who's got Satellite radio in there car?

[prosnow]

I've got XM in my truck and I love it, I havnt listened to a cd or the radio since i've got it, if anyones been thinking about it, its Definatly worth checking out!

[digital-audiophile]

I was thinking about getting for my Hummer, how is it for variety of music?

[Joe Reefer]

I have it also, It's awesome so many channels to choose from.:lol:

[Psyire]

I have a Sirius Rx and I wouldn't go back to regular radio. Tons of music and the comedy shows are great.

[Kryten]

How much does XM cost? I think Sirius is like $15/month? I thought about it, but since I have an mp3/cd player in my vehicle that I'd save a lot of money just ripping my cd collection to mp3 cds. 12 hours of music on one disc, who needs the radio?

[OCDP]

I think you can buy the system out so there is no monthly fee. I'm an mp3/CD man myself... My taste in music is too narrow to have all those channels to choose from anyhow.

[G1GY]

I think you can buy the system out so there is no monthly fee.

You buy the equipment no matter what............... And pay the monthly fee. :)

[OCDP]

Sorry, what I meant was you can buy the system out with some additional fee so that there are no monthly fees at all. Isn't there? :redface: According to my cousin anyways

[G1GY]

Sorry, what I meant was you can buy the system out with some additional fee so that there are no monthly fees at all. Isn't there? :redface: According to my cousin anyways

I think there is allways a monthly fee for the comercial free service, but I could be wrong.

[Brandoser]

You can still buy them in the states and get all the channels, I think the Canadian versions (good ol crtc) is blocking some channels

[Ruth]

I had an XM system which for some reason kept loosing the signal and service. I replaced it with a Sirius. I prepaid the service (after buying the equipment) for a year. It was something like $130.00. Service from Sirius is much better but I actually preferred the channels on XM. Both were American (shhh) systems and tied into their network. Reception north of 60 on the XM was not that great however seems to be pretty consistent with the Sirius. HTH

[prosnow]

i have mp3/cd as well, but there amount of music on there is just amazing, stuff they dont even play in canada, i'll always have it now...IMO i think XM is better, i wish they had a few more punk/metal stations, but w.e. hopefully sometime they will add more.

[StirCrazy]

I don't but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once:mrgreen:

I have been looking but can't decide between Sirius and XM, I have had Sirius in rental cars before and it is awesome, how did you guys decide?


I think there is allways a monthly fee for the comercial free service, but I could be wrong.

you can pay 450.00 I believe for a life time subscription but it is for the life time of that radio unit, if it breaks and you buy a new one you have to pay again.

[prosnow]

i looked @ all the channels they offered, plus 2 of my good firends have xm so i was always listening to theres, then my dad bought a new truck that came with XM as well, so i kind of got convinced on XM

[golden69_ca]

i love my howard and sirius , xm is in a downward spiral sirius is kicking there butt , if you get sirius activate under a us potal box so you get all the beter chanels no cbc

[G1GY]

if you get sirius activate under a us potal box so you get all the beter chanels no cbc

Do you mean CRTC rules for content for Canadian programing?

[golden69_ca]

and to boot xm is no longer comercial free music so its no better than fm radio . sirius has an offer i thinks its a one time buy for 500 us and thats is a life time activation . www.sirius.com go check out the package offers . if you buy one from lordco you can activate it online at the web site for us service as long as you have access to a us po box . i think the crtc sould have no say in what i want to pay for for sat radio,example if they are going to screw with radio then do the same for sat tv you can get porn on tv , then i want both howard stern channels and becouse the can version hase the cbc channels ( that i already pay for in my taxes ) thay will have troubles puting channels on as sirius adds more like nascar and more thats planed for next year .

[golden69_ca]

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[golden69_ca]

I had an XM system which for some reason kept loosing the signal and service. I replaced it with a Sirius. I prepaid the service (after buying the equipment) for a year. It was something like $130.00. Service from Sirius is much better but I actually preferred the channels on XM. Both were American (shhh) systems and tied into their network. Reception north of 60 on the XM was not that great however seems to be pretty consistent with the Sirius. HTH

for using sat radio the farther north you get the weaker the signal becomes i think alaska cant get sat radio

[Gizmo]

I have Sirius, Got that cheapie unit for christmas (think its $45CAD at Best buy now) and I pay $14.50 a month. This is the greatest thing! I've been through the rockies, no problem. Back country and severe northern alberta, again no problem. Some commercials on the comedy and talk radio, but none on the music, and it works really well

[DanG]

All this bad stuff about XM makes me think I figured out why Kia is giving anyone who test drives one of their cars a free XM receiver and 2 months free service.

[Chaloupa]

We have Sirius radio....EXCELLENT radio system! I would highly recommend it...pay about 14 per month but you get offers on second systems for 1/2 the monthly subscription fees and stuff like that. Pretty good deal!

[Willow]

i have had xm since it launched in canada, i basically only listen to o&a while driving around. i broke my antenna a month ago so i haven’t used the service at all. i also can't get a replacement antenna in canada for some damn reason. i finally flipped out on xm and called them to let them know what i thought of their replacement parts deal with delphi and they told me to order an antenna from the states and they would reimburse me the cost of the antenna, shipping, duty and tax.. i think they were just hoping by the end of the conversion i wouldn’t end up at their office looking for a place to insert my broken antenna.

apart from that i love xm :razz:

[Beermaster]

I guess what i dont understand is, that your paying $14 a month to listen to music? personally it doesnt make any sence to me. there are radio stations that provide the music for free. Okay but you say "these are commercial free" and "I can listen to the radio in remote areas" well thats what a cd/mp3 player is for, personally i dont think i have ever loss a signal to my cd player out in the bush :mrgreen:

[fortheloveofcrabs]

Hey all,

I hope I can shed some light on a misconception... The channel line up in Canada is the way it is (20% CDN content) for a very good reason that actually affects every one of us. It is NOT to support CBC radio - specifically.

The reason this was done is because the American XM and Sirius line ups have 0% CDN programming, so the CDN programming exposure is, obviously, 0%. Now, here is a little background first:

!!!WARNING HISTORICAL INFORMATION!!!

American business are known for 'crushing' Canadian business in Canada, so our government, with Canada in their minds, realized this and decided to protect them. We've seen this several times. Anyone ever have an AT&T cell phone? Ever wonder why you get a Rogers Wireless bill now? CRTC. AT&T was a big American carrier. They then merged with Rogers, and finally were forced to leave all together. Notice that StarChoice and ExpressVu are Canadian ONLY sat providers? American sat providers are not allowed in Canada because the competition would be 'fair'. This is done to protect Candaian business. If Dish-network was in Canada, the channels on it would be 100% American, none CDN. This a HUGH problem - not just for SC and ExV - for any CDN business that want's commercials.

So, when Sirius and XM wanted to come to Canada, there was a lot of debate (which is why it took so long) As there are no CDN sat radio providers, and there was a hugh demand, the CRTC wanted to let them in, but what about are businesses? That's where the 20% CND programming comes in to play!

It has NOTHING to do with controlling sex or profanity!!

That said, get Sirius :)!

Hope this helps...

[Phaythe]

I've Sirius and am loving it!

[Pan]

I've got XM in my truck and I love it, I havnt listened to a cd or the radio since i've got it, if anyones been thinking about it, its Definatly worth checking out!

I just cannnot fathom paying for radio...:(

[prosnow]

well if you ever do any roadtrips, and you know how bad it gets listening to the same music the wholeeeeeeeee time, satelliet radio is where its at, no changing cds, just flip the channel and theres always something you havnt heard for a long time on, mine also has a setting where i can select certain bands/groups, so that when they come on any station it beeps and lets me see what song there playing so i can switch right over to that if i want, great feature,

[Willow]

I just cannnot fathom paying for radio...:(

lemme know when you find opie and anthony on terrestrial radio and i'll cancel my subscription!

[Ruth]

I just cannnot fathom paying for radio...:(
Well for you city slickers it may be no big deal but for us country mice it is real nice to have radio with that much variety.