threedeers Loc: Northern Illinois

Just found out that Sirius has stopped providing traffic reports for various cities.

Anyone know if they are gone forever? Or is this a dispute with the traffic-weather provider?

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

First I'd check with them to find out or check here.
http://www.siriusxm.com/siriusxmtraffic/marketcoverage

threedeers Loc: Northern Illinois

Done that and all they could tell me was that it was not available. No notice to subscribers and no indication if it will be available in the future.
I was hoping someone might have more knowledge of the situation than the typical customers service agent

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

I've been a long time customer of Sirius/XM. In fact, when they offered a "lifetime" membership, I bought one. I'm addicted to Classical music, and they had two classical channels and one opera. (I wish I could say that I love Opera, but that would be a lie.) I was shocked when I woke up one morning to learn that they dropped one of the Classical channels. What? Why? Doesn't matter, they now have only one Classical music channel. Disappointing.

RGreenway Loc: Morristown, New Jersey

Traffic is now available on Navigation systems, from a $125 Garmin from Costco, to a $1,800 manufacturer installed system. Oh, and also on your smartphone! (watch the data usage on that!) These give you colored roads that reflect actual traffic speeds from green, yellow, red and black! And they are updated in real-time.

I dropped Sirius XM when they merged and deleted my favorite channel, Fine Tuning which was essentially all the music they had in shuffle play. I liked the variety!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

They have the worst customer service in the world. If there were a choice, I'd go somewhere else. As it is, I have a Lifetime subscription, so I won't be paying them any more. I now use Internet radio in the house - thousands of channels for free.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

Jerry, you've made a great point. Internet Radio. I found a radio station from London, England, called ClassicFM. One of the best stations I've ever heard. And, as you say, it's free.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have six stations programmed, and I use the remote to switch from one to the other. I also have a small FM transmitter, so the signal goes to all radios on the property.

redlegfrog

Hi Jerry,

Could you give more info about internet radio. I did a google search and got way too much stuff listed to sort out.

Thanks,
Tom

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

My solution to both:
1. I ripped all my CD's and years ago downloaded many mp3 files using the old Napster & Limewire p2p sites. Consequently, I have 40,000+ mp3 files on a dedicated harddrive - Classical, Pop(older, not current), Rock and Jazz - mostly classical & jazz, but a pretty large collection of other categories. I create and load playlists on a flash drive and connect to a USB port in my car. I can then configure random for all playlists, random for a specific playlist, ...I have sufficient music for days on end when I drive. I control what I listen to. I prefer that to having a station select the music. Additionally, one can convert the audio tracks of youtube videos to mp3 files. I frequently do that and have thousands of free files. If you are interested in trying that, here is a free youtube converter:http://www.flvto.biz/. I have not downloaded and installed the converter. I have the site bookmarked. It is very fast and easy to use. I'd be willing to offer instructions. If I do not have a specific "tune" in my library, I either go to youtube for a free convert and download or I use www.mp3million.com. Individual downloads are $.09 and albums are $.60 - $1.20. Fast and easy!!
2. I use my iPhone and Google Maps for directions and traffic reports. IRIX is a free Apple download for traffic reports. It probably is available for other smart phones too.

I'm not posting this as "the way". I am recommending alternative and free solutions for music and traffic reports.
I'm a music junkie and travel a great deal in my car.
Mark

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Can't say colored--not politically correct. You also said black, can't say that either!!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

What format did you use for your music? I put most of the CDs I like in iTunes. That's convenient.

I have two USB ports in my car, and I use a tiny thumbnail-size 16GB flash drive for music. With AM, FM, XM, CD, USB, and iPod, I could drive cross country with a steady supply of music. We have great options available to us today.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I do not use an app to store my music. I have it stored on an internal drive and backed up to an external & cloud. I rip my CD's using a free app, CD Burner XP. I've had it for years, still available. I also have iTunes and Windows Media. I only use iTunes when necessary for Apple devices. I agree with you. We have so many available options. I have an iPhone & iPad. However, I prefer and use a Windows PC.
Mark

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Right, but in what format is the music now saved? wav, MP3, etc?

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I thought I had already mentioned that. MP3 Jerry.
Mark