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Re:SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5 billion by Thrymr on Monday September 24, 2018 @02:28PM (#18060056)
> Why do I need satellite radio when I can just listen to a podcast, or preload a bunch of music on my phone?

Anyone who is away from a good data connection for a significant amount of time. E.g. long haul truckers, rural areas (especially in the western US), mountainous regions. If most of your car time is commuting in the city/suburbs, that may not be an issue.

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Re:SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5 billion by handruin on Monday September 24, 2018 @03:04PM (#18060418)
My podcasts are all downloaded with multiple episodes for each podcast and so is a large collection of my Spotify music. I get what you're saying but it isn't that big of an issue with a reasonably modern mobile device and a little customization of the app to do the downloads for you.
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Re:SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5 billion by plopz on Monday September 24, 2018 @02:36PM (#18060135)
That doesn't seem like it would be a very large or profitable customer base.
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Re:SiriusXM buys Pandora for $3.5 billion by rconti on Monday September 24, 2018 @10:21PM (#18063082)
My spotify playlists download to my phone
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