Ever since the iPhone could run applications people have been really excited about the possibility of streaming XM-Sirius on the go.After a lot of buzz, it appears the uSirius StarPlayr will finally be submitted to the app store this weekend. Then Apple will decide when to release the player to eager consumers.
The player, developed by nicemac LLC has been getting positive reviews from beta testers.
The bad news is that streaming services will no longer be free. Despite a promise from Sirius-XM that prices would be capped for 3 years, as of March 11, 2009, streaming will be an additional US $2.99 a month. Additional radio charges will be US $2.00 extra monthly. Costs of the base service will stay the same. and subscribers can lock in their current rates by agreeing to a 3 year contract extension. People rushing to do that may help the beleaguered merged companies in the short run. On the other hand, a lot of customers may not be anxious to throw a lot of money at a service that may not survive 3 years.
As far as the streaming app goes, nicemac hasn't released a price yet, but says once it is purchased updates will be free until they bring out a major upgrade.
Sirius-XM haven't released their own player. That may happen, but this third party app will certainly be first on the scene.
Sirius-XM haven't released their own player. That may happen, but this third party app will certainly be first on the scene.
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