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Posted by: tendomentis

I know there is a beta website out right now that you can use to stream individual XM radio channels to your Pocket PC or Smartphone, but I took it one step further and wrote a massive .asx file that has EVERY XM station that they offer in one playlist. You can access the stations from WITHIN windows media player itself, and you don't have to go back and forth between pocket internet explorer and WMP to change stations.

I have the file set up as a template, so all you have to do is plugin your username and password for it to work for you (sorry, I can't give you the version that has my username and password in it

). If you want the template, just email me and I'll send you the blank template. You'll want to use a text editor program that can do "find and replace" to fill in your username and password (Microsoft Word is good for that).

My email is nick.krewson AT 4smartphone D0T com. Or, you can just ask for it on the forum. Either way, please post your thoughts or ideas for improvements afterwards

I've included screenshots just so you can see what I'm talking about.

Posted by: vavoom

Is this for MP9 or MP10??

V

Posted by: tendomentis

It should work in either one, but the screenshots you see are from WMP 10. WMP9 doesn't have a "Now Playing" screen, but you should see the same information on the playlist screen on WMP9.

Posted by: Omega2008

Thanks for the info....I don't subscribe to XM but I would be really intereseted in this if I did.

Posted by: eatmydave

Works great!!! Thanks for sending it to me. I wish they would mlb home plate available over the internet.

Posted by: encece

Great! I've been using the PIE version and it's a pain! I'll send you my info! Thanks Again!

Posted by: kitaro

how much data transfer usually takes to listen radio via internet for about 10 min?

Posted by: tendomentis

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Originally Posted by kitaro

how much data transfer usually takes to listen radio via internet for about 10 min?

A LOT. I wish I could give you a more accurate answer, but it depends on a lot of factors (such as the constant bitrate of the stream you are listening to).

Basically, this isn't something you want to do unless you have an unlimited data plan for your phone.

Posted by: hylton

I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to do something similar w/ Sirius...the Sirius mediaplayer runs in a java applet which doesn't play nice (evidently) w/ pocket IE on my SMT 5600. I havent' tried Opera yet, but plan to.

The main Sirius media player login site works, you get logged in, but none of the screen loads that allows you to choose a channel.

I was able to save a favorite to a particular channel in 'play' mode, so it auto plays when you click it, but it requires a login as well and it doesn't start playing on the smartphone the way it does on a PC...so still a no-go...

Anyway, if anyone runs across a way to do Sirius, or a third-party solution that works, let me know.

Maybe Sirius will get w/ the program and offer the streams for mobile users as well.

Chris

Posted by: ms2860

Works great on my smt5600!! Thanks!!

Posted by: RUFFRYD3R

very cool to bad i dont got an XM sub.

Posted by: vybe232

Hi can you create a file for serius radio subscribers like me?? i have a serius sub..no xm....

Posted by: ToadX

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Originally Posted by tendomentis

And if your phone is plugged into the charger. Streaming for maybe 15 - 20 min could drain all the battery.

Posted by: tendomentis

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Originally Posted by ToadX

And if your phone is plugged into the charger. Streaming for maybe 15 - 20 min could drain all the battery.

Depends on the phone. I had dinner at Bob Evans, walked around town for about an hour, and drove an hour back home while listening to XM Comedy channel 150 and all that only depleted my battery about 25%.

Posted by: tendomentis

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Originally Posted by vybe232

Hi can you create a file for serius radio subscribers like me?? i have a serius sub..no xm....

Sirius is a little different. Their proprietary online player is all Java, and while it might use Windows Media streaming protocols, I can't GET to them. XM is a little different, because they already offer a way to listen to XM over the internet on a PDA, I just had to find out the protocol used by the XM servers to generate the .asx file sent back to the smartphone/pocket pc. If Sirius ever starts to let down their guard like that, you can bet I'll try to find a way to do the same thing with their stations.

Remember, this isn't a hack so much as it is a "tweak". This doesn't grant people who don't have a subscription access to the XM network (if it did, you can bet XM would change their systems so that this didn't work at all).

Posted by: tendomentis

Okay, I've continued playing around with Sirius and while I can get the source links off the mms servers for the things like channel 101 and 145, they're only loops of the announcer saying what these stations are and that they're not available online yet (ironic, no?). The other streams are so locked down, I can't figure out where they originate from.

Sirius locked it up tight, and that is why I (for one) will stick with XM. I'm not stealing my XM subscription, I'm paying for it outright, but at least XM gave me the chance to customize it for my needs. I would still pay the Sirius subscription fee if it meant I could listen to it on my smartphone, but without that ability....well....there is already a lot of commercial free internet radio that I do get on my phone.

Posted by: hylton

Thanks for the Sirius info, it's too bad...hopefully they'll allow some additional capability in the future...I'm a Sirius subscriber and I just can't give up some of the programming to go w/ XM at this point...I really like Margaritaville and HairNation...and the talk/news stations I find better than XM offerings, but that's just me...

I too don't want to steal/hack anything that Sirius doesn't really allow...I pay for my subscription, but if people could stream to a WAP or full blown HTML capable phone, I guess they wouldn't sell many XACT portables...but I dont' think they are selling many of those anyway...plus, the online stream is only 34-64k, not exactly CD quality sound like the headunits provide.

Chris

Posted by: FiReBReTHa

if ya get a chance throw me a copy to figure out.

I currently am a sirius subscriber but now am in process for an XM district job. w00 h00.

firebretha @gmail.com

Posted by: tendomentis

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Originally Posted by FiReBReTHa

if ya get a chance throw me a copy to figure out.

I currently am a sirius subscriber but now am in process for an XM district job. w00 h00.

firebretha @gmail.com

If you go to my blog, I have the template available for download and instructions on how to set up the service on your phone. The link to my blog is in my sig.

Posted by: Y2KHawk

Awesome work! Thank you for not only sharing but for keeping it free!! Heck you could EASILY charge for something like that! Heck XM should be paying you!! (Wishful thinking)

That really makes me want the unlimited data plan for Cingular really bad, but the pricing is horrible.... GRRR!

But what a bragging piece! Thanks again!

Posted by: tendomentis

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Originally Posted by Y2KHawk

Awesome work! Thank you for not only sharing but for keeping it free!! Heck you could EASILY charge for something like that! Heck XM should be paying you!! (Wishful thinking)

That really makes me want the unlimited data plan for Cingular really bad, but the pricing is horrible.... GRRR!

But what a bragging piece! Thanks again!

Thanks. It's nice to be appreciated, but my feeling is that this kind of knowledge SHOULD be freely available to anyone who has the ability to do this. Enjoy, and remember not to listen to XM Comedy during work hours (you WILL look nuts laughing to yourself when no one else can hear the punch line).

Posted by: yoyodude64

I have a pocket pc running pocket pc 2003. I also have a xm radio. I would like to recieve the hack in email and also instructions on how to use it. Please email it to leftyzack@cfl.rr.com . I dont know how that link worked, so its yoyodude64 @ yahoo.com but without those spaces around the @.

Posted by: goldmich

I'd like to get a copy of the template if you could possibly send it to goldmich at yahoo I would greatly appreciate it.

thx

Posted by: ericizzy1

please see subject

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Originally Posted by tendomentis

If you go to my blog, I have the template available for download and instructions on how to set up the service on your phone. The link to my blog is in my sig.

Posted by: bitslap47

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Originally Posted by tendomentis

Okay, I've continued playing around with Sirius and while I can get the source links off the mms servers for the things like channel 101 and 145, they're only loops of the announcer saying what these stations are and that they're not available online yet (ironic, no?). The other streams are so locked down, I can't figure out where they originate from.

Sirius locked it up tight, and that is why I (for one) will stick with XM. I'm not stealing my XM subscription, I'm paying for it outright, but at least XM gave me the chance to customize it for my needs. I would still pay the Sirius subscription fee if it meant I could listen to it on my smartphone, but without that ability....well....there is already a lot of commercial free internet radio that I do get on my phone.

Try this thread.....

SiriusWM5

Posted by: starbux48

If anyone has the details on how to access XM via my browser on my SMT5600, please send to me at starbux48@yahoo.com. Randy

Posted by: ascalon

I too would greatly greatly appreciate the hack for xm radio. Does this allow me to listen for free, or must I use my subscription? I just love listening to coasttocoast, and listening to them on my phone has always been a dream

! standforme2002@yahoo.com

Posted by: duckboy

I would really like this as well.

I am trying to find the blog to download this and I cant.

Anyone please help !

Posted by: CoolVanilla

Guys, I got a PM from tend stating the following: "...I can't send out the playlist file anymore. XM and Sirius has been bringing heat down on the handful of users (myself included) who found ways around their security."

There is a solution out there, but its pay for: http://www.pocketmedialive.com/cont...cketxmradio.htm. I use it and it works very well.

Posted by: clane39

Nick, tried to send you and email, but your mailbox is full.

Carl

Posted by: scottm5443

have you tried www.minixm.com?

Posted by: Barnstormer64

Minixm.com looks cool. And simple . . just go to Mobile.Minixm.com, put in your XM-online username and password, and go . . . wow, what could be simpler?

I'll have to try it.

Thanks!

Posted by: Barnstormer64

Tried it out today. wow, pretty neat! It does seem to take a long time to load, though. But once it gets going, it's amazing.

Posted by: clane39

I had tried minixm before, and even change my password for my account and online entry to listen. I was looking for an app that would either be loadable into Windows Media, or on the phone itself, without providing the ID and password to an online site (other than XM Radio). I wasnt impressed with some of the apps that can be purchased now. Thanks for your replies, if you come across anything, please post.

Posted by: Y2KHawk

That Minixm rocks! Also great for getting around firewalls at work......

Posted by: bitslap47

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Originally Posted by Y2KHawk

That Minixm rocks! Also great for getting around firewalls at work......

If one of you would like to and will promise to keep an open mind, I'll setup one of my streaming accounts for you to sample Sirius using SiriusWM5, the program I wrote for Windows Mobile and PDA devices.

I'll enable the login for a full week.

Let me know!

Posted by: panthar

Does anyone still have the .asx file for all the XM stations? I had it a while back but lost it, and can't seem to find a link to it anymore :/

Posted by: mospeed

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Originally Posted by panthar

Does anyone still have the .asx file for all the XM stations? I had it a while back but lost it, and can't seem to find a link to it anymore :/

I'm in the same boat. can someone email me the file? mospeed9844@yahoo.com

thanks.

Posted by: bonj87

here here!
i got xm streaming via thier online page, but id love to get this aspx file!!!!