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J. Fowler
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Re: DIRECTV Pulled Boner with XM Radio |
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Tim May wrote:
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I checked all 70-80 channels last night (11-16). As near as I could
tell, not a single one of the "on screen" IDs of performers and songs
matched the actual music being played.
I watched for several songs, just to make sure the XM Radio thing
wasn't somehow reporting "last song" or "next song."
This system is broken. I expect a refund of part of my package fees.
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It seems many more than expected are sitting in front of their tv,
eagerly waiting for the next title to appear, so they can scribble down
the title and artist with their box of crayons. Have patients. |
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Pete M
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Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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Now you can find Music Choice on Intelsat Americas 5 (Formerly Telestar 5)
on 11836Mhz and other freq. for free. You need a
digital receiver and a 3ft dish to get it.
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Nomen Nescio" <nobody@dizum.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Bad move. XM offering on Directv Total Choice package lacks the Classic
Rock genre as provided by MusicChoice Channel 819.
Other problems:
XM "rides the gain" with the volume rising and falling. Like the D.J. is
playing with his volume control knob. MusicChoice was always perfectly
balanced.
XM disc jockeys talking over the intro of the music selection.
MusicChoice
did not have this extraneous annoyance.
This was a bad management decision. Subscribers should demand DIRECTV
return the MusicChoice channels to supplement the badly lacking XM Radio
channels or lower the subscription price accordingly.
The only good out of this is I learned what XM is all about: I don't want
any part of it in my car, house, or when I'm out jogging.
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David
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Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
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On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:02:29 -0500, "Pete M" <nonspam@nonspam.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | Now you can find Music Choice on Intelsat Americas 5 (Formerly Telestar 5)
on 11836Mhz and other freq. for free. You need a
digital receiver and a 3ft dish to get it.
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This bad boy is $70, plus a host PC. |
http://www.technisat.com/en/produkte/produkteview.php?kid=1,29&pid=1281 |
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David
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Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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On 22 Nov 2005 16:25:23 -0800, "Dr. Droo" <drdroo@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | David wrote:
This bad boy is $70, plus a host PC.
http://www.technisat.com/en/produkte/produkteview.php?kid=1,29&pid=1281
I have a Skystar2 PCI.. I kind of wish I bought the USB though because
it was only 10 bucks more or so and can be used on the Powerbook or on
any Windows machine.
The Skystar is a great unit though, especially for the price.. I'll be
happier when I can mount a motor dish so I can search for open feeds.
For people with slower machines, or want easy video output, they might
appreciate the Hauppauge NEXUS-S, which is slightly more but has an
onboard MPEG-2 decoder to reduce load on the computer.
--D
Of course. |
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Dr. Droo
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Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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David wrote:
I have a Skystar2 PCI.. I kind of wish I bought the USB though because
it was only 10 bucks more or so and can be used on the Powerbook or on
any Windows machine.
The Skystar is a great unit though, especially for the price.. I'll be
happier when I can mount a motor dish so I can search for open feeds.
For people with slower machines, or want easy video output, they might
appreciate the Hauppauge NEXUS-S, which is slightly more but has an
onboard MPEG-2 decoder to reduce load on the computer.
--D |
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John Gooch
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
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I am disappointed with XM on DTVso far. They should have stayed with Music
Choice or gone to Sirius. The naming of channels that mean nothing are not
funny.
I have access to www.live365.com and I have channels that are available on
the big dish and I have used my son's Sirius and the XM on Directv is the
worst I have ever used.
You imply I must be missing something--you are correct, I am missing decent
small dish music programming.
<frontmed@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | This is ridiculous. Anyone who would find MusicChoice to be superior
to either of the satellite radio services is just missing something.
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John Gooch
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
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Ya, I love it when the song absolutely does not match the screen
"J. Fowler" <user@example.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Tim May wrote:
I checked all 70-80 channels last night (11-16). As near as I could
tell, not a single one of the "on screen" IDs of performers and songs
matched the actual music being played.
I watched for several songs, just to make sure the XM Radio thing
wasn't somehow reporting "last song" or "next song."
This system is broken. I expect a refund of part of my package fees.
It seems many more than expected are sitting in front of their tv,
eagerly waiting for the next title to appear, so they can scribble down
the title and artist with their box of crayons. Have patients. |
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k
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Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: DIRECTV Pulled Boner with XM Radio-Itchy |
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rstegmanjr@webtv.net (Rich Jr) wrote in news:27728-43863106-181@storefull-
3114.bay.webtv.net:
| Quote: | Classical can be found on channels 864 & 866,Opera on ch.865,Disco on
ch.861,Electronica on ch.858 and Ambient/New Age on ch.856
Rich
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All with talking disc jokeys bummer |
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Dr. Droo
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Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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itchyneebanshee@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | I wonder if DishTV carved up Sirius in the same way.
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No, all of the music channels from Sirius are on Dish Network, just
none of the talk/entertainment/comedy/etc. streams. They also have
shown the correct Artist/Title data since day one. I'm no longer a
DirecTV customer, haven't been since they made an attempt to sue me
while I was paying them 90 a month.. I don't miss it in the least, I'm
a much happier Dish Network customer.
Dish also left their music channels they had before. On Dish, Sirius
channels start at 6001. The channels on Dish Network correspond with
the channels on the Sirius service, for instance Octane //20 is 6020 on
Dish Network.
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Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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Nomen Nescio wrote:
| Quote: | Bad move. XM offering on Directv Total Choice package lacks the Classic
Rock genre as provided by MusicChoice Channel 819.
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And they left out the metal channel, the electronica channels, the
disco channel,
the classical channel, the ambient channel. XM on DirecTV is terrible.
Plus, there is no comparison to MusicChoice's channel 806 'sound of the
seasons'-- when inbetween seasons, they programmed cool trip-hop
material which is now not available.
I wonder if DishTV carved up Sirius in the same way.
itchy |
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Prilosec
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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XM studied carefully the need for "DJs", and this was a deliberate decision
made when they started. Their studies showed the public did not want the
phony, canned feeling of "Muzak". If you want just music at home, play a CD.
"Mark" <makolber@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Kurt wrote:
In article <1132157063.352802.130020@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
frontmed@gmail.com wrote:
Not talking about all that - you can find that on any Clear
Channel
affiliate - I'm taking about all the other music that never makes it to
commercial radio.
XM is chronically bashed (by the TOP40 crowd) for its musical
diversity. Simply put, you are not going to find more diverse
offerings on the public airwaves.
One realy gets the sense you haven't even listened to it, because your
remarks are totally inconsistent with having done so.
I was never dissing XM. Beats commercial radio all to hell.
It was directed at those lamenting the loss of the Muzak channels on DTV.
If you want a RADIO service with DJs and BS jingles and top 6
countdowns and assholes calling in on the phone, then XM is great.
Maybe thats good for the car....
At home, I want a MUSIC service ...NO TALKING....no BS jingles .. just
music.
If I want to know the name of the group.... I look at the TV. And I
don't need to be reminded every 5 minutes that the 60's are on 6, thank
you very much....
I'm glad I can still get MUSIC choice via cable.
I can see why it may be a good buisness move for XM and for DTV, but
from my perspective, it sucks.
Maybe they'll figure out they can save money without jingles and DJs.
Mark
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Prilosec
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
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It's part of a test to see whether you are paying attention. Anyway, if you
already know what song it is you don't need the TV title.
"Tim May" <timcmay@removethis.got.net> wrote in message
news:171120052359376857%timcmay@removethis.got.net...
| Quote: | In article <1132193711.833229.222160@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
frontmed@gmail.com> wrote:
I think XM has a lot of possibilities, but just the fact that they
spent
money to bring in lame drive-time djs is beyond my taste level.
Snoop is humorous for about 5 minutes.
Well, you have to keep in mind that their biggest demo *IS* people out
driving about during the day, and they do need to deliver what those
people will listen to. If you can handle 5 mins of Snoop you have me
beaten....
I checked all 70-80 channels last night (11-16). As near as I could
tell, not a single one of the "on screen" IDs of performers and songs
matched the actual music being played.
I watched for several songs, just to make sure the XM Radio thing
wasn't somehow reporting "last song" or "next song."
This system is broken. I expect a refund of part of my package fees.
--Tim May |
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Erik Kusta
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
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On the Holly station, a Christmas station, they are taking requests....class
A very bad DTV choice
"Prilosec" <purple@nni.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | It's part of a test to see whether you are paying attention. Anyway, if
you
already know what song it is you don't need the TV title.
"Tim May" <timcmay@removethis.got.net> wrote in message
news:171120052359376857%timcmay@removethis.got.net...
In article <1132193711.833229.222160@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
frontmed@gmail.com> wrote:
I think XM has a lot of possibilities, but just the fact that they
spent
money to bring in lame drive-time djs is beyond my taste level.
Snoop is humorous for about 5 minutes.
Well, you have to keep in mind that their biggest demo *IS* people out
driving about during the day, and they do need to deliver what those
people will listen to. If you can handle 5 mins of Snoop you have me
beaten....
I checked all 70-80 channels last night (11-16). As near as I could
tell, not a single one of the "on screen" IDs of performers and songs
matched the actual music being played.
I watched for several songs, just to make sure the XM Radio thing
wasn't somehow reporting "last song" or "next song."
This system is broken. I expect a refund of part of my package fees.
--Tim May
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