# Listening To Sirius Radio on a cell phone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-sirius-radio-on-a-cell-phone/365745>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 23, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-sirius-radio-on-a-cell-phone/365745 "2006-07-23T21:01:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-sirius-radio-on-a-cell-phone/365745/1 "2006-07-23T21:01:28Z")

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Now that one can listen to Howard Stern on the internet (if you are a Sirius subscriber), I want to be able to hear the show via a cell phone that has a internet connection.

What type of cell phone plan is the most economical to do this?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-sirius-radio-on-a-cell-phone/365745/2 "2006-07-24T01:23:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Mangosteen]  
Now that one can listen to Howard Stern on the internet (if you are a Sirius subscriber), I want to be able to hear the show via a cell phone that has a internet connection.  
[/QUOTE]  
Double your pleasure!  
Double your co$ts.

Why not just listen to Sirius?

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> What type of cell phone plan is the most economical to do this?

You’ll have to ask cell phone service providers for the cheapest service to meet your perceived needs.

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**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-sirius-radio-on-a-cell-phone/365745/3 "2006-07-24T01:24:28Z")

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What time of day is Stern on? (I’m a Sirius customer but I don’t listen to his show.) Verizon’s default data plan just uses phone minutes, so if you’re using it at night or on the weekends, it’s free.

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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-sirius-radio-on-a-cell-phone/365745/4 "2006-07-24T01:35:46Z")

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[QUOTE=spingears]  
Double your pleasure!  
Double your co$ts.

Why not just listen to Sirius?

Sirius doesn’t have a truly portable system. Their S-50 allows you to listen to a show that you recorded, but you can’t listen to a live broadcast unless you are actually in your vehicle or at home.

A cell phone connection would allow you to carry the phone in your pocket and listen wherever you are.