Originally Posted by
bocastephen
If that's the case, I will just stream from my phone. I read the quality of the stream from the satellite is not that great anyway, and I might get better quality through the phone. Either way, National won't see a dime for XM from me.
Yeah, I think the streaming subscription is the de facto Road Warrior option.
I got a trial and tried it last week. Used about 40MB/hour from what I could tell on the default settings. Still debating whether it's worth it - most of my work sites are in or near cities, so I don't spend THAT much time driving.
The only thing I don't like about the streaming option is I have to fiddle with my phone to change channels, which obviously doesn't work well while driving. I've been noticing that USB ports are as ubiquitous as bluetooth on fleet cars these days...maybe I'll just load a bunch of music on to a jump drive and come to terms with not having live sports/news other than local radio...