How to stream XM on your iPhone

December 7, 2008 by Ben Skripnik  
Filed under How-To

Requirements: 

Windows OX (XP, Vista, 2000, 2003)

iPhone (1st Gen or 2nd Gen)

uXM and uSirius - http://www.millardsoftware.com

Orb - http://www.orb.com

 

Download and install uXM and/or uSirius as directed by the installer

Download and install Orb as directed by the installer

Set a static IP address on the computer that is going to be serving the streams

 

Configure uXM and/or uSirius:

Launch the application and click the start button to start the application.

Click on the URLs button and click on the Channels tab.

Select the station to be streamed from the Channels drop-down box. Make sure that

“MMS stream is selected underType. This has to be set to this for Orb to play

correctly.

Choose the bandwidth for the stream (high has better quality sound, but takes up more

bandwidth).

Click the Clipboard button to copy the URL to the clipboard

 

Configure Orb:

Launch Orb and create an account if you do not already have one.

Open the Web interface and click on the Open Application link next to the home button

and select Audio.

Click on Favorite Channels under Internet Radio.

Click on the Add Custom link at the top to add a custom stream.

Give your channel a Name (i.e. XM71)

Paste in the URL copied from uXM or uSirius and click Submit and the channel will be

added to the list.

 

iPhone Setup: 

Open Safari and navigate to http://mycast.orb.com and log in.

Select Audio from the menu and select Internet Radio Favorites

Select Station and wait for play button to appear over the radio tower icon in the upper

left next to the station name.

Press the ply button that appeared over the radio tower icon and the player will

launch.

Press play in the player and the stream starts.

 

Other Notes:

Works great over WiFi and 3G, but a little spotty over Edge

Totally free except if your paying for WiFi access 

  

Streaming XM or Sirius to iPhone 

Can also play stations from the browswer on any computer by going to your Orb

account.

Orb offers interfaces for PS3, XBox360, and Wii

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