Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Daniel L. Srebnick
Sirius has disappeared from the menu of both of my Grace radios. It is as if it was never there! On Wed, 2015-09-30 at 12:23 -0400, Richard Cuff wrote: > It looks like the BBC has launched test usage of this new DASH > format. > > See http://www.bbc.co.uk/html5 > > RC > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Rob de Santos
Thanks for this post, Dan. Did they say what the change to the protocol was/is? More and more, all that matters is mobile devices. The older standalone devices are increasingly litter on the digital highway. Sad reality. -- -Rob de Santos -Original Message- From: Internetradio

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Richard Cuff
I would add tablets to that mix, Rob...the same operating systems run both devices, so the technologists get extra bang for their investment. Plus they get to send us ads and other collateral material if they control the apps we use. I wonder what's unique about TuneIn's business model (if

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Rob de Santos
At least this time around, they are doing a public test and easing into it rather than just setting a cutoff date and leaving users to fend for themselves. No question this is the future of streaming but there is little reason to abandon half of your listeners as they have in the past. Hopefully

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread John Figliozzi
Hi Rob - I’m not sure I would purchase a Pure internet radio or any other internet radio today. I’d be tempted to purchase a good portable bluetooth speaker and link it to my iPhone. And Pure has some well rated ones with its Jongo series. I’m also concerned that the product information for

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Rob de Santos
Thanks for posting hat link. The Guardian piece is one of the more balanced and reasonable articles on the whole mess. I remain amazed at the way the BBC handled all of this over the past year. It was, to borrow a phrase from the late Yogi Berra, "déjà vu all over again" for those who remember the

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Daniel L. Srebnick
No technical information about the changes was provided by SiriusXM in the email to customers. Now, when I try to access any channel via the Squeezebox a continuous loop plays indicating that that "If you're hearing this message then you have a device that will need an upgrade..." It encourages

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Daniel L. Srebnick
Here is a link to the SiriusXM hardware manufacturer list. I wonder what other devices are now orphans? https://www.siriusxm.com/servlet/Satellite?c=SXM_PageDetail_C name=SXM%2FSXM_PageDetail_C%2FOpenContent=1282009813711=SX M%2FWrapper ___

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread Richard Cuff
It looks like the BBC has launched test usage of this new DASH format. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/html5 RC On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:56 AM, John Figliozzi wrote: > This changing of formats problem also affects or affected access to BBC > streams, a topic that was

Re: [Internetradio] SiriusXM Streaming

2015-09-30 Thread John Figliozzi
This changing of formats problem also affects or affected access to BBC streams, a topic that was discussed here at length when it first happened. In nosing around, I found this article that might serve as a more complete and accessible explanation than that offered by the BBC.