Hi Steve and all, Thank you Steve for helping with the explanation of the xm app. The 5th button is called my downloads. I have no clue what that is, but just thought I would let you all know. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 3:20 PM Subject: Re: XM online
Donna and Anybody Else, You can still get around the SiriusXm app. Particular thanks to Amy of SpeedDots, which really helps in step 3. There are five buttons at the bottom of the screen in the iPhone dock positions. I didn't label the fourth and fith buttons, but the first three buttons on the bottom of the screen going from left to right are: Categories, Channels, Favorites for either channels or shows; and I believe the fourth one is On Demand. The first button I labeled Catigories. If you select this button, you have to flick through the catigories and double tap the one you want. The second button I labeled All Channels. If you select this button, you can flick through the headings and then flick right or left through the channels under whatever heading you want. The Third button I labeled favorites. After choosing the channel you want you can use the action button and add the channel or show to the favorites. Then use the favorites button to go through the favorit channels or shows. I've added some channels and tried it and had success. Here goes what you need to do with the iPhone. This works hit-and-miss, in that, it might take you a few tries to get it. First, the method, then a couple caveats. 1. Open Sirius Xm Radio. 2. Turn Voiceover off by tripple-clicking home, assuming you have that set up that way in the settings, accessibility menu for the phone. (I don't think this is necessary any longer, but I still do it out of habit.) 3. Double tap the spot where Mail would be in the dock area or the second button from the left if using the Speed Dots screen overlay of the phone. 4. Now, you can navigate the different channel categories by heading. There will be pop, rock, Hiphop/R&B, Dance/Electronic, Country, Christian, Jazz/Blues/Standards, Classical, Family/Health, Sports, Sports play-by-play, MLB Play-by-Play, Comedy, Howard Stern, Entertainment, News/Public Radio, Politics, Religion, More, Latin, Latin Sports play-by-play. In each heading, you can flick right to find the channels in that category. If there are MLB games or Nfl games, you can get either the home or away broadcasts. As you flick, you will see the team and the score. NOTES and CAVEATS: 1. The channel numbers are not listed. You will see the song/artist currently playing by each channel. Normally, the on-air channels are listed first, with the internet-only ones at the end. Example: in the pop category, there is channel 2, channel 3, the decades channels, then there is The Love channel just before you get to the Neil Diamond internet-only channel, followed by the limited engagement channels. In the rock heading, they start with Elvis's channel 19 and proceed numerically up except that the New Pink Floyd channel (43) appears after the Bob Dylan Theme-time Radio internet-only channel. Note 2: I haven't been able to figure out, but I think the home broadcast appears first for the different MLB games. Caveat 1: A couple times, when I wasn't playing an Xm show live, I couldn't get the stupid thing to activate the channel categories. After I clicked the Live button, it worked. But, that could be purely circumstantial. Caveat 2: It is hard to locate the exact spot to double-tap with Voiceover off. If for that reason alone, the SpeedDots screen protector is well worth the $7 bucks. I can activate the category view using the methodology above usually on the first try now. Caveat 3: Double-tapping the song artist/title in any of the categories when you have the channel category view switches to that station. The display continues to show all the other channels, so it is a nice way to be able to scan for songs or just to keep up with the artist/title info on your favorite channel. Hope this gives you a headstart. And, by far, the iPhone is a lot easier and more pleasant to use than the Internet Player. Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. Steve Lansing, MI ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Neff To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 12:41 PM Subject: RE: XM online Hi Steve, Even though I'm not Brent, I would greatly appreciate any tips you can offer on how to use the XM iPhone app. The NFL season is nearly over; but, if you could offer some navigation tips, maybe I would have an easier time tuning in the playoff games. I want to listen to the broadcast for the Colts. Take care and thanks so much. Donna Donna Neff From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 9:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: XM online Brent, I use the Xm Premier package. It is a bit over $3 per month added on to my original subscription cost. You can navigate the channels using the iPhone. If you need pointers for doing this, let me know. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brent Harding To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 2:54 PM Subject: Re: XM online Can you get the NFL audio with that subscription? I am finding that as little as I use the Sirius app for music, the sub will be going in February when those two free months I got by trying to cancel last week are up. I would like a way to have Nascar also as there is no MRN radio affiliate in my area, unless you have the right radio conditions and listen from a vehicle. Even then, I don't think $225 a year for the premier package and web listening is worth it. I was hoping that I could just activate the web account for the months that sports are on I'm interested in and then cancel, versus doing that with a receiver and paying $15 to keep reactivating, but I'm sure there's easier and better ways to listen to that stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patti Johnson To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 12:20 PM Subject: XM online I just spoke to some one at Sirius XM and she said you could have an online account only for $14.95 a month, and use that same account on your Iphone. I may decide to do that at some point. Just wanted to let you know. Patti -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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