I just got Sirius radio today. WTF how did I live without this before? Seriously - if you like music get out and get a satelite receiver, it's amazing!
Satelitle radio
- Thread starter Ridemonkey
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Ya, BikeGeek had one at the Monkeyfest. Pretty cool.
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i've been thinking about getting one. my dad has one in his truck and he loves it.
XM is one of the coolest things ive ever owned. I only have 1 car yet i own 2 receivers
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Ones forsale if anyone wants one
.Ones forsale if anyone wants one
sirius is the **** and everyone should have it. i mean where else can listen to hard ass metal 24/7
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I have XM and dig it tons. One in the xterra and one in the house.
I said the same thing when I got my XM. It's radio the way radio should be.Ridemonkey said:
I'm getting XM this month...Opie and Anthony just signed!!! I can't wait!!!
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We get a bunch of stations through our Dish package. I actually like the stations unlike the local radio I put up with during my morning commute. If I wouldn't have to pay for the equipment and the monthly service fee I'd get it set up my car as well... They don't offer a rebate on equipment purchases do they?
My brother was going to give me his XM unit then he told me that the majority of the programming is done by Clearchannel. Is the programming any good or is it just the same old canned crap every FM station is spewing without the commercials?
Oh no! I had no idea that it was clearchannel. :angry: I'll need to do some research.Westy said:
As far as programming goes, it depends on the station you tune to. This morning I heard the Dead Kennedys, Lagwagon, Sex Pistols, Queers, Go Betty Go, Propaghandi, Anti-Flag, Bad Brains ... can't say I've heard any of that on FM.
Clearchannel is a major partner with XMBikeGeek said:Oh no! I had no idea that it was clearchannel. :angry: I'll need to do some research.
As far as programming goes, it depends on the station you tune to. This morning I heard the Dead Kennedys, Lagwagon, Sex Pistols, Queers, Go Betty Go, Propaghandi, Anti-Flag, Bad Brains ... can't say I've heard any of that on FM.
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****! my daily dose of anti-establishment music is coming to me straight from the man's satellites! :mumble:Westy said:
Not to mention they are taking your money and using it to pay for market research so they can develop the next Avril Levign and introduce a new generation to "rebelious" musicBikeGeek said:
Tivo is the best thing ever.
What's Tivo?
They only own a very small stake (less than 10%) in XM aand only program 4 or 5 channels.
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Uugghhhh ....... dear god, are you people nuts?!?!?!?! 
Sirius is having a 3 day's free promo via computer and I'm terribly dissapointed.
The DJ's yak as much, if not more than regular radio. Is it like that all the time, or is it just a "promo" version being piped out? Is XM like this as well? I thought the whole idea behind pay radio was to get rid of the obnoxious yakity DJ's and commercials. I'm so glad I found about this now, I almost laid down the cash for the hardware this afternoon. It doesn't go 3 songs before some a$$hole starts in about "Siruis this, and Sirius that, blah blah blah". This can't be how it really is .... is it?
Sirius is having a 3 day's free promo via computer and I'm terribly dissapointed.
The DJ's yak as much, if not more than regular radio. Is it like that all the time, or is it just a "promo" version being piped out? Is XM like this as well? I thought the whole idea behind pay radio was to get rid of the obnoxious yakity DJ's and commercials. I'm so glad I found about this now, I almost laid down the cash for the hardware this afternoon. It doesn't go 3 songs before some a$$hole starts in about "Siruis this, and Sirius that, blah blah blah". This can't be how it really is .... is it?
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XM is not so bad. Some country stations blab, but most do not.
No it's not like that. They are just trying to sell you on the service.BuddhaRoadkill said:Uugghhhh ....... dear god, are you people nuts?!?!?!?!
Sirius is having a 3 day's free promo via computer and I'm terribly dissapointed.
The DJ's yak as much, if not more than regular radio. Is it like that all the time, or is it just a "promo" version being piped out? Is XM like this as well? I thought the whole idea behind pay radio was to get rid of the obnoxious yakity DJ's and commercials. I'm so glad I found about this now, I almost laid down the cash for the hardware this afternoon. It doesn't go 3 songs before some a$$hole starts in about "Siruis this, and Sirius that, blah blah blah". This can't be how it really is .... is it?
Hey, what's the cost of the reciever and the monthly service for XM and Sirius.
I picked up the Delphi Roady for about $100. The XM monthly fee is $9.95 unless you subscribe to any premium channels (Playboy). They cost an additional $2.99. Personally, I think naked chicks sound the same as clothed chicks, so I just pretend everyone on the radio is naked and save my money.
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BurlyShirley said:
XM receivers are around $100 - $130 for a car set up. The service is $9.95 a month.
This one is fairly cool. If you don't have a tape player and need an FM modulator, the modulator that comes with this plugs in the lighter. It sounds great in a new subaru, though I can't vouch for other stereos. I have a modulator hard wired in the xterra and it works fine also.
ha, that's funny.BikeGeek said:
i have an XM-ready headunit, but can't see myself getting the service when i've got a 20GB mp3 player i can plug in.
Thanks for keeping the faith. As the night wore on, I moved away from the more youthfull collegy stations and on to the more chill sounds. It would seem that yakkity DJ's is part of the personality of some stations.Ridemonkey said:
Most seem to just announce the station number and name quickly every 4-5 songs. That I can live with. Our of curiosity, is there a reason why ya'll went with one or the other [XM vs Sirius]? I was looking at Sirius because it had NPR while XM did not. XM is a buck or two cheaper per month but both look like it's around $150 to get started [reciever and dock]. Hmmmmmm. XM has an online 3 day trial as well. Unfortunately, Sirius' trial does not include it's non-music stations. Bummer. ...... but I'm loving the music selection. Haha, over 200gigs of mp3's and I'm listening to Satelite Radio, go figure.
it would be cool if you could somehow get web-streamed broadcasts from stations...i could get behind listening to stuff like WFMU, Resonance (UK), KCRW, etc.
no, i guess i meant to get that stuff in the car, no matter where you are. those types of stations will never be on XM or Sirius.
for any of those who care, XM also signed MLB for the next few years. They will be carring almost every spring training, reg season and october games as well as some baseball related news channels. this is all with the basic programming too. XM Roady2 is #1 on my Xmas list
"The next few years" meaning an 11-year broadcast and marketing agreement.luken8r said:
XM came in my new truck free for 3 months.......I'm a tightwad so I wasn't gonna pay for it beyond the free trail but I got hooked.....
I don't even listen to FM anymore, except to hear some local talk radio.
I don't even listen to FM anymore, except to hear some local talk radio.