Sirius To Offer Online Only Subscription
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Sirius Backstage has learned that Sirius plans on offering an online only subscription called "Sirius Internet Radio Plus". The service will offer CD-quality sound on the music channels and select talk channels including Howard 100/101 at 48kbps.
The cost will be $12.95 and one can purchase up to 3 additional SIR Plus subscriptions for $6.99. Existing Sirius subscribers can upgrade to SIR Plus for an additional $2.99 a month. The $2.99 is just for one of your ESN's however, so if you have seperate SIR accounts on each of them you'll have to pay $2.99 for each to upgrade. As far as we know Sirius does not have any plans to offer channels on the new service that aren't available via your Sirius receiver.
EDIT: Upgrading to Plus will be optional, existing subscribers will still be able to listen to the regular online stream for free.
Last edited by SISO : Yesterday at 08:07 PM.
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i have been trying to fish around for a couple of weeks now on the sirius commercial side, do to the advent of internet services
it would be a simple leap to exclusive content for use in certain retail locations (sports bars ect.) I look for music/videos also with indie music from the wdmg partnership
rumor has it currently the dish service will be interactive with listener voting ect.
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Sirius Backstage has learned that Sirius plans on offering an online only subscription called "Sirius Internet Radio Plus". The service will offer CD-quality sound on the music channels and select talk channels including Howard 100/101 at 48kbps.
The cost will be $12.95 and one can purchase up to 3 additional SIR Plus subscriptions for $6.99. Existing Sirius subscribers can upgrade to SIR Plus for an additional $2.99 a month. The $2.99 is just for one of your ESN's however, so if you have seperate SIR accounts on each of them you'll have to pay $2.99 for each to upgrade. As far as we know Sirius does not have any plans to offer channels on the new service that aren't available via your Sirius receiver.
EDIT: Upgrading to Plus will be optional, existing subscribers will still be able to listen to the regular online stream for free.
Last edited by SISO : Yesterday at 08:07 PM.
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i have been trying to fish around for a couple of weeks now on the sirius commercial side, do to the advent of internet services
it would be a simple leap to exclusive content for use in certain retail locations (sports bars ect.) I look for music/videos also with indie music from the wdmg partnership
rumor has it currently the dish service will be interactive with listener voting ect.