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Who has Satellite Radio?
by wellstd1 - 12/23/04 2:00 PMI wanted to know how many people here had stepped into the world of satellite radio. I have Sirius and think it is great! I have a PNP2, and it works like a charm. The music selection is great, and I like how I don't have to wait for a song I've heard, like I did when I had the competitor. The sports selection is fantastic! My favorite sport has to be football and I like that Sirius plays all NFL games and a good number of college football games. Many will appreciate the fact that you can hear your favorite team across the country!
So, does anyone hear have either XM or Sirius? And how do you like it?
XM
by pchelandenny - 12/23/04 10:02 PM In reply to: Who has Satellite Radio? by wellstd1I got XM last March and can't recall the last time I listened to regular radio (FM or AM) other than to tune in a local baseball or football game.
In fact, I got so adicted to the clear sound and lack of commercials that I got a SkiFi2 for my office along with some Logitech Z-2300 speakers. Very happy, and well worth the monthly subscription fee.
Siriusly Great
by Patriciadsmith - 12/24/04 8:01 AM In reply to: Who has Satellite Radio? by wellstd1Sirius is great, have had it since July and once in a while I listen to local news on regular radio, other than that its on all the time.........I love it. I agree, its well worth the money every month.
Sirius Curious
by budman27 - 12/27/04 8:28 AM In reply to: Who has Satellite Radio? by wellstd1I beleive that I am receiving a satellite radio in the next several days. I am curious as to how it works, signal strength, etc. In the research that I have done, Sirius is the company to go with as XM is a little less expensive but lacks some of the major channels that I am looking for (Shade, Stern). Can you rewind songs that you like, skip the ones that you don't. I live in a rural area so signal strength is a huge concern of mine. The one that I am getting is the portable that connects into a boom box or into your car in a docking station.
Please give some feedback before I make a potential mistake.
Re: Satellite Radio
by - 12/27/04 5:41 PM In reply to: Who has Satellite Radio? by wellstd1I think it's a great innovation because the reception is always clear, but the thing that puts me off about satellite radio is that the digital compression of the stations is a little bit too strong and it hurts the sound quality of music. Aside from that it's great.
re: Satellite radio
by godzero - 9/20/06 4:20 PM In reply to: Re: Satellite Radio byWhat puts me off is that the receivers are for either Sirius or XM, not both. You don't have to buy a tv that only works on DirectTV or Dish Network so why so why can't the sat radios be tunable?
Directv doesn't play Dish
by sirroundsound - 9/21/06 9:59 AM In reply to: re: Satellite radio by godzeroYou are making the wrong comparison.
My car stereo would play either Sirus or XM, just as my TV can be connected to either Dish or Directv.
I have to choose which box, or service I wish to subscribe to.
Oh Yea,
by sirroundsound - 9/21/06 10:01 AM In reply to: Directv doesn't play Dish by sirroundsoundI have XM. And I agree with another post above, it's nice to have but I hate the compression, dulls the sonic quality.
XM and Sirius since the merger
by jeffpelton - 10/18/08 10:17 PM In reply to: Who has Satellite Radio? by wellstd1I've had XM for some years now, and the other day I got an offer to add the "Best of Sirius" to my subscription.
My question is, will the all the "Brand X" channels become available without buying an new receiver and or antenna. I'm getting ready to install a XM sat antenna in my 5th wheel trailer, which isn't an easy install, and I'm really curious if my current equipment will work in 6 - 10 months.
Jeff in Rosamond ,CA
I have Sirius
by bearvp - 10/20/08 11:28 AM In reply to: Who has Satellite Radio? by wellstd1I have had Sirius for about 1.5 years now. For a year I was living in Santa Fe and had a 35 minute one-way commute so I was always listenting to Sirius in my car.
Now I have a 4 minute one-way commute so I don't get to use it as often. Also, I live in Denver now and maybe it is a regional problem but my reception is pretty poor here in Denver. My signal cuts in and out depending on what part of the street I'm on and sometimes I get lots of interference from other radio stations bleeding onto my sirius signal.
The hardware in my car I use is the Sportster 4, with FM Direct Adapter. The direct adapter should eliminate outside static and interference but it doesn't. I barely listen to my Sirius now with all the sound quality issues.
Be wary, the hardware that Sirius/XM uses is cheaply made and goes bad.
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