Satellite Radio..

[GSRBoy]

XM or Sirius? I'm contemplating getting sat. radio b/c of the utter lack of radio stations here in Gainesville and also for talk radio and the like. Anyone have opinions on either brand? Thanks.

Matt

[USFslim]

In my opinion instead of spending $100+ for the unit plus $15 a month for the subscription or however much it costs, I would get an I-pod or mp3 player and hook it up to an fm mdulator. You can listen to the songs of your choice as well, even though xm has a wide variety of stations and music(most commercial free) with an mp3 player you can listen to whatever songs you choose.

[P057]

XM and Sirius are merging soon so it wont matter soon. get sirius anyways.... but it depends on what you like to listen to, there are a few subscriber specific channels... So either wait it out or get one or another based on shows or if you cant decide get sirius


In my opinion instead of spending $100+ for the unit plus $15 a month for the subscription or however much it costs, I would get an I-pod or mp3 player and hook it up to an fm mdulator. You can listen to the songs of your choice as well, even though xm has a wide variety of stations and music(most commercial free) with an mp3 player you can listen to whatever songs you choose.

FM modulators are garbage.

and fuck mp3 players.


Just get a decent mp3 cd player. much less money and much less clutter + better sound.

[USFslim]

FM modulators are garbage.

and fuck mp3 players.


Just get a decent mp3 cd player. much less money and much less clutter + better sound.


Sometimes, mine is good, but still even with mp3/cdplayer i think is better than paying the money for the unit plus a subscription and sometimes it may not play all the music you want. (if you love talk shows and listening to sports on the radio well then thats a different sotry..)

[snoopy10]

hands down sirius is much better

[GSRBoy]

I have an ipod but don't like constantly having to DL songs onto it, plus talk radio is a plus.

[Hater]

i <3 XM 66 raw ftw, idk it dosnt matter but imo i belive sirius has more music but less actual raido b/s like talking about music related stuff not commercials

[TpaS13]

i personally like sirius, i have to listen to XM and sirius all day and it seems like XM is like 93.3 or 98.7 and repeats the same songs over and over...they have more talk showes on sirius too....and like dan said there merging soon anyways....just waiting on the paperwork from what i hear...

Rob

[TpaS13]

FM modulators are garbage.

and fuck mp3 players.



i would like to 2nd that...

[poopmaster]

word up to your mother


I'm wondering how the new XM/Sirius merger is going to affect the satellite radio market.... now that there isn't one due to monopolization.


I'd expect your rates to go up Sat. Subscribers!

[Miles]

couple things:

fm modulators suck balls. personally i love my ipod/cda-9857 combo.

it's still a big "if" as to whether or not these guys are actually going to be able to successfully merge. they face some STIFF regulatory obstacles from the fcc, not to mention all our wonderful anti-trust laws. but, ironically enough, satellite radio won't survive without the merger. they'll run each other into the ground.

[Notladstyle]

FM modulators are actually a decent low cost method to get audio into your radio if you want to keep it stock and if installed properly. Though most people lack the will to put forth the effort necessary (ground the antenna, common ground for modulator, exact legth wiring, filtered power supply etc...

[Colonel Mustard]

get sirius..i had xm and hated it and later got sirius for howard stern and bubba .i seriusly hav'nt listened to shitty free fm since..i have one for all 3 of my cars an the house and detached garage..well worth the cash.