Tom,
I was using Windows 7 when I checked the site. I agree with Rick Lewis that
it works better with Internet Explorer than Firefox.
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I wonder if this will apply to Windows 7? Thanks for this update as it
sounds like maybe Sirious-XM is heading in the right direction!
Tom Kaufman
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Subject: [siriusxm-access] Good News About SiriusXM Online
Maybe some of you have already discovered this, but I hadn't, since I've
lately been using the BrailleNote Touch for listening to SiriusXM.
Yesterday I needed to access SiriusXM on a PC, and I discovered two things.
First, now there's a Windows 10 app available. I don't use Windows 10, so
can say nothing about that.
But, maybe in the process of developing this app, SiriusXM has made some
changes. I didn't spot them at first, since the page itself doesn't seem
that different at a glance.
Please note that as with the previous system, Internet Explorer works
better, but it can be used with Firefox, although less intuitively.
But after login, (mine is automatic), you're taken to this page:
https://player.siriusxm.com/#/player/live
On the top are listings for channels 2 and 3, as well as on-demand and shows
links for those channels.
Below that are links for Search, Channels, Recent, Me and Favorites.
Hitting search yields a search box, where you can search by channel number
and probably title info like names of sports teams. You don't even have to
hit enter.
If you search by number, the first named link after the channel image plays
the channel.
If you'd prefer not to do a search, you can use the method I prefer.
After login, click Channels, then click All Channels.
After a few seconds, a list of all available channels will appear, and you
can quickly use your screen reader's search to get the channel you want.
That works great for channel switchers like me, or for people who like to
look at what's on before making a choice.
The key difference is under the hood. When you used to do this, you'd get a
javascript page that would bog down the web browser. It would take a couple
of minutes to completely populate the channels list, and it wasn't unusual
for Jaws to leave the building while this happened.
Not any more. Now, when you start seeing channel listings, all channels are
available to you, and the browser isn't sluggish.
I don't see the Go Live links when doing searches, but they're there if you
use the all Channels listing.
On-demand programming for each channel has been accessible for a while, but
it's also easier and more graceful now with this new interface.
At this point, I'd recommend SiriusXM Online to anyone. The quality is good,
it operates like a good web page instead of a clunky one, and I think
they've finally taken the time to get it right.
As I said above, Internet Explorer works better. In Firefox, some of the
links don't read properly, yielding names like aa, bb, cc, etc. Also some of
the names of channels may have a letter or two in front of them. It can be
used, but the best experience is with IE.
Prior to this recent change, I could only accessibly access the Previous and
Next channel choices in Firefox, so I couldn't do searches or use the All
Channels list.
Now I can.
It looks like I can use most of the features easily and quickly.
I have not tried to change the mix for any channels because I have no
interest in that at all.
--
Rick
