C-ApiSRO - Sirius/XM Satellite Radio for PocketPC (PPC)

[Ed Zachary]

Originally Posted by yellowone

What about on Skyfire?
I get connection failed now too but that I believe is just since the app was discontinued. It happened before today. I didn't want to by Starplayr and only did it because SiriusWM5 stopped working.

Downloaded and installed Skyfire. Can connect and listen thorugh that. They brag about it being a small app. But that little hint about having an UNLIMITED data plan is the kicker.

A lot of futzing around and no artist or song information and forget doing anything else while it's running.

But I guess it beats nothing at all...

[digi]

Okay this sucks, I too am getting the same capcha error on my Touch Pro and my Vogue both on Alltel. But it works fine on the site. This sucks so bad, I am going thru Howard withdrawal already.

Does anyone know if the uSirius desktop app still works? I saw a tutorial about how to stream with orb using uSirius on the desktop, but its no longer available for download.

I'm gonna see if it works on WiFi real quick. These corporate suits are so stupid, DONT THEY REALIZE THAT USING INTERNET EXPLORER OR FIREFOX TO STREAM IS USING A THIRD PARTY APP, there is no difference here, it just allows us to connect, using our Sirius credentials.

Cant we petition, call and aggravate and write letters or come up with some other forms of civil disobedience and make them feel our pain?

[digi]

Okay, just tried with WiFi and Activesync, SiriusWM5 worked fine with both, C-apiSRO was still a no-go for either connection, giving the same captcha error. Now if I could figure out why SiriusWM5 doesn't work with Alltel EVDO, this reminds me of Palringo

[lawmangrant]

That's werid that alltel doesn't stream SiriusWM5.

Have you tried changing your DNS and see if that would help any?

[digi]

No I haven't tried anything yet. Also just to be clear, SiriusWM5 and C-apiSRO always worked in the past, it just quit working on the 10th at the same time Sirius changed something with their streaming servers apparently.

[lawmangrant]

I would suggest trying to change your DNS servers, and see if its something on Alltel's end.

I use OpenDNS and love it.

[yellowone]

I use opendns on my pc's but never thought to use it on my evdo connection. Alltel has NEVER blocked anything in the past. They have been the only carrier with truly unlimited internet. NO 5GB CAP!

Wonder if this is Verizon's doing?? hmmm

[R-Capi]

Originally Posted by yellowone

Hey guys,

I know this works for plenty of people, however I see now another individual who has the SAME captcha issue on the Titan. Can Titan users get some assistance with this? I have a Titan on Alltel as well.

• The carrier should have no effect on the captcha
• I am using the WinMo 6.5 Rom from XDA-Dev
• Skyfire streams Sirius fine
• keyboard / SIP input attempted neither work
• Starplayr & SiriusWM5 which used Captcha worked fine
• Re-install didn't work either
• Using the latest version posted as of (3/11/09) 2.04 i believe
• every captcha entered is returned as being incorrect
• IE will allow me to get past captcha (just not stream)
• captcha issue only happens with C-apiSRO app

Any suggestions?

The best thing I can tell you is to enable logging and then produce the error again. Then disable logging and e-mail me the log file. I will look at it to see what's going on.

[R-Capi]

Originally Posted by lawmangrant

That's werid that alltel doesn't stream SiriusWM5.

Have you tried changing your DNS and see if that would help any?

I agree with this approach. Alltel may have something funky going on with their DNS servers. Change your EVDO settings to use OpenDNS IP's instead.

OpenDNS server IP's are:
Primary: 208.67.222.222
Secondary: 208.67.220.220

[omniasamsung]

Originally Posted by R-Capi

October 13, 2008: FYI, I've archived all of the pre-October 12, posts (those posted before the latest update). This was done so that folks didn't have to weed through 20 pages of old posts. Coz

The C-ApiSRO (C-Api Satellite Radio Online) application was written to stream online Satellite Radio feeds to a Windows Mobile device. The latest version now streams both XM and/or Sirius music to your PPC. You will need a subscription to play music from either service.

I am publishing to the community because I couldn't find an XM Radio app that I didn't have to pay atleast $15 for. I'm also considering publishing the source for others to enhance, but we'll see how things go.

I'm not asking for money, so feel free to download and enjoy.

SCREENSHOT



REQUIREMENTS
Windows Mobile 5+ (PPC)
.NET 2.0+

INSTALLATION
Simply copy the C-ApiSRO_Setup.cab file to your PPC and install. Should be that easy.

NOTES

• I do not know if it will work on a Smart Phone.
• Please DO NOT nag me for features. I developed this in my free time, which I have little of. You may ask for a feature or submit bugs/defects, but I am in no way obligated to implement/fix them.
• I have seen this app work on Sprints HTC Mogul and Touch phones with the latest ROMs.
• The list box control (KListControl) was actually written by DOSFAN, a member of the xda-developers.com forums. It's a decent kinetic control, but lacks some functionality such as D-Pad up/down and focus. I want to make sure I give him his props. You can begin streaming a channel by double tapping an item.
• Props to SomeGuyMMS for allowing me to use a small portion of his Http Client code so that I didn't have to reinvent the wheel.
• I own a Sprint HTC Mogul and I've streamed continuous audio for 3 hours straight. In that timeframe I went from 100% to 10% battery. It is a killer on power, but that is just streaming data in general.

If you find value in C-ApiSRO then please rate this thread using the "Rating" option at the top. This may help others become aware of it. Thanks.

********* UPDATES ************
v1.0.1 (May 13th)
A small oversight on my part was the fact that some Windows Mobile phones do not have a touch screen for navigation. I built this app to work with the Mogul, which is touch screen, and never considered how the lack of D-pad functionality for the KListControl listbox may affect non-touchscreen phones. I made necessary changes so that the app can be completely controlled by all navigation buttons as well as using the touch screen.

• Clicking the left/right D-pad will switch focus between the list box and volume bar.
• Clicking the middle D-pad button will play the selected channel
• Up/Down on the D-pad will move 1 item up/down in the list or adjust the volume, depending on which control has focus.

v1.0.2 (May 13th Again!)
I know, it's yet another release. Hey, what can I say; I'm finding things that really need to be taken care of. I'm hoping this is it for a while

• Controls now resize for landscape/portrait mode
• Fixed a few bugs with KListControl

v2.0.0 (October 2nd, 2008 )
Yes, it's been an extremely long time since you've heard or seen from me and I apologize for this. I've been really busy and haven't had time to work on this app at all. Fortunately for all of you, Sirius & XM have decided to make things difficult for me and changed a few things up, which broke the app. I had to go in and finish what I was doing or none of us would be happy . So, without further ado, I would like to introduce you to C-ApiSRO Satellite Radio Player v2.0.0. Here is what you will find in this version:

• Sirius implementation - You now have the ability to log into either Sirius and/or XM, depending on which service you subscribe to. Does this mean I now have the 1st Sirius/XM satellite radio? There is one drawback at the moment, which is I haven't been able to get the song information from the Sirius stream. The player will stream just fine, however you will not have song info. This is a technical limitation with how Sirius streams their data and the Windows Mobile Media player. I may have to actually write my own player to handle this .
• Updated Channel Lineups - You should now see all of the latest channels offered through the internet from both satellite providers. Some channels may not play and that is probably due to one of two things: 1) You don't have the proper subscription to play them, such as the XM channels on Sirius, or Sirius channels on XM. 2) You may have to play the channel in "low speed." Some channels appear to only be available in low speed, so give that a try.
• Fixed some small issues - I don't want to get into details here, but let's just say I fixed some bugs that where, well, bugging me.
• Changed the colors - I do not have themes done yet, but I changed the colors to give you all a different flavor. Just mixing it up a bit.

INSTALLATION - I recommend you remove the previous C-ApiSRO install to make sure old information is removed from your registry, however, I've been able to successfully install C-ApiSRO ontop of an existing installation. You will need to enter you username/password information again, so make sure you have that handy before doing the install.

ONE FINAL NOTE - i do not have a Sirius CD quality subscription, so I have no idea how that is going to work for those of you who do. I built the ability to stream in CD quality, but haven't tested it. Good Luck, and let me know how it works for you. I also do not have the premium subscriptions that allow me to play Sirius on XM and XM on Sirius. I refuse to pay that. This means I have no idea as to what will happened when those channels are actually streamed. If you have those services then let me know how it works.

I hope you all enjoy my latest work, and once again, I apologize for being on a sabbatical for the past few months.

v2.0.1 (October 6, 2008 )
This release solves the following 2 problems:

1. Sirius streaming now displays Song & Title information - I was able to write a proxy server that runs on a separate thread, which intercepts the song information and passes it along to C-ApiSRO. It appears to work nicely.
2. Fixed an issue with the XM logon credentials causing problems when there are special characters in either the username/password. This is in response to PSIPHI's problems in Thread #142.

I haven't had a chance to do agressive testing on this version, so it's possible that there may be some issues that I haven't found. Enjoy!!!

v2.0.2 (October 12, 2008 )
The following items have been added to v2.0.2:

1. Logging capabilities - The Menu->Settings dialog now has an option to enable logging. THIS IS FOR DEBUGGING PURPOSES ONLY!!!! Do not enable this unless you are having difficulties and need to provide a log file for troubleshooting purposes. If you leave this enabled it WILL eat up storage space on your device.
2. Fixed an issue with XM session timeouts. If you leave your player idle for an extended period of time then XM will log you out. The next time you try to play a channel C-ApiSRO will gracefully log you back in. I'm hoping this may fix some crash issues that others have experienced.

Log files can be found in the "Program files\C-ApiSRO\log" folder. YOU WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS FILE if C-ApiSRO is running or you have logging enabled. Either shut C-ApiSRO down or disable logging to read or delete the log file.

v2.0.3 (October 22, 2008 )
***CRITICAL UPDATE FOR XM SUBSCRIBERS ****
The following items have been added/fixed to v2.0.3:

1. Fixed a break with loading XM Channel lists. XM had decided to use secure HTTP to display the channel list, which caused a slight problem for C-ApiSRO. All appears to be working fine again.
2. Added a Battery meter to the UI. If your phone supports the system level calls then the highlight bar for a selected channel in the list box now shows as a battery meter, otherwise it will show as it always has.
3. Added support to disable the Sirius Streaming Proxy in the settings page. If you are experiencing problems streaming from Sirius then disable the proxy. It may play without it. NOTE: Disabling the proxy will mean you do not get Song/Artist information. The proxy is responsible for getting this data from the stream.

All in all, this release was forced upon us because XM had changed their channel lineup URL. I apologize for the fact that you have to re-install the application, but it's necessary to get some of my other changes.

v2.0.4 (November 16, 2008 )
For many of you this release is nothing more than better channel support and power management. For others, I hope it resolves some of your XM connectivity issues, but no guarantee. A select few will enjoy the Canadian support for Sirius. Release notes are as follows:

1. Power Management - Allows you do disable the screen either manually or at a set interval. The backlight is a huge battery killer, so this will improve battery life.
2. Fixed issue with the Sirius Proxy server that in some instances would cause you not to connect with Sirius. This may fix some peoples problems with Sirius.
3. Canadian Sirius is now supported - Before logging in you must go to the settings and enable the "Canadian Subscriber" option.
4. Sirius has better channel support. It seems Sirius' channel lineup page isn't in sync with their media player. The media player is actually the correct list of up to date channels. C-ApiSRO now uses the latest channel information.
5. Since the latest XM channel page updates many of you are experiencing problems immediately after login. This is when I attempt to retrieve the channel lineup. I believe it's either a DNS or HTTPS issue that has caused problems. The following two items are an attempt to correct this:
   1. Added a configuration option to use the physical IP address of the channel list HTML page rather than the host name. The IP address will fix any DNS issues people are experiencing.
   2. Both Sirius and XM now use a local config/cache file to load channels. If the config file is missing, C-ApiSRO will retrieve the channels from the web. The cache file should improve load time, and possibly resolve some of the XM channel issues.

As with all of the previous builds, this release will require a full install. This release also incorporates a tighter integration with the Windows Mobile environment to provide power management functionality. I have only been able to test on the HTC Mogul. I really do not know how this will perform on other phones. Enjoy!!!

(Updated 12/16/2008 ) There have been plenty of downloads with v2.0.4, so I have removed v2.0.3 from this post.

I am in awe! This works extremely well on my Samsung Omnia. Thank you for sharing this with us. You rock and now because of you I do too.