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Terrestrial Radio vs. Satellito Radio

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RK

I have an idea, but I don't have all the facts, so I'm not sure how it'll hold up.

Satellite radio is delivered by a satellite signal, thus you can get it pretty much on any satellite radio receiver anywhere on the globe right?

OK

On the Internet, many terrestrial radio stations today broadcast streaming audio. So technically, you could hear any terrestrial radio station on any computer right?

Well that brings me to my question...

WHY don't auto-makers begin offering/making Internet connections available in automobiles? If this were available, then you could logon to your favorite local station's website and listen in from anywhere on the globe.

Wouldn't this give us here in terrestrial radioland at least somewhat of an advantage? FREE radio (from anywhere on the globe) as opposed to paying radio (from anywhere on the globe).

You wouldn't ever need to worry about traveling outside of your favorite station's coverage area, etc.

What's other people's take on this?
 
Sounds like a good idea, but I don't know about free. Land line high speed internet hook up is anywhere between 25 and 35 dollars a month. I don't have satellite but I think it is considerably less per monthy. There aren't enough wireless hotspots around to pick up a signal with any consistency, and I'm not sure how much it will drive up a cel-bill to hook up through your cellular provider anytime you want to listen. While streaming audio has come along way, depending on how busy the site, the DSL, the wireless hotspot, etc.. is, sometimes the signal quality is not the best...

Maybe someday though, the way internet technology has evolved over the last 5-10 years who knows. I was complaining to a friend the other day about trying to watch a trailer online that it took 60 seconds to buffer, he said how soon we forget dial up.... ;D ;D
 
It's going to happen . Your cell phone will be a pipe to the web. The web once in your car evens the playing field with the sat boys. Add in the fact that every fm will be give 2 to 3 digtal stations as well. We will be able to pipe into the car many different program options. It could be done now but it is costly to set up net only stations. ''''''''''''''''''''tata fer now
 
STICKBOY said:
It's going to happen . Your cell phone will be a pipe to the web. The web once in your car evens the playing field with the sat boys. Add in the fact that every fm will be give 2 to 3 digtal stations as well. We will be able to pipe into the car many different program options. It could be done now but it is costly to set up net only stations.
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I don't see it happening anytime soon. VOICE cell coverage can still be pretty spotty outside of metropolitan/suburban areas, let alone a solid enough connection for streaming. I doubt there's enough bandwidth for more than a handful of concurrent streams in most areas either. Also there is currently little-to-no revenue potential in internet streaming...until that happens we'll mostly just see streams of off-air signals and amateur sites.
 
I know this is a farfetched idea, I know it probably won’t happen due to bandwidth space with satellite radio, I know it won’t happen due to other technology problems, but...

Wouldn’t it be nice if satellite radio became like satellite TV...meaning...You could listen to your local radio stations on your satellite radio...plus the stations that they have?

I don't mean, the user having to switch between AM/FM/Satellite, but having a satellite radio with no AM/FM dail on it!

That in itself would bring many questions/problems...

1: How would you deliver the local radio station signal to the satellite company to be broadcast on satellite radio?

2. So you drive from Wilkes-Barre to Harrisburg, how will your satellite radio equipment know to switch markets, and when to switch markets.

3. We know the big companies have the money (if it cost a lot) to send their signal to the satellite radio companies…but how about the little guys (Route 81, etc,) could they send their signal to the satellite compaines?

4. (add your questions here)

Then again...this could already be happening...I don't understand that much about satellite radio anyways...

If satellite radio could ever get local channels, I might think about switching to them...but until then, no thanks give me the local stuff (even though most of it is automated)

Happy Christmas Everyone!
 
AM, FM, XM, Sirius and internet streaming. All to your dashboard within 3 years. It's already in prototype.
 
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