XM or Sirius????

[Disney Lincoln]

Now that Sirius looks to have come up a few notches, which do you fine folks think would be the best for a weary traveler such as myself. I like talk radio the best, I also listen to rock and country. Never listen to new age, hip hop, rap, MOtown etc.

How bout it? XM or Sirius?

[Tungsten]

XM. We just put a Roady XT in the Xterra with eric96ser's help. It's a great little radio and the XM service itself rocks.

I believe that Sirius is still struggling financially.

[riceboyler]

Actually, though it may not seem that way, Sirius is in better financial condition than XM is right now. They dropped their sponsorship of MECA because they said they just didn't have the $1000 a year for it. (That's not the only reason)

XM is throwing money around left and right and Sirius is now catching up big time in the subscriber base.

Now, those things having been said, I still prefer XM programming.

[HemiRam]

I've been an XM subscriber since they only had about 300,000 subscribers. I love it!

[easilyobsessed]

Sirius has the playboy channel....

[Tungsten]

Sirius has the playboy channel....
If it were Satellite TV, that might matter.

[easilyobsessed]

If it were Satellite TV, that might matter.


:lol:

It really is pretty worthless. My friend bought a new VW and Sirius came with the car. When the sales guy walked out and told her that he had activated the Playboy channel for her, she turned red as a tomato :lol:

[eric96ser]

I picked XM over Sirius, because of the radios. The Delphi radios looked better and the all the Sirius radios looked cheap to me. I've been happy the year and a half that I've had XM.

[HemiRam]

Sirius has the playboy channel....

XM had the Playboy channel a few years ago. It was one of their "premium" offerings. It fizzled fairly quickly. Just seems pointless ...... :lol:

[MrBlueSky]

xm owner and lover.

[ReefBlueCoupe]

I dont know

[BerettaMike]

Been an XM user for a year and love it.

[Disney Lincoln]

Thanks for the feedback! Looks like XM for me too. It's more fun on the bandwagon!

[pjs97talon]

XM. We just put a Roady XT in the Xterra with eric96ser's help. It's a great little radio and the XM service itself rocks.

I believe that Sirius is still struggling financially.

Does the Denali have the OEM XM in it???

I've been an XM subscriber since they only had about 300,000 subscribers. I love it!

Me Too!!

[LINELOCKSRUS]

disney if you like talk radio you like siruis & SIRUIS FTW !!!!!!! I :love: it & it has maxim radio

[bowlcut]

mp3 player and podcasts for me :)

[GT_Rat]

I'm of the opinion that if I'm paying for the service I don't want the advertising bs. That's my main reason for considering sat. radio is so I can listen to music without having to listen to 10 minutes of commercials between songs. So Sirius is at the top of my list at the moment.

[Tungsten]

I don't think I've heard a commercial on XM yet.

[5liter]

I have had Sirius for a year. Much better options and programming. I have the Starmate which has been an awesome radio. :)

[LINELOCKSRUS]

:agree: x2 :up:

[Good2GetBlown]

I listened to MAXIM on Sirius in a friends car on a road trip and it was Awesome! Good music, and funny talk.


But I own a Roadie XT. And have XM.

Really its all about what Brand Specific channels you want. Also From back in the day, XM seems to always be about a year ahead of Sirius in receiver technology.

[HemiRam]

I don't think I've heard a commercial on XM yet.

Unfortunately ClearChannel has the rights to a few stations on XM. Channel 22 ("the Mix") comes to mind. Those channels have a few commercial breaks. It's only 5 or 6 channels as best I recall. And their programming sucks on those channels so no need to listen! :lol:

[easilyobsessed]

I'm of the opinion that if I'm paying for the service I don't want the advertising bs.

I wish cable tv could go that route.

[GT_Rat]

I wish cable tv could go that route.
Same here. Then it might actually be worth what we are paying for it.

[Disney Lincoln]

I wish My Cable bill was broken down and divided between my 97 or whatever "expanded" basic service channels. Then I could go through and put a check mark next to the 8-10 that I actually have ever watched. Cable is such a racket...

[Outkast]

I don't theink either are justifible unless you drive alot. I'd rather get a radio that is Ipod ready and just load up on some music

[Sean]

When I was still livng in Bellevue, I drove with my brother from Nashville to here to visit the parents. We drove all night into teh moring, I listened to the comedy stations on XM all the way, it was great it kept us entertained for the 10 1/2hrs of driving.

XM :up:

[LINELOCKSRUS]

I don't theink either are justifible unless you drive alot. I'd rather get a radio that is Ipod ready and just load up on some music wrong it`s so worth it :up: i hate riding in my g/f`s car cause it dont have siruis

[Disney Lincoln]

I don't theink either are justifible unless you drive alot. I'd rather get a radio that is Ipod ready and just load up on some music

I drive quite a bit. My girlfriend lives in IL and I travel back and forth quite a bit.

[Outkast]

You should try an Ipod ready radio. Mine is and I love it!! No excessive CD's around my Truck and I don't have to worry running out of stuff to listen to.

[Disney Lincoln]

I have a 30GB iPod and I use it in the car every trip. It's GREAT!! But.. Sometimes I don't want to listen to any of my 2600 songs on there and I want to listen to someone elses playlist.

[Outkast]

I have a 30GB iPod and I use it in the car every trip. It's GREAT!! But.. Sometimes I don't want to listen to any of my 2600 songs on there and I want to listen to someone elses playlist.

Damn, with that many songs shuffle is basicly the same things. I've got maybe 300ish in mine and I thought that was a lot :eek:

[Disney Lincoln]

Yeah but it shuffles to songs i've already heard! lol I also have about 12 TV shows (Law and Order) on it.

[Jeepbus]

SIRIUS,is the shiznat. Everyone that has XM ,mark my word in less than 2 years Sirius will have bought out XM.I got Sirius when they first came out and it has done nothing but get better.I had XM for almost a year,it was ok but Sirius is the bomb.:lol: Hey DISNEY you got them wheels on tha Mark yet.....the FR500's if ya do I would like to see some pictures..........

[LINELOCKSRUS]

SIRIUS,is the shiznat. Everyone that has XM ,mark my word in less than 2 years Sirius will have bought out XM.I got Sirius when they first came out and it has done nothing but get better.I had XM for almost a year,it was ok but Sirius is the bomb.:lol: Hey DISNEY you got them wheels on tha Mark yet.....the FR500's if ya do I would like to see some pictures.......... damn straight i`ve got 2 radios only reason i bought 2 i cause when i would get out of my car & go in i couldnt listen to maxim radio so now thats its online i think i will put my other one in my g/f`s car :up:

[5liter]

SIRIUS,is the shiznat. Everyone that has XM ,mark my word in less than 2 years Sirius will have bought out XM.I got Sirius when they first came out and it has done nothing but get better.I had XM for almost a year,it was ok but Sirius is the bomb.:lol: Hey DISNEY you got them wheels on tha Mark yet.....the FR500's if ya do I would like to see some pictures..........


Agreed. All the new cars coming out have Sirius already installed. XM is dying fast.

[HemiRam]

XM is dying fast.

:eyebrow:


NEW YORK, July 6, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that the company added 600,460 net subscribers during the second quarter of 2006, or 64% above last year's second quarter net subscriber additions of approximately 366,000.

SIRIUS ended the quarter with 4,678,207 subscribers

Source: http://investor.sirius.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=202973



WASHINGTON, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: XMSR - News) today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006, and it announced that it recently surpassed seven million subscribers. For the second quarter 2006, XM recorded gross subscriber additions of 926,281 and net subscriber additions of 398,012. XM finished the second quarter 2006 with a total of 6,899,871 subscribers, representing a 56 percent increase over the 4,417,490 subscribers at the end of the second quarter 2005.
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"Despite near-term challenges, XM's revenues grew in the second quarter by 82 percent compared to the same quarter last year

Source: http://www.xm411.com/

Appears to me that both services are doing well, with XM having a lead of over 2 million subscribers. It's amazing what 2 minutes of research on the internet can turn up.

[Disney Lincoln]

SIRIUS,is the shiznat. Everyone that has XM ,mark my word in less than 2 years Sirius will have bought out XM.I got Sirius when they first came out and it has done nothing but get better.I had XM for almost a year,it was ok but Sirius is the bomb.:lol: Hey DISNEY you got them wheels on tha Mark yet.....the FR500's if ya do I would like to see some pictures..........


Yep, got em bolted up and they look pretty good on there. Needs wider wires but it'll do through the winter.

[Jeepbus]

Sweet ,you going on the powa tour. If so I will see ya there.taking the Lightning (if I still have it)and my pops will be in his SRT-8 Grand cherokee

[Disney Lincoln]

Heck yea!!! i'm going o start it up in Cleveland. You doing the Long Haul?

[floyd4ford]

sirius!! i have had mine over a year and love it!!!!

[S14 James]

Having listened to both in either my personal car and in seom rental cars, I like XM better, they have more selection.
-James

[Tungsten]

So, Disney... have you bought a radio yet?

We put an XM (Roady XT) in my wife's Nissan earlier this month and she loves it. About a week after we activated it, I got a notice via email that I could get a free second tuner from them if I activated the second account ($7/mo for the second account). After listening to the huge selection of songs on hers, it was a no brainer to take advantage of it.

For being called the "Music City", radio stations in Nashville SUCK. I can't wait to have satellite radio in the Denali. :)

[Grimey]

Anyone know if there is a Japanese station on the Sirius system anywhere?

I just happened across a Radio Korea(?) station a little while back and was curious if there was a Japanese station or programming.

[Disney Lincoln]

Haven't bought one yet. Still shopping it out....

[Tungsten]

Haven't bought one yet. Still shopping it out....
It's a good thing you don't race like you shop! ;)

[turbolover02]

It's a good thing you don't race like you shop! ;)


oh snap son!!!:eek: