being that AOL > Radio is free and you pay for XM. Sometimes free is better. > > > On Jul 6, 2009, at 1:32 PM, hank smith wrote: > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Orbitcast <mailto:[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, July 06, 2009 12:09 PM >> *Subject:* The Orbitcast Daily Update >> >> >> The Orbitcast Daily Update <http://www.orbitcast.com/> >> >> <http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgs&feedurl=http://www.orbitcast.com/index.xml> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Sirius XM iPhone App beats 1 million downloads >> <http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/orbitcast/%7E3/AdNogF3XW44/sirius-xm-iphone-app-beats-1-million-downloads.html> >> >> Posted: 06 Jul 2009 09:57 AM PDT >> >> Sirius XM iPhone App >> Just 2 weeks after its debut, the Sirius XM iPhone App >> <http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/sirius-xm-iphone-app.html> has >> surpassed more than 1 million downloads. But what continues to amaze >> me is that the App has remained as the #1 top free music App >> <http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/sirius-xm-iphone-app-1-in-free-music-apps-despite-no-stern.html> >> - >> having reached that status only 12 hours after its launch. >> >> All this, despite not featuring Howard Stern. >> "Reaching more than 1 million downloads so quickly is a strong >> testament to our world-class programming and Sirius XM's instant >> brand recognition," said Sirius XM Radio Inc. President and Chief >> Content Officer Scott Greenstein. "Our goal is to give people access >> to the best audio entertainment wherever they go with what we think >> is the best music and audio entertainment application available on >> the App Store." >> >> You know what would be a masterful move? To wait until the momentum >> begins to wane, and then issue an App update which would include >> additional features >> <http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/6-things-we-want-on-the-sirius-xm-iphone-app.html> >> and >> the "contractual rights" issues >> <http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/why-isnt-howard-stern-on-the-iphone-app.html> >> with >> Stern would get magically fixed. >> >> ...or maybe to execute the above "updates" in phases, to maintain >> that momentum over an extended period of time. >> >> <di> >> <https://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/%7Ea/RiIKcgdcG3Zy7pWiqZCKhOv6zH4/0/da> >> <di> >> <https://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/%7Ea/RiIKcgdcG3Zy7pWiqZCKhOv6zH4/1/da> >> >> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/orbitcast?a=AdNogF3XW44:qLVdTxpcwDI:V_sGLiPBpWU> >> >> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/orbitcast?a=AdNogF3XW44:qLVdTxpcwDI:qj6IDK7rITs> >> >> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/orbitcast?a=AdNogF3XW44:qLVdTxpcwDI:yIl2AUoC8zA> >> >> You are subscribed to email updates from Orbitcast >> <http://www.orbitcast.com/> >> To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now >> <http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=Lg9rKXkSpyCRrX0o6nx21Ler_l0>. >> >> Email delivery powered by Google >> Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
