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Debates on service welcome. Leaning to Sirius for the sports rights and the fact that they're going to have BBC Radio 1. I'd like home and car options, not just web streaming since I can't hear that in my living room.
 
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I have XM, and I have to say, I hear some amazing stuff every day. Not only great music from my past and present, but new stuff from many genres that is really great. I flip around almost constantly when I am listening, so I go from Iron Maiden to Deep Purple to Dolly Parton, then the Roots, Revenge of Sith music, Pantera, some bluegrass....and so on. I am sure Sirius is quite the same. They raised the price to 12.95 now, though, but deals can be had. Maybe I'll get me one of those portable dealies.

But it's worth it if you listen a lot. Plus there's baseball on XM, which will be cool.

Also a lot of news and talk, but I haven't delved into that territory much.

The one thing I don't like....on the Metal station, the dj's can't get enough of using the "s" word.....fuck.....come on.....just because you can doesn't make it cool.
 
IMO--Sirius is the best way to go. Like you said, it covers lots of sports and having the NFL has been awesome. Love the DJs and the variety rocks. Love ALT Nation and The Spectrum amongst others. I highly recommended.
 
I have XM and I love it. I mainly got it for Opie and Anthony, but I'm sure most of the music stations are similar on both.
 
Music seems to be similar, it the extras that make a difference. I went with XM for the baseball, NHL and college sports. Sirius has football and NBA. Opie and Anthony Vs. Stern. So on and so on. Just have to see which one has more of what you want.
 
Got Sirius back in December and I love it! Mainly got it 'cuz of Stern. I drive an hour to work and an hour home every day, so I catch Stern in the AM and the replay in the PM. Besides Stern there are a bunch of other great stations!
 
Parents, brother, and two step brothers all have Sirus and they love it. From what I've heard while in the car with them it's been pretty good. After listening to it for a while you really start to notice how many commercials are on FM radio. =/
 
I have sirrius and love it. If you have dish network you can check it out on there as well. I also know the direct tv has xm you can check out.
 
I've had Sirius for about 5 months now--I can't imagine my in car music without it.

For me, being a big NFL/NBA fan the choice was too easy--Sirius > XM. Stern was just icing on the cake.

For example--EVERY single NFL game was broadcasted, and you got your choice of home team announcers or away team announcers or spanish announcers! That's insane.
 
XM is my choice. I choose baseball over the other professional sports, AND they have Big Ten sports (as well as ACC and PAC-10).

Music seems to be similar as well as talk.
 
i picked up xm in dec. and am loving every second of it, they even have old time radio theatre like the shadow and stuff like that hella cool on long trips :)

also if you catch it right xm has INCREDIBLE DEALS on their equipment
i had gotten a deal where you get the radio pre-activated, with car accessories for FREE with a 3/mon subscription and a contract for 6 mon.s so for 45.00 i got a radio and 3 mon.s of service. and you just have to keep it for 3 more mon.s

i am not sure if sirius does that but keep your eyes open youll find something good :)
 
The only factor that I can think of is pretty much:

The sport : MLB/NHL/NCAA stuff (XM) vs NFL/NBA (Sirius)
The Shock: O&A (XM) vs Stern (Sirius)
Portable Walkabout: XM: Yes vs Sirius: None (For now at least)

I got XM mainly cause of the portable units. Sirius' units is misleading cause you can't get a live signal unless it's docked. :( Other than that... you really can't go wrong since both is waaaaay better than (Free)FM. Which you pay through the EARS in commercial time.
 
[quote name='mmn']I have XM and I love it. I mainly got it for Opie and Anthony, but I'm sure most of the music stations are similar on both.[/QUOTE]

Ramon, get this man a trophy!

Heh, that's the reason I get XM. O&A rocks. This past week of shows was amazing!

BROIIING!
 
I have neither. If I were going to get one it would be XM for the baseball but I have DirecTV's baseball plan so no go there. I say everyone should get Sirius though because I own a bunch of stock in them. ;)
 
I've got XM, I'm a baseball and hockey fan so the sports were in line. The only thing is that Sirius has the English Premier League, which I would really, really like to have for monday night games.

Music on both is pretty much the same, with a few exceptions, electronica on XM includes a lot of exclusive sets by high profile DJs (Friday and Saturday nights, spanning 80 and 81), which I haven't seen anything about Sirius competeing.

As far as sports and "shock" jocks it seems that it's already determined that it's a matter of personal taste.

With cheapness in mind, the XM Roady2 is $20 if you can still find one (I still see them at Sears, Best Buy, and Circuit City), and the XM Fat Wallet Coupon thread (http://www.fatwallet.com/t/24/563680/) for free months and activation!

IMO: XM has by far the better equipment and brighter future (The $1/2 billion Stern experiment could damage the company further-- when he sold off some of his stock options the share price plumeted).
 
I just ordered a Pioneer XM2Go portable player today for only $50 (plus a one month charge of $12.95, but that's no big deal). It's the cheapest deal I've found for one of these so far so I had to jump on it :

http://xmradio.com/directv/directv.html

Go down to "buy online".

Scroll down and check the box and then enter. You can get a Roady XT for free or the Pioneer for $50.

The only thing is you have to keep it active for 6 months or you get charged $150. But that's no big deal - I'll just add it to my account under the friends and family plan and only get charged $6.99 per month. I called the XM reps to confirm I can do this and they said yes. I'll just give my Roady 2 to a family member or something.

If you're still on the fence about which service to go with, that might be the determining factor right there. Sirius doesn't have a true portable player yet (one that gets live reception).
 
[quote name='megabadd']How does the friends and family program work? I know my bro and my mum are on XM right now, and I kinda want one now too.[/QUOTE]

You call up and say "I want to add (XM receiver ID number) as a friends and family unit". And then its only $6.99 a month for that unit instead of $12.95. Just add it to any existing account.
 
I have DirecTV at home, so I listen to XM.

At work and in the car, I listen to Sirius, but I'm noticing a lot of repeats on the station playlists. Kinda annoying, considering there is over 30 years' worth of music for the djs to choose from.
 
I had Sirius all last year.

I have XM all this year.

Hands down, I think XM is better for MY listening. I like the music better. I like the variety the channels provide better. AND(!!!) I get to listen to EVERY Minnesota Twins game. I thought Sirius repeated songs much to often on the same channels and it was really getting on my nerves.

However, the price also convinced me. My radio was free since I used the current DirecTV customer promotion thing (yes, we are DirecTV customers). We got the Roady XT and it is much better then the Sirius Kenwood I had. The interface is responsive and the unit is smaller and cooler. Also with XM my reception is magnitudes better.
 
[quote name='mmn']You call up and say "I want to add (XM receiver ID number) as a friends and family unit". And then its only $6.99 a month for that unit instead of $12.95. Just add it to any existing account.[/QUOTE]

Thanks! I'll have my bro do that.

Also, thanks to the OP and thanks for the fatwallet links. I bought the Roady2 today and got the $77 for the year with no activation fee thanks to you guys. :)
 
Thanks for the fat wallet link. I just got an Airwave for 50 bucks. Cant wait for it to arrive so I can listen to MLB all the time.
 
I still love SIRIUS....the programming is great. Sounds like XM is going in the tank too. Way too much debt from them. Plus, they just signed Oprah for millions of dollars...which was bascially just her name, since she is only doing 1/2 hour a week. Great deal for her though.
 
I personally don't care about sports, so that's non-issue for me. If you're into sports, since both Sirius andXM have exclusives, that might decide you. Same with Stern or O&A.
Since I don't listen to either of those either, it came down to playlists and music for me. There are lots of equivalent channels, but XM is supposed to have a deeper playlist, and i don't run into many repeats in a short amount of time. I've heard Sirius is pretty bad with repeats.
They both have an online service you can probably try for free.
Though I'm an XM fan, you won't go wrong either way, it just depends on what you listen to. And yes, FM's many shortcomings are put into painful relief once you've listened to a day or so of satrad.

And yes, XM signed Oprah, butthey'll get lots of publicity out of it. It's about the same level decision as Sirius signing Stern for the amount they did.

77 bucks--is that only for in-car units, or can you use that for portable units as well?
 
[quote name='doubledown']I still love SIRIUS....the programming is great. Sounds like XM is going in the tank too. Way too much debt from them. Plus, they just signed Oprah for millions of dollars...which was bascially just her name, since she is only doing 1/2 hour a week. Great deal for her though.[/QUOTE]

Uhm...

The new home of shock jock Howard Stern, Sirius Satellite Radio, is reporting a widening loss of 311 (m) million dollars for the fourth quarter of 2005. The loss of 23 cents a share is a penny worse than forecast, partly because of rising costs for getting subscribers.

During the same period a year ago, Sirius lost nearly 262 (m) million dollars or 21 cents a share.

Revenues more than tripled to 80 million in the fourth quarter.

Both Sirius and its larger rival X-M Satellite Radio are spending aggressively to expand their programming. They both charge about 13 dollars a month for dozens of channels of commercial-free music, as well as talk, news and sports. They also require special receivers.

Sirius reports costs for acquiring new subscribers more than doubled from the same period a year earlier. It ended 2005 with three-point-three (m) million subscribers, triple the level from a year ago.

Yesterday, X-M also reported a wider-than-expected loss and saw its shares drop after a director resigned warning of a "looming crisis."
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Doesn't sound like Sirius is doing all that much better aside from the fourth quarter revenue which everyone KNEW would do well with Howard jumping on board. But now that the honeymoon period is over they'll probably go back to normal. Investors right now are paranoid that having Stern won't justify the half billion dollars he's getting paid.

And Oprah was signed for $55 mil for 3 years, a far cry from what Stern is making. Not only that, but if you doubt Oprah's name in itself will bring in subscribers you seriously haven't been paying attention to things lately.
 
Well, people will debate to death. I'm personally a Stern fan, and I love the programming. I know XM signed Oprah JUST for her name. I think she is making MORE per hour than Stern, since Oprah only will broadcast a HALF HOUR A WEEK!

Yeah, I know both are not making money yet....hopefully it gets turned around.
 
[quote name='doubledown']Well, people will debate to death. I'm personally a Stern fan, and I love the programming. I know XM signed Oprah JUST for her name. I think she is making MORE per hour than Stern, since Oprah only will broadcast a HALF HOUR A WEEK!

Yeah, I know both are not making money yet....hopefully it gets turned around.[/QUOTE]

You hear the rumors about Stern wanting to go 4 days a week and move Bubba from afternoon drives to mid-day so he can replay his show in the afternoon?
 
[quote name='mmn']You hear the rumors about Stern wanting to go 4 days a week and move Bubba from afternoon drives to mid-day so he can replay his show in the afternoon?[/QUOTE]

I really don't care. the "Friday Show" is actually pretty good. It's a LIVE show with Gary and John. They play some old stuff, Richard and Sal stuff (which is hilarious). I know they are still working on how to replay his show. I know channel 102 is open also, so he may have THREE channels.

Yes, there are things to work out, but it's still some great programming.
 
[quote name='doubledown']I really don't care. the "Friday Show" is actually pretty good. It's a LIVE show with Gary and John. They play some old stuff, Richard and Sal stuff (which is hilarious). I know they are still working on how to replay his show. I know channel 102 is open also, so he may have THREE channels.

Yes, there are things to work out, but it's still some great programming.[/QUOTE]

Oh that's right, Howies so lazy, he dont have the balls to wake up on Friday morning to do a show:booty:
 
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