# Question on HD radio

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 1, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781 "2011-08-01T14:59:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781/21 "2011-08-02T17:45:55Z")

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Whitey, many of the satellite stations have overlap. 80s on classic vinyl for example. If you bought for one station that is a risk. Btw, you don’t need any of their hardware anymore. Streams to my phone now…

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781/22 "2011-08-02T18:07:01Z")

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None of that makes it worth tolerating crappy customer service.

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**Author:** ![patrick24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a587f6/32.png) [@patrick24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/patrick24)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781/23 "2011-08-02T19:25:01Z")

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If you have a cell phone with a large or unlimited data plan, you can also stream Pandora or other internet radio sites into any new radio through the usb port or other input jack

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781/24 "2011-08-02T20:52:48Z")

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So why bother writing about anything other than your negative experience with thier customer service then?

Patrick good suggestion! I loaded one of the radio apps and can get almost all local and the major stations from around the nation as well. Works great!

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**Author:** ![blue95subaru](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/blue95subaru/32/2427_2.png) [@blue95subaru](https://community.cartalk.com/u/blue95subaru)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781/25 "2011-08-03T04:33:47Z")

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I had an aftermarket unit in the car I sold about a year ago that had HD Radio in it. I absolutely loved it for the sheer quality of the sound. I can always hear a faint static with FM stereo at the high end, usually when the announcer is saying something with lot’s of "S"s in it. HD cut that right out. Plus we had a comedy station as second channel (HD2), except from about October to January when it was nonstop holiday music.

I’d briefly considered getting an aftermarket unit with satellite capability, but I just didn’t want to pay for the monthly subscription. I end up listening to my iPod or Pandora in the car the majority of the time anyway.

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**Author:** ![AL5000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@AL5000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AL5000)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-on-hd-radio/66781/26 "2011-08-03T11:58:49Z")

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The main problem with the phone apps is the high compression and overall mediocre sound quality.

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