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Originally Posted by soundman98
easy to say if you've got no problem paying to stream stuff.
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Meh. I don't really think about it. I have a 6GB data plan and rarely use anywhere near that. I do pay for Amazon streaming music, and streaming is included in my SiriusXM subscription for no additional cost. The I H8 Radio app for Clear Channel stations is "free." There are other "free" apps as well.
But more importantly, even if you do have a problem paying for any of that, data streaming will become cheaper and cheaper as bandwidth increases and streaming replaces terrestrial radio. Eventually FM will get squeezed down into a small band around 88 to 90 MHz for emergency broadcast, and more two-way digital bandwidth will replace it. While streaming may not ever be "free," it will become universally affordable.