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Bill[_47_]

Puckdropper wrote:
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Puckdropper wrote:
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We have XM in my wife's car but I decided I didn't need it in my
truck (thought they keep sending "special" offers). I'd rather
listen to talk radio for the commute. There are times I'd like it
but it's not worth the money. At home (where I have wifi - 4G is to
expensive) I listen to I-Heart-Radio. I've found a few stations that
are really good. I was recently in the hospital for 9 days and used
it for background at night. Didn't sleep more than a couple of
hours a night so listening to music was better than watching the
clock go 'round.
I got bored with the Sirius/XM stations after a few months. We had
it as part of Dish's satellite package, and I had it on all the time
like a radio. I'm apparently not in their demographic aim.

My solution is to build a music library (from CDs, I refuse "soft
ownership" like MP3 downloads)
What's the difference? As soon as I buy a CD I dump it onto
my
computer. With the appropriate software tools,
you can burn it back to a CD for your car if you want.

I don't trust "trust us, we'll make your purchased license always
available". If I've got the professionally made CD, then rebuilding a
lost digital collection (as unlikely as that is) is possible even if the
company I purchased the CD from is gone.
Try this. http://sourceforge.net/projects/taudioconverter/

Plus, if I ever decide I don't like a CD (want a copy of Brian Wilson's
Smile?), I can sell the CD later.

Puckdropper