June 6, 200719 yr My g/f got me XM for my birthday and I love it, she got installed in my truck, its the one that can also be used as an mp3 player, so i can move it freely from truck to the gym or to my desk at the office, I get my moneys worth for sure
June 6, 200719 yr I honestly think it is what you get used to. I have had XM for about 4 years now and wouldnt have anything else. I have friends that started out with Sirius and say the same thing. Once you have one or the other, you wont want to switch. Spoken like an XM subscriber. I have heard of a lot more people switching from XM to Sirius, than the other way around.
June 6, 200719 yr I prefer XM cause of the MLB coverage. I care nothing to listen to NFL on the radio but XM is usually my only option for Chicago Cubs coverage
June 6, 200719 yr Spoken like an XM subscriber. I have heard of a lot more people switching from XM to Sirius, than the other way around. XM has more subscribers than Sirius, it must not be that terrible.
June 6, 200719 yr Is there really that big of a difference in the 2, I have a sirus and my parents have an XM and aside from the stations not much difference. You can find any kinda of music and sport you want to listen to on either of them.
June 6, 200719 yr Is there really that big of a difference in the 2, I have a sirus and my parents have an XM and aside from the stations not much difference. You can find any kinda of music and sport you want to listen to on either of them. I have both as well. I have XM in my car and I get the music channels on Sirius through Dish Network (XM is part of the packages on Direct TV) From a music standpoint they are pretty similar. If you have to have Baseball or a particular NCAA conference on XM than XM would be your choice, however, it you have to have NASCAR, NFL, Notre Dame football, or Howard Stern than Sirius is for you. From a music standpoint, I think an Ipod would be preferrable to either. I rarely listen to music on my XM, I mostly listen to ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, Opie & Anthony, Ron & Fez, Comedy, or CNN & Fox News.
June 7, 200719 yr My g/f got me XM for my birthday and I love it, she got installed in my truck, its the one that can also be used as an mp3 player, so i can move it freely from truck to the gym or to my desk at the office, I get my moneys worth for sure You must be one heck of a boyfriend, you've been dating for not so long and already get XM, I've been with my wife for 10years and I finally get Sirius.
June 7, 200719 yr I had XM for about 6 months in 2002. I really liked the quality and selection of the music, but for me personally I got tired of it quickly. I missed the local news, weather, and sports. I missed Rush Limbaugh, the Reds (MLB wasn't available then). Now you can get WLW on XM, so it might be better now. I just felt like I was missing alot of the local scene. It got to the point where I was switching over to the locals more and more all the time and my $9.95 a month seemed like a waste. If I was on vacation or drove a great distance I would highly recommend it...
June 8, 200719 yr I have Sirius and it does has good sports coverage, along with many other features.
June 8, 200719 yr Not so quick on the merger. There is big money opposition (National Association of Broadcasters) to combing the two services. It will be a long battle if it happens at all. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6450134.html http://images.radcity.net/5173/1976522.pdf http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/business/news/e3if6219759863b5ce9d4d8e9b31055b303
June 15, 200719 yr XM has more subscribers than Sirius, it must not be that terrible. XM hit the scene first.
June 15, 200719 yr Don't most Toyota's have XM radio? That would make for a ton of subscriptions right there.
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